Opinion | What Covid-19 Revealed About Schools and Education
Credit...Jun Cen By Jal Mehta Dr. Mehta is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education who studies how to transition from rote learning to deep engagement. Dec. 23, 2020 on what life will look like in 2021. If a measure of a society is how well it takes care of its young, the past nine months are a damning indictment of our nation. Parents and teachers have been working overtime under impossible circumstances., and states have prioritized keeping gyms and restaurants open over keeping schools open. A result is that about 48 percent of all students are still in full-time virtual i...