School's In Session

With Good Reason

Many American students left for Spring Break in March 2020, and will be returning to in-person school for the first time this Fall. It sounds nice in theory -- some time away from the classroom. But schooling never stopped, and it was difficult. Bethany Teachman says that some students got hooked on social media apps like Tik Tok to cope. And: These days we recognize that teachers are superheroes. But that celebration may be too little, too late. With low pay and high stakes testing, Brad Bizzellsays teachers are under burnt out. Later in the show: When the pandemic brought everything to a halt, nature still did her thing. Alan Forrest led Mindfulness Mondays that became a lifeline for many of his colleagues and students around the country. Plus: As students enter another uncertain pandemic year, Robert McNab says that we need to prioritize funding mental health resources.