COLUMBIA- As schools are starting to return to in-person learning, there are concerns over a potential gap in learning for students. There are different ways that the pandemic has made it difficult for students to learn, and technology is just one example. "I think that one of the issues that we have to look at is how technology is integrated within the home environment," Stephen Whitney, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Missouri, said. He says parents might not understand exactly how to do the different things that a younger child can do. "I think one of the big differences is in terms of whether the individual has the support they need at home in terms of the parent knowing the material and the parent knowing how to teach," Whitney said. "I think this is an important point to make, why do we think that the parents can take over and monitor and teach their students like teachers can."