coronavirus pandemic or attempt to homeschool.Although the latter may not be economically feasible for all families, some parents are exploring taking homeschooling one step further by creating “pandemic pods.”The idea is to have a small group of children — a pod — learning together.
The parents, on rotation, can educate the children, or they can pool together funds to hire a tutor or teacher. Here’s what the school year may look like under COVID-19, according to new TDSB head Rachael Marmer lives in Toronto with her husband and four children.
She started the Learning Pods Ontario Facebook group to find like-minded families who may not be comfortable sending their children to school and are looking for other options.“I started this group.