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There is the familiar stillness returning to my area as caution grips the city - reminiscent of March when quarantine measures were put in place. This seems to be the way life will move forward in the months ahead affecting some of our favorite holiday traditions and celebrations.
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Since March 2020 the education system has been in a turmoil with most schools turning to remote learning for students of all ages. This has been a huge problem for students, teachers, and parents.
November 2020
As Covid increases across the globe - hitting hard in the US - who better than to discuss what should teachers and administrators should do than with my daughter Tracy a teacher of gifted elementary age students in Arizona. Like thousands of other teachers, students, and parents most believe education should return primarily to remote learning which has come a long way over the past seven months. The fears and pressures for all are creating stress and anxiety across the panorama of our educational systems. Remote education is decreasing anxiety, increasing wellbeing for some students
For now Tracy's students have returned to the classroom with a field trip planned at a local archaeological site but that can be safely accomplished with the help of parents even if education is remote. What are her students looking for? They're gifted students hoping to find signs of ancient life - not necessarily aliens but you never know.
Students want to learn more about Earth Sciences featuring plate tectonics, earthquakes, and the effects of climate change.
Emotional problems manifest from puberty on highlighting around age 19. Today students with emotional problems engage in conversations about suicide - having little hope for the future as life in general becomes hardened by circumstance and social media. Everywhere they look they see chaos which may have been true for generations before them but these episodic events are not localized rather on a grand scale having the ability to take out the planet.