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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school lockdowns hit this year's HS freshmen at the very worst time in their academic development.

They lost the spring of sixth grade and all of seventh to learn how to manage a workload between home and school (virtual isn't the same thing), how to stay organized and keep track of assignments, how to take notes in class (they don't), how to let teachers know when they are having trouble, etc. I am sure many parents behind the scenes are seeing a big difference between managing their current HS freshman and an older sibling who has graduated high school.

I feel terrible for this year's HS freshmen. They barely touched MS in person, and have been vaulted head first into high school. There should have been better planning around it.

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didn't they have all of 8th grade in person?[/quote]

The 8th grade year for this class was complete chaos.   It was literal anarchy in most of the middle schools.  Tiktok destruction. Kids acting like 5th and 6th graders. Kids who hadn't learned a thing for the 2 years prior.  Fights. Assaults on staff.  Mask bullying.

Their 8th grade year was not a real school year.  There was so much chaos. The teachers did their best but the students in that grade leqrned far less than they needed to be prepared for high school because the adjustment from zero school structure to real school was so very difficult.

There might be individual students who thrived, but they are the exception.  Ask the teachers or any of your neighbors who had a middle schooler last year.

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