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, isLeadArt: , itemUrl: , itemCaption: , isStory: true, linkUrl: , description: }, id: 185339 }) }) Facing a classroom full of empty desks, and staring into a computer in front of her, Amanda Woods reminded the Pottstown seventh graders on the other side of the screen that their poetry assignment was due the next day. “Two minutes I have left with you please don’t leave,” she said. Woods implored her students to email her their drafts. “I love to read what you guys write,” she said.
Coronavirus Coverage The classroom at Pottstown Middle School was quiet. Most of Woods’ students don’t speak aloud during class, instead typing questions in the chat. Keeping them engaged is a struggle: On a recent Thursday, one student logged out after 30 seconds. Another joined 26 minutes after class began.