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[quote=Anonymous]For some kids the “problems” start in kindergarten. Many kids are just on screens all the time and parents have not been speaking or reading with them enough since parents are stuck on their own screens.  These kids have very little emotional regulation, social skills, or interest in non-screen activities.

For others the problems seem to start after 3rd grade.  That’s when they often begin to push back against teachers more and cling to peer groups rather than seek adult attention.  It’s also when it’s obvious some kids are way behind and would rather be the “bad” kid than be the “dumb” kid.

By the time they get to middle school a lot of this is ingrained thinking.  It’s very to turn around and becomes very visible in complex social and academic situations like middle school.  It’s unfair to expect math teachers to get kids caught up on algebra when some kids can’t even do basic math facts.  Teachers ask for help and admin says no.  Same for ESL or kids who have interrupted education.  They just get passed on to high school and are still way behind.  At that point the goal is to just manage them and wait for graduation.  Very, very hard to address the specific needs of these kids especially when mainstreaming has been adopted at all levels for a variety of reasons.

Over 50% of students across the country are low SES and eligible for free and reduced school lunch.  No school system has been really successful in turning things around.  Changes in the economy to favor service industries, Covid and increase screen technology use has really exacerbated the differences.  None of this is the fault of MCPS.  Even systems that didn’t shut down for Covid have had these issues.[/quote]

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