Here they got rid of the hybrid plan we had at the middle and high school level since schools opened. Starting after Spring break (so first week of April) the schools are open physical 5 days a week and there is still a full virtual option so it’s either full 5 day or full virtual. My son found the hybrid very disruptive and moved to full virtual a few months ago. I think he’s going to switch to full 5 day in person now. The school staff goes this week for vaccinations and they are getting JnJ so will be fully done when school comes back. They announced the plans to return to 5 day prior to the plan to use the JnJ vaccines for teachers in PA so I’m not sure the plan was ever tied to teachers getting vaccinated but I guess it doesn’t hurt.
I listen to the children (in my case grandchildren) and they want to go back the the brick and mortar school w regular school hours. In my view the virtual learning experiment gets a D.
Very likely, I admit. My community has a small group of very vocal people who have recently been saying vulgar things about teachers (calling us a waste of skin among other vile insults). So my hackles are already raised.
Yikes, that sounds miserable for everyone - students, parents, teachers, etc.
She's a smart one.
I think it depends on the kid. My youngest hated virtual. He Is much happier going to physical school. The older one doesn’t mind virtual but hated the back and forth or one day at home and one day in school. I think most kids would prefer to go back to normal school but that’s not an option anywhere right now. That’s why we need to get going on the trials for kids so at least Middle and High School kids are vaccinated by the start of the next school year and can go back to full school, no masks and all the after school activities as well. Ideally we would be down to elementary students as well.
Suddenly, Tim Cook has the idea that Apple should start manufacturing vaccines.
Don't worry, Microsoft has worked with Apple so that your Apple products can communicate with the nanobots via bluetooth. They program you to have an insatiable desire to replace your iPhone unnecessarily when the next model is released. Oh, wait, I think Apple was ahead of the game on this mind control thing. They must have gotten the tech into the flu shot ten years ago!
My 7th grade daughter's school (a K-8 parochial school) has been open in person, five days a week, for this entire school year. The school implemented strict COVID protocols and families signed a pledge promising to maintain similar safeguards at home to keep the school community safe. We've had a few temporary pivots to virtual learning due to identified COVID exposures, but no in-school transmission. Happily, our teachers all completed their vaccinations within the past month. Between the teachers getting their shots and the improving weather, the school is offering the students more interactions and activities than before.
There's one positive my 6th grader was able to point out while she was hybrid. The Wednesdays they did Elearning just assignments for the day posted, no google meets, teacher were available for questions. She was able to get more assistance with her math without feeling embarrassed like she would for asking during normal classes. I kinda wish they would devote a daily 30 minute class period to study hall/email teacher questions.
You are lucky if you get your products in a timely manner. Try buying an appliance for your home and have to deal with the backlog of orders/ out of stock etc.
And yet the flights have been full and plentiful with no one checking if travel was essential or not. Honestly IMOP if they thought it was really that risky that would have acted far more seriously than just a recommendation. Big Bad Biden who campaigned on beating the virus didn't even have the balls to restrict it to essential travel only which makes me questions the actual risk.
I can give you tons of reasons why in person should be happening right now and should have been for months but I think the best would be that the science says it is safe.
That's how our Wednesdays are too, including if they go back Wednesday will still be virtual. The kids call it a day off. Very few make use of the office hours time. I do hope it's helping the kids that need it, and I've told my oldest to use it more than once when a grade slipped.
Social interaction
Oh I wasn’t asking if it’s safe or not. I was asking why in-person is preferred vs. virtual as far as learning / education.
Yeah I was thinking K-5 would be more difficult than middle school and high school for sure.
