Collected Item: “Reopening presents additional challenges for Northern Ontario schools”
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Reopening presents additional challenges for Northern Ontario schools
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"In one school, she said, there’s one full-time teacher, a part-time teacher and an education assistant. There’s no administrator, which raises a new host of problems during a pandemic.
“'When there’s no administrator on site, and a kid gets sick, what do you do?' Douglas said. 'Who’s gonna be responsible for that child?'
"But the barriers to remote learning are also greater up north, she said.
“'A lot of us don’t have Wi-Fi abilities at our homes,' Douglas said. 'We pay an exorbitant amount of money to get Wi-Fi. And for us to do online learning, it’s been a challenge for many members. I’ve had members who have paid upwards of $700 for their Wi-Fi, just to do the distance learning.'”
“'When there’s no administrator on site, and a kid gets sick, what do you do?' Douglas said. 'Who’s gonna be responsible for that child?'
"But the barriers to remote learning are also greater up north, she said.
“'A lot of us don’t have Wi-Fi abilities at our homes,' Douglas said. 'We pay an exorbitant amount of money to get Wi-Fi. And for us to do online learning, it’s been a challenge for many members. I’ve had members who have paid upwards of $700 for their Wi-Fi, just to do the distance learning.'”
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education, K-12, northern, rural, accessibility, school, teachers, children
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-reopening-presents-additional-challenges-for-northern-ontario-schools/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Nicole Thompson and Michelle McQuigge
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2020-07-13