“It’s SUMMERTIME!” and it’s about time that we are now able to get back to pre-COVID activities. Most of us are looking forward to those maskless outdoor events, and gathering with friends and family.
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As we get ready to close one of the toughest school years ever faced, one could argue, our kids learned very little academically this year. Wall Street Journal on May 12th, 2021 published an article about rampant cheating and how easy it was during COVID. Thousands of ‘homework help’ websites allow you to get step-by-step help, auction your assignments, and share exam questions or paper topics. I know kids who have used these sites and cheated with friends. When I confront them, the answer is, “Everyone does it.” What are kids actually learning and whose work is it really?
If there was one industry outside of healthcare that thrived during the pandemic, it is the video game industry. Wall Street reports record growth in sales from the large video game players such as Nintendo, Microsoft, and Twitch with record sales over 60 billion dollars.
Imagine this scenario: Your child comes home one day and says, “I’m DONE! I can’t:
deal with this class anymore. It’s too hard and I’m not treated fairly.
play for this team anymore. I’m constantly worried that I’m not good enough.
Biden recently passed the greatest one-time federal investment – $130 billion dollars for K-12 schools over a three-and-a-half year period. The most significant of the cost, is to help students who have lost many months of in-person learning. A Mckinsey & Company study shows children may lose up to 12 months of learning.
The recent increase of violence against Asian Americans prompted NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin to speak up. “We are tired of being told that we don’t experience racism, we are tired of being told to keep our heads down…We are tired of being invisible, I want better for the next generation of Asian American athletes than to have to work so hard to just be “deceptively athletic.”” My two high school children were both struck by his statement and shared it with me. Both of them are college-bound athletes.
According to Merriam-Webster, Discover means to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time. Without a doubt, there were many new discoveries post COVID that we’ve experienced as a society.
Given recent events, I have been debating whether to discuss my thoughts and feelings toward racial inequality. After seeing our beautiful students coming back to our center this week, I realize that it is time for me to speak out on this growing issue.
Research shows that high-quality summer programs help reduce learning loss. Keep your child’s brain sharp in a fresh and fun way with our Summer Enrichment Camps!
With the recent school closings, many wonder how education could change for their children. We look to China for some answers. With well over 80,000 cases, and as the first country to be hit with the virus, massive infrastructure changes were made to address the need for continued education.