{"id":51408,"date":"2020-03-16T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=51408"},"modified":"2020-03-15T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T22:56:44","slug":"online-learning-will-be-hard-for-kids-whose-schools-close-and-the-digital-divide-will-make-it-even-harder-for-some-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/online-learning-will-be-hard-for-kids-whose-schools-close-and-the-digital-divide-will-make-it-even-harder-for-some-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close \u2013 and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPublic and private schools<\/a>\u00a0across the nation are closing their doors as everyone scrambles to protect themselves from the COVID-19 viral disease pandemic.<\/p>\n

With little or no time to prepare for this disruption, families from\u00a0Seattle<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0New York City suburbs<\/a>\u00a0are suddenly having to figure out how to help their kids learn at home. This is an unprecedented effort.<\/p>\n

Indiana University<\/a>, where I teach, recently announced that we\u2019ll stop offering in-person classes and move all instruction online after spring break ends on March 22. On top of\u00a0setting up live-streaming channels<\/a>\u00a0for the 250 students in my Introduction to Sociology class, I\u00a0revamped the course requirements<\/a>\u00a0for students who can\u2019t connect online.<\/p>\n

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I tend to get a little choked up on the last day of class. And while today wasn't technically the last day – we'll be continuing online classes and *possibly* returning in April – saying "goodbye" to my students this morning felt emotional, all the same.<\/p>\n

— Jess Calarco (@JessicaCalarco) March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n