It s exhausting. A year of distance learning wears thin
JEFF AMY, KANTELE FRANKO, CEDAR ATTANASIO, and CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press
March 12, 2021
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1of21Graciela Leahy, 13, an eighth grader at Ohio s Columbus Gifted Academy, works on her computer in her bedroom, in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2021, to begin a stretch of nearly six straight hours at her desk. A year later in the pandemic, the unplanned experiment with distance learning continues for thousands of students like Leahy who have yet to set foot back in classrooms.Jay LaPrete/APShow MoreShow Less
2of21Kristen King, 17, a junior at Americus-Sumter High School, in Americus, Ga., sits on her living room couch, attending school via a Chromebook propped on a TV tray, in Americus, Ga., March 1, 2021. It s been challenging, Kristen said. I like hands-on help from my teachers. We can t really see our friends, like our school friends. We can t really socialize with them. We can t rea