BYRON:
ONE LOCAL
SCHOOL WANTS TO
HELP ALL ITS
STUDENTS STAY
ON TRACK AMID
THE UNCERTAINTY
OF THE PANDEMIC..
CANTON
ACADEMY IS
BRIDGING THE GAP
FOR STUDENTS
WITH LEARNING
DISABILITIES..
KATE CORNELL
SHOWS US WHAT
THE SCHOOL IS
DOING.
KATE
Between school,
homework,
spending time with
friends and family
and
extracurriculars...
finding balance as a
student can be very
difficult.
VO
Since 2007, Canton
Academy has had a
program called
"Directed Studies..."
it helps students
with learning
disabilities get an
extra leg up.
Because of the
pandemic and an
increase in interest,
a new twist for this
year is that there
are now tiers.
Some students get
additonal testing
accommodations, or
get an extra period
to get homework
done with extra help
built in to their
school day.
Evan Welch plays
football and also
wrestles with ADHD,
he says that by
getting homework
done before practice
makes life 10x
easier.
SOT
Evan Welch/Canton
Academy DS Senior:
"When I get done
with football
practice I'm just
ready to eat and go
to bed.
Now that I've been
in this program I
have all my
homework done and
I can do all that and
I can spend time
with my family, not
just go straight to
my room and do
homework all night.
KATE
Welch says his
dream is to go to
Mississippi State in a
year, and that he
knows that this
program is helping
to prepare him.
In Canton, Kate
