SCHOOLS
New School Old school techniques will change this fall By Jadyn Fisher
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s a student, it seems like all 12 to 13 years of our schooling are laid out for you. You know exactly what to expect day in and day out as the same structure repeats. Nobody would have been able to anticipate the home learning of fourth quarter of the 2019-20 school year. It makes us wonder what next year will look like. With the global pandemic, things are sure to change, especially with many schools being at or beyond capacity in 85085. The big question seems to be, “Will we be going back to in person classes in the fall?” The answer to this is unclear. As of press time, Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order was lifted, but masks are required in Maricopa County. CDC recommendations have been made regarding the return to classrooms. Some of
these include higher sanitation measures, face coverings, and spacing out desks at least 6 feet apart to limit the amount of exposure students have to one another. With cases still on the rise, students are wondering if this will be enough to make them feel safe at school. The district has been discussing year-round schooling, block scheduling, hybrid courses, or just not going back altogether and continuing with online learning. This would, of course, change the structure of what school looks like to students statewide. What did this global pandemic change about the way things are taught to students? Shelby Smith, an upcoming senior at Sandra Day O’ Connor High School, shares his perspective on the matter. “Most students will testify to feeling overwhelmed long before the lockdown was in place. The only thing that the lockdown has changed is how it is being taught,” Smith says. Having to switch to online schooling made teachers prioritize the most important information and, in turn, change up how they had
taught the material in previous years. “The (current) structure of the course is mentally taxing on the student. Future schooling may favor the students’ mental well-being more than their grade status. I believe there will also be a change in priority, where the staff will be forced to focus on the more important subjects and won’t be pressured into making the students do a vast amount of assignments. It could also change the grading system and how participation and understanding will be worth more than correct answers,” Smith says. With how much our world is changing daily, there is no real way to predict what DVUSD will look like in early August. The best thing to do is stay informed (the DVUSD website is updated weekly), continue to take preventative measures to stay safe, and go into the upcoming school year with an open mind and willingness to conform to change.
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