'Little did we know, but we’ve been preparing for a moment like this for years,' one teacher said.
, drew immediate fire from many educators and parents, and his secretary later wrote on Twitter that “nothing could ever replace in-person learning.” Nagler said maybe the governor should have been clearer, but that even those who may resist remote learning and technology now could change their minds. “Parents don’t see the benefits when you introduce them,” he said, adding that when something like coronavirus happens, that changes.
Though teachers at the high school did not have to use technology, it was everywhere. All students had iPads, pop-up screens lined the hallways and a fabrication lab featured computer-controlled cutters that enabled students to design, create — and sell — products. Not every classroom or lesson is dominated by tech. Shortly before Thanksgiving, second graders in dual-language classes at Hampton Street worked in small groups to answer questions about the origins of the holiday. One did the work on paper, the other on their tablets. The students “are good either way. They’re flexible. I really like that we use both,” principal Margarita Maravel said. “Otherwise, we’re not doing our job.
Mineola school board president Christine Napolitano said the district’s schools were not bad before all the changes took place, and parents were not unhappy. But, she said, there was a feeling that the district could do more to engage its children and “really try to get our kids ready for whatever the world is going to throw at them.”“We’re in this revolution that is moving quickly,” said Nagler, a finalist for National Superintendent of the Year in 2019.
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