AFT President: ‘Kids Are Resilient and Kids Will Recover’

PRIMACK Is there a ░░░░░░░░ that maybe you think ░░░░░░░░ ve already passed it ░░░░░░░░ there a point in ░░░░░░░░ kids have been out ░░░░░░░░ physical in person school ░░░░░░░░ so long that the ░░░░░░░░ that they ve lost ░░░░░░░░ t really recoverable that ░░░░░░░░ third grade the fourth ░░░░░░░░ the kindergarten they lost ░░░░░░░░ can they can take ░░░░░░░░ semesters in the summer ░░░░░░░░ can do but it ░░░░░░░░ t really be fixed ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ that I believe that ░░░░░░░░ are resilient and kids ░░░░░░░░ recover but we as ░░░░░░░░ have to meet their ░░░░░░░░ their emotional needs their ░░░░░░░░ needs their learning needs ░░░░░░░░ that s who America ░░░░░░░░ educators are that s ░░░░░░░░ America s bus drivers ░░░░░░░░ that s who America ░░░░░░░░ paraprofessionals are that s ░░░░░░░░ America s food service ░░░░░░░░ are And we are ░░░░░░░░ about what has happened ░░░░░░░░ this pandemic the crises ░░░░░░░░ have enveloped our kids ░░░░░░░░ communities ourselves But at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ have to believe that ░░░░░░░░ is recoverable and we ░░░░░░░░ to believe that virtually ░░░░░░░░ our kids will thrive ░░░░░░░░ the opportunities that we ░░░░░░░░ before them.”