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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. There are so many kids who literally do not listen. Kids are talking back to adults all over the school building, saying, "I don't have to listen to you." Parents don't want to come to meetings to discuss their children's issues. There are so many excuses being made for the kids, about the pandemic and hybrid school last year. The idea that school can simultaneously tolerate a huge amount of disruption while making sure students are "catching up" academically is ludicrous. Standards should be high in order for kids to catch up, not lower. That is obvious. Behavior, ability to attend, and motivation are HUGE parts of learning.[/quote]

I agree that it's not realistic to think that teachers can both support kids emotionally and have them see higher than usual academic gains. I think for many kids, the latter is just not possible right now. Schools would do well to just focus on social/emotional for a few months and then once students are in a good place, focus on academics. That model actually works, but districts are so test driven that they are asking teachers and students to do something that isn't possible right now.[/quote]

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