E-Learning Information

e-Learning Update - April 28, 2020


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After all the changes we made last week, we are keeping eLearning the same from here to the end of the school year. This week’s schedule is already posted, and the schedule of remaining classes for the year will follow the pattern we established on April 20.  “A Day” followed by a “B Day”. 
Some things to note: 
  1. We are following the school calendar for our academic schedule.
  2. We will follow this “A Day” and “B Day” schedule until May 21, with finals scheduled for May 22, 26, and 27.
  3. We will announce more details about the final exam schedule by next week.
  4. Tomorrow (Wednesday) and every other "B Day" following we will continue with advisory and MHS Life. 
A reminder about AP Exams:
  1. AP exam administration has changed
    1. AP Exams start the week of May 11 and end on May 22.
    2. Three subject exams are scheduled per day.
    3. Exams are 45 minutes long.
    4. Exams can be taken on any device.
  2. AP will communicate with each student through the email address that students submitted to AP when they signed up, including delivering the exam. Students are to follow their guidelines closely. Just a reminder that any activity that is suspicious—such as switching to another browser during the exam, cutting and pasting from outside sources, and other activities—will invalidate the test.
As we are well into our second month of this, I am sure you have your favorite memes about quarantine and at-home learning. We do as well. But the reality is we also talk a lot about the faculty and students who are not together, and the 'missing magic' of the classroom and school events. As Mr. Rouse said, we are currently discussing end-of-year events. My office is working on the awards program still scheduled for May 21, which will be done as a virtual presentation. We look forward to honoring our students.

I’ve been trying to keep learning about this new world-wide situation we are in and how it affects our communities, our churches, our public attitudes, our homes, ourselves, and especially our schools: physiological changes in students learning at home; psycho-emotional health from both confinement and the reality of the world-wide pandemic; and learning adjustments, to name a few. I hope you are taking advantage of the many fine articles on these topics. We all need guidance at this time. 

One of my favorite quotes in my commonplace book is from Richard Foster: “The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” In this difficult time, we cannot forget to observe, ask questions, be challenged, read, and think, and not to abandon these pursuits. Have a great rest of the week.
 
Tim Fenderson
Academic Dean
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