On Fox News: Discussing Post Covid Learning Loss and Student Achievement Gaps

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I am excited to share this critical third piece of coverage from Fox News, on what I have referred to as a “recipe for disaster” in the public school system. You can read the full feature and Fox News article on it here.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, more problems with the school system continue to come to light. Children are learning slower–and they are learning less… and this isn’t happening on accident. A byproduct of the system itself. even with ongoing funding, academia continues to fall short.

While kids across the nation are showing lower scores in various subjects, as a nation our focus seems to be in the wrong areas. With an estimated timeline of the average student needing an additional 4.5 months of school to make up for loss and plummeting scores in both math and reading, the teacher shortage, behavioral gaps, and non-instructional time seem to be factors working against any progress.

I first began teaching in 2008. In 2022, I left the system I knew behind alongside many other educators around the United States. Homeschooling allows me to meet the education needs of my children at a pace that works for them, making sure that they have the support they need to learn and grow.

In the school system, there is no way to know where the funding is going. What we do know is it isn’t serving the students or teachers. At home, I can count every cent put toward the education of my children, and we can focus on what matters–learning.

I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: homeschooling is a beautiful freedom. Check out the article posted above, and thank you for being here!

Xoxo,

Mandy