Italian schoolchildren attend class outdoors. Photo: Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images In August, millions of students across America will begin returning to school. Some will attend in person, some will only “attend” online, and others, including New York City’s 1.1 million students, will do both, as school districts attempt to strike a balance between stemming the spread of COVID-19 and the advantages of having students in a physical classroom.
Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio was asked about a petition — which has nearly 3,600 signatures as of this writing — calling for “OUTDOOR SCHOOLING NOW!” And a survey last month of NYC parents “found strong consensus that outdoor space, including streets outside of schools, should be used when possible,” according to Streetsblog.
Teachers, some of whom fear a return to crowded, indoor classrooms, may be open to the idea, too. Michael Mulgrew, president of NYC’s teachers union, told the Times that holding class outdoors seems promising.
What NYC schools have outside space for that?
…winter
We cannot go back to what school was before - just w masks and outside. The world has changed. Schools have to change w it. There has to be a re-evaluation of what school looks like. Start asking teachers what’s developmentally appropriate, sustainable or even practical. 😞
Hope it doesn't rain, snow.... 🙄
Yeah, that’s gonna be really great between December and April🙄😐😑
My school grounds only have so much outdoor space, the majority of which is in direct sunlight. 1,000 students won’t fit out there, never mind w/distancing. We live in NY, it can snow from October to May. Sounds super, thanks a lot. 🙄
I see. So we will trade corona for regular bronchitis and pneumonia and colds? Is that the plan?
That’s great. I live in Oregon. Come October, it doesn’t stop raining until June. Then there is this time in the season called winter. I want to be in the classroom with kids. This sucks. teachertwitter
How do we pull this off in say...JANUARY?
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