More than half of school children surveyed in Prince William County say they’re having problems focusing on their work.
The children, who attend classes virtually, say teachers are too quick to assign work and aren’t taking the time to explain the lesson.
In late November, Prince William County Public Schools received 56,000 responses to an online survey to gauge how virtual education is progressing during the pandemic. The majority of the 89,000 students in the school division are taking online classes as officials have opted to leave many classrooms shuttered in the wake of rising cases of the coronavirus.
A total of 61% of the 26,000 middle and high school students surveyed said they couldn’t concentrate during online coursework and virtual video lectures. At the elementary level, 35% of 13,000 children surveyed said they were having problems focusing.