Furthermore, for students to take such classes seriously, they must get academic credit, and the grade has to matter. That would ensure students know they are valued beyond their résumé of achievements. I saw this firsthand when I taught high school health. Despite its importance, few colleges require this class, so it has no impact on a student’s grade point average. With little at stake gradewise, students regularly asked to skip my class to work on an honors assignment or study for a midterm.
But what’s an A in physics if you wind up in an abusive relationship, dependent on drugs or suicidal? I’d often discover students furtively studying for the next period’s exam behind their computer screens during class. I learned not to take this personally; they’d been groomed to focus on grades above all else. The message our education system sends young people is hopelessly wrong.
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Yet as the coronavirus crisis raged on, parents increasingly sought out schools that were fully in-person rather than remote and, for many, that meant switching to an independent institution, regardless the price tag. I am seeing unprecedented interest from the public-school community seeking entrance into private schools, said Emily Glickman, the president of Abacus Guide Educational Consulting in New York.
Reports of significant academic learning loss in school districts across the country underscored concerns about the toll virtual learning has had on education at every level.
At the same time, private schools, which generally have larger campuses, smaller classes and greater autonomy, often demonstrated more flexibility when it came to reopening.