Parents hire tutors to help with virtual education

Parents hire tutors to help with virtual education

GRAPPLING WITH THELOGISTICS OFVIRTUAL EDUCATIONTHIS FALL.NBC 26'S RACHELHOPMAYER TALKED TOLOCAL PARENTS WHOARE CONSIDERINGBRINGING IN SOMEEXTRA HELP.FRANKLY, IT'SOVERWHELMINGWHILE SOMEPARENTS ANDSCHOOL DISTRICTSOPT FOR VIRTUALEDUCATION... THATONE DECISIONLEAVES MANY MOREON THE TABLE FORWORKING PARENTS.I WORK FULL TIME ANDI'M GRATEFUL THAT'SIM IN A POSITION THATLETS ME WORK FROMHOME DURING THISPANDEMIC.

THAT BEINGSAID, THE THOUGHT OFDOING MY FULL TIMEJOB WHILE ALSOFACILITATING THEEDUCATION OF MY TWOCHILDREN ISABSOLUTELYTERRIFYING.WE DISCOVERED ACONCEPT GOINGAROUND REGIONALPARENT GROUPSONLINE CALLEDPODDING, WHERESMALL GROUPS OFFAMILIESCOLLECTIVELY USE APRIVATE TEACHER ORTUTOR LIKE ANANNYSHARE.ONE OF THE THINGS IMOST VALUE ABOUTTHE SCHOOL THAT MYKIDS GO TO IS THATTHERE'S A MIX OFINCOMES, A MIX OFETHNICITIES, ANDBACKGROUNDS THATGO TO THAT SCHOOL --ANDN I WANT TO MAKESURE MY CHILDRENSTILL HAVE THATDIVERSE EXPERIENCEEVEN IF ITS VIRTUAL.

IREALIZE THAT ONE OFTHE LIMITATIONS OFPODDING IS THAT ITSELF SELECTSFAMILIES WHO AREABLE OT MAKE THATFINANCIAL SACRIFICE.SO SHE'S ALSOLOOKING TO GREENBAY'S HIGHER EDOFFERINGS...MY HUSBAND AND IHAVE ALSO BEENDISCUSSING, DO WELOOK A COLLGESTUDENT OR PARTTIME COLLEGESTUDENT MAYBEWHO'S IN THE AREAWHO WOULD HAVESOME TIME TO DOTHATA FACILITATIONOF TEH EDUCATIONFOR OUR CHILDREN?OTHERS ARE LOOKINGINTERNALLY -- ERINPENNINGS' MOM IS ARETIRED TEACHERMOVING HERE TOTEACH HERGRANDKIDS.SHE'LL JUST HANG OUTFOR A MONTH OR TWOTHIS FALL, AND WE'LLLJUST SEE.

I THINK ALOT OF ITS JUSTPLAYING BY EAR.

BUTSHE WANTS TO BECLOSER TO THEGRANDKIDS, AND IF ITSTE OPPORTUNITY TOBRIN IN WHAT SHEKNOWS...NO MATTER WHAT,THEY'RE THANKFULTO HAVE THE VIRTUALOFFERING.THE OTHER PART OF ITIS THAT THERE'S A LOTOF PEOPLE WHO DON'THAVAE THE OPTION.

SOWHY NOT HAVE ONEFEWER PERSON IN THEBUILDINGS?tag outPRESIDENT OF THEGREEN BAY AREAPUBLIC SCHOOLBOARD ERICVANDEN-HEUVELTOLD NBC 26.... HEANTICIPATES ANUPDATE ON WHATTHEY CALL"WRAPAROUNDPROGRAMS" ANDOTHER WAYS TO HELPFAMILIES AT THE NEXTSCHOOL BOARDMEETING, ON AUGUST17.