When COVID-19 first shut everything down back in March, the Crosby family, like most families, found themselves working and learning from home.
It became apparently pretty quickly that Tyrone and Maisha's son Theo, who was in kindergarten at the time, wasn't into remote learning.
ARE THE LATEST TREND INEDUCATION AS MOST SCHOOLSCONTINUE WITH VIRTUAL LEARNINGIN THE FALL.
SO WHAT ARE THEY?ARE THEY A GOOD IDEA FOR YOURKIDS?
AND HOW DO YOU FIND THERIGHT ONE?
WMAR-2 NEKNIGHT WALKS US THROUGH IT.TRACK ONE: WHEN COVID-19 FIRSTSHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, THECROSBY FAMILY, LIKE MOST OFUS, FOUND THEMSELVES ALLWORKING AND LEARNING FROMHOME.
BUT IT QUICKLY BECAMEAPPARENT TYRONE ANDMY-EE-SHAKINDERGARTNER AT THE TIME,WASN((Maisha)) M 2:27 he neededthe attention that he deservedand we tried to break up ourschedules to be attentive tohim but he actually reallyhated it.
He did not likeonline learning it was not agood fit for our child 2:38TRACK TWO: SO WHEN THEY FOUNDOUT BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLSWOULD BE STARTING THE FALLSEMESTER WITH VIRTUALLEARNING, THEY STARTED LOOKINGINTO OPTIONS TO IMPROVE THEOLEARNING EXPERIENCE.
THEY CAMEACROSS EDUCATION PODS, ALSOREFERRED TO AS PANDEMIC PODS,OR MICRO SCHOOLS.
ONE PLACETHEY LOOKED INTO WASKIMNASTICS, A TUTORING SERVICEFOUNDED BY EDUCATOR KIMBERLYGANTT.
((Kimberly)) 12:52 justto provide parents anotheroption in supporting theirchildrenwhich is a concern forfamilies throughout the regio13:02 TRACK THREE: GANTTOFFERS DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHATSHE CALLS ENRICHMENT PODS ONHER WEBSITE.
THE PODS AREMEANT TO SUPPLEMENT, NOTREPLACE, A SCHOOL DISTRICTVIRTUAL CURRICULUM.
THE PODSARE MADE UP OF JUST A FEWSTUDENTS, ALL IN THE SAMEGRADE LEVEL, THAT CAN MEETONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, EITHFACE-TO- FACE OR VIRTUALLY.((Kimberly)) 14:53 and thatproviding them support in thecore subjects, providing themsome enrichment and maybe insome instances some realteaching opportunitiesskills that you see theynot necessarily picking upbecause they donface-to-face with theirteachers or the actualresources to manipulate likein their household 15:16 TRACKFOUR: THESE PODS HAVE EXPLODEDIN POPULARITY SINCE THE STARTOF THE PANDEMIC& BUT CRITICSARGUE ONE DOWNSIDE IS THE COSTCAN PRICE OUT FAMILIES WHOCANANNETTE ANDERSON, DEPUTYDIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FORSAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS ATJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SAYSTHE PODS EXPOSE EDUCATIONINEQUALITIES.
((Annette)) 3:24unfortunately it can have theimpact of being exclusionary.so the concern that a lot ofeducators have about pandemicpods is that it will excludeby the very nature of choosistudents who are going to betogether, childrenparticularly who are mostvulnerable and at risklearning loss 3:42 TRACK FIVE:ANDERSON SAYS EVEN THOUGH THEPODS ARE A NEW TREND AND NOTMUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THE IMPACTTHEYEDUCATION& SHE IS ENCOURAGEDTO SEE PARENTS TAKING THEINITIATIVE.
((Annette)) 8:00iinvested in their childreneducation.
We are seeingacross the country thatparents are driving theconversation about educatio8:10 TRACK SIX: AFTER A LOT OFRESEARCH AND CONSIDERATION,THE CROSBYS FOUND A POD THEYBELIEVE WILL BE BEST FOR BOTHTHEORESPONSIBILITIES.
((Maisha))8:35 the first thing is oursonis something we are doing forhim because we know it is bestfor our child STANDUP:PROFESSOR ANDERSON HAS A FEWTIPS FOR PARENTS BEFORE THSETTLE ON AN EDUCATION POD:TAKE FS MAKE SURE EVERY FAMILYIS QUARANTINING IN THE SAMEMANNER.
THE CROSBYS SUGGESTEVERYONE SIGN A SOCIALAGREEMENT.
FIGURE OUT WHATYOUR POD WILL DO IF SOMEONEDOES GET SICK.
DO BACKGROUNDCHECKS ON THE PEOPLE WHO WILLBE TUTORING YOUR CHILD.
THINKABOUT THE CONTENT AND WHO ISDOING THE PLANNING WHEN ITCOMES TO WHAT YOUR POD WILLFOCUS ON ACADEMICALLY.
ON CAMWE HAVE MORE TIPS ON THINGS TOCONSIDER AND HOW TO FIND A PODON OUR WEBSITE WMAR 2 NEWS DOTCOM.TRYING TO TEACH THROUGH ASCREEN CAN BE A CHALLENG
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