Author: Nellie Gregorian

29 Sep

Posted at 05:00h in Family Strong, Research

Today, Fluent Productions announced the launch of “Family Strong,” a short documentary series that tells the stories of five diverse families from across the U.S. as they navigate an increasingly uncertain world. As the family unit becomes a last line of defense in these difficult times, the docuseries provides an unvarnished look into the challenges facing American families and their efforts at keeping their families strong.

With social distancing rules in place, the series is entirely constructed from self-shot footage as each family turns their camera on themselves and invites viewers into their lives. The five families documenting their experiences during the pandemic represent a diverse swath of American society. Each family faces its own challenges and copes with them in their own way. A health crisis, a job loss, an interrupted college life, a move to a new community, the stress of sending kids to school in a Covid-19 hotspot — these are just a few examples of the struggles the protagonists confront, as they try to keep their families strong in the face of adversity.

To learn more, view our release calendar and meet the families, visit: FluentProductions.com/FamilyStrong. 

24 Aug

Posted at 21:18h in Education, Publications

Entrepreneur Media mentions Fluent’s study, “School, Interrupted,” in its article on the experiences of students with individualized learning plans with distance learning.

“According to a recent survey from Fluent Research, “Parents of students who had Individualized Learning Plans (IEP) were significantly more likely to report that distance learning allowed their child to keep up with their learning goals. This progress did not come without a great deal of work and stress, however. Parents of students with IEPs expressed higher levels of frustration with online distance learning, especially when it came to simultaneously managing their child’s work and their own work from home.”  View Article

23 Jun

Posted at 01:31h in Education, Publications

EdTech Digest featured our study, School, Interrupted: Families’ Experiences with Education during the Pandemic, in its June issue. Research indicates that although the switch to online distance learning has been largely a frustrating experience for families, parents and teens alike give educators high marks for ensuring continuing education in the time of crisis. View Article