(AmericanProsperity.com) – The pandemic affected public schools all over the country as many of them faced closure. Now, all the students and teachers are returning back to school for a new year. Education experts have said that the impact that school closures could have on students could leave long-term developmental issues from the lost learning time.
The loss of learning during the pandemic has already led to issues like absenteeism and teacher burnout. Many educators have spoken out about the issues within the education system and how it is causing huge problems for everyone involved.
A prominent educator stated that “public education is on life support,” and another said that it needs a “reset.”
Pew Research Center found that half of Americans think the public education system is going in the wrong direction. Eighty-two percent of people said that it’s been going that way even before the pandemic struck.
“It’s needed restructuring for a while. Education as it exists is unsustainable,” said Arthur Mitchell, the Executive Director of STEM Equity Alliance.
Thomas Toch, FutureEd’s Director, said, “The message that the pandemic sent was that you’re not going to be successful teaching math and reading and science and social studies if kids haven’t eaten, they haven’t slept, they’re worried about their dad’s job or their grandmother’s recent death.”
Katie Kirby, a principal and experienced educator in Union City, New Jersey said that schools need Social Emotional Learning courses in school. “These kids aren’t going to learn,” she said. “All they’re thinking about is the trauma that happened in their house. Or, even during COVID, just being isolated is a trauma.”
Kirby continued to say that mental health practitioners and teachers will help to energize schools. Experts have said that some school communities have worked with local agencies to provide positive SEL results over the past years.
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