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(NYTIMES) When schools shut down last spring, Carson Roubison, a charter school student in Phoenix, Arizona, was initially relieved. There were some difficulties in those early days at home - when classes went online, Carson and his parents, both public school teachers, had to share the sole family computer. But Carson s stress levels fell as school became less demanding during the transition to distance learning. I wasn t aware of the giant impact the pandemic would have, he said, so I was excited, to be honest, to have some time off school. But things changed in autumn. The academic load went back to pre-pandemic levels even though learning was still remote. Carson, a senior, struggled to stay motivated. His mental health suffered. He hoped to attend community college the following autumn, but grew increasingly terrified that the education he d received in high school over the past year would leave him unprepared. ....