029 - Education in the Time of SARS-CoV-2

We try out our first Zoom call recording in preparation for our next episode with real live genuine guests. We discuss what it's like to teach during COVID times, how generally fucked things are, and bump up against the topic of leftist in-fighting as a teaser for a future episode.

General Recommendations

• JNM's Recommendation: Four New Messages by Joshua Cohen
  • JNM's review of the novel
• JD's Recommendation: Role Playing Games/Creating Stories with Friends

Further Reading, Viewing, Listening

• As teachers fight deadly return to school, the DSA runs to the defense of the unions and Democrats
• New York City teachers union pushes for fast return to in-person classes
• COVID-19 and student performance, equity, and U.S. education policy
• Online learning cannot just be for those who can afford its technology
• How schools can reopen safely during the pandemic
• It’s past time for schools to reopen
• This Is What It's Like to Be a Teacher During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Locationless Locations

• Every show-related link is corralled and available here.
• Heat Death of the Universe - @heatdeathpod
• Please send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.com