US: Covid-19 has parents frantically searching for school alternatives, even if they can't afford them

By ITS Education Asia

The covid-19 pandemic has disrupted children’s education around the globe. This article from CNN reports on a novel approach from the US.

Instead of sending his children back to school this fall, Jared Rich wants to create a new kind of learning system. He'd group his 3- and 4-year-old boys with several other students their age and, along with the other families' help, rent out a space -- perhaps a vacant Brooklyn storefront -- to transform it into a temporary classroom. They'd hire a teacher and maybe arrange for a nurse to come in several times a week to conduct Covid-19 tests and check for symptoms.

"Essentially, you're creating a small bubble for your children to be with other children so they can maintain social interaction with human beings while being educated," he said.

There does not seem to be any “correct” answer to the problem of how to safely get children back to school.  The approaches outlined in this article seem to at least offer children some chance of social interaction in a safe environment.

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