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Start a Learning Pod

By CARZ NELSON The approaching school year will be different from every past school year because of COVID-19. School will most certainly involve lots of distance learning. Distance learning is challenging. It requires levels of self-discipline and focus that are hard for children to maintain.  Kids can learn better when distance learning is reinforced with some in-person tutoring. Most parents don”™t have much time to tutor their children, however. One solution is to start a learning pod, a small cluster of families who pool resources to help their kids with school. Parents and other family members share the tasks of teaching the children. Each adult can take a day or two a week, or perhaps take on a special project or subject. Pod members can decide on the structure that best suits the needs of the group. To decide who to invite to join your learning pod, think about the people that you and your children spend time with already. Most of us have a social [...]