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President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan are issuing advice for schools which may need to close due to the spreading swine flu virus.YAHOO news reports that the Education Department stated more than 430 schools had closed in 18 states, affecting roughly 245,000 children.
How long can one expect the kids home should your school close?
Well, per recent government recommendations a school with confirmed swine flu cases should close for at least 14 days since the kids can be contagious for seven to 10 days.
Education secretary Duncan is making the following recommendations:
To teachers: "Think about reworking upcoming lesson plans so students can do their schoolwork at home if necessary."To parents: "Learn about what they're learning at school. Keep them on task."
Some of us have calculated the odds and less worried about catching the swine flu, but more concerned over the thought of homeschooling. The good news is that charter school folks often hob-knob with other school choice families, like homeschooling families. Such networking will sure come in handy shall our schools close and we are left to our own devices for a couple of weeks.
Homeschoolcentral.com advices:
Start talking to people you know who already homeschool their children. They will have plenty of good advice to get you started.
Conveniently the Denver Newbie Homeschooling Examiner just posted a piece on 3 things you need to start homeschooling (read the entire article here). She says this about step 3:
Pick curriculum. Don’t panic. It can be totally overwhelming, but I’ve actually done something about this step.
Just in case you don’t have homeschooling friends in your charter school roller index, I will share mine.
Here are some fantastic homeschooling references:
By the way, our nations leaders are also optimistic that just like the ordinary strain of influenza, the swine flu will soon run it's course.
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