We haven't gotten our return plans yet. All we know is that all superintendents have been informed that they are not allowed to share information and that at the state level, the demand is to get as many students into school buildings as possible. It's a recipe for disaster if all students are expected to be in buildings...there just isn't enough available space.
It's happening. Wealthy families are going in together, on hiring teachers to homeschool kids in "pods." It will do nothing to improve education for those who can't afford that option.
I’m saying social skills are important.
It will create the largest amount of educational disparity we've seen in decades.
Many schools and school districts already faced a shortage of substitutes. It wouldn’t even require an outbreak, just a few teachers who are ill, to exacerbate that problem.
a substitute shortage!? Theres a full on nationwide full time teacher shortage
My school district is offering a virtual option. Based on survey feedback 25% of respondents said they would not want to send their kids to physical school so they created a virtual option which you are free to choose. They are banking on that 25%, so for example if the 5th grade at the elementary school normally has 4 classes of kids they are going to now have 3 physical classes. That 4th teacher is dedicated full time to the virtual class (allows at least some high risk teachers an out). During the school year the virtual class will run concurrently with the physical classes with the same lesson plans. Any kid who either tests positive or has suspected contact with a person who is positive (ie a direct family member is positive) will be on quarantine for at least 14 days and switch to virtual learning during that time if well enough to learn. They can come back to the physical school once they test negative and finish the quarantine. They are also relaxing the attendance policy and encouraging anyone who feels sick at all to stay home. If a kid or staff member who was in the physical building tests positive that whole classroom is sent home for several days for testing and they will do a deep cleaning of the room itself.
Around me there’s a school district that’s thinking of 2 days in school, 2 days home. So your child would go Monday’s and Thursday, others tuesdays and Fridays with Wednesday being the clean the school day. The days your not in school would be virtual. Just glad to see people putting their heads together to come up with something that would work. Of course this is all being decided now and they don’t go back to school until after Labor Day. Everything could change by then.
It absolutely can help those who can't afford that option.
honestly, if I were a college student, id consider taking a gap year.
I wonder how many would realize they could be triggering repayment on their student loans?
