Interesting perspective regarding the benefits of remote learning from some parents.
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/17/2...on-nyc-schools
For the first time in almost a decade, Bronx mom Lourdes Jibodh did not receive a letter from her son’s school saying that his promotion to the next grade level was in doubt.
Instead, her 17-year-old son Christian Camacho has been performing well academically while learning online during the pandemic. The junior at Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, making it difficult for him to focus, especially in a crowded classroom with all kinds of distractions.
Remote learning proved to be a boon for Camacho, and his mom is not ready to give it up. Jibodh is part of a vocal group of parents in the Bronx who are infuriated at city leaders for failing to engage them in planning for the upcoming school year, which they say should include an option for remote learning.
“It’s not Christian’s ADHD that is failing him, it’s the inequity and large class sizes that exist in the schools,” said Jibodh, adding that her son’s grades have gone from barely passing to C’s, B’s and even some A’s.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has remained steadfast in his support of in-person learning over virtual learning, but when he announced last month that all students, teachers, and staff would return to in-person learning beginning Sept. 13, the move caught New York City families — the majority of whom were fully remote this year — by surprise.
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...even those who were absent from remote classes all the time. No failures allowed. We were forced to literally fabricate some grades out of nothing and give others grade boosts that weren't really warranted. Resistance was futile.
