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Erika Donalds: New School Model Combines Virtual Reality With Classical Education

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🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Classical education is a trusted model of learning. Virtual reality is a new technology still being fully developed. Despite the view of some that the two could be in conflict with each other, Erika Donalds disagrees.  “Classical education ... is content-based, and [virtual reality] is the perfect way to deliver that content,” says Donalds, the president and CEO of the Optima Foundation.  Donalds established the Optima Foundation, which has grown to be a network of charter schools, to give parents better education options for their children. After the pandemic, Donalds realized that some parents and students preferred an at-home model, but online education fell short of providing students with a strong education.  Virtual reality allows teachers and students to meet live in a virtual space from home, she says.  Through virtual reality, children “actually go to Mars, they go to the lunar landing, and they're there when it happens in virtual reality," Donalds says.   Donalds joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the ways in which virtual reality can add to and expand classical education.  Also on today’s show, we cover these stories:  The U.S. leads the world in known monkeypox cases. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, says that “highly credible whistleblowers” have accused the FBI and the Department of Justice of intentionally covering up negative information on Hunter Biden. Conservative groups urge senators to vote "no" on a bill intended to codify same-sex marriage in federal law.  Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, July 27th.

0:10.1

I'm Doug Blair.

0:11.1

And I'm Virginia Allen.

0:12.8

With woke ideology penetrating the public schools, parents are looking for alternative

0:18.2

education options for their children.

0:20.4

Erica Donalds is the president and CEO of the Optima Foundation and has created a way

0:25.7

for students to receive a quality classical education from home.

0:31.2

Using interactive virtual reality, Donalds is pioneering a new type of charter school.

0:37.4

And like you, I had a lot of questions about how students can receive a classical education

0:43.8

through virtual reality.

0:45.6

So Donalds joins me on the show today to explain.

0:48.3

But before we get to Virginia's conversation with Erica Donalds, let's hit today's top

0:52.9

news.

1:05.7

According to the CDC, America leads the pack when it comes to known monkey pox cases.

1:11.0

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the US has recorded more than 3,400 confirmed

1:15.9

or suspected cases of monkey pox, beating up previous record holders in Europe like Spain

1:21.0

and the UK.

1:22.4

The journal also reported that almost a third of those cases come from New York City alone.

1:28.0

Testing data indicates there are currently slightly less than 18,000 infections around

1:32.4

the globe.

1:33.4

But some experts believe that number is significantly lower than the actual case count.

1:38.0

The data also suggests the disease is primarily spread between gay and bisexual men through

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