As schools across the country resume, parents and educators are debating the relative merits of at-home and in-class learning. But what do the students themselves think? Our Student Reporting Labs program teamed up with Detroit Public Television for a series of video diaries to document this very unusual school year as it unfolds. Here are students’ perspectives, in their own words.

Directions: Read the summary, watch the video, and answer the discussion questions. To read the transcript of the video above, click here.

September 14th, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

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