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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn’t matter that it’s untrue, but it’s also Covid in the sense that APS’ response to the pandemic told families that school doesn’t matter.

“Don’t worry, missing a year+ doesn’t matter. Your child will catch up.”

“There’s no such thing as learning loss.”

The school system doesn’t need to apologize, but it needs to send a clear message: Kids are in crisis and there’s A LOT of catching up to do.

It should be all hands on board. Even Syphax.[/quote]

I guess you're one of those people who thought teachers were not working or teaching during the pandemic. We didn't miss a year. [/quote]

Do you really think 4 days/week virtual covered as much material as a normal school year? Of course teachers were working, but it’s ridiculous to pretend that nothing was missed. [/quote]

Of course 2020 wasn't normal and of course things were missed. But we didn't miss a year and this doesn't have anything to do with high absences 3 years later. [/quote]

Of course it does. Just watch how people behave on airplanes these days. People have lost their minds. Shutting everything down had a massive impact on mental health. And lots of people are still suffering from the fallout of the pandemic.

Again, the only way to move forward is to fully acknowledge the problem. We can’t change the fact that schools were shut down for so long (and be real, for many students, almost no learning occurred during that time), but we CAN say it loud and clear:

The issue we face will be catastrophic if left unaddressed.

No more of this “Oh whatever, don’t worry, they’ll catch up” nonsense.[/quote]

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