> this could have been a watershed moment for online instruction
There are some private schools that are 100% virtual that are doing this incredibly well, but I don't know any public schools that fall into that category.
There are some private schools that are 100% virtual that are doing this incredibly well, but I don't know any public schools that fall into that category.
It would be easy for me to identify public schools in PA with key clubs, AP classes, orchestra, all common sports, a series of foreign languages etc.
The note missing from these comments is the connection between local taxes and the quality of the school.
It's the main issue in the school I taught at. Parents didn't care and kids knew and it rubbed off. Until the kid failed, then it was the teachers fault. They see no value in education, very generally. Rural southern school. And until that's fixed, and the social issues at home (kids sleeping in cars, only 15% of our kids had both parents at home, etc) we can't truly make improvement. But nobody wants to tackle the social issues.