During periods of remote learning in the pandemic, the quality of math instruction suffered, often relying on memorization and mimicry, rather than a deeper understanding of concepts, said Kevin J. Dykema, an eighth-grade teacher in Mattawan, Mich., and president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. “It’s because they were used to just sitting in front of a computer screen,” he said. If the learning losses aren’t recovered, K-12 students on average will earn 5.6% less over the course of their lives than students educated just before the pandemic. #students #remotelearning #education #wealth #wsj #thewallstreetjournal #wallstreetjournal | Study by Eric A. Hanushek | Pandemic learning loss could cost students $70,000 in lifetime earnings