Anonymous
05/23/2022 09:12
Subject: Re:Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Learning was greatly interrupted by the pandemic. We should absolutely address that with intensive remediation - 1:1 tutoring, summer school, etc.
But don’t blame distance learning. The study doesn’t support the causation, only the correlation.
From the summary of the report:
It is possible that the relationships we have observed are not entirely causal, that family stress in the districts that remained remote both caused the decline in achievement and drove school officials to keep school buildings closed. However, even if that were the case, our results highlighting the differential losses in high poverty schools that went remote are still critical for targeting recovery efforts.
But don’t blame distance learning. The study doesn’t support the causation, only the correlation.
From the summary of the report:
It is possible that the relationships we have observed are not entirely causal, that family stress in the districts that remained remote both caused the decline in achievement and drove school officials to keep school buildings closed. However, even if that were the case, our results highlighting the differential losses in high poverty schools that went remote are still critical for targeting recovery efforts.
Anonymous
05/23/2022 08:53
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Lol it's a feature for equity
Anonymous
05/23/2022 08:53
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Sigh. Can we NOT have the same thread over and over again in every single school forum????
OP, get it through your head that no school in the world is planning to make up anything. Teachers are left to fill in gaps as they go when they identify them in their students, which is actually not a bad idea... if you have a good teacher, that is. The US doesn't have a lot of good teachers, because education degrees scrape the bottom of the barrel and in times of hiring difficulties, schools are even less picky.
So. Teach your own kid please. I've been doing this for ever, because my oldest has special needs, but seriously, do it. It will cost you very little and make a huge difference. I know. This isn't what you pay taxes for, schools should be doing their job, you have a full-time job, blah blah blah. If Obama's single mother could do it, and I could do it, so can you. Or if you want the government to step in, you'll have to vote for a super lefty one, because they're the only ones that would care even a little bit
OP, get it through your head that no school in the world is planning to make up anything. Teachers are left to fill in gaps as they go when they identify them in their students, which is actually not a bad idea... if you have a good teacher, that is. The US doesn't have a lot of good teachers, because education degrees scrape the bottom of the barrel and in times of hiring difficulties, schools are even less picky.
So. Teach your own kid please. I've been doing this for ever, because my oldest has special needs, but seriously, do it. It will cost you very little and make a huge difference. I know. This isn't what you pay taxes for, schools should be doing their job, you have a full-time job, blah blah blah. If Obama's single mother could do it, and I could do it, so can you. Or if you want the government to step in, you'll have to vote for a super lefty one, because they're the only ones that would care even a little bit
Anonymous
05/23/2022 08:37
Subject: Re:Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Anonymous wrote:The fact is these kids have missed out on a lot more education than just what is taught for the SOL's. Studies show this generation could lose $100,000s over their lifetime because of the lost learning. No one seems to care though - just another reason the US is losing out to China in the global race.
What incentive do teachers or admins to teach beyond the SOLs? Everything: funding, reputation, pay raises are tied to SOL scores. Not outcomes, not college acceptance, or high grades in later honors courses. Nothing but SOL.
Anonymous
05/23/2022 07:49
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Anonymous wrote:Bring it up on AEM and you will be called a racist
Or a teacher hater.
Anonymous
05/23/2022 06:14
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
They talked about a plan at a school board meeting at some point.
Anonymous
05/23/2022 05:51
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
SOLs are meaningless. The schools teach to the test. They stop all new leaning by April to review. I have a kid who was borderline dyslexic and received a passing grade on reading. We’ve spent a lot of time and $ outside of APS to undo the damage of ES reading program
Anonymous
05/22/2022 20:49
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Anonymous wrote:Do the kids pass the SOL? As long as those numbers hold up, there won’t be anything extra. Why would there be? What other incentives are there for teachers than the penalties associated with SOL SCORES.
Didn't I read somewhere that the state lowered the bar for some of the SOLs? Making everyone a winner during the pandemic?
Anonymous
05/22/2022 19:00
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Bring it up on AEM and you will be called a racist
Anonymous
05/22/2022 18:14
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Lol. No!
Anonymous
05/22/2022 18:11
Subject: Re:Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
I doubt it.
Anonymous
05/22/2022 18:07
Subject: Re:Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
The fact is these kids have missed out on a lot more education than just what is taught for the SOL's. Studies show this generation could lose $100,000s over their lifetime because of the lost learning. No one seems to care though - just another reason the US is losing out to China in the global race.
Anonymous
05/22/2022 18:02
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Did you bring up specific concerns about your child or just a general question?
Anonymous
05/22/2022 15:51
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Do the kids pass the SOL? As long as those numbers hold up, there won’t be anything extra. Why would there be? What other incentives are there for teachers than the penalties associated with SOL SCORES.
Anonymous
05/22/2022 15:31
Subject: Does Arlington have a plan to make up for pandemic learning losses?
Just read this Atlantic article about pandemic learning losses and what school districts should be doing. Since Arlington was closed for longer than most other districts, does anyone know what their plans are? Are the summer school plans adequate? When I ask my kids' teachers all they say is "it will be fine because the curriculum spirals."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/schools-learning-loss-remote-covid-education/629938/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/schools-learning-loss-remote-covid-education/629938/