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Student Jennifer Galvez Gonzalez elbow bumps fifth grade teacher Kelly Shearon at Lakewood Elementary, as she enters the school to take her science end-of-grade exam, May 19, 2021.
On a recent Monday morning in teacher Kelly Shearon s fifth grade class at Lakewood Elementary in Durham, the conversation turned to the upcoming end-of-grade exams ― better known to North Carolina kids as the EOG s.
Shearon was ready with a pep talk. Y all, this year has been pretty wild. Am I right? Shearon started off.
She listed all the challenges her students have overcome this year: virtual classes, bad internet connections, sick family members, and stepping up to take care of younger siblings plus losing time together in class.