Pandemic learning loss has affected students. Should we push to lower standards?

Pandemic learning loss has affected students. Should we push to lower standards?

The opposite should happen. Expose students to grade-level material. Create opportunities for expanded learning using online resources. Seek funding for additional support.

There’s been a significant gap in learning caused by the pandemic and my high school math students are discouraged when our class-level standards are over their heads or out of reach.

I read your column on motivating students, but I think the issue is deeper. There is a mismatch between what the state standards require of students and what the average 2022-23 student looks like as a result of the pandemic.

Do you think there’s any appetite at the state or federal level to update standards and reflect these changes in our students? Do you have any advice for teachers like me whose classes are limited by out-of-date standards?

Read the full article here: https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/12/8/23495279/learning-loss-pandemic-grade-level-standards-common-core-funding-advice-dr-kem

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