How to homeschool in a pandemic

With a large majority of public schools opting to continue remote learning this fall in lieu of reopening, parents face a unique set of challenges as home-based education becomes a more permanent fixture of life. How will life change for the millions of working parents whose children will now be at home for the fall? […]

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With
a large majority of public schools opting to continue remote learning this fall
in lieu of reopening, parents face a unique set of challenges as home-based
education becomes a more permanent fixture of life. How will life change for
the millions of working parents whose children will now be at home for the
fall? What do we say to parents who feel pressured to homeschool their children
due to the lack of preparedness in their schools? Should parents be criticized
for organizing “pandemic pods” for their kids?

In this episode, Naomi and Ian are joined by Bethany Mandel, an editor at Ricochet and a freelance journalist, as they explore the myriad challenges parents face this fall and discuss best options for pandemic learning. Later on, Bethany highlights the growing divide in educational outcomes that is likely to result between disadvantaged kids and children with access to greater resources.  

Show notes:
1:30 | Why public schools should re-open this fall
4:00 | What should we tell parents who feel forced to homeschool their children?
7:03 | The failure of distance learning
9:45 | Why are so many schools still unprepared for the fall?
10:50 | The growing chasm between lower- and higher-resource children
11:48 | Are parents who are organizing pandemic pods morally repugnant?

Resources:
– Parents propose a new way to educate their children in the fall: School pods | Washington Examiner
– Don’t like your school’s reopening plan? Pull your child out | Washington Examiner

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