One of the most critical things that came out of the 2020-2021 lockdowns:
A complete breakdown of trust in the public school system.
This is going to have a huge impact on education for years to come. 👇
A complete breakdown of trust in the public school system.
This is going to have a huge impact on education for years to come. 👇
Prior to 2020, most parents didn't really know what was going on inside the classroom.
School was out of sight, out of mind - parents sent their kids to school and assumed that if their kids got good grades, all was well.
The education professionals were the experts, after all.
School was out of sight, out of mind - parents sent their kids to school and assumed that if their kids got good grades, all was well.
The education professionals were the experts, after all.
But then 2020 happened, and everybody brought school home.
Parents got to see what was going on in the classroom for the first time.
And it led to an enormous exodus from the school system - one that's continued long after schools have reopened.
Parents got to see what was going on in the classroom for the first time.
And it led to an enormous exodus from the school system - one that's continued long after schools have reopened.
People don't trust public education anymore, for a number of reasons:
1. academic performance is abysmal
2. most of the school day is entirely wasted
3. the curriculum content is questionable (at best)
Worse, questioning parents were consistently told to get in line.
1. academic performance is abysmal
2. most of the school day is entirely wasted
3. the curriculum content is questionable (at best)
Worse, questioning parents were consistently told to get in line.
Parents became disillusioned with the public school system. They wanted better - and an exodus commenced.
We're still seeing it: it's estimated that 11% of US-based kids are being homeschooled in 2022.
Private school enrollment is way up, and growing.
We're still seeing it: it's estimated that 11% of US-based kids are being homeschooled in 2022.
Private school enrollment is way up, and growing.
2020 school lockdown policies had another important impact: they normalized the idea of having your kids at home.
Pre-covid, nobody could imagine having their kids home all day.
Now, everyone can. Everyone's experienced it - and realized it wasn't as scary as it seemed.
Pre-covid, nobody could imagine having their kids home all day.
Now, everyone can. Everyone's experienced it - and realized it wasn't as scary as it seemed.
We're going to feel the ripple of covid policy on education for years to come.
The trust in the education system isn't coming back anytime soon,
And that's a good thing - because it means alternatives will be able to emerge.
For more on what's coming, follow @rebelEducator.
The trust in the education system isn't coming back anytime soon,
And that's a good thing - because it means alternatives will be able to emerge.
For more on what's coming, follow @rebelEducator.
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