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[quote=Anonymous]I was surprised about the lack of thought on the part of the administration at the 2nd girl's school to her missed learning and socializing.  They knew she had disappeared, they knew she had not been attending school for the past 1.5+ years, they knew she was back and eagerly awaited her. Yet... they completely failed to anticipate any of these speed bumps (or not even speed bumps, but massive road barriers!).  Instead of spending that 1-on-1 time with her figuring out getting her caught up, she spent it talking about high school applications!   That just seemed so off and so tone deaf.  I get the perspective that if they held her back, it would be demoralizing and maybe make her less likely to get through high school, although to me it could go both ways.  But it seems like this is exactly the learning loss the whole education industry has been talking about during Covid and they did nothing for her.  I hope they wake up and get her in some pull outs to get caught up in math, writing, reading.  If administrators aren't getting organized about this, the ins and outs of the learning loss, then the kids really will be screwed long term.  Plus, isn't this what the millions in Covid relief $ to schools is precisely for??[/quote]

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