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Demands of pandemic schooling called for innovation, determination Save to Read Later
They are tired of being worried about COVID-19. They are tired of juggling work, childcare and remote learning demands, while also monitoring a surge in screen-time. They are tired, put simply, of being tired.
They are tired of being worried about COVID-19. They are tired of juggling work, childcare and remote learning demands, while also monitoring a surge in screen-time. They are tired, put simply, of being tired.
School-year stats
● Of the total cases, 3,674 involved students and 933 involved staff
● 556 schools had one or more cases throughout the school year
Winnipeg Free Press By: Niigaan Sinclair | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Friday, May. 7, 2021
For Indigenous people, a lodge is a meeting place.
It’s for teaching, sharing and gifting.
It’s a place where we raise our children, perform ceremonies and forge relationships.
It’s a place where respect is paramount and everyone is expected to contribute in some way.
A lodge is place where we welcome newcomers and create treaty, share food and create bonds that can last forever.
Nearly every Indigenous nation has a lodge of some kind. Some are more permanent than others, while some are built year-to-year and even season-to-season.
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Through the looking screen
Pandemic forces change in perspective for parents of young students in three Winnipeg families who can t be as concerned as they once were about their kids time online
Excessive screen-time was once the common enemy in the Milne-Karn, Parenteau and Blum-Payne households.
But the COVID-19 pandemic and related stay-at-home orders have given each family pause when considering each of their children’s relationships with computers.
Three families make different educational choices during pandemic Click to Expand
Kenny works on an abacus.
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Meet the Milne-Karns, the Parenteaus and the Blum-Paynes.
The
Free Press is following these three families to document their experiences in the classroom, with remote learning and home-schooling amid the uncertainty and anxiety of the pandemic.