Thread by @TorontoStar

Ontario is trying to replicate full school-day with online learning. But a computer screen cannot replace a classroom, elementary school teacher @ADharsee writes, #InTheirOwnVoices.
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"As a elementary school teacher, it’s been very clear that in-person learning is best for all students and creates a safe space where children can learn and grow both academically and socially."

For now, we have to make virtual learning better, he writes.
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"Ontario's current policy requires teachers to schedule 180 minutes of synchronous learning for Kindergarten and 225 synchronous minutes for students in Grade 1-8.

The flaw in this policy is that it attempts to replicate a school day virtually." thestar.com/opinion/contri…

"A computer screen cannot replace a classroom or school. Because we are faced with school at home, Ontario needs to shift its virtual learning strategy away from attempting to replace the classroom a more innovative strategy," @ADharsee writes. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Do you have your own worries about the long classes over virtual school? What do you think?
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"It is up to Ontario’s Education Sector to realize this missed opportunity," @ADharsee writes.

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