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Online school has been horrible for many children’s educational outcomes this past year. Getting some of them to actually attend and pay attention has been impo
by space_fountain 5y ago
Online school has been horrible for many children’s educational outcomes this past year. Getting some of them to actually attend and pay attention has been impossible. Maybe in households with attentive available parents it would be fine, but as it is it’s helped to expand the education gap across the US
- musicale 5y ago> Getting some of them to actually attend and pay attention has been impossible. The solution then is obviously to lock students in a room that they can't escape! Might not help with the attention part though (based on my own observation and experience.) Kids are curious and natural learners - I think we have to ask ourselves: how can we nurture this instinct rather than killing it?
- space_fountain 5y agoI mean school should absolutely be better, but 13 year olds aren’t exactly known for making informed choices about their future and we have been trying the online school thing and the results don’t look good. We need to be evidence based about this and not just base it on what feels right or we think would have helped us