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While coronavirus numbers across the country continue to rise, in New York City, community transmission on average is low. There have beens some spikes across neighborhoods. Most of the city’s plans for reopening schools mean that teachers come in every day, while students only attend part time. In this episode, we hear from teachers who are parents, trying to figure out the right decision in a scenario with very few good choices.
School's out and it's summer vacation --- but this year, we don't know what to expect come September. In this episode, we hear from teachers about change and continuity. We consider what problems seem to persist across time and circumstance, and where we might find moments for transformation.
This semester has dissolved the boundaries of when, where, and how school happens. Both students and staff have experienced losses they're only beginning to process.
As the school year comes to a close, many teachers have been spending these last weeks engaged with the fight for justice and Black liberation. For some, this means they're at rallies, demanding police-free schools, organizing around budget decisions. For others, the work is about their classrooms, their families, their neighborhoods. In today’s episode, we’ll hear from teachers confronting anti-Blackness, both in their personal and professional lives.
New York City schools have been running remotely since March 2020. Without a school bell dividing up the day, remote teaching has meant many teachers and students are experiencing time differently. In our introductory episode, we hear from teachers about how distance learning has changed time and what they do with it.
Homework is an audio series about teachers and schools grappling with distance learning, hosted and produced by Ashraya Gupta.
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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.