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Seventh grader Mia Friedlander drops off the day's assignment as fellow students gather for some online instruction by tutor Robin Lorch from an ipad placed on a ladder in a home garage on August 27, 2020 in Calabasas, California. - As parents across the United States come to terms with remote learning this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, many are opting for so-called "learning-pods" to help their kids, and themselves, get through the school year. Also known as "pandemic pods", they are popping up all over the country and consist of small groupings of children typically living in the same neighborhood who gather at each other's homes to learn together with a tutor or teacher. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)