The Odyssey of Public Secondary School Teachers Who Survived COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study

During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers faced challenges due to the adoption of distance learning. This study explored the lived experiences of public secondary school teachers from the Schools Division of Dumaguete City who recovered from COVID-19. Through Colaizzi\u27s method of data analysis, the findings revealed three emergent themes and nine clustered themes, providing insights into their diverse experiences. The following themes are: 1) Struggles of Teachers with COVID-19 which include (a) traumatic experiences; (b) cognitive dysfunctions; (c) social discrimination; (d) technicalities of covid-19; 2: During and After effects of COVID19 Teacher’s Performance which include (e) work performance efficiency; (f) level of teaching capacity (g) coping mechanism; 3: Programs Promoting Teaching Effectiveness to Teacher who Has undergone COVID-19 which include; (h) mental health program; and (i) financial support. It was then found that the entireness of the teachers’ lived experiences of COVID-19 has never been easy. It was subsequently discovered that the entirety of the teachers\u27 lived experiences of COVID-19 was never easy. Consequently, it was recommended that the teachers, particularly those who survived and were traumatized by COVID- 19, be provided with mental health support and financial assistance to effectively cope and perform well in their jobs within the new normal education settings