OUR KIDS DAILY ROUTINE HAS COME TO A HALT A SCREECHING HALT THAT LEARNING
FROM HOME. WE NOW KNOW THEY
WON’T BE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR. A NEW SURVEY BY COMMON
SENSE MEDIA FOUND ALMOST ONE IN
4 TEENAGERS SAY THEY’RE
CONNECTING WITH THEIR TEACHERS
LESS THAN ONCE A WEEK
41% HAVE AN ATTENDED AN ONLINE
OR VIRTUAL CLASS. SINCE THIS
NEW REALITY SET IN AND THAT IS
PRETTY FRIDAY. ROBERT HUTH FROM
COMMON SENSE MEDIA JOINS ME
HERE ON THE MORNING SHOW THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME PIERS.
>> I HAVE A 15 YEAR-OLD
AT HOME AND THIS IS A WORK IN
PROGRESS AND EVERY DAY IS A
CHALLENGE WE HAUL THIS DOESN’T
SPILL OVER INTO THE FALL, SO
THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW DO WE
MANAGE EXPECTATIONS.
>> YES, I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT LEARNING IS GOING TO LOOK
DIFFERENT WHEN COMPARED TO
TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DAY. AND
THAT’S OKAY. AND I KNOW IT’S
HARD TO STRESS TOO MUCH ABOUT
THIS IT’S TEMPORARY AND
HOPEFULLY WE’LL BE GOING BACK
TO AND EVERYONE’S DOING THEIR
BEST RIGHT NOW.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: SO WE’RE
ABOUT A MONTH INTO THIS I FIND
THAT SOMETIMES THIS HOME
SCHOOL DAY IS A LOT LONGER THAN
THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DAY
WOULD
HAVE BEEN HOW DO WE HELP OUR
KIDS RESTRUCTURE AND GAIN SOME
BALANCE.
>> YES, SO IT’S REALLY HELPFUL TO SET A SCHEDULE IF YOU ROUTINES CAN PROVIDE SOME
NORMALCY IN COMFORT IN THIS
CHALLENGING TIME. AND IT’S
HELPFUL THE PLANT TO MAKE SOME
PICKS IN
THE MORNING. AND THEN MAYBE
HAVE SOME TIME FOR CONNECTING
WITH FRIENDS AND BRING CREATIVE
PROJECTS ARE GETTING OUTSIDE
EXERCISING. AND LATER IN
THE DAY. SOME OTHER THINGS THAT
ARE REALLY HELPFUL ALERT
READING SOME SEPARATE WORK
SPACES
AS POSSIBLE. SET LOCATION WHERE
SCHOOL WORKS TIME TO TEXT CAN
BE STORED.
AND THEN JUST YOU KNOW TRY TO
MANAGE THE TIMELINE YOU’RE
USING DEVICES MORE THAN EVER TO
COMMUNICATE LEARNING FUN, BUT
SUPPORT THIS TRANSITION TO
VIRTUAL LEARNING HELP THEM
THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT WHAT
THEY’RE SEEING ONLINE ALSO
CREATE SOME HEAT BREAKS FOR
SOME GREATER OFFLINE AS WELL.
>> YEAH AND WE HAVE KIND OF
EMPATHIZE BECAUSE THEY DON’T
HAVE
THE USUAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS THE
YOU KNOW THE FRIENDS AREN’T
AREN’T PHYSICALLY WITH THEM.
>> THAT’S CORRECT YEAH, YOU
KNOW IT’S SO IMPORTANT
RIGHT NOW KIDS NEED TO BE
SOCIAL SO THEIR VIDEO
CHATTING MORE PLAYING GAMES
LANES AND HAVING ONLINE PLAY
MORE THAN YOU KNOW THE
TRADITIONAL DAY.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: THERE’S
ANOTHER PROBLEM I READ THIS
ARTICLE THAT WAS KIND OF THERE
ARE A LOT OF
HARRY PARENTS WHO ARE FRANKLY
GIVING UP THEY SAY LOOK I GOT
TO GO BACK TO WORK. THEY ARE SO
FRUSTRATED AND OVERWHELMED, AND
THERE WAS THIS INTERVIEW WITH
ONE MOM
WHO SAID LOOK I GOT TO GO BACK
AND DO MY JOB I CAN’T DO THIS
THE KIDS CAN WATCH MOVIES ALL
WEEK. I’M GOING TO CRAM IT ALL
INTO THE WEEKEND. AND THAT’S
NOT REALLY HEALTHY.
>> YES, SO YOUR PARENTS ARE JUGGLING WORK DEMANDS FROM SLY CAREGIVING YOU KNOW SO IT’S
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO
HAVE THE RESOURCES IN RESPONSE
TO THIS COMMON SENSE CREATED
WIDE OPEN SLOT THAT WORD
WHICH IS CURIOUS COMMON SENSE
AND ACADEMIC CONTENT FROM PBS
SESAME WORKSHOP A CHINESE
LASTICK AND MORE
AND ACTUALLY FEATURES A DAILY
SCHEDULE FOR EACH GRADE THAT’S
FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES AND A
SECOND HELP SET YOU KNOW IT’S
SO CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
AND IT INCLUDES A MIX OF ONLINE
AND OFFLINE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO A HEALTHY BALANCE.
IT HAS EVERYTHING FROM MATH AND SCIENCE TO LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS SETTING THE TABLE AND WRITING
THANK YOU NOTES AND HAS A LOT
OF RESOURCES FOR KIDS WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS AND KIDS AND
SUPPORTING KIDS
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IT ALSO
EVEN HAS LIVE EVENTS THAT ARE
UPDATED DAILY WHERE YOU CAN
TUNE IN FOR A GYM CLASS AND GET
MOVING AND THEN ALSO YOU KNOW
EVEN EXPLORE WITH AN EXPLORER
FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND SO
MUCH MORE. >>BRUCE HAMILTON: AND THERE’S A LEARNING CURVE FOR THE TEACHERS
TO AND THEY’RE MAINTAINING A
BALANCING ACT THAT THEY’RE NOT
USED TO ITS ALL NEW FOR THAT.
>> CORRECT YES, SO
YOU KNOW YOU SAID IT EARLIER,
IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
LEAD WITH THAT EMPATHY AND
COMPASSION FOR EVERYONE FOR
KIDS FOR PARENTS AND ALSO FOR
THE EDUCATORS AS WELL DURING
THIS TIME.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: ROBERT HERE,
LET’S GO AND GIVE THAT WEB SITE
ONCE AGAIN FOR FOR PEOPLE
HAVING TROUBLE
SETTING THOSE SCHEDULES AND
FINDING SOME OF THOSE
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR
THE KIDS.
>> SURE IT’S WIDE OPEN SCHOOLED
AT WORK. AND YOU CAN VISIT MORE AT COMMON SENSE STOP WORK. >> ALL RIGHT. WE CAN ALL USE A