> First, attendance was sporadic with many of my students. They have been told not to attend class “if they are not feeling well,” and many take that warning qu

> First, attendance was sporadic with many of my students. They have been told not to attend class “if they are not feeling well,” and many take that warning quite literally. Did the author forget about Covid. These students has their last two years of high school completely overturned by Covid and broad shutdowns. Of course, they are going to take the warning literally for school. I think the Covid shutdowns really hurt young people’s education, and we are only just seeing the evidence for how much.