Ava, the senior in Atlanta, who recently moved and now attends a new school, says that virtual learning has made adjusting difficult, if not impossible. “It’s been hard not just to make and keep friends, but if I miss notes or some assignment, it’s harder to catch up if I don’t have [phone numbers] of anyone in my classes," she explains. "There’s no real way to make friends over Zoom, even with break-out rooms.” When asked what the school could do to better support students, Ava suggests less focus on grading and more focus on safely facilitating in-person student interactions outdoors. asics t241n “We need an independent CDC advisory committee to synthesize the research and develop guidelines in a way that is transparent and publicly accountable. Vaccines will certainly help, but we are still waiting on evidence about whether the vaccine only prevents COVID-19 symptoms or also prevents spread to others. It is also important to speed up the vaccination process so that students’ family members receive the vaccine, especially since neither available vaccine is approved for children yet.” asics t241n Stories like Daniel’s mother’s have caused fear in some teachers, students, and parents across the country who have concerns about returning to the classroom. In Cobb County,three educatorshave died from COVID-19, sparkingprotests asics t241n Steve, a teacher for a charter school in the Chicago Public Schools, says the miserable situation could be made better if daily work and hours are cut: “We can do difficult and challenging work, but we don’t need to do it for eight hours a day. Drop the daily work and keep it shorter so the students and teachers have time to just exist.” asics t241n
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