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Kinder said her school closed the second week of March and adopted an e-learning model for the remainder of the year, due to COVID-19.

Children returned to in-person learning in the last week of August. Parents who opted for remote learning have to follow the same, daily schedule as in-person learners.

Kinder said she works in a Title 1 school where some of the children come from low income households. Since the pandemic, guidance counselors and social workers have been trying to track down students that have not been seen, or heard from for a month of school.

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PHOTO: Terry Kinder, a 7th grade civics teacher at Bellview Middle School in Florida, shared a photo inside her classroom. Kinder recorded herself in hopes her district would make changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For students who returned, Kinder said some are excelling in e-learning and some are not. She feels learning online does not equate to the same education many children would receive in class.

\"My students, a significant amount of them are failing, and it's 80 students with an F out of 150. Normally, it's maybe four, and that's the largest number of failing students,\" Kinder said, adding that this statistic has improved.

In Kinder's video, she spotlights her frustrations regarding Marion County Public School District's mandated online standardized testing.

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PHOTO: Terry Kinder, a 7th grade civics teacher at Bellview Middle School in Florida, shared footage on Facebook in hopes her district would make changes amid COVID-19. Seen in this undated photo is Kinder's classroom.
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Kinder said the assessments measure where students are academically in the beginning of the school year, and at the end.

\"A huge issue the first two weeks of school is there were 187 students at the time and I had to see all of them on Microsoft Teams,\" Kinder said, adding that Microsoft Teams wouldn't allow her to monitor if all students had their cameras on. Now, she's using Zoom.

Kinder recently spoke before the school board and proposed possible solutions for tech issues teachers and students face. She said a majority of class time is often spent troubleshooting.

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PHOTO: Terry Kinder, a 7th grade civics teacher at Bellview Middle School Florida, recorded herself on Sept. 10 before class. She shared the footage on Facebook in hopes her district would make changes amid COVID-19.
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Marion County Public Schools said its district is assembling a technology task force to address the issues Kinder, and others have mentioned. The district hopes to provide solutions making \"the online learning process more productive and efficient\" for teachers, students and families, the district noted.

\"We invited Ms. Kinder to be part of this task force when she presented to our school board members last month,\" the district told \"GMA.\" \"Additional members include more teachers, parents, students, technology employees and others.\"

Kinder said she's glad positive action is taking place.

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PHOTO: Terry Kinder, a 7th grade civics teacher at Bellview Middle School in Florida, recorded herself on Sept. 10 while sitting in her car before class. She eventually shared the footage on Facebook in hopes her district would make changes amid COVID-19.
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\"I don't want my [students'] parents thinking I don't want to be online teaching,\" she said. \"I think the kids are excited that I'm fighting for change and more support ... I'm [also] fighting for change for teachers across the nation.\"

Other changes Kinder would like to see are smaller class sizes, reconsideration on how teachers are evaluated during the pandemic and discounts from large internet companies for students whose families can't afford decent Wi-Fi, she said.

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