How to navigate virtual, hybrid, and in-person school

It's back-to-school time. Read our tips and advice on how to make this school year go as smoothly as possible. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.24.20 Heading back to school is a trial, and would be even in a year without a global pandemic. Covid-19 has already forced some school districts to close or hurriedly switch their classroom models to incorporate online classes or shorter school days. Whether your children are heading back to class full-time, part-time, or all online, we can help you set your child up to learn, or keep them as safe as possible if they're going back to school in person. From remote learning (and teaching) to navigating the digital divide to setting up an ideal work/play space, read on for our advice and coverage on how to make the best of this school year.   How to Make Remote Learning Work for Your Children BY ADRIENNE SO If you're preparing for yet another round of homeschooling, we've identified a few ways to make this school year suck just a little bit less.   Moving Your Classes Online? Here's How to Make It Work BY RHETT ALLAIN With high schools and colleges closing, the key to teaching is finding creative ways to make learning meaningful. A physics professor weighs in.   A 'Covid Slide' Could Widen the Digital Divide for Students BY PIA CERES As coronavirus cases rise, many school districts will begin the year with at least some online learning. Students without tech access could fall further behind.   The Blurred Boundaries of Work-From-Home Parenting BY ADRIENNE SO The same technology that's made working from home easier than ever has fundamentally changed what "home" means to me.   How to Set Up Your Kid's Virtual Work/Play Space BY BOONE ASHWORTH Children need some room of their own just as much as their parents. Here's how to help them get into the Zoom zone.   Hybrid Schooling May Be the Most Dangerous Option of All BY DAVID ZWEIG It's supposed to be the perfect compromise between in-person and online education. It could end up as a public health nightmare.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions