The first year of lockdowns didn’t harm Australian student learning levels all that much.
In fact, differences are very hard to discern.
Kids are learning online. It seems the main purpose of schools is to create jobs for unionized teachers.
The average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy in 2020 has been relatively small, and that’s according to the National Assessment Plan.
This was the first NAPLAN test since students moved to remote learning, covering 1.2 million students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
The results show literacy and numeracy levels have held up fairly well despite last year’s disruptions. There has been little change in 2021 results compared to 2019 in all states and territories, including Victoria, which had the longest period of remote schooling in 2020.
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