Micro-schools and Pods
Parents of many countries around the world are faced complex circumstances during COVID-19 and parents from the United States are no exception.
Coronavirus pandemic has still put parents in a difficult situation. With closed schools, they have to be full-time teachers and caregivers, while they have their own work to do, and they're looking for some way out.
And the micro-schools and pods is a solution that is becoming very popular.
What is a micro-school?
Micro-schooling is the reinvention of the one-room school house, where class size is typically smaller than that in most schools (15 students or less in a classroom) and there are mixed-age level groupings. Generally, micro-schools do not meet all 5 days of the school week, and their schedules look different than a traditional public or private school. Classes can be taught using a flipped classroom approach, a form of blended learning, though not all micro-schools focus on technology in the same ways. Classes tend to be more impactful due to meeting fewer times in the week. Classes may use instructional methods, ranging from traditional lecture-based approaches to hands-on and activity-based approaches. Micro-schooling is viewed as a replacement for various school paradigms that are standard worldwide.
What is a pandemic pod?
Parents are taking the micro-school approach into their own hands and creating pandemic pods. Parents are planning to share supervision of students during periods of remote learning. They hire a full-time teacher to come to them and work directly with a small group of students the same age.
Why micro-schools and pods are good options:
1. A limited group number of children
Less chance spread of viral diseases (usually up to 8-10 children).
2. Safety and verification
Most of them arranged as family daycare (in-home), so they licensed and verified by the state and the community.
3. Individual learning environment
The teacher has enough time to pay attention to each child.
4. Variability of programs
The types of educational programs can be varied.
5. Convenient location
Coronavirus pandemic has still put parents in a difficult situation. With closed schools, they have to be full-time teachers and caregivers, while they have their own work to do, and they're looking for some way out.
And the micro-schools and pods is a solution that is becoming very popular.
What is a micro-school?
Micro-schooling is the reinvention of the one-room school house, where class size is typically smaller than that in most schools (15 students or less in a classroom) and there are mixed-age level groupings. Generally, micro-schools do not meet all 5 days of the school week, and their schedules look different than a traditional public or private school. Classes can be taught using a flipped classroom approach, a form of blended learning, though not all micro-schools focus on technology in the same ways. Classes tend to be more impactful due to meeting fewer times in the week. Classes may use instructional methods, ranging from traditional lecture-based approaches to hands-on and activity-based approaches. Micro-schooling is viewed as a replacement for various school paradigms that are standard worldwide.
What is a pandemic pod?
Parents are taking the micro-school approach into their own hands and creating pandemic pods. Parents are planning to share supervision of students during periods of remote learning. They hire a full-time teacher to come to them and work directly with a small group of students the same age.
Why micro-schools and pods are good options:
1. A limited group number of children
Less chance spread of viral diseases (usually up to 8-10 children).
2. Safety and verification
Most of them arranged as family daycare (in-home), so they licensed and verified by the state and the community.
3. Individual learning environment
The teacher has enough time to pay attention to each child.
4. Variability of programs
The types of educational programs can be varied.
5. Convenient location
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