March 5, 2021
Virtual classes have been difficult for many students. One school district found that compared to fall 2019, the number of students who failed classes in a virtual format rose by 83%.
Christopher Lamar, a senior at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, found out he was failing most of his classes in December. Due to COVID-19, Lamar went from being an involved student to struggling to stay afloat in his online classes.
Unfortunately, Lamar’s story parallels the situation of millions of students across the country. Since COVID-19 changed the landscape of American schooling, students have been struggling to perform as well as they have in the past.
It wasn’t until several weeks ago that Christopher Lamar discovered he was failing most of his classes.
Lamar, an 18-year-old senior at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida, had always enjoyed being a student. He ran for homecoming; he started a spirit club. Things changed once classes went online this year. Lamar had to watch and cook for his siblings, to clean and manage the household. School fell to the bottom of his priority list.
When Lamar’s guidance counselor informed him his mid-semester progress report was riddled with F’s, it hit him: Not only was he flunking science, a subject in which he once excelled, he was also facing the prospect of being denied a diploma in the spring.
Scores of students are getting F s: What s the point of failing them during COVID-19? Alia Wong, USA TODAY
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It wasn’t until several weeks ago that Christopher Lamar discovered he was failing most of his classes.
Lamar, an 18-year-old senior at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida, had always enjoyed being a student. He ran for homecoming; he started a spirit club. Things changed once classes went online this year. Lamar had to watch and cook for his siblings, to clean and manage the household. School fell to the bottom of his priority list.
When Lamar’s guidance counselor informed him his mid-semester progress report was riddled with F’s, it hit him: Not only was he flunking science, a subject in which he once excelled, he was also facing the prospect of being denied a diploma in the spring.
Scores of students are getting F s: What s the point of failing them during COVID-19? Alia Wong, USA TODAY
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It wasn’t until several weeks ago that Christopher Lamar discovered he was failing most of his classes.
Lamar, an 18-year-old senior at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida, had always enjoyed being a student. He ran for homecoming; he started a spirit club. Things changed once classes went online this year. Lamar had to watch and cook for his siblings, to clean and manage the household. School fell to the bottom of his priority list.
When Lamar’s guidance counselor informed him his mid-semester progress report was riddled with F’s, it hit him: Not only was he flunking science, a subject in which he once excelled, he was also facing the prospect of being denied a diploma in the spring.