But even where individual schooling is done, there are no easy answers.
A week before school doors were to open, the country’s largest school district, New York City, pushed back the start of the semester in an agreement with teachers ’unions.
Finally returning to the classroom is what Carla Moncada and her two children were waiting for in Brooklyn, New York.
His son, 13-year-old Calvin Espinel, said: “If I’m in the schoolhouse between 8 and 2:20 in the morning, I think I’ll learn more.”
Her younger sister, 6-year-old Isabella Iber, is even more impressive: “I’m so glad I want to explode.”
Moncada’s children struggle with learning online learning, and she thinks going back to school would be emotionally and academically best for them.
“I’m very stressed, my daughter is learning in remote learning, and she’s crying a lot,” he said. “My son – he distracts himself by talking to his peers and playing on the computer.”
But health wise, she is concerned.
Moncada and her daughter both suffer from asthma. And this spring in Moncada, you had a potential case of Covid-19, when tests were low, and she says recovery from her asthma has been very difficult.
“It was so scary. I thought I’d die.” “I don’t want anyone to have that.”
But since both her children have fallen behind with studies, they need to go back to school, he said.
“I have no choice. I am very aware that my daughter and I are suffering from asthma. But she is either trying to get her into this education phase which is very necessary, or just stay at home and do it. We did what she was crying about last time. “
There is a broad consensus that bringing children back to school is best for everyone. But with no vaccine or effective treatment for the highly contagious coronavirus yet, teachers and parents are making tough decisions.
Emily Oyster, an economist at Brown University, sums up these concerns. “Reopening a school is really important for our society. I don’t think we should reopen at all costs, but I think trying to be safe in this place is really important for the children, to get the children, back to the parents. For mental health, for learning. “
Becky Prongle, president of the National Education Association, which represents millions of educators, is stupid.
“We can’t open our school buildings unless it’s safe,” he said.
Carla Moncada knows that there are no easy choices in epidemics.
But she will pack school bags at her flatbush home and send her children to class this month.
“I’ll try this. Let’s see how this works,” he said.
CNN’s Sarah Jorgensen contributed to the story.
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