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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no doubt that there is a loss of learning due to the pandemic and virtual learning. Im just curious as to what some of you would have done differently? I mean going virtual was the only option at a time. Our kids are alive. Not saying they didn’t pay a price, of course, but what’s here is here .[/quote]

What a joke.[/quote]

Relocated to a southern state. Schools were open. Kids excelled.[/quote]

Well, excelling in the South is different than excelling in the North.[/quote]

Not at all.  That’s your own bias shining through.

My kid does a Math program that attracts kids from all over the world.  You should see how many high-flyers there are that come from Texas and Florida.  Lots of extremely bright kids all over the country.  [/quote]

Well, there are a lot of extremely bright Asian-American kids in Texas and Florida.  I know of several high achiever Indian-Americans who live in Alabama.  [/quote]

Oh, I agree!  Just commenting in response to the poster who said there are no smart kids ‘excelling’ in the southern part of the US - such a dumb thing to say.  [/quote]

Asian-American kids are exceling everywhere. It is due to their home culture which includes highly educated parents and emphasis on education.   No school can overcome a home culture that does not value or prioritize education. Whichever school or district will have a lot of Asian-American students, their academic scores and academic achievements will be higher. However, the groups that are typically behind academically - Blacks, Hispanics, rural areas, ESOL, FARMS and poor SES families - will remain behind.  The big issue is what can schools do to bring up the academic achievements of these groups up?  Free schooling, free transportation, free meals, after care, before care, free school supplies and free tutoring are already in place so what else??[/quote]

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