School districts across the United States have reported the number of students failing classes     1     (rise) many times higher than usual numbers since the pandemic broke out. Erik Jespersen is principal of McNary High School, Oregon. At his school, 38 percent of grades in late October were failing,     2     (compare)with 8 percent in normal times.

    3     (educate) see a number of reasons for the change. Students learning from home often miss assignments     4     (complete). Internet availability is     5     (limit)or not effectively established,     6     (make) it difficult to complete and upload assignments. And teachers    7     do not see their students in person have    8     (few) ways to note who is falling behind. That is especially true with many students keeping their cameras off during online classes.

The increase    9     failing grades has been seen in districts of all sizes throughout the country. Now, many schools have increased efforts to return to in-person learning. Other schools are changing their grading policies and giving students more time to complete assignments. Teachers have been instructed to give less homework     10     urged to find different ways of teaching