Reply To: Contingency Plans for Extended School Closings

Telephonic home-schooling is fine if the parents are able to work with the kids real time. Its obviously less effective when the parents are unable to assist, for whatever reason. Likewise, some teachers rely upon visibility of their talmidim to sense when they are in need of direct assistance or are not understanding what is being taught. That element of chinuch is lost when there is no direct contact.
Again, every school and every situation is different and there is no “one-size fits all” policy that works everywhere. However, in crisis characterized by incredible uncertainty, there needs to be planning for a wide range of possible outcomes. B”Yh we will be back to some semblance of “normality” sooner rather than later.