The Hechinger Report – Jackie Mader
“On a recent call with fellow reporters in our newsroom, one of my colleagues had a personal question that she couldn’t shake: how should she explain to her children the inevitable unpredictability of returning to school? After months of being warned to stay six feet away from others and not to congregate indoors, they were suddenly being sent back to sit indoors in classrooms with peers they hadn’t been allowed to see for months. And, she feared, it was only a matter of time before a positive Covid-19 test or rise in community spread would send her kids back home for distance learning, possibly sparking anxiety and even more uncertainty in a year that has already been turned upside down for children nationwide.” (more)