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We began the discussion by establishing how (and whether) it was still running, and it was interesting to hear how some units, such as her own, were holding weekly meetings online however others have not managed to continue in this manner, perhaps due to a lack of resources or volunteers. The organisation runs solely upon these volunteers who have the time and availability to be able to run the sessions, and whilst they were difficult to find before the pandemic, the situation has only been worsened due to COVID and lockdown.
Despite the barriers they are facing, the organisation has set up ‘Adventures at Home’, aimed at all their members from 4-18, which attempts to emulate the activities and outdoor adventurous that form much of the Guiding culture. Kirstin described how their meetings incorporated taking the Brownies (aged 7-10) through making crafts at home, which they often enjoy. With school closings the children are mostly online the whole day, so activities such as these, which are encouraging them to get away from a screen, are obviously of utmost importance for their wellbeing. However, attendance dropped significantly at the beginning of the pandemic, meaning it was difficult for young leaders such as Kirstin to be able to contribute and interact as much as they would like to. On the upside, as time has passed, things seem to have been looking up, with attendance increasing and the capabilities for more interactive and engaging sessions increasing too.
Some Chicago Teachers Hold Classes In the Snow to Avoid COVID Risks Inside Schools On 2/2/21 at 4:35 PM EST Chicago teachers are braving the snow and holding classes outside as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) continue to meet at the bargaining table. What began as a symbolic first day back transpired into a movement after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on teachers to return to in-person classrooms. Kirstin Roberts, a pre-K teacher, was asked to return to in-person on January 6 as part of wave 1, but she said none of her coworkers felt safe to do so. Roberts was especially concerned as she lives with her elderly mother.
Share Source: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast The Chicago Teachers Union is insisting on Zoom lessons, or whatever platform they choose to teach students virtually. The Chicago Public School district, the third largest school district in the country, expected teachers to show up to class on Monday. But after failing to reach an agreement with the CTU, that return date has been delayed. The sides are currently in a "cooling off period." CNN's Brianna Keilar asked one of those stubborn Chicago teachers what more it would take to get them back to the classrooms. "My concerns that remain, No. 1 concern is I have, is that COVID is still spreading in Chicago," the teacher, Kirstin Roberts, said. "Many of the communities in which we teach, COVID is well above 10 percent community spread. And I don't believe that we have reached an agreement on the question of how are vaccines going to be distributed?"
Dalroy Connell has worked as a stagehand for the Portland Trailblazers since 1995 when the basketball team began playing games at the Rose Garden Arena. When the pandemic hit the US in March 2020, public events were shut down and NBA games were briefly suspended before the season moved to a “bubble” in Orlando, Florida, and the season recommenced without fans in July 2020. Connell and his colleagues have been on unemployment ever since, but when...
SHARE “Teaching might even be the greatest of arts, since the medium is the human mind and spirit,” said the writer John Steinbeck. The truth of these lines became abundantly clear in the course of the pandemic. Teachers have always been heroes. Most people have a story about a favourite teacher, one who changed their lives. Starting from the first lockdown last year, they have became superheroes, supporting young people – our most valuable resource and our investments for the future. Teachers have been doing their jobs at a time when the stakes for the future of young people are higher than ever.
Ohio's governor offered to give vaccinations to teachers at the start of February, provided their school districts agree to resume at least some in-person instruction by March 1.