How Much is Your Child Really Learning?
How Much is Your Child Really Learning? Your child is learning in a time like none other in recent history. Some students are learning remotely, only interacting with teachers and peers through a screen. Some are attending school just a few days a week, pivoting between distance and onsite learning daily. Others are back in the classroom full time, but with masks, social distancing, plexiglass partitions and one-way hallways. How is your student doing, really? Do you know if your child is happy? What is the best way to check on their emotional and mental well-being? A little detective work can be fruitful when trying to gauge your student’s emotional state. If remote learning, chances are they are set up in their bedroom or a quiet corner of the house to minimize distractions. Check in on them. Are they sitting up, looking at the screen and participating? Or are they slumped down, staring off into space and distracted? If you observe that your student is consistently tuned out a