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Learning online made it clear to sophomore Brianna Dacosta that her pre-pandemic class schedule was not manageable.
This year, she only had four subjects a day, about half of what she had before. Splitting up her class load over multiple days gave Dacosta more time to finish work, reach out to teachers when needed, and take breaks throughout the day.
“I never feel that overwhelmed,” said the Central Park East High School student.
Now, she hopes that school next year does not return to “normal.”
With the new school year about 100 days away and few concrete plans about what 2021-22 will look like, schools Chancellor Meisha Porter is going on a five-borough tour, hosting town halls to hear from families.
The pandemic has highlighted, in ways big and small, that schools haven’t necessarily worked well for many New York City teachers, students, and families. So whatever next year looks like, plenty of people are hoping for a return that will be different.
Peep this. Schools on Long Island have been open since last September. ZERO issues.
When the town did a survey, most parents wanted schools open. So they opened. Few restrictions, nothing draconian or too democratic.
Learning online made it clear to sophomore Brianna Dacosta that her pre-pandemic class schedule was not manageable.
This year, she only had four subjects a day, about half of what she had before. Splitting up her class load over multiple days gave Dacosta more time to finish work, reach out to teachers when needed, and take breaks throughout the day.
“I never feel that overwhelmed,” said the Central Park East High School student.
Now, she hopes that school next year does not return to “normal.”
With the new school year about 100 days away and few concrete plans about what 2021-22 will look like, schools Chancellor Meisha Porter is going on a five-borough tour, hosting town halls to hear from families.
The pandemic has highlighted, in ways big and small, that schools haven’t necessarily worked well for many New York City teachers, students, and families. So whatever next year looks like, plenty of people are hoping for a return that will be different.
Well this didn't last long.
It seems de Blasio summarily made the decision to just shut off a remote option for those that benefit from it which is a shame considering many other states offer it.
That is a shame. And I think remote is a monstrous horror for many kids. But just shutting it down like that, especially after saying for weeks that it'll be an option in some form... that's just inconsiderate. More playing with people's heads. I'm sure some were counting on it, for one reason or another.
That is a shame. And I think remote is a monstrous horror for many kids. But just shutting it down like that, especially after saying for weeks that it'll be an option in some form... that's just inconsiderate. More playing with people's heads. I'm sure some were counting on it, for one reason or another.
I'm confused, do we want the kids to go back to school or not
Before Covid, were you even thinking about remote learning? Homeschooling was always an option.
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It seems de Blasio summarily made the decision to just shut off a remote option for those that benefit from it which is a shame considering many other states offer it.
Homeschooling was always an option before Covid though, those that benefitted from remote could have been homeschooling anyway.
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I'm confused, do we want the kids to go back to school or not
Before Covid, were you even thinking about remote learning? Homeschooling was always an option.
I want mine to go to school (and they have been doing that as much as possible, this year). And I want all the kids to have the chance. But also it looks like a lot of people have completely broken mentally this year and it's going to take them a long time to feel safe sending their kids back. The media's been drumming it into people's heads for too long that we're all going to die, the variants are coming, kids must be isolated from the world until they're vaccinated, and all that.
I want mine to go to school (and they have been doing that as much as possible, this year). And I want all the kids to have the chance. But also it looks like a lot of people have completely broken mentally this year and it's going to take them a long time to feel safe sending their kids back. The media's been drumming it into people's heads for too long that we're all going to die, the variants are coming, kids must be isolated from the world until they're vaccinated, and all that.
No offense, but if they were completely broken mentally this year, then they were not that mentally strong to begin with going in. And there's nothing wrong with that, everybody has different levels of patience. It just is what it is.
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No offense, but if they were completely broken mentally this year, then they were not that mentally strong to begin with going in. And there's nothing wrong with that, everybody has different levels of patience. It just is what it is.
If we could all take one lesson from covid it's that our society is extremely weak. Too much soy.
Homeschooling was always an option before Covid though, those that benefitted from remote could have been homeschooling anyway.
Homeshooling is different than remote learning though. It's taught oftentimes by unqualified parents and exists in a bubble where you don't hear other kids answers or process information they may provide and remote is taught be actual educators.
They should hire full time remote staff for children who might benefit from learning that way for a variety of reasons.
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