Eager to develop a \u201cside hustle\u201d during unemployment, Britt Canner has since launched a new business model intended to help families navigate online schooling and home school during these unprecedented times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She calls herself an alternative education consultant, \u201cwho also does so much more.\u201d Offering guidance for families who feel returning to a brick-and-mortar school in the fall isn\u2019t right for them, her services include family consults, providing remote support like daily check-ins and virtual morning meetings, and pairing home school \u201cpods\u201d with teachers who may not be returning to school buildings. She also has experience in curriculum building, and researching various online schooling models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m just trying to get creative in a virtual word,\u201d said Canner, 34, who lives in Portsmouth. \u201cI think homeschooling and online schooling are going to be pretty popular going forward until there is a cure for this because families are scared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, the New York Times reported<\/a> parents around the country \u2013 who can afford to do so \u2013 are organizing \u201cpandemic pods\u201d or \u201cnano-schools\u201d for the fall, where a small group of students learn together remotely with the help of a hired teacher or tutor. According to the Los Angeles Times<\/a>, with most schools in California closed for the foreseeable future, families are \u201crushing to hire tutors and teachers to augment distance learning with children individually or in small groups.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n