learning loss

It's clear many children have slipped academically as a result of the pandemic, and parents are quite worried about the learning loss. In this episode of Parenting the Mental Health Generation, Amy O. (aka "the mom") and Dr. Lisa (aka "the psychologist ") talk with Becky Parkinson, a school social worker, about how to get our kids on track and what really matters when it comes to education. 

This is the conversation you aren’t having with your kid’s doctors and teachers because time doesn’t allow it. Or, with your friends, because they just don’t get it. So put in your earbuds, 
take this 30 minutes for you, and join our conversation because mental health matters.

Becky Parkinson grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago. She earned both a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in social work from Loyola University Chicago. Becky also earned a master’s degree in teaching from National Louis University. She worked as a school social worker and 3rd grade teacher for a combined 9 years in Northbrook public schools before joining St. Andrew School in 2019. In her free time, Becky enjoys running along the Chicago lakefront path.

Amy O. is the founder and Dr. Lisa is an active board member of CATCH, Community Action Together for Children's Health, a 501c3 organization based along the north shore of Chicago.  CATCH's mission is to empower families to foster resilience and prioritize mental health and emotional wellness in their children through educational programming, access to  resources, and peer support.

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Well, this starts with a strange pseudo-apology that was amusing for any who oppose this podcast. Then Jon proposes an allegory (actually Shaun does all the heavy lifting, but he credits Jon), and the two talk about the allegory as though talking through this imaginative comparison will solve all problems in education. One of them, probably Shaun, cannot stop bumping his microphone table, which is a tad distracting, but at least it gives us something else to listen for because insights ain't coming, my friends. 

This guy is way too friendly with Jon and Shaun. He could clearly outpace him, but he's holding back. Enjoy moments of the two getting their just deserts, and imagine what Matt could have done to them had he not shown them so much respect.

Well, what did you expect on a Christmas episode? Of course, Jon and Shaun go after one of the more trusted critiques of our modern age - screen time and whether or not we should limit screen time for young people. These contrarians do their typical back and forth where they suppose in-depth discussion can undermine the assumptions upon which all of our educational values have been created. Merry Christmas! I imagine Jon and Shaun got their kids some new screens. Maybe 2022 will be better.

COVID has challenged many education systems worldwide. This is especially true for developing countries that faced significant learning issues prior to COVID. How far did COVID set these education systems back? How can countries like Brazil move forward? Claudia Costin, the founder and director of the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education Policies at Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil, discusses how COVID has impacted education in Brazil and offers a path forward.

Jon and Shaun ponder the phenomenon of devious licks. One cannot really say that they got anywhere with it, but they thought hard about it.

Shaun recounts a school discipline situation through hearsay, and the two analyze the validity of the school's response even though they have no real connection to the incident. 

ClassCast Podcast Ep.078 features Kohila Sivas, the founder and lead coach at MathCodes, an innovative program designed to help students build their math skills, personal confidence, and executive functions. Kohila's amazing work builds on the idea that most students need more than just content help, so adults must be more than just tutors or teachers; instead, Kohila recommends serving as a "coach," one who works with the student, on the same team, to achieve mutual goals. In addition to her 22+ years in private tutoring and coaching, Kohila has worked as an advocate, teacher's assistant, teacher, and parent. Recently, she launched the MathCodes Certified Coach program to help other tutors and teachers around the world to better serve their students by demystifying math and helping the whole student. She's also the author of the upcoming book Escape the Tutoring Trap: Be an Agent of Change.  If you are a tutor or teacher looking for some great ideas about serving all students or improving your practices, or if you are a parent interested in tutoring and coaching support (from Sivas, host Ryan Tibbens, or elsewhere), this episode is rich in great ideas and sound advice.


Table of Contents (*highlights)

1. 0:00-9:03 -- Intro to Kohila Sivas & MathCodes
2. 9:03-14:23 -- Are You a "Math Person"? (They Don't Exist.) *
3. 14:23-22:30 -- The Importance of Purpose & the Purpose of Education According to Kohila 
4. 22:30-37:30 -- Kohila's Ideal School: Universal IEPs, Coaches, & Serving Individual Students **
5. 37:30-47:42 -- "Learning Loss," the Pandemic Tutoring Boom, & MathCodes Certification *
6. 47:42-56:15 -- The Power of Confidence in Education
7. 56:15-1:03:43 -- Kohila's Education & Preparation for Teaching & Coaching
8. 1:03:43-1:07:47 -- How Schools Limit Teacher Creativity & Enthusiasm *
9. 1:07:47-1:17:49 -- For Parents: Homework Help vs Tutoring vs Coaching **
10. 1:17:49-1:25:20 -- Kohila's Book/Movie Recs. & Wrap-Up​ 

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In this exclusive interview with Representative Terri Lynn Weaver, we discuss what parents need to do about Learning Loss and Critical Race Theory curriculum in Tennessee.

We also discuss School Choice and Weaver gives an interesting history of the failings of ‘Progressive’ education in Tennessee.

Weaver represents Tennessee’s 40th district in the TN House of Representatives, which is composed of Smith, Trousdale, most of DeKalb, and part of Sumner counties. 

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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis discuss the challenge of pandemic “learning loss” and provide ideas for math teachers to reframe this concept. They speak about the potential negative impacts of deficit language as students return to classrooms across the country, and emphasize the importance of creating a positive classroom culture for learning, grounded in beliefs that all students can and will be successful. Acknowledging that educators are facing significant pandemic-related challenges, our hosts also talk about the power of collaboration and how it is even more important for the success of teachers and students in the 2021-22 school year.

Listeners are encouraged to consider these additional resources for managing learning in the new school year:

Continuing the Journey: Mathematics Learning 2021 and Beyond – joint publication from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) and the Association for State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM).

Learning Acceleration for All: Planning for the Next Three to Five Years – TNTP’s resource for educators responding to Covid-19’s impact on learning

These blog posts on The False Construct of Readiness in Mathematics and A Process to Address Unfinished Learning in Middle School Math (which has ideas applicable to all grade levels). 

Share your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episode topics by emailing roomtogrowmath@gmail.com. Be sure to connect with your hosts on Twitter and Instagram: @JoanieFun and @cbmathguy. 

On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Dr. Suzanne Newell of Austin Independent School District in Texas details how the district focused on supporting students and teachers by providing instructional blueprints with prioritized standards to help guide instructional time, as well as how they emphasized professional collaboration to address "learning loss" (also referred to as unfinished learning) and maximized time for valuable remote professional development.

Well it’s confession time for Jon. This damned podcast contains a couple of damning confessions by who I thought was the more sensible and erudite of the two personalities. Shaun, as is his wont, praises himself with a couple of elementary school anecdotes which serve as shameless self-promotion of what a sweet, kind, and creative child he was. Jon apparently took those stories as confession time for his malfeasances  of yesteryear, which are abundant. Not only did these stories serve as condemning evidence of Jon, they revealed the sadistic nature of Shaun, who couldn’t stop laughing about Jon’s actions. Shaun even calls himself out on his sadism as though that’s some sort of exculpatory act, which it’s not. If you point out and laugh at your own sadism, Shaun, that doesn’t make you less sadistic! And I know you’re using a shock collar too, and you probably like it. 

Today we have the rare case of Shaun making the more sensible point, which is to preserve the tradition of summer break. Of course, his reasons are weak as he apparently just wants to selfishly relive the glory of his summer camp days. But at least Shaun had a summer life. Jon apparently did nothing but watch television in his summer youth. Now, I suppose he wants to retroactively punish himself for his sedentary wastefulness and rid us of summer. Jon, we are not proxies for you in your war against yourself, sir. 

As often it goes with this podcast, Jon convinces Shaun of things and Shaun spirals out of control in his imagined world of summer camp/school. 

Guys, there’s only one reason to do academics in the summer, and that is to make up for missed academics in the school year. It’s obvious. Why do you make it so complicated?

Featured Education Matters guest: 

• Scott DiMauro, Ohio Education Association President
  • A high school social studies teacher from Worthington, Scott DiMauro was elected President of the OEA in 2019 after having served as vice president for six years. Over his 30-year career as an educator, Scott has worked to provide students the critical thinking and decision-making skills they need to be successful citizens in our democratic society. He has likewise advocated for students, educators and strong public schools at all levels of his union. 
  • Connect with Scott on Twitter and Facebook

In this episode:

• 1:40 - "We are at a critical stage."
• 2:40 - The shortcomings of the Senate education funding plan 

• 4:00 - Confronting disingenuous objections to the Fair School Funding Plan
• 5:10 - "The Senate is doing the same thing politicians have been doing for decades, and that is coming up with essentially an arbitrary amount - You know, it's $110 more than it was four years ago; $6100 per student, as opposed to the House plan when it's fully phased in will be, on average, $7200 per student - and what we saw with the Senate plan is kind of a classic move by Ohio politicians, and that is come up with a number that's "sellable," a number that politically, we can get done, and then back in a rationale for why that number makes sense. And this hasn't worked."
• 6:15 - Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp's leadership on the Fair School Funding Plan
• 6:45 - Anticipating hard negotiations in Conference Committee weighing what's best for the 90 percent of Ohio's students that attend public schools and the prioritization of privatization of Ohio's schools by some state leaders.
• 8:45 - The role of educators and community members in advocating for the Fair School Funding Plan

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• 9:30 - Looking to the governor for leadership
• 11:30 - Other big education issues Ohioans should be focused on: State takeovers, testing reduction, and reforming the state report card system.
• 13:00 - Honesty in education: "People that are looking to divert attention away from critical issues like fully and fairly funding our schools instead are looking at opportunities to exploit fear and foment division by advancing bills - and we've seen two that received sponsor testimony yesterday in Ohio, but there's a number of states across the country - bills that, in one way or another, would ban the teaching of 'divisive issues' and content related to race. We find that very, very disturbing."
• 14:15 - Teaching students to be good critical thinkers and problem solvers by teaching students the whole truth about our country.
• 15:55 - "We have an obligation to stand up for our students, for what they need and deserve; we have an obligation to stand up for our members - educators and their academic freedom, and respecting their professionalism - and also standing up for local control of curriculum."
• 17:50 - A social studies teacher's perspective: "You've got to dig a little deeper than the 'George Washington and the cherry tree' understanding of history to really understand the good, the bad, and the ugly, because if we don't understand the problems we face as a nation, how can we ever get better?"
• 19:30 - Coming out of a year of education amid a global pandemic, OEA is emphasizing the importance of a summer of fun

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• The Ohio Education Association represents about 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio’s schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio’s children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio’s schools.
• Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association. She joined OEA in May, 2020, after a ten-year career as a television reporter, anchor, and producer. Katie comes from a family of educators and is passionate about telling educators' stories and advocating for Ohio's students. 

This episode was recorded June 16, 2021.

Shaun discovers a new philosophy, one that surely millions before him have posited, but now Shaun has discovered it, so it I guess it matters. Jon certainly thinks it matters. What is the "philosophy?" you ask. Well, see the title? That's it. Shaun goes down the path of exploring what the situation of the world is, and posits that the reality of the world is that young people owe nothing to older people. Empirically, this is dubious as the actual existence of the young generation depends upon an older generation generating them. However, Shaun seems to be exploring this from the standpoint of expecting the youth to learn certain things.

In short, Shaun essentially argues that there is no such thing as wisdom, but by the end of the episode, he's on his soapbox dispensing wisdom in a most cavalier fashion! 

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Federal relief funding is a welcome benefit to districts and schools struggling to help teachers and students stay connected and continue teaching and learning. Yet, navigating the process is cumbersome without assistance. In this edWeb podcast, listen to Dr. Don Gemeinhardt discuss the how, what, when, and why’s of the federal relief funding. For those who have attempted to apply for funding but have been overcome by the process, this is a must-attend discussion since many applications are due soon. 

Also learn about solutions to help teachers improve instruction, even via remote or hybrid learning. These solutions meet many of the criteria of federal funding requirements including but not limited to addressing learning loss, providing and conducting activities for students with unique needs, and planning for long-term school closures. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders at all grade levels.

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Jon preaches about the problems that arise from teachers not explaining what they’re doing to the students. Shaun agrees, straining his mind to understand Jon’s mysterious concept: mystification. This episode didn’t offend so much as it bored. It is Jon, Shaun, and yawn. 

"There's nothing wrong with experimenting on children."

What else needs to be said? This is an actual quote from the episode. The best part of the episode is at the end when we get a glimpse of how these two have failed as teachers in the past. Please, bring on more episodes like that!

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So apparently these guys have just given up on post production. The Mozart that once elevated this discourse just a tad, is gone and the whole program suffers for that omission. Moreover, it seems they have gotten too lazy to edit out fillers and stutters. They must have spent hours previously trying to trick all of us into thinking they were well spoken...and I guess it kind of worked, but the jig is up now. The true quality of these two comes through in episode 15.

Jon and Shaun believe that schools should be designed around the specific qualities of the teachers. This is a massive headache for any administrator and obviously should be avoided at all costs. Shaun actually forces himself to take the reasonable and right stance for a while, and he makes excellent points along the way, yet he cannot resist but to capitulate to his friend who would cater to the strengths of teachers rather than to the strength of immortal policy. They would risk the future of a school on the loss of one person. Do I even need to point out how ridiculous this is? The answer is "no," so goodbye.