FL students will suffer a learning loss despite e-learning, FL education leaders say
TONIGHT FLORIDA EDUCATIONLEADERS PREDICT MOST STUDENTS INOUR STATE *WILL SUFFER ALEARNING LOSS AS A RESULT OFSCHOOL CLOSINGS DUE TO THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
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4 IN YOURCORNER INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERKATIE LAGRONE EXPLAINS WHAT THATMEANS FOR STUDENTS, HOWDISTRICTS ARE PREPARING FORLEARNING DELAYS AND WHAT YOU DORIGHT NOW TO HELP YOUR KIDSBOUNCE BACK WITH MINIMAL STRESS.3-745-51106-112ABBE MALONE IS A MOM OF THREE"three boys 8, 6 and 3 yearsold"ADMITTEDLY STRUGGLING TO MAKEDISTANCE LEARNING WORK.4:27- theyāre confidence levelis struggling and i see my kidsreally struggling and itsheartbreaking as a mom.ACROSS THE STATāTHE THREAT OFCOVID-19 MADE SCHOOL DISTRICTSTURN VIRTUAL-- VIRTUALLYOVERNIGHTA HERCULEAN TASKTHAT FOUR WEEKSINIS SHOWING SIGNS OF TAKING ATOLL AND RAISING ALARM.Palm beach13:18- i do look at my kids andsee the frustration and tearsoften.WHILE MANY DISTRICTS ACROSS THESTATE ARE TOUTING STUDENTENGAGEMENT AROUND 97 AND 98%...THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AREUNACCOUNTED FOR.Palm beach21:36- it is a top priorityweāre working through it.IN PALM BEACH COUNTāTHEDISTRICT CLAIMS ROUGHLY 350STUDENTS REMAIN OFF THE GRID21:15- if itās a device issuefor the 2% weāre working tosolve that problem, if itās awifi internet access it doestake a little more time to workthru those issuesBUT FOR THE HUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS OF FLORIDA STUDENTSATTENDING CLASSES FROM HOMELINDA KEARSCHNER OF THE STATEāSPTA ASSOCIATION IS CONCERNED.12:45- weāre concerned about theacademic impacts of the COVID 19challenge, what does it mean interms of learning loss."NATIONAL STUDIES SHOW LEARNINGLOSS IS TYPICAL OVER SUMMERMONTHS WITH DECLINES RANGINGFROM A FEW WEEKS TO A FEWMONTHSKEARSCHNER SAYS WITH CLASSROOMEDUCATION CHANGING TOE-LEARNINGFLORIDA EDUCATORSNEED TO PREPARE TO WELCOME BACKSTUDENTS IN THE FALL WHO NEEDADDITIONAL TIME TO CATCH UP.13:14- our schools are lookingat that and thinking about it.our legislature needs to bethinking about it.
Thinkingabout what additional fundingwill be necessary in order tosupport for bridging that gap inthe new yearIN THE MEANTIME, KEARSCHNERADVISES PARENTS TO STAY ENGAGED,BE SUPPORTIVE BUT NOT PUSH THEIRKIDS TOO HARD AND COMMUNICATEDIRECTLY WITH YOUR TEACHERS.GFXSTAY ENGAGED IN YOUR CHILDāSDAY TO DAY LEARNINGSUPPORT BUT DONāT PUSH YOURCHILDRENEMAIL, CALL ORDONāT PUSH YOUR SUPPORT BUTSUPPORT BUT DONāT PUSH YOURCHILDRENEMAIL, CALL OR WEB CONFERENCEWITH TEACHERSA BALANCE ABBE MALONE AGREESWITH...EVEN AS SHE WATCHES HEROWN CHILDREN TRY TO KEEP UP.5:39- thereās a sadness and aconcern.
I think itās greatweāre making this concertedeffort but i donāt know whatāsto comeTAGLOTS OF QUESTIONS FROM PARENTSABOUT HOLDING CHILDREN BACK AYEAR.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS PARENTSCAN KEEP THEIR CHILDREN FROMADVANCING TO THE NEXT GRADELEVEL EDUCATORS WARN THATāS NOTALWAYS THE BEST ANSWER