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Right now, we have millions of parents shouldered up to their children trying to help them do school. I’m reading a fair share of both funny and sad accounts of parents who are trying to navigate this new role of surrogate teacher or coach in terms of setting schedules or giving feedback or making the technology work or just getting “coverage” Frustration levels are high, and my sense is that most parents can’t wait for this to be over and will be happy to send their kids
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with stay-at-home orders in 31 states and counting, an increased number of families are confined to their homes. During such times, the on-site property teams and resources are likely to be tested. Reviewers are complaining about the property teams not doing enough to combat Coronavirus or lack of accommodations by the management when it comes to rent payment.
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Photo credit: Pixabay, geralt, CC0 In this last post of March’s theme on “Student voice on feedback”, Jessica O’Loughlin, first year undergraduate student in biology, shares her experience using ‘Quectures’ as an interactive method for encouraging student participation in lectures… As a new first year student, I had the chance to experience ‘interactive lectures’, organised by Prof.
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