Weber wood shop students build desks for online learners
By Emily Anderson | Standard-Examiner via AP
| Dec. 24, 2020, 9:40 p.m.
Ogden • Students have spent an unprecedented amount of time learning online this year some by choice, some by mandate, others by necessity. Simultaneously, headlines across the country have reported a steep increase in failing grades.
Among the factors impacting academic performance is the variety of distractions students face in a home setting, and the absence of a space dedicated to studying.
Rod Belnap, the director of career and technical education in the Weber School District, witnessed the difficulties of at-home learning earlier this year when his own children had to quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Standard-Examiner reported.