Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic

Rory Levin, a sixth grader in Bloomington, Minnesota, used to hate going to school. He has a health condition that often makes him feel apprehensive ( ) around other students. Taking special-education classes did little to ease his anxiety.

So when his district created a stand-alone ( ) digital-only program, Bloomington Online School, last year for the pandemic, Rory opted ( ) to try it. Now the 11-year-old is enjoying school for the first time, said his mother, Lisa Levin. He loves the live video classes and has made friends with other online students, she said.

In December, Bloomington Public Schools decided to keep running the online school even after the pandemic subsides ( ). Lisa Levin plans to re-enroll Rory for this fall.

“It is such a good fit ( ) for him,” she said. “We’re really hoping they can continue it for the rest of his school career.”

A year after the coronavirus set off ( ) a seismic ( ) disruption ( ) in public education, some of the remote programs that districts intended to be temporary are poised ( ) to outlast ( ) the pandemic. Even as students flock ( ) back to classrooms, a subset ( ) of families who have come to prefer online learning are pushing to keep it going — and school systems are rushing to accommodate ( ) them.

The districts are racing to set up full-fledged ( ) online schools even as concerns mount ( ) that remote learning has taken a substantial toll on ( ) many children’s academic progress and emotional health. Parents and lawmakers, alarmed by the situation, have urged ( ) schools to reopen.

Even so, at least several hundred of the nation’s 13,000 school districts have established virtual schools this academic year, with an eye to ( ) operating them for years to come ( ), education researchers said. Unlike many makeshift ( ) pandemic school programs, these stand-alone virtual schools have their own teachers, who work only with remote students and use curricula ( ) designed for online learning.

Yet a surge ( ) of online schools comes with risks. It could normalize remote learning approaches ( ) that have had poor results for many students, education researchers said. It could also further divide a fragile ( ) national education system, especially when many Asian, Black and Latino families have been wary ( ) of sending their children back to school this year.

“My fear is that it will lead to further fracturing ( ) and fragmentation ( ),” said Jack Schneider, an assistant professor of education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

即便疫情過去 線上教學會繼續

美國明尼蘇達州布魯明頓市的六年級學生Rory Levin曾經討厭上學，他有健康問題，常讓他和其他學生共處時感到焦慮，上特教課程對於紓解他的焦慮幫助不大。

因此，當他的學區去年因疫情而設置獨立的全數位學程「布魯明頓線上學校」時，羅利決定試試。他的母親Lisa Levin說，現在這個11歲的男孩首度能夠享受上學了，她說，他喜愛直播影音課程，也和其他線上學生成了朋友。

去年12月，布魯明頓公立學校決定，疫情趨緩後讓線上學校繼續營運。Lisa Levin計畫今年秋季再幫Rory註冊。

「這實在非常適合他。」她說，「我們真心希望能繼續辦下去，直到他的學校教育結束都不要停。」

在新型冠狀病毒開始大大顛覆公立教育的一年後，學區原本規畫為暫時性的一些遠距課程，如今似乎會比疫情更持久。儘管學生紛紛湧回教室，一小群本就偏好線上學習的家庭正推動讓它繼續，而學校系統也忙著配合。

雖然各界日益擔心遠距學習已使許多兒童的學業進步和情緒健康大受影響，各學區仍爭相設立完整的線上學校。對此狀況有所警覺的家長和議員，呼籲學校重新開放。

即使如此，教育研究人員說，全美1萬3000個學區中，至少數百個本學年已建立虛擬學校，並著眼於持續營運多年。不同於許多因應疫情的臨時性學校學程，這些獨立的虛擬學校有自己的教師，只教遠距學生，且使用專為線上學習設計的課程。

不過線上學校激增伴隨著風險，教育研究者說，它可能讓遠距學習方式常態化，而這種方式對許多學生而言效果極差。它也可能進一步分化脆弱的全國教育體系，尤其是在許多亞裔、非裔及拉美裔家庭對於今年把孩子送回學校感到遲疑的此際。

「我擔心的是，這將導致(教育體系) 進一步的斷裂與破碎。」洛厄爾麻州大學教育系助理教授Jack Schneider說。

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【本校防疫訊息 ～110年寒假臺灣大學集會與社團活動防疫規範】
NTU COVID-19 Prevention Message ～National Taiwan University Pandemic Prevention Guidelines Governing Gatherings And Club Events During 2021 Winter Vacation

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一、 依據110年1月19日教育部通報《提醒各級學校辦理集會活動防疫措施》，考量到疫情升溫，辦理各項集會與社團活動有人潮擁擠、長時間且近距離接觸，具有高度傳播之風險，一旦出現疑似個案或群聚事件，將提高防疫難度，因此強烈建議本校各單位審慎評估將集會與社團活動取消或延期舉辦。

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二、 如本校各單位評估有舉辦活動之必要性者，必須配合下列各項措施，如有任何一項措施無法配合者，請將該活動取消或延期舉辦：

😷(一) 通則（適用於各種集會、會議、用餐、聚餐、社團、與住宿活動）：
1.居家檢疫、居家隔離、自主健康管理期間者，或與居家檢疫、居家隔離的家人同住者，以及有發燒、呼吸道症狀、腹瀉、嗅味覺異常等疑似症狀者（包括表演者及活動工作人員），不得參加本校各項活動。

2.如有罹患癌症、慢性肺病（含氣喘）、心血管疾病、腎臟、肝臟、神經、血液或代謝疾病者（含糖尿病）、血紅素病變、免疫不全需長期治療者、孕婦等，建議避免參加本校各項活動。

3.主辦單位必須事先掌握參加者資訊，至少包含姓名、聯絡方式、流行地區旅遊史、與確診病例接觸史。

4.主辦單位應於活動場域提供足量之手部清消用品，同時必須規劃固定入口，且於入口處進行體溫量測及手部消毒。

5.活動期間除用餐進食外，所有參加者與工作人員必須全程配戴醫用口罩，同時應儘量保持社交距離（室內1.5公尺、室外1公尺）。

6.活動空間必須保持通風良好，出入口大門應保持開啟，窗戶亦應儘量開啟至少15公分。

7.所有參加者與工作人員應儘量固定活動位置，亦應儘量減少近距離接觸互動。

8.活動過程中如有參加者出現疑似症狀，主辦單位應立即協助其儘快就醫。就醫後如有採檢，應立即通報本校保健中心。

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🍝(二) 用餐：
1.如非正在用餐時，所有參加人員必須配戴醫用口罩。

2.若空間足夠，則以梅花座等形式維持足夠社交距離（室內1.5公尺），或以隔板、屏風進行區隔。

3.空間不足夠時，則應「分時分眾」用餐，以維持足夠社交距離。

4.用餐時請勿交談，同時應避免人員彼此交流、互動。

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🏠(三) 住宿：
1.如非正在睡眠或洗浴時，所有參加人員必須配戴醫用口罩，同時應儘量保持社交距離（室內1.5公尺）。

2.洗浴空間必須有隔間，嚴禁團體共浴。如無隔間，則同一時間同一空間僅容許一人洗浴。

3.睡眠空間，床與床必須間隔至少1.5公尺。如床與床無法間隔1.5公尺以上距離，即應取消住宿活動。

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三、如本校出現任何一例確診個案（包含校內外人士），且該確診者足跡曾經進入臺大校園，本校所有單位即應考慮取消未辦或正在進行中之活動。

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四、本校集會與社團活動防疫規範將視疫情發展，依中央流行疫情指揮中心、臺北市政府、及教育部發布的公告內容隨時調整。

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國立臺灣大學防疫小組 敬上

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一、 According to the Reminder: Schools of All Levels Should Establish Pandemic Prevention Measures Regulating Gatherings released by the Ministry of Education on January 19, 2021, organizing gatherings and club activities in the current surge of outbreaks poses a high risk of transmission as such events are crowded, last for long hours, and participants are in close contact. The level of difficulty in pandemic prevention will increase once suspected individual or cluster infection occurs. In view of this, NTU strongly urges all of its departments and offices to carefully assess cancellation or postponement of gatherings or club activities.

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二、 The organizer considering such event necessary should follow the measures below. If any one of the following cannot be observed, the organizer should then cancel or postpone the event.

😷(I) General rules (applicable to all kinds of gatherings, meetings, dining, social dining, clubs, and accommodation:
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1.People undergoing home quarantine, home isolation or self-health management, or those living with family members undergoing home quarantine, home isolation or self-health management, as well as those showing suspected symptoms such as fever, respiratory complications, diarrhea, and abnormality of smell and taste (including performers and event workers) should be barred from participation.
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2.People with cancer, chronic lung disease (including asthma), cardiovascular disease, illnesses in kidney, liver, nerves, blood or metabolic disorders (including diabetes), hemoglobin disease, immune deficiency disease requiring long-term treatment, and pregnant women are advised to avoid participation.
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3.The organizer must obtain information of participants in advance, including at least name, contact info, travel history to pandemic affected regions, and contact history with confirmed cases.
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4.The organizer must provide sufficient hand sanitizers at the event venue and designate an entrance to take temperature and sanitize hands.
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5.Except while dining during the event, all participants and event staffs must wear a medical mask and maintain appropriate social distancing (1.5 meters indoors and 1 meter outdoors).
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6.The event space must be kept well-ventilated, the entrance and exit remained open, and windows left open by at least 15 centimeters.
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7.All participants and event workers should stay at designated areas and minimize contact at short distances.
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8.If participants become ill with suspected symptoms, the organizer should immediately help them seek medical attention and report to the NTU Health Center if any diagnostic test has been administered following the treatment.

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🍝(II) Dining
1.Except while dining, all participants must wear a medical mask.
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2.If there is enough space, implement crisscross seating to maintain proper social distancing (1.5 meters indoors), or compartmentalize using partitions or screens.
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3.If there is limited space, implement dining segmentation “by time and by group” to maintain adequate social distancing.
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4.Do not talk while dining and participants should refrain from conversation exchange or interaction.

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🏠(III) Accommodation
1.Except while sleeping or taking a shower, all participants must wear a medical mask and at the same time keep social distancing (1.5 meters indoors) where possible.
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2.The shower and bathing space must be partitioned and group bath is prohibited. If there is no partition, only one person can use the space at a time.
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3.In the sleeping area, beds should be separated from each other by at least 1.5 meters. If this cannot be done, then accommodation should be canceled altogether.

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三、 If any single confirmed case (including faculty, staff, and general visitors) occurs at NTU and whose footprint has entered the university campus, the responsible organizers should consider canceling all of the future or ongoing events.

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四、 NTU will stay current with the latest development in the COVID-19 pandemic and make timely adjustments to its Pandemic Prevention Guidelines for Gatherings and Club Events in accordance with the announcements released by Central Epidemic Command Center, Taipei City Government, and the Ministry of Education.

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Sincerely yours,
NTU Epidemic Prevention Team

#Hi家教新聞報報

For the second time this month, there's promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the United States and around the world. The vaccine is among those Canada has preordered for its population.
關於COVID-19疫苗的研發，本月再度傳出捷報。Moderna週一宣稱，自家公司的注射疫苗可提供強大的防護效用。這個消息將為冠狀疫情嚴峻的美國和全球各地，帶來了一線曙光。目前加拿大已依該國人口數量加入預購。

Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5 per cent effective, according to preliminary data from the company's still-ongoing study. A week ago, competitor Pfizer Inc. announced its own COVID-19 vaccine appeared similarly effective — news that puts both companies on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the United States.
根據該公司仍在進行中的研究的初步數據顯示，Moderna表示其疫苗的有效率可能高達94.5％。而在一周前，其競爭對手輝瑞公司（Pfizer Inc.）宣布自己的COVID-19疫苗也可能有類似的成效，消息一出，使得這兩家公司都有望在幾週內於美國取得緊急使用的許可。

Kate O'Brien, director of the immunization department at the World Health Organization (WHO), said the preliminary results for both vaccines were "incredibly exciting."
世界衛生組織（WHO）免疫部門主任凱特歐布萊恩（Kate O'Brien）表示，兩種疫苗的初步結果都「令人振奮」。

Moderna president Dr. Stephen Hoge welcomed the "really important milestone," but said having similar results from two different companies is what's most reassuring.
Moderna總裁Stephen Hoge博士表示十分樂見這個「相當重要的里程碑」，但他認為最令人安心的是兩家公司的成效相近。

"It won't be Moderna alone that solves this problem. It's going to require many vaccines," to meet the global demand, he said.
但他也表示：「要解決新冠病毒的疫情，不能單靠Moderna這間公司。未來將需要更多疫苗來滿足全球的需求。」

單字補充
vaccine (N.) 疫苗
candidate (N.) 申請人、候選人
a dash of一點點
grim (N.) 嚴峻
surge (N.) 遽增
on track步入正軌
milestone (N.) 里程碑

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#歡迎追蹤並且分享我們的音樂 #約書亞樂團 #剛強壯膽

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剛強壯膽 / Courage, Surge Out
詞曲 Written / 周巽光 Ewen Chow、吳唯農 Justin Wu、蔣孟平 Benjamin Chiang、璽恩 SiEnVanessa
主領 Worship Leader / 周巽光 Ewen Chow
英譯詞 / 熊乃恩 Nathan Hsiung

Woah Woah Woah

﹥Verse1
看著葡萄 我們卻都吃不到
All are in sight, but it is out of reach now
應許之地 充滿了巨人環繞
Giants surround the promised land we’re set on
仇敵不斷咆哮 如同獅子吼叫
Enemies they roar out, as a lion they're proud

﹥Verse2
面對高牆 周圍人都想落跑
Facing tall walls, everyone wants to back down
流奶與蜜 反而成心中煎熬
Sweetest rewards, becomes the heart's biggest taunt
現實如此難搞 生命盡被消耗
The truth is always so hard, life is all consumed up

﹥Pre chorus
就在這時刻 我仍然要說
Even in this time, I will still scream high
有祢什麼攏毋驚
With You I don't need to hide

﹥Chorus
剛強壯膽 剛強壯膽
Courage, surge out, courage, surge out
把仇敵踐踏在我們的腳下
Trample on enemies we have victory
剛強壯膽 剛強壯膽
Courage, surge out, courage, surge out
歡呼讚美直到城牆都倒塌
We sing and praise until high walls all fall down
Woah Woah
剛強壯膽 剛強壯膽
Courage, surge out, courage, surge out
Woah Woah
我現在毋是無膽的囝仔
I'm not a cub scared of its own shadow

﹥Verse3
兩刃利劍 從我的腹中升起
Sharp blade unsheathed, coming up from my within
全都因著 聽見祢微小聲音
Are all because we heard Your quiet calling
能使風平浪靜 黑暗勢力潰堤
Silencing wind and seas, darkness breaks in defeat

﹥Rap
約書亞軍隊的元帥 爭戰時與我們同在
Army of Joshua's General, with us whenever we battle
一歡呼仇敵就潰敗 We are on Your side
In one cheer enemies crumble, We are on Your side
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這首歌叫做剛強壯膽，在講約書亞要帶領以色列人進迦南地。
其實所謂的應許之地與流奶與蜜之地就是，譬如說很多的時候，我們在教會的裡面或是信息當中講到很多。譬如說，蒙福人生啊，或者是講到神的良善，或者講到神要給我們的祝福跟產業，但是你會發現跟你現實當中，你要去面對這些東西，得著這些東西的時候，還是會有一個掙扎和差距。

就像以色列百姓在曠野，因為恐懼和害怕，或者是因為他們心裡的不信，所以他們無法進入到應許之地，因為擋在前面的第一道牆就是耶利哥城，好像就是會讓他們感受到威嚇、恐懼，因此就無法進去。

我們想要寫這首歌就是想鼓勵所有的弟兄姊妹，就是神對約書亞說的：「你要剛強壯膽」，唯有當我們勇敢起來的時候，才有辦法進入到應許之地。
我們才能夠把我們聽見神所要給我們的這些祝福、應許，讓它們能成就在我們每個一人的身上，所以我覺得我們很多弟兄姊妹都在這個掙扎裡面，好像每次聽到神有多好，神要給我們的祝福有多棒，但是我們就是沒辦法自己去經歷到底甚至最後想要放棄。

鼓勵所有的人，不要放棄，要剛強壯膽的定睛在神的身上，直到我們得地為業。
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配唱製作人 Vocal Producer / 曹之懿 Isabelle Tsao
編曲 Arrangement / 孫立衡 Peter Sun
Keyboard & Synths / 孫立衡 Peter Sun
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Drum / 蔣孟平 Benjamin Chiang
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和聲編寫 / 陳州邦 Ben Chen
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日耀之影 Shade of Solaris
衛道之袍 Cloak of Defiance
阿茲里的聖徽 Atziri's Foible
菁華蠕蟲 Essence Worm
不可知論 The Agnostic
至高‧自我 Supreme Ego
SKILL:
贖罪烙印-附加閃電傷害-快速施放-迅速烙印-閃電穿透-魔幻
(有一定程度的魔力，可把附加閃電換秘能波動)
Penance Brand-Added-Lightning Damage-Faster Casting-Swiftbrand-Lightning Penetration-Archmage
Added-Lightning Damage === Arcane Surge
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●伸展台有我許多角色的裝備以及天賦可以直接看！
伸展台Build：https://web.poe.garena.tw/forum/view-thread/192627
●教學影片在下方～想看更多流派？請到我的頻道內哦！
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輕鬆蓋出漂亮藏身處：https://youtu.be/ttzH1m3bPaQ
POE20個小知識：https://youtu.be/5TD7kdk9f_M
新手入門教學：https://youtu.be/XQPu1WO_8_g
劇情推進技巧教學：https://youtu.be/gTzh4SC5maU
弓箭初期三兩事（通用）：https://youtu.be/RhbqGAFZx3M
兩小時快速６０等（需要朋友）：https://youtu.be/Mac3xDy3cv0
官方市集教學：https://youtu.be/8YoKzdahNQE
Path Of Building（POB）模擬器教學：https://youtu.be/o4zRJfmU4Rk
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●PAYPAL贊助連結(國外信用卡)
https://streamlabs.com/qwer48621530
●歐付寶贊助連結(國內信用卡)
http://bit.ly/2MqXUbn
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FaceBook粉專：https://www.facebook.com/dskn666/
Twitch實況：https://www.twitch.tv/qwer48621530
哔哩哔哩BiliBlili：https://space.bilibili.com/364804654/#/
instagram：https://www.instagram.com/a197s77601071049/
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大家好，我是夜貓😻
歡迎來到我的實況台。

我是一個熱愛玩遊戲的小肥宅，若你也喜歡玩遊戲，歡迎你加我好友。
有機會我們可以一起討論或一起玩，不論什麼遊戲類型，只要好玩都行！
（我還是會偏向於射擊、恐怖、暴力、血腥劇情這方向的遊戲為主，所以未滿18歲的朋友，請不要偷偷看嘿）

固定開台時間：
下午13點至15點：一日系列直播
晚上7點至12點：主要遊戲類直播
(時間都會稍微有小小調整哦)

🍜Discord：想加入可以直接詢問我
🍺夜貓實況主LINE群：想加入可以直接詢問我。LINE：jay06170617
🍣Youtube： http://www.youtube.com/c/jay06170617jay
🍩FB終於有粉絲團： https://m.facebook.com/jay0617jay
🍤贊助網址：https://streamlabs.com/jay06170617jay
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🍛喜歡我的影片，或看我直播練宵維的朋友，都歡迎【訂閱】我，以及按下一個【喜歡】哦!

#戰慄深隧
#夜貓
#玩到破關