Slomka was a 12th-grade humanities teacher at High Tech High Chula Vista and is pursuing a master of social welfare degree. She lives in University City. San Diego city schools have had their doors open for about a month now and the debate about the right way to proceed with schooling continues as some families keep their children home and others are outraged their children have been home this year at all. Regardless of whether your child has been doing distant learning or hybrid learning, you have likely heard the public panic regarding the year of lost learning and instructional time.