Posted: May 22, 2021 4:48 PM ET | Last Updated: May 22
A classroom at Bloomfield Elementary School in Prince Edward Island shows various public health measures, including physically distanced desks, hand sanitizer and a face mask.(John Robertson/CBC)
"Stressful and horrible." "Exhausting." "Overall, just frustrating."
Those are descriptions of the experience of some teens and teachers in Canadian schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period in which the Canadian education system has endured an unprecedented shock, with significant knock-on effects for learning.
For students and experts who joined CBC's
The House for a special episode covering issues affecting youth during the pandemic, the questions and concerns around education pile up. Will students be able to catch up on lost learning? Are teachers equipped for online instruction? Can schools sustain a new online model or class structure?