<story><title>Coronavirus Forces World’s Largest Work-from-Home Experiment</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-02/coronavirus-forces-world-s-largest-work-from-home-experiment</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>obiefernandez</author><text>My wife is a high-school teacher in Shenzhen and her school has suspended physical attendance thru Feb 17th, possibly to be extended until the start of March. However, they are requiring teachers and students to work full-time from home using online assignments and communications channels. It struck me that this is indeed a huge experiment in remote working, even for professions that don&amp;#x27;t typically have that option at all whatsoever (i.e. school teachers).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>swiley</author><text>They have that option in the US, just not with public schools. I’ve been told that even public schools work that way in Australia under normal conditions.&lt;p&gt;Most people can’t work from home because of local tradition not because it doesn’t work.</text></comment>
<story><title>Coronavirus Forces World’s Largest Work-from-Home Experiment</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-02/coronavirus-forces-world-s-largest-work-from-home-experiment</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>obiefernandez</author><text>My wife is a high-school teacher in Shenzhen and her school has suspended physical attendance thru Feb 17th, possibly to be extended until the start of March. However, they are requiring teachers and students to work full-time from home using online assignments and communications channels. It struck me that this is indeed a huge experiment in remote working, even for professions that don&amp;#x27;t typically have that option at all whatsoever (i.e. school teachers).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Obsnold</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve heard from relatives that it is the same thing in Hong Kong. Last time I talked to them they said it has been quite difficult so far. I&amp;#x27;m not sure if they have had any training to prepare for this at all or if they are just winging it.</text></comment>