Education, Math, and More with Mr. Allison

*Today I received an email from the Association of American Educators seeking input on the nationwide problem of chronic absenteeism. I wrote what follows. Before reading, understand my criticism is directed at the entire education system, not my own district. Even the anecdotes described are not intended to criticize my district, as the issues described were essentially prescribed by politicians and policymakers far above the school district level.  ********************************************************************************* It's a serious problem, perhaps the most serious problem we face in education today. How can we teach students who don't show up? Who don't make up missed work? Who don't take advantage of the vast resources available to help them learn when they aren't in class? Because that's where we are. Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing more than 10% of class days, is making it virtually impossible to educate this post-Covid generation.  We ...