| I've been talking to people at SFUSD and NYC DOE and I think you're likely right that schools will last a week to a month tops before they close again (if they open at all) It's insane that schools are asking kids to sit for 8 hours straight. What's more a lot of them are teaching on zoom the way they do in the classroom, when it's a completely different medium that has different strengths that we could be using to our advantage. What kind of tools have you tried for math? I recently discovered Prodigy Games and Math Tango (the latter is probably too young. Kids seem to love them and need no egging on at all. Khan Academy is also great and they just launched a free tutoring program as well.
Prodigy: https://www.prodigygame.com/
Khan's tutoring prorgram: https://coda.io/@schoolhouse/welcome I think your instinct with socialization is right on. Your child needs a healthy attachment with you and your family. That will help them form healthy attachments with others later in life. Here's an article I wrote on this topic with the help of a play-based learning specialist from Bank Street. Kids absolutely do not have to be in a huge group to learn to socialize well.
https://www.modulo.app/stayingconnected For music, I'm actually working with a student in NYC who goes to Laguardia, does guitar and is interested in being in a string quartet..if you'd like to connect, maybe we could do something together? I've heard Hoffman Academy has great classes but haven't tried them myself. Here are some more math options:
https://www.modulo.app/all-resources/the-best-math-programs-... If you'd like to offer a music class, I'd be interested in collaborating with you. I run an early stage startup that's been offering digital learning pods to students. I think that a bunch of our families would be interested in this class. Here are some more music resources for you. I haven't tried them all myself but I'm part of a group of thousands of homeschoolers and these seem to be the ones they like the most:
https://www.slso.org/en/edu/middle-high-schools/
https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/
https://www.squiltmusic.com/
https://prodigiesmusic.com/ If you need any other help, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I know this can be stressful and there is so much unknown - and even more so when your children have special needs that are already difficult to navigate in the "normal school system". It can be helpful to have someone to talk to and think things through. My email is manisha@modulo.app |