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THURSDAY. JANUARY 21.2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3A
Community Responds:
How to make school
from home work?
By Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@piekensprogress.com
Pickens County students
are home again for digital
learning due to the COVID
spread. We asked our Face-
book followers what tools,
strategies, and tricks they use
to keep their kids engaged
and on-the-ball while learn
ing from home. Here are
some of the responses:
Casey Faulkner -1 work
full time with a teenage son.
I communicated with his
teachers to let them know
most work would be done
outside of my work hours. If
they need something com
pleted within school hours
they can contact me and I'll
see that it gets done. Other
wise we take breaks and such
in between subjects for er
rands, etc.
Harry Miller - Nobody
promised you a rose garden
being parents. You do it. The
good, the bad and the ugly.
Nobody planned on a pan
demic. Just add education at
home to your list of responsi
bilities. It is what it is.
Wil Nix - We set up a cal
endar of all assignments and
due dates. The kids treat it
like a chore list/check list.
This way they see an end to
their school day.
Robin Griffith - As a sin
gle mom, I explained to my
daughter that during difficult
times, families have to pull
together as a team. When I
have to go to work, she does
her part by doing her best
with learning. At the end of
the day, we compare events
that happened, help each
other when needed and re
mind each other that things
will get better.
Tonya Gibbs Hester -
Sometimes it feels like we
are just trying to get the work
“finished.” Not much “learn
ing” I’m afraid. I have a sen
ior and a 2nd grader. We like
to incorporate a little home
economics and make cup
cakes. Roll with the punches
everyday.
Shane Cahill - When
both parents have to work it
absolutely sucks. Got [so]
many things to do in a little
time.
Phillip Wilson - It's
ridiculous. It's pretty much
what we use to call busy
work. Exercises based on
what they already know.
There is no new material
being "taught," at least not
for my 2nd, 4th and 5th
graders. Also these "manda
tory" Google meets are bull
crap. They can't expect fami
lies to drop everything and
make sure their child can be
on the computer for a few
minutes at a time only con
venient to the teacher.
Shaunah Jones - Having
a consistent schedule and
staying in contact with the
teachers. They have done a
wonderful job.
Art Rodes - We travel a
lot.
Scott Powell - The “I-
Leaming” should be called
“I-Busywork.” You can’t ex
pect true learning to take
place by watching a video
and filling out a form.
Hope Bobo - It’s impossi
ble for working single par
ents. Especially when half
the programs only work
“during school hours.”
Anita Morris Smith wick
- Nothing works here.
Jacob Edelen - I’m to the
point of not having my kids
do the work. Both of them
finish it in 10 minutes what’s
the point?
Greg Long - Switch if
needed.
How much should you stockpile
for an emergency?
Preparing for an emer
gency requires having at
least a two-week supply of
necessary items on hand.
Using resources wisely and
avoiding hoarding behaviors
can help prevent shortages.
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When the novel coron-
avirus COVID-19 was offi
cially proclaimed a pandemic
in March 2020, people were
urged to stay home and limit
their exposure to those out
side their households. Under
standably, some measure of
panic ensued after that
proclamation.
Fears of lockdowns and
an inability to shop for neces
sities created worldwide
shortages of cleaning sup
plies, meat, canned goods,
grains, and paper products
like toilet tissue. Shoppers
were grabbing what they
could when they could, and
empty store shelves were left
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in the wake of the pandemo
nium.
Although it’s wise to keep
an ample stockpile of foods
and other supplies in advance
of a weather emergency, it’s
important to draw the line be
tween planning proactively
and hoarding goods. But
what is the right amount to
have on hand?
According to the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency, each person should
have a cache of supplies that
can last up to two weeks. In
cluded in the recommenda
tions are 1 1/2 gallons of
water each day per person.
One half-gallon is for drink
ing purposes and the remain
ing gallon is for hygiene
should water supplies be in
terrupted by the emergency.
That equates to 84 gallons of
water for a family of four,
which may not be feasible for
many families. One
workaround is to fill a bath
tub in one bathroom with
water to use for hygiene and
reserve bottled water for
drinking.
In regard to food, City
Prepping, a popular social
media channel for preppers,
has created a list of what
might be included in a two-
week emergency supply.
Most of the supplies are non-
perishable items.
Some options include:
• canned soup (20 cans)
• powdered milk
• cereal (two boxes)
• canned veggies (20 cans)
• peanut butter (two jars)
• pasta (20 bags/boxes)
• coffee or tea
• canned fruit (20 cans)
• oatmeal (five pounds)
• rice (20 pound bag)
• olive oil
Individuals who have a
chest freezer also may think
about purchasing meats/poul
try and frozen foods when
they are on sale and creating
a two-week menu. Invest in
foods that are nutritionally
dense and easy to prepare.
In addition, set aside an
area to store other supplies.
Sanitation and hygiene items,
matches in a waterproof con
tainer, extra clothing and
blankets, cash, and special
needs items like prescription
medications, contact lens so
lution and batteries also are
good to have on hand. Some
items like disinfecting wipes
may still be in short supply,
so buy them as they become
available
Clues Down
SBA re-opens Paycheck Protection
Program to community financial
institutions first
Community finan
cial institutions
received dedicated
access after Jan. 11
WASHINGTON - The
U.S. Small Business Admin
istration, in consultation
with the U.S. Treasury De
partment, re-opened the
Paycheck Protection Pro
gram (PPP) loan portal Jan.
11 at 9 am ET. SBA is con
tinuing its dedicated com
mitment to underserved
small businesses and to ad
dressing potential access to
capital barriers by initially
granting PPP access exclu
sively to community finan
cial institutions (CFIs) that
typically serve these con
cerns.
When the PPP loan portal
re-opened today, it initially
accepted First Draw PPP
loan applications from par
ticipating CFIs, which in
clude Community
Development Financial In
stitutions (CDFIs), Minority
Depository Institutions
(MDIs), Certified Devel
opment Companies
(CDCs) and Microloan In
termediaries. These
lenders made up approxi
mately 10% of all PPP
participating lenders in
2020. A First Draw PPP
loan is for those borrowers
who have yet to receive a
PPP loan before the pro
gram closed in August
2020.
On Jan. 13, 2021, par
ticipating CFIs may begin
submitting application in
formation to SBA for Sec
ond Draw PPP loans. A
Second Draw PPP loan is
for certain eligible bor
rowers that previously re
ceived a PPP loan,
generally have 300 employ
ees or less, and has suffered
a 25% reduction in gross re
ceipts. At least $ 15 billion is
set aside for additional PPP
lending by CFIs.
A few days later, addi
tional lenders will be able to
submit First and Second
draw PPP loan applications.
SBA will continue to pro
vide updates on systems op
erations during the week of
Jan. 11, 2021. Additionally,
SBA plans to dedicate spe
cific times to process and as
sist the smallest PPP lenders
with loan applications from
eligible small businesses.
The opening of the SBA
loan system is designed to
efficiently and effectively
implement the Economic
Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi
nesses, Nonprofits, and Ven
ues Act and to ensure
increased access to the PPP
for minority-, underserved-,
veteran- and women-owned
small business concerns.
SBA also is calling upon its
lending partners to redouble
their efforts to assist eligible
borrowers in underserved
and disadvantaged commu
nities.
Updated PPP Lender
forms, guidance, and re
sources are available at
www.sba.gov/ppp.
About the U.S. Small
Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business
Administration makes the
American dream of business
ownership a reality. As the
only go-to resource and
voice for small businesses
backed by the strength of the
federal government, the
SBA empowers entrepre
neurs and small business
owners with the resources
and support they need to
start, grow or expand their
businesses, or recover from
a declared disaster. It deliv
ers services through an ex
tensive network of SBA
field offices and partner
ships with public and private
organizations. To learn
more, visit www.sba.gov.
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