Pandemic Learning Loss and retention

 

I see tweets on pandemic learning loss as well as arguments against retention.

I decided to delve into this and see if I am able to contribute a few of my thoughts.

My first student who could not even read a single sentence when he came to me for tuition in 2004 was sent to a private school, SMK Simon Fung. The school would only accept him if his parents accepted him to be placed in grade one. That was when he was sent to me for private tuition. LINK

It was not easy teaching him and I tried all the different methods I could think of.

Why and why not

Here is a tweet I read this morning responding to one of my tweets.

A Williams aka Ms. Worf @Ms_Worf Replying to @luqmanmichel and @MartinOdimaJr

Where I worked as an elementary teacher, they did very little to find out the why. Where I am now as a high school teacher, we focus on finding the why. Personally, finding and addressing the why is of extreme importance because no one tried to help me with my why.