Sara McConnell made the tough decision to keep her kids at home and bring the classroom to them. They were enrolled in an alternative education program called Earth Pass, which had to close because of the lockdown. Sara feels parents in her situation do not have adequate support. Meanwhile, a COVID outbreak of the U.K. variant in Barrie might be upending the conventional wisdom of spread. Could that change our approach? On a lighter note, the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes have been released, but the ceremony will look a lot different due to the global pandemic.