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SKKY

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15. Same here. Both of my kids (7th Grader and 2nd Grader at the start of the Pandemic)...

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Thu Sep 1, 2022, 10:12 AM

Sep 2022

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...absolutely thrived. Now, that's all my wife's fault because she did a great job managing both of them and keeping them on task. So, I imagine if a family doesn't have that luxury, they probably would suffer. I think part of the problem that doesn't get talked about a lot is the fact that most teachers are not really set up to be able to effectively teach in a remote environment.

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Reading and Math Scores Plummeted During Pandemic, New Data Show [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP

Hmm. My kiddo was a 4th Dr. Shepper Sep 2022 #1

Same here. Both of my kids (7th Grader and 2nd Grader at the start of the Pandemic)... SKKY Sep 2022 #15

Absolutely give credit my husband too Dr. Shepper Sep 2022 #18

Not surprising Baggies Sep 2022 #2

I honestly think it depends on the kid. I learned more at home reading every book in the house Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #10

non-paywalled article: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2022 #3

Thanks. I think this is going to be a big deal on the nightly TV news. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #5

National test scores plunge during the pandemic mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #4

Ya I know this the hard way GusBob Sep 2022 #6

I'm going to predict that no one will extrapolate anything about the importance of the role Scrivener7 Sep 2022 #7

Absolutely right. At a time when teachers are sorely needed, Republicans are forcing many Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #12

+1 ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #22

It depends on the student's learning style IronLionZion Sep 2022 #8

The study refers to 4th graders not adults. MichMan Sep 2022 #14

Yes, it wasn't an option when I was in 4th grade IronLionZion Sep 2022 #17

'I didn't really learn anything': COVID grads face college dalton99a Sep 2022 #9

Students should have never been promoted if they didn't learn the material MichMan Sep 2022 #13

Unfortunately Jimbo S Sep 2022 #21

HS math teacher here... jcgoldie Sep 2022 #11

Plus, The Teachers I Know... ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #24

A lot of professors don't have Zoom classes. Sympthsical Sep 2022 #27

So we can conclude that Tik Tok isn't a good substitute for classroom time and books... bhikkhu Sep 2022 #16

And that's with a ton of ESSR funding there to "close the gap." Igel Sep 2022 #19

Many children simply disappeared during the pandemic. hunter Sep 2022 #20

On That Subject... ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #25

Duh...but teachers aren't important to too many out there. nt Samrob Sep 2022 #23

This week in No Shit News Sympthsical Sep 2022 #26