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There was a resurgence of '''homeschooling during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic'''. Variations of [[homeschooling]] include micro schools and educational family co-ops. The first usually involves hired professionals to teach a small group of kids (similar to one-room schoolhouses). The second is a parent-organized co-operative where families take turns educating and minding their kids during the week. 'Pandemic pod' is the fashionable term used to describe one of these arrangements where all group members agree to participate under well-defined and strictly enforced health rules.
The [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education]] included school closures around the world.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gonser |first=Sarah |date=2020-04-08 |title=What Past Education Emergencies Tell Us About Our Future |url=https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-past-education-emergencies-tell-us-about-our-future |work= edutopia |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Coronavirus Impact: Cancellations, closures related to COVID-19 in San Francisco Bay Area |url=https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-in-bay-area-cases-corona-virus-california/5990803/ |work=abc7news |date=2020-07-16 |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref> Parents are left to manage their children and it is causing economic,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Psacharopoulos |first1=George |last2=Patrinos |first2=Harry |last3=Collis |first3=Victoria |last4=Vegas |first4=Emiliana |date=2020-04-29 |title=The COVID-19 cost of school closures |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/04/29/the-covid-19-cost-of-school-closures/ |work= Brookings |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindzon |first=Jared |date=2020-03-20 |title=School closures are starting, and they'll have far-reaching economic impacts |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90476445/school-closures-are-starting-and-theyll-have-far-reaching-economic-impacts |work= Fast Company |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref> educational,<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Dana |date=2020-06-05 |title=Research Shows Students Falling Months Behind During Virus Disruptions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/us/coronavirus-education-lost-learning.html |work= The New York Times |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref> political<ref>{{cite news |last=Peek |first=Liz |date=2020-07-17 |title=Dems, Teacher Unions Playing Politics With School Closures |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2020/07/17/dems_teacher_unions_playing_politics_with_school_closures_517471.html |work= Real Clear Politics |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Perper |first=Rosie |date=2020-07-07 |title=Trump is pushing to reopen schools, which he claims are closed for political reasons and not to curb the coronavirus' spread |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pushes-to-reopen-schools-claims-closures-are-political-2020-7 |work= Business Insider |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2020-07-14 |title=Growing number of districts decide to start the school year online |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pushes-to-reopen-schools-claims-closures-are-political-2020-7 |work= EdSource |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref> and psychological distress.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2020-04-14 |title=Mental health effects of school closures during COVID-19 |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(20)30109-7/fulltext |work=The Lancet |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref>
To mitigate the pain of school closures, multiple educational structures have been proposed. These terms are used interchangeably and this makes it confusing for parents who are trying to figure out how to organize their lives this fall as most schools will only offer virtual instruction. But basically there are three distinct ideas: pandemic pods, micro schools, and family co-ops.<ref>{{cite web |last=Werby |first=Olga |date=2020-07-24 |title=Micro Schools, Pandemic Pods, & Educational Family Co-ops |url=https://supermarketscience.com/micro-schools-pandemic-pods-educational-family-co-ops/ |work=Supermarket Science |access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dani|first=Blum|last2=Miller|first2=Farah|date=August 18, 2020|title=What Parents Need to Know About Learning Pods|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/learning-pods-coronavirus.html?surface=home-living-vi&fellback=false&req_id=834961991&algo=identity&imp_id=349011736&action=click&module=Smarter%20Living&pgtype=Homepage|url-status=live|access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>
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