"Teachers say students are more disruptive during lessons. They sometimes lash out physically. They're more defiant. They wander around the classroom without permission. They interrupt. 'They're just so much more physical. We're struggling with kids being able to talk to each other and talk to adults in a respectful manner,' said Andrea Quinn, a veteran teacher at Lead Elementary School in San Mateo."
"Federal data show the growing need to help teachers bring classrooms under control: The percentage of elementary schools where educators say they want more training on classroom management increased from 51% in May 2022 to 65% last year. It's not a coincidence that the rise in behavior issues teachers are reporting emerged in the years following the pandemic, education experts said."
"Even though many of these children were toddlers or infants when the pandemic began, the disruption has had long-lasting repercussions. In 2021, researchers at Brown University found that toddlers who were born during the pandemic had significantly lower verbal, motor and overall cognitive performance compared to toddlers born in the previous decade. Those 'pandemic babies' would now be around 6 years old and in first grade."
Elementary teachers report increasingly severe behavior problems among young students, including physical lashing out, defiance, wandering the classroom, interruptions, and difficulty interacting respectfully with peers and adults. Federal data show a rise in demand for classroom-management training, increasing from 51% of elementary schools in May 2022 to 65% last year. Education experts link the uptick in behavior issues to pandemic-related disruptions. Research found toddlers born during the pandemic had lower verbal, motor, and cognitive performance, and many children missed preschool and social experiences that prepare them for school. States and districts remain divided on how to respond.
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