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Coronavirus Pandemic Reveals
New Possibilities in Education
that's already going on. possibility of teachers
For example, teachers occasionally working from
could use a technological home, having a remote
platform to conference teaching day? They could
w i t h s t u d e n t s a n d spend more time with
families if they are not their families, working
able to meet in person. from home, as other
Teachers could offer professionals have the
occasionally “coaching option to do. Students, in
sessions” to provide A child might realize they time, will be more
tutoring or help with could complete their accustomed to distance
homework. Students in k- schoolwork in the morning, learning platforms, and an
1 2 c o u l d v i r t u a l l y leaving the afternoon for occasional remote day,
collaborate on projects, leisurely pursuits, maybe could be worked out.
much the same way l e a r n i n g m u s i c a l
college students do. instrument, engaging in This would give students a
· Students work at the arts, exercising, chance to also work from
their own pace. developing new technology home, involving some
Self-pacing, more (yes, some will play video parents who could work
a u t o n o m y a n d games or watch YouTube from home or have
control over their all day—this is within the flexible schedules, to be
learning. family's purview). But this involved in the education
situation has raised the
process.
K-12 students have now question: do children need Imagine the economic
tasted the opportunity to to be sitting in classrooms savings in regards to
work at their own pace, all day? school utilities, busing,
not having to sit in · Teachers can have etc., if students could
classrooms all day and m o r e f a m i l y learn remotely even once
learn at the same pace as time/work from or twice per month.
classmates, who may move home occasionally. Of course, these are just
faster, the same, or Perhaps one day per musings as this point. The
s l o w e r t h a n t h e m . w e e k t e a c h p a n d e m i c h a s a l s o
Younger students can now remotely? revealed concerning
take more control over realities, such as students
their learning and their I know this might not be not having access to
daily schedule. popular with some parents, technology and teachers
but what about the
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