THEM ON TRACK.
♪ >> IN THE SPRING, WITH SCHOOLS FULLY REMOT WCVB CELEBRATED OUTSTANDING SENIORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE SENIORS GET A SHOUT OUT.
>> STUDENTS WHO HAVE THRIVED DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE PART OF A COMPLICATED PICTURE.
>> I HAVE HEARD THE NUMBER OF 20% BEING LOST IN THIS NEW METHOD.
>> SHE WORKS WITH SCHOOLS AND PARENTS ON ISSUES OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
20% IS CONSISTENT.
>>>> THAT DOES NOT SURPRISE ME.
WE HAVE 20% VULNERABILITY IN MENTAL HEALTH IN TEENAGERS IN GENERAL.
THEY WOULD TRACK, OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE MOST DIFFICULTY.
>> ONE THING IS CLEAR.
STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOLS IN LOWER INCOME AREAS ARE AT HIGHER RISK.
>> A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING.
TOP STUDENTS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME.
WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A FEW OF THEM NOT MAKING IT.
THEY HAVE STARTED TO SLOWLY FALL OFF THE RADAR.
>> EVERYONE STRUGGLING.
EVERYONE IS JUST.
WE MAINTAIN THE SAME EXPECTATIONS.
BEHAVIOR, ENGAGEMENT.
IT HAS TO BE ADJUSTED.
WE SHOULD NOT NORMALIZE THE CRISIS.
>> DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, SOCIAL UNREST AND A COUNTRY IN TRANSITION, MANY TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE HAD TAKEN THESE CHALLENGES HEAD-ON.
WE MET ONE TEACHER WHO SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BORN FOR THIS MOMENT.
>> MY MOM IS A TEACHER, MY GRANDMA WAS A TEACHER.
I TEACHING THIS AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN BOSTON.
AS AN URBAN SCHOOL IN A POOR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BURKE HAS FACED CHALLENGES.
>> IT WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS TO LIFT ITSELF OUT OF TURNAROUND STATUS.
I’M PROUD OF THE SCHOOL I WORK AT.
>> THEY ARE PROUD OF HER.
BRINGING HER TO OUR ATTENTION FOR OUTSTANDING WORK.
>> JUST SAYING GOOD MORNING TO SOMEONE, IF YOU DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE PRONOUNCING THOSE WORDS CAN BE A SCARY THING.
>> TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT FEAR, SHE LEARNED CREOLE.
AT FIRST THEY ARE LIKE, OH MY GOD!
THEY MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD IT WITH A NON-NATIVE SPEAKER’S ACCENT.
IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL THING.
WELCOME TO MY REMOTE LEARNING CLASSROOM.
>> MANY WOULD AGREE, THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE ADVANTAGES OF IN-PERSON LEARNING BUT MCAFEE HAS FOUND A BRIGHT SIDE.
>> THEY SEE MY FACE.
THEY SEE ME SMILING AND SPEAKING TO THEM.
>> WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
>> IT IS EASY TO HYPERFOCUS ON THE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY.
LET’S REALLY FOCUS ON CREATING EXCITING, DYNAMIC CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENTS CAN PREPARE FOR THE REAL WORLD.
THAT IS THE CORE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> SCHOOLS HAVE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES FOR KEEPING STUDENTS FROM FALLING OFF THE GRID.
A FEW DISTRICTS EVEN REPORTED THEIR CONCERNS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ACCORDING TO A RECENT BOSTON GLOBE REPORT.
LYNNE GRIFFIN SAYS IDEALLY SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE A STRONG SUPPORT PLAN IN PLACE TO PREVENT THINGS FROM ESCALATING TO THAT LEVE COMING UP, YOUNG NEWS REPORTERS
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