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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Yes and part of 7th grade.  I don’t know what that poster is talking about.  [/quote]

They only had 2 days in person per week starting March 9, 2021 for the class of 2026.

They went 3 weeks (6 days) then spring break.

The last day of school was June 11, 2021.

The class of 2026 had a total of 20 days of 7th grade.

The classes were every other day, and the first 2 days back was spent on covid protocols with no academic work.  The last 2 days were spent on end of year stuff, not academics.

This means that the class of 2026 had only 8 days per subject of in person instruction for 7th grade.

Essentially, they completely skipped 7th grade.

For classes like Algebra and for transitional skills like note taking, organization,  behavior,, class of 2026 completely missed a crucial developmental year of learning.
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