Post Pandemic Learning Loss, 12 Must-See Scholarships, and Finishing a Four-Year Degree on Time
Hello listeners! Listen to this week's episode and learn how the effects of COVID continue to impact student learning.
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619. POST PANDEMIC LEARNING LOSS
The global onset of the coronavirus shut down schools, which interrupted the educational process for millions of students. The expectation was that deficits in fundamental areas would be made up once the world opened up again. Did that happen though? Amy and Mike invited education professional Nancy Weinstein to explore post-pandemic learning loss.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
Are students really performing differently since the pandemic?
Does learning loss differ based on age or gender?
Were students in all parts of the United States equally impacted by the pandemic?
How can students begin to repair pandemic learning gaps?
What can parents, educators, and coaches do to repair pandemic learning loss?
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Everybody recognizes that four or more years of college costs a lot of money, but few know exactly how much will be required or where they’ll be finding that money. Even worse, far too few applicants realize how many scholarships are available to industrious students. Amy and Mike invited scholarship expert Dave Peterson to share 12 must-see scholarships.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
What elements make a scholarship worth looking at?
What makes replicability so valuable in the scholarship process?
Which specific scholarships should all applicants consider?
What connects all of these scholarships?
What can future applicants do to prepare for scholarship success?
15. FINISHING A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE ON TIME
About 66% of American students FAIL to earn their bachelor’s degrees in four years. Yet, those extra years of college come at a tremendous cost. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Edie Steele to explore the benefits and challenges around finishing a four-year degree on time.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
Why does finishing a four-year degree on time matter?
What academic issues keep students from finishing college on time?
What credit and career planning issues keep students from finishing college on time?
What role do or should colleges play in facilitating on-time completion?
How can parents prepare high schoolers to finish their degrees on time?