China News Service, November 12, according to the US "World Journal" report, a few days ago, the New York City Department of Education urged parents of public school students to "let your children go to class" because some children registered offline during the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Of mixed teaching, but did not actually participate in the education program at school.
O'Hanlon, a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Education, said that due to the shortage of teachers, resources and classrooms, the school cannot continue to provide places for students who have not come to class.
It is reported that the Education Bureau earlier stated that out of the approximately 500,000 students enrolled in blended teaching this year, only 283,000 students have appeared in physical classrooms. Instead of traveling long distances to participate in face-to-face teaching, many students still choose to stay at home Take classes remotely.
According to the current new regulations of the Education Bureau, parents of students must make a decision before November 15 that they can only switch their children from remote mode to hybrid mode.
"Starting from November 30, in order to best serve all students in the way they want to learn, the Education Bureau hopes to clarify this expectation: If you are in blended learning, your school expects you to come to school in person." O'Hanlon said.
Officials from the Municipal Education Bureau stated that the current chaotic attendance model has made operations more complicated; while the city government emphasized that the infection rate in schools has been low and that it is safe to study in person.
However, recently the city’s new crown diagnosis rate has seen a second round of rise, with the daily diagnosis rate approaching 3%, and this has also made some parents hesitate; Chinese parent Lin Lijun said that some Chinese families still live in patterns of young and old Several generations, and there is no guarantee that children will not have contact with other people 100% when they are in school, so there are still risks.
(Zhang Chen)