5 most worrisome problems the pandemic has caused for students
From falling behind in the curriculum to being flat out disengaged, kids are suffering at the hands of online schooling. Here s how. Paul W Bennett, The Conversation
June 9, 2021
Concern for
kids’ pandemic well-being prevails as the school year winds down for the second year in a row.
In Ontario, after parents spent the end of May wondering if and when children could be sent to in-person learning, they finally heard
After announcing home learning would continue to the end of the year, Nova Scotia reversed direction, so as of June 3, all students found themselves back in school.
The pandemic education shock has raised five critical issues that demonstrate how student learning and achievement and social well-being are far from mutually exclusive.
The Lakehead Public School Board and Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board were both advocating for students to return to the classroom before the end of the academic year.
Posted: Jun 03, 2021 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: June 3
Classrooms across Ontario will remain empty through the end of the school year after Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced that in-class learning won t resume until the fall. (Sofia Rodriguez/CBC)
The directors of education for two Thunder Bay school boards had both been hoping students were going to be able to return to the classroom this month.
Instead, students will spend the rest of the academic year learning online after Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced that virtual learning will continue across the province through the end of June.
Lakehead District School Board Director of Education Ian MacRae said he wasn t totally surprised, but was still disappointed by the decision, and had wanted at least a regional reopening.