With so much talk about schools and reopening, what factors are important to consider when weighing risks/benefits of doing so?
Families/Kids Reopening School Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
As nerdy girls, parents, and educators, we want so much to have clarity around school reopening. But, we just don’t yet know everything we need to know (and may not in 6 weeks!). So our best offering to you, our dear followers, is to share our ideas about how to assess the issue. We hope Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening School
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
How on earth are schools going to safely re-open in the Fall?! And please, for the love of God tell me schools can open in Fall?!
Reopening School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
We know these questions are on everyone’s mind, and we have to be honest that this is still very much a “wait and see” question as the circumstances on the ground, as well as our knowledge of the science develop. The Nerdy Girls are very sympathetic to the huge educational and social costs of keeping Read more…
Advice for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
School Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
Now that “homeschooling” is wrapping up, when can we safely start camp this summer?
Families/Kids School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Q: Will it be safe to go back to school in the fall? HELP! A: I feel you! Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It may help to reframe the question to not only think about the safety risks of COVID-19 if kids return to school, but also the broader risks if kids Read more…
What’s Happening with School Reopening in Israel?
School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids School
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
As nerdy girls, parents, and educators, we want so much to have clarity around school reopening. But, we just don’t yet know everything we need to know (and may not in 6 weeks!). So our best offering to you, our dear followers, is to share our ideas about how to assess the issue. We hope Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening SchoolLauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
How on earth are schools going to safely re-open in the Fall?! And please, for the love of God tell me schools can open in Fall?!
Reopening School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
We know these questions are on everyone’s mind, and we have to be honest that this is still very much a “wait and see” question as the circumstances on the ground, as well as our knowledge of the science develop. The Nerdy Girls are very sympathetic to the huge educational and social costs of keeping Read more…
Advice for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
School Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
Now that “homeschooling” is wrapping up, when can we safely start camp this summer?
Families/Kids School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Q: Will it be safe to go back to school in the fall? HELP! A: I feel you! Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It may help to reframe the question to not only think about the safety risks of COVID-19 if kids return to school, but also the broader risks if kids Read more…
What’s Happening with School Reopening in Israel?
School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids School
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
How on earth are schools going to safely re-open in the Fall?! And please, for the love of God tell me schools can open in Fall?!
Reopening SchoolJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
We know these questions are on everyone’s mind, and we have to be honest that this is still very much a “wait and see” question as the circumstances on the ground, as well as our knowledge of the science develop. The Nerdy Girls are very sympathetic to the huge educational and social costs of keeping Read more…
Advice for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
School Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
Now that “homeschooling” is wrapping up, when can we safely start camp this summer?
Families/Kids School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Q: Will it be safe to go back to school in the fall? HELP! A: I feel you! Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It may help to reframe the question to not only think about the safety risks of COVID-19 if kids return to school, but also the broader risks if kids Read more…
What’s Happening with School Reopening in Israel?
School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids School
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
We know these questions are on everyone’s mind, and we have to be honest that this is still very much a “wait and see” question as the circumstances on the ground, as well as our knowledge of the science develop. The Nerdy Girls are very sympathetic to the huge educational and social costs of keeping Read more…
Advice for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
School Staying SafeAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
Now that “homeschooling” is wrapping up, when can we safely start camp this summer?
Families/Kids School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Q: Will it be safe to go back to school in the fall? HELP! A: I feel you! Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It may help to reframe the question to not only think about the safety risks of COVID-19 if kids return to school, but also the broader risks if kids Read more…
What’s Happening with School Reopening in Israel?
School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids School
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
Now that “homeschooling” is wrapping up, when can we safely start camp this summer?
Families/Kids School Staying SafeLauren Hale, PhD MA
Q: Will it be safe to go back to school in the fall? HELP! A: I feel you! Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It may help to reframe the question to not only think about the safety risks of COVID-19 if kids return to school, but also the broader risks if kids Read more…
What’s Happening with School Reopening in Israel?
School Staying Safe
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids School
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
Q: Will it be safe to go back to school in the fall? HELP! A: I feel you! Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It may help to reframe the question to not only think about the safety risks of COVID-19 if kids return to school, but also the broader risks if kids Read more…
What’s Happening with School Reopening in Israel?
School Staying SafeLauren Hale, PhD MA
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids School
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
Dear Pandemic is psyched to introduce today’s Nerdy Guest, historian Dr. Daphna Oren-Magidor, PhD, to discuss what’s happening with school reopening in Israel, where she lives with her husband and son. Q: When and under what circumstances did schools reopen in Israel? A: Israel acted fairly quickly and aggressively once the threat of COVID-19 became Read more…
Should I be prepared to send my children back to school in the fall?
Families/Kids SchoolAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
Q: And what can I do to prepare if so? A: We all want to say yes yes YES, but there are a number of considerations. We keep schools closed to limit the spread of infection. Past pandemics have taught us this. The data for our current pandemic are murkier; this is primarily because data Read more…
My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open?
Families/Kids Reopening SchoolAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
School
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
Q: Help! My kid is supposed to start or return to college in the fall. Will colleges even be open? Our family isn’t that excited about Zoom U. A: Very few colleges have announced firm plans; many more plan to do so by mid-June or early July. Figuring how to safely re-open is a daunting Read more…
Closing Schools
SchoolAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
Those Nerdy Girls are big time supporters of closing schools. AND…that causes a lot of additional problems and inconveniences. If you have the flexibility and resources to help, try to do so!
