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A big part of our lives was transferred to the online space in the past year, mainly for people whose work can be done from home and for students who previously spent more than half of their days at school or universities. But it’s not easy to keep up, especially for the younger ones. Concentrating at school was hard enough, but at home, where there’s so much distraction and the environment is better suited for relaxing rather than being productive, it’s even more difficult. However, not everyone feels compassionate about students having difficulties attending online classes. Recently, ...

Students, for their part, will likely have lost months of learning by the time they fully return to physical classrooms. Most kids yearn for social connection with their peers and teachers, and the pandemic has caused many of them to fall behind. Some lack stable internet access, and have resorted to sitting in the parking lot of their school to use the high-speed Wi-Fi needed for Zoom conferencing. Barred access to in-person schooling can put many American children at risk of going without meals or spending increased time with abusive relatives. The general public has begun to acknowledge wh...

Twin High Schoolers Use YouTube to Spread Biology Education Worldwide Written by Katherine Rice Next While some teens are spending their quarantine on Instagram or TikTok, these teenagers are using their time to make biology education more accessible worldwide. Jaeah and Jaejeong Kim are seniors at Hunter College High School in New York City. The 17-year old twin brother and sister are co-founders of OhWorm!, an organization that produces biology education content for over 500 schools worldwide.  When the pandemic struck, Jae and Jaeah soon realized that resources for remote biol...

DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Starting March 15, New Jersey will FINALLY expand COVID vaccine eligibility to teachers and school staff — which could have a big impact on ending all-remote instruction in Montclair. Why was NJ later than many other states with this? Sincerely, The Snail Prerogative Because Jersey is “special (special), so special (special),” to quote a Pretenders song. In this case, special at not being special. DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, That said, better late than never — and Montclair schools might now reopen sooner in at least hybrid mode, right? Sincerely, The Prius Prerogat...

A KEIGHLEY school has found a novel way to keep literacy alive during lockdown. Teachers at Holy Family have been reading stories for students and placing the audio recordings online as part of English remote provision. With libraries and bookshops currently closed, the initiative is offering all students between 11 and 18 the chance to enjoy age-relevant novels at the click of a button. ‘Bookflix and Litflix’ organiser Zebun Javed, an English teacher and the literacy co-ordinator at Holy Family, said: “Judging by the number of ‘listens’, the scheme has been incredibly popul...