Saturday, April 11, 2020

When Can We Re-Open Schools? Re-Open the Nation? Has Teaching and Learning Changed (Forever)? A New Normal? | Ed In The Apple

When Can We Re-Open Schools? Re-Open the Nation? Has Teaching and Learning Changed (Forever)? A New Normal? | Ed In The Apple

When Can We Re-Open Schools? Re-Open the Nation? Has Teaching and Learning Changed (Forever)? A New Normal?




Should your child start college in September? Or take a gap year? Do you want to spend tens of thousands in tuition for an online college experience from your kid’s bedroom?  Will school become “alternate week” to keep distancing?
Will the NFL season begin with empty stadiums? Will subway cars be limited to ten people each? Will people over 65 be required to continue to “stay in place,” to self-quarantine while under 65s can go back to work?
The NY Philharmonic has cancelled their summer concerts, colleges are planning for online summer sessions; will the fall bring any kind of normalcy? How would we define normalcy?
The questions greatly outnumber the answers.
I limit myself to “trusted” sources, I avoid “talking heads” and the endless babble that flits across the screen. I suggest:
I read through as much as I can find each day, and, I recommend: CONTINUE READING: When Can We Re-Open Schools? Re-Open the Nation? Has Teaching and Learning Changed (Forever)? A New Normal? | Ed In The Apple