I am connecting it to the school situation based on what a friend told me, what teachers have told me and what I have read in the paper.
A teacher told me that in the spring she only had about 20% of her class participating on a daily basis, participation is up considerably in the fall (kudos to the effort TPS has made), but no where near what it was when in person.
I was also told the following by a friend who is engaged more than most, but is a single dad and works during the day.
His kids were;
Encouraged to take fewer classes and open up their 1st and/or last period since they were still on course to graduate
Encouraged to take easier classes since additional help/tutoring is more difficult when done remote
Were not able to participate in extra curricular activities or watch their peers participate
Struggled with internet connection at times or use a "connection issue" as an excuse to drop off of a class when they are bored (he put a stop to that)
The result is they are spending less than 1/2 their normal time on their education, because of taking fewer classes, easier classes and until recently didn't have extra curricular activities to fill their time. Idle minds.......
I didn't know this young man other than a couple casual conversations, but a friend of mine knew him well and spoke very highly of him. He is pretty tore up and concerned for other kids like him. Good kids who need the structure and safe haven only an in person education provides.
By all accounts TPS closed much of this divide, but there is still an issue.
The coronavirus crisis forcing school districts to educate children by remote learning has exposed a stark digital divide in which students in the ...
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