Dandelion Learning

Navigating your CHOICE in your Child's Education Many families are on edge awaiting what school districts are putting into place for the fall.  There WERE talks of many districts doing a hybrid method (some days in school, some days at home) that would create smaller groups of children in classrooms at the same time and allow for social distancing.   Then, new information came out citing that 3-5 feet is "enough" to social distance.  For some reason this made many districts able to cram all the students back 5 days a week at the same time.  I know in my district this is the plan and all of a sudden I'm asking myself,  WHAT WILL SCHOOL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL? NOTHING but desks in the classrooms (each desk separated)? Taking out flexible seating, learning centers, teacher's desks to fit all the desks in classrooms? "SPOTS" on the floor and walls dictating where students should sit or stand New policies of how to walk in the halls without touching ...

COVID-19 #CoronaBreakDay1 As of yesterday, I am on a 3-week Spring Break mandated by the Ohio governor, Mike DeWine.  I brought home half of my 3 classes’ portfolios to work on, my computer to write lesson plans, and my 2 class pets:  one hedgehog and a rabbit.  I am in a great position because as a teacher, I am able to be home with my 3 children while we are all on our extended Spring Break.  My husband, however, will be working through the COVID-19 outbreak as he is a police officer.   I am also NOT in a great position as I have asthma, an underlying condition that professionals have advised to avoid contact with people during this pandemic.  As we all watch social media and new outlets for updates on how many cases there are and how many people are going to be tested, we are all trying to make sense of the unprecedented closures that continue to go on around us.  We’ve been at stores where shelves are bare, and people are wearin...