Virtual class was a devastating blow to trade school students

Mark Chaney hates that the pandemic has forced the Buckeye Hills Career Center in Rio Grande, Ohio, where he teaches to still have a schedule with students in school only part time. That may work for English and math classes during the pandemic, he said, but his students are trying to learn physical skills, not just intellectual ones. They need to handle, build, and take apart pipes, ductwork, and breaker boxes every day, not spend half their week doing online work at home. “Nothing against academics at all,” he said. “For an academics high school, I can see (online lessons) could happen. But an actual trade? Where you’re doing hands-on work? They’re missing out.” The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools across the country, raising concerns about “learning loss.” For students trying to learn a trade like carpentry, masonry, or welding, that loss is compounded

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Virtual class was a devastating blow to trade school students