School Decisions For A New Reality (Part 2): Episode 271

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

After listening to moms around the country share their feelings about schools re-opening (or not), Meagan and Sarah continue the discussion we started last week by looking at the challenges facing families this fall. We touch on the core drivers of school decision-making–academics, childcare, kids’ social-emotional health, and community health–and talk through the pros and cons of some of the likely learning scenarios on the table for kids. Just like last week, this is an inclusive conversation meant to bring encouragement and understanding, no matter where you are in your school decision for Fall 2020. Join us!

We recommend listening to Episode 270 before diving into this one!

This episode was recorded on July 17, 2020.

A NOTE ON EPISODES RELEASED DURING COVID-19: Things change so quickly these days–including recommendations for health and safety, as well as our own thoughts and feelings–so you may hear things that feel a bit dated if you’re catching up on older episodes. Just know that we’re experiencing this in real time just like you, and that we’re working hard to follow the latest recommendations for the safety of our families and our communities. We’re also working hard to bring you timely, relevant podcast episodes in a world that’s changing very quickly.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Be sure to check out last week’s episode School Decisions For Fall 2020 (Part 1)
We mentioned Episode 261 from May: Judgment, Criticism & Mom-Shaming In The Time Of COVID-19
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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sarah. And I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from little to
0:05.7	grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages of life. But we both know that
0:10.5	motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share tips and encouragement.
0:14.0	And remind you that it's really all going to be okay.
0:16.4	We're not experts. We're parents who've been there.
0:18.6	We're not perfect. We're real.
0:20.2	Welcome to the mom hour.
0:21.6	Hi everyone and welcome to episode 271 of the Mom Hour.
0:27.0	I am Megan Francis here with Sarah Powers.
0:29.0	Hey Sarah.
0:30.0	Hey, Megan, how are you?
0:31.0	Well, I'm feeling a little confused today
0:33.1	because we're talking about school.
0:34.4	We're thinking about school
0:36.0	and the decisions that we're making for the fall.
0:39.0	And it's just been an interesting conversation so far.
0:41.6	So we actually started this topic last week and we actually
0:46.2	had 12 of our listeners call in and like just kind of let us know about their experiences and what they're facing.
0:54.7	You know, some people are going to be going back to school pretty soon.
0:57.9	Some like me aren't for another couple of months, but just kind of got some perspectives from people all across the country
1:04.7	saying what is going on with them like what decisions they're facing what
1:09.3	it's going to look like what school's going to look like for their kids if they end up
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