Digital Smarts - Discipline On Zoom?

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Teachers who are trying to recreate learning in a physical classroom during this virtual change from “normal” school are finding that it just isn’t the same. But what about discipline during virtual learning? During remote learning, educators should focus on teaching and supporting students, and not on disciplining them, writes Aaricka Washington, an education reporter and former educator. Elizabeth Hanif, a high-school math teacher on Long Island, asserts that some class Zoom rules were not necessary and advises that educators form relationships with students to change behavior. What is your school doing about discipline during virtual learning? What do you think should be done?