âI Used to Like Schoolâ: An 11-Year-Oldâs Struggle With Pandemic Learning
Without home internet, Jordyn Coleman has had trouble staying connected to remote classes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Precious Coleman helping her son Jordyn, 11, on a class assignment. Her cellphone is the only internet-connected device he can use at home.Credit.
May 5, 2021Updated 6:57 a.m. ET
CLARKSDALE, Miss. â By the time Precious Coleman returned home from her overnight shift at a casino, it was past 9 in the morning. It had been another night of dealing with belligerent patrons who refused to wear their face masks and drunks who needed to be escorted to the curb. Her eyes stung.
Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times
Published: 05 May 2021 01:47 PM BdST
Updated: 05 May 2021 01:47 PM BdST Jordyn Coleman attends math class on his mother s cell phone from his home in Clarksdale, Miss, on Feb 4, 2021. Her cell phone is the only internet-connected device Jordyn has access to. The New York Times
By the time Precious Coleman returned home from her overnight shift at a casino, it was past 9 in the morning. It had been another night of dealing with belligerent patrons who refused to wear their face masks and drunks who needed to be escorted to the curb. Her eyes stung. );
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More than anything, she wanted to fall into bed. But her 11-year-old son, Jordyn, was waiting for her.