Grades 4 and 5 for me with CCSD.
Not CBE but there just hasn’t been enough info about how the online Hub will function for the CCSD. If they committed to teachers having office hours during regular school hours between lessons I would consider it. Last year worked for a pinch but I am disappointed it doesn’t seem that they improved the model going forward.
My kids have dictated they are going back. It would be a war and likely destructive to their education not to send them. I’m happy they are so keen in going back to school.
As for the plan it appears to match Germany, Japan, Belgium, Australia. Both Australia and Germany have had schools that have had to close and schools that have stayed open. Early results seem to be that if community spread is low than school spread is low so Calgary right now is looking like its reasonable in its chance of success. I’m hopeful that the school boards seem well prepared to transition between phase 1,2 and 3 without too much disruption. I figure that getting 6 of 10 months in person this year is worth it. Depends on age too I would be more concerned about jr high and high school than elementary and middle.
Overall I don’t think there is a wrong decision to make. We don’t have sufficient information on the likelyhood of outbreaks by age groups in Calgary, the consequence of lost learning through online, the consequence of lost learning through transition from in person to online a few time’s over the course of the year, the increased risk of teen pregnancy or the long term affects of Covid on children.
So given the two choices of online and in person the error bars of expected outcome overlap. So I would say ask your kids what they want to do. You know how they will learn best. Evaluate how you will handle a school stoppage vs the additional work required online. Pick what works best for you logistically and then don’t worry that you made the wrong decision.
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