I would venture to say we are not done yet.

Sorry but the entire COVID situation had/has lasting repercussions with learning, social, emotional, parenting, etc.

I am currently teaching in elementary and the secondary schools don't know what is about to hit.

Yes, the "COVID 9th graders" and "COVID beginners" have begun to trickle through, but there is more to come.

This year's 5th graders missed the end of Kinder and the beginning of 1st (HUGE developmental stages educationally, emotionally, and socially). I find them harder to handle than this year's 6th graders.

That is not it though - "COVID babies" are now in Pre-K. These are the babies that are raised with lots of screen time and parents frustrated/troubled/stressed out about parenting.

COVID is an excuse in my humble opinion. The issue is adapting as best as we can as educators (in an unideal situation).

Elementaries will be the first ones truly done with COVID kids and hopefully some answers/ideas/plans for addressing these students/parents accordingly.