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Teachers reflect on post-pandemic learning

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a third of high school students reported poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another study by the Brookings Institution showed that the pandemic led to a sizable drop in reading, writing and math test scores. As schooling now returns to a more conventional model, teachers and administrators are forced to pick up the pieces and take on the responsibility of restoring a sense of normalcy in the

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unforeseen event that caused many changes to the conventional way of schooling and required many adjustments. However, teachers at both A&M Consolidated High School and College Station High School collaborated to create a cohesive curriculum that suited the dynamic situation.

“We didn't have any instruction as far as teaching virtually, but I had a really good team [of teachers] at the other high school,” chemistry teacher John Tollett said. “[We] worked really well to put the curriculum together [even though] we had no experience doing it prior to this.”

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