On a normal weekday morning, the hallways of McKenzie Highlands School in southeast Calgary should be a boisterous place. Instead, it’s silent with students adapting to learning from home.
Connelly said the school has been listening to parents’ challenges and tweaking things accordingly. “There was a recognition now that parents don’t necessarily have the same toolbox at their disposal as teachers do and that we need to modify the tasks that we are having kids do,” Connelly said.
The Calgary Board of Education said teachers are adjusting the number of virtual classes they offer and the student workload.
The president of the Calgary Public Teachers Alberta Teachers’ Association Local 38 is pleased with how online learning is progressing but