Eos Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Disclaimer: I'm not on social media so maybe these aren't new to you. I got a promotional email for this app (must be based on my digital trail leading here) and so looked at their site. I'm curious if anyone thinks these will outlast the pandemic - I heard on the radio how as many as a third of pandemic homeschoolers like having their kids home and will consider continuing after the pandemic. Two things come to mind about this app and concept: one, it will create even more school segregation by class and race than currently exists and two, it will hurt rural schools' funding, possibly catastrophically. My guess is it will continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I’ve never heard of it. Please describe what it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Katy said: I’ve never heard of it. Please describe what it is. It's an app, I won't link it here but you'll find it if you search. It signs people up to form a pod with others in your area who have similar covid precaution levels, and then hooks you up with a teacher or one of the parents to either make your own curriculum or pay the teacher to help your pod follow your school's remote curriculum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Never ears of it but it is the same concept as the micro pods/Covid pods that have popped up around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Not here. There were learning pods but as soon as the school offered a five day a week face to face option, they fell apart as the majority of parents quickly enrolled their kids back in face to face school. Virtual is still an option; but very few parents have chosen that once they had a choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I haven't heard them called "Nurture" pods, but there are a lot of people doing something similar around here. I'm sure some people who have the money to continue and it's working really well for them will continue it, especially for younger kids. But I'm still seeing a lot of angst over prom, football games and graduation parties among the parents of older kids so unless it's still tied in to the public schools, I don't see it being very widespread among the kids who have a strong, active social life at school. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Most people here only podded while schools were 100% virtual and stopped when kids went back in Octoberish. Idon’t think it will be a permenant threat to public schools. Nearly everybody I know who kept their kids at home this year are itching to send their kids back. I come in contact with a large variety of people and the interesting correlation I have seen is that, regardless of political affiliation, people in higher-income areas want and support schools being open more than people in lower-income areas. Like, waayyy more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 46 minutes ago, Wheres Toto said: I haven't heard them called "Nurture" pods, but there are a lot of people doing something similar around here. I'm sure some people who have the money to continue and it's working really well for them will continue it, especially for younger kids. But I'm still seeing a lot of angst over prom, football games and graduation parties among the parents of older kids so unless it's still tied in to the public schools, I don't see it being very widespread among the kids who have a strong, active social life at school. The 'nurture pod" moniker is an actual app, I hadn't seen that before either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I'm not sure where pods got a lot of traction, but I feel like it wasn't my midwest state. Public school families I know who temporarily decided to homeschool weren't looking for an outside teacher to plan something, and public school families with kids in virtual learning who couldn't stay home with the kids relied on regular paid childcare options, grandparents or other relatives, or free/low-cost options offered by organizations like the Boys and Girls Club. I would assume that most of those families without an adult at home were some of the most eager to send kids back full time when that option opened up here recently for elementary age students. Across the income spectrum of people I personally know with elementary public school kids, nearly everyone has sent their kids back full time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I do think there will be an increase in people homeschooling or schooling-from-home (under the umbrella of a public charter school that provides funds and support, but the kids are primarily home and parent-taught). Also micro-schools and pods via charter. I think those variations will be the biggest increase by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I’d say it was almost the opposite here. Our main internet group had a whole lot of seasoned Homeschoolers and new mixed-schooling people seeking out zero-precaution social activities for their families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Carrie12345 said: I’d say it was almost the opposite here. Our main internet group had a whole lot of seasoned Homeschoolers and new mixed-schooling people seeking out zero-precaution social activities for their families. That’s what I’ve seen here. Everything has been either zero or nearly zero precaution and any family who isn’t on board with that can just stay home to be forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 3/8/2021 at 8:40 AM, Ailaena said: Nearly everybody I know who kept their kids at home this year are itching to send their kids back. Same. I don't think this setup will continue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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