Changes

With governments across the country tentatively beginning to reopen schools it is very important

With governments across the country tentatively beginning to reopen schools it is very important

for us to look at ways of supporting teachers and school administrators to resume teaching-

for us to look at ways of supporting teachers and school administrators to resume teaching-

learning practices. It would not do us any good to assume that schools can reopen, and learning

learning practices. It would not do us any good to assume that schools can reopen, and learning can simply resume in the usual way with a bridge course, as has normally been the case. Even under normal conditions, it has not been clear what a bridge course should consist of and what

can simply resume in the usual way with a bridge course, as has normally been the case. Even

under normal conditions, it has not been clear what a bridge course should consist of and what

exactly it would be bridging. In the current context, children are coming back to school after a

exactly it would be bridging. In the current context, children are coming back to school after a

very abnormal disruption, and in many cases after major disruptions in their lives.

very abnormal disruption, and in many cases after major disruptions in their lives.

While there are many aspects of this school reopening that would be like the annual reopening

While there are many aspects of this school reopening that would be like the annual reopening

after vacations, there are some very crucial ways in which it would be different.

after vacations, there are some very crucial ways in which it would be different.