Most parents would probably agree that the pandemic has thrown a major wrench into the way our kids are being educated. The immense rise in virtual classrooms comes with a slew of potential problems with managing logistics and technology, like at-home distractions and poor internet connections.
A group of teachers in Washington, DC, are going above and beyond for their students by making door-to-door house calls.
One little girl, who attends a public charter school that's still closed, has missed nearly 60 days of school. During the pandemic, her teachers are now working double-duty as both educators and wellness coordinators, so they headed to her house to see what was really going on at home.
They were there not to get her in trouble but to tell her they cared about her and missed her in class — and to see if there was anything they could do to help her and her family.
As it turned out, the first grader shuttles between her mom and dad, and so her laptop was often getting left behind in the shuffle. Her teachers were able to detect and solve the problem by bringing solutions right to her door.
In the clip here, the teachers also make a house call to a third grader with 36 unexplained absences from virtual schooling … and they were determined to find the root cause.
This article first appeared on LittleThings in January 2021.