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Post by txaggie08 on May 1, 2020 11:50:10 GMT -6
wasabi and fikafairy , we don't get all the school work done every week. It's just not possible with DH's and my jobs busier than normal and 3 kids at home. Plus my older ones (2nd grade and kindergarten) are too young to do much without a lot of parent help. I try to prioritize the assignments I think are most important, which mostly excludes stuff on apps, and have let the teachers know we're doing the best we can. I'm doing the same with DD (3rd grade). I already sent her teachers a note saying that she's going to focus on core curriculum, but that she may not always complete her 'specials' - PE, music, and art. I understand that these are important to a well rounded education, but I can't ask her to sit in front of a computer to watch more YouTube videos for those classes. We're doing out of the box things for those - online workout videos, discussing different types of music (this one is probably a stretch, but I'm thoroughly enjoying the man who is rapping Dr. Seuss books to Dr. Dre songs), and whatever creative art stuff she wants to do that doesn't destroy the house. |
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Post by wasabi on May 1, 2020 12:35:22 GMT -6
wasabi and fikafairy , we don't get all the school work done every week. It's just not possible with DH's and my jobs busier than normal and 3 kids at home. Plus my older ones (2nd grade and kindergarten) are too young to do much without a lot of parent help. I try to prioritize the assignments I think are most important, which mostly excludes stuff on apps, and have let the teachers know we're doing the best we can. That might just have to be what we do this week. Although I feel guilty because I’m not working right now and have plenty of time so I have no excuses. We’ll see what we can get done this weekend. I can’t imagine having to do all this while working and taking care of other kids, I hope your kids teachers are understanding! |
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Post by fikafairy on May 1, 2020 12:53:10 GMT -6
our "specials" are as follows:
outside play = PE
coloring anything with any kind of marker or crayon = art
singing along to disney = music
and done. I don't have the energy or the time to make him do anything else, and I don't even care how much of a stretch any of those are!
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Post by sdlaura on May 1, 2020 15:12:34 GMT -6
I meant that we aren’t even getting the reading/writing/math ‘must dos’ done in full - we haven’t even attempted any specials  |
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Post by hangry on May 1, 2020 19:28:03 GMT -6
I know that teachers are under pressure to create a school like schedule but is there anyone that is actually doing all the things asked? It would definitely be a 6 hour day with my kindergartener if I did everything on the list. My kid needs a bit more hand holding than average, but it still feels completely unrealistic.
Yesterday I was so down about trying to keep up with it and then I felt guilty that it’s going to my fault that my son will be behind in reading and writing once he goes back to school.
Ugh. Sorry, don’t mind my vent.
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Post by sdlaura on May 1, 2020 19:51:24 GMT -6
hangry I think there are like stay at home parents of an only child 3rd grader or whatever (who are not super pregnant) that do want more work. And I think teachers are being pressured to create more content since they’re still getting paid but not in the classroom (not that this is any easier - just that they have to show all their work differently). If there’s anything I’ve learned from being a working/traveling mom of 3 kids, it’s not to feel guilty about stuff like this
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Post by txaggie08 on May 1, 2020 19:54:27 GMT -6
hangry I think there are like stay at home parents of an only child 3rd grader or whatever (who are not super pregnant) that do want more work. And I think teachers are being pressured to create more content since they’re still getting paid but not in the classroom (not that this is any easier - just that they have to show all their work differently). If there’s anything I’ve learned from being a working/traveling mom of 3 kids, it’s not to feel guilty about stuff like this Definitely this hangry. Our school had to send out a note that specified that there is may do and must do work. The may do work exists solely for the parents who were asking for more work and is in no way necessary. Things were rough around here until they sent that note home. |
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Post by trtlcrzy on May 1, 2020 20:19:01 GMT -6
I don’t have the working excuse as to why DD is behind on schooling. I just don’t have the energy to fight her about it so we’ve been majorly slacking. She’s in K and only has 3-5 assignments due a week, but there is something to do every day for the 5 subjects/categories. As long as she gets the things that need to be graded done I shruggy guy the rest. I mostly don’t feel guilty about it because we spend a lot of time outside playing.
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Post by hangry on May 1, 2020 20:43:38 GMT -6
I know I just need to let it go because we are doing so much life learning and surviving. It’s nice to have some reassurance though. Thanks ladies!
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Post by trtlcrzy on May 1, 2020 21:35:06 GMT -6
I ran some errands today and had to wear my purse into the store because my shorts don’t have pockets. After I was home I realized that my shoulder hurt and thought maybe it was because I slept on it wrong. Nope, pretty sure my purse is way too heavy. I have been planning to switch to my “summer” purse and this is accelerating it. Plus I need to take out some of the stuff I don’t need in there, like 10 lip products. Tylenol is really not helping with this shoulder pain, dang it.
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Post by danib on May 2, 2020 0:47:30 GMT -6
Re school. We were sent out report cards in April for whatever work was completed on school prior to shutting down in March. Students are not getting graded on anything past that point, with the exception of any students who are failing or at risk of failing (applies more to older kids). DS1 is in grade 1, his teacher asks that we make an effort to read daily, and if possible do some writing and/or some math. She sends home worksheets each week that are 100% optional. We do not turn anything in, they are not getting graded on anything. We CAN, if we want, send in samples of his work for feedback, but it won't be graded.
I have the ability to do schoolwork (been off work since late Feb), and the boys and I do better if we have a schedule/routine, so we do a full day (including art time, physical activity, cleaning, etc) but that will definitely change once baby is born. We also take random days off when we just don't feel up to task.
I like how our school system is doing it. There's no reason for the majority of kids to be doing full days of school at home. So many families just don't have the ability, for one reason or another, to sit down and teach for so many hours. Especially when we are talking about small kids. They will have plenty of time to catch up next year.
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Post by hangry on May 2, 2020 12:43:36 GMT -6
Re school. We were sent out report cards in April for whatever work was completed on school prior to shutting down in March. Students are not getting graded on anything past that point, with the exception of any students who are failing or at risk of failing (applies more to older kids). DS1 is in grade 1, his teacher asks that we make an effort to read daily, and if possible do some writing and/or some math. She sends home worksheets each week that are 100% optional. We do not turn anything in, they are not getting graded on anything. We CAN, if we want, send in samples of his work for feedback, but it won't be graded. I have the ability to do schoolwork (been off work since late Feb), and the boys and I do better if we have a schedule/routine, so we do a full day (including art time, physical activity, cleaning, etc) but that will definitely change once baby is born. We also take random days off when we just don't feel up to task. I like how our school system is doing it. There's no reason for the majority of kids to be doing full days of school at home. So many families just don't have the ability, for one reason or another, to sit down and teach for so many hours. Especially when we are talking about small kids. They will have plenty of time to catch up next year. It is unbelievable to me how different distance learning can be. Every day we have an assignment sheet which has 5 different areas (emotional regulation, reading, etc) and 1-3 assignments in each category. The assignment could be build a house for the 3 little pigs using any props, or make a map for little red riding hood to get to grandmas, find some objects to count by 10’s, write a jobs list for yourself, etc . I can post pictures of his work or messages for his classmates. And we have 4 different online programs: google classroom to post his work, raz kids and bookflix for reading, and splash for math. It’s just a lot. I would be thrilled with some worksheets and recommendations for reading/writing/math practice. ETA: this isn’t all mandatory, in fact, I don’t know if any of it is, but even including this many options seems like overkill. |
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Post by txaggie08 on May 2, 2020 16:41:18 GMT -6
Re school. We were sent out report cards in April for whatever work was completed on school prior to shutting down in March. Students are not getting graded on anything past that point, with the exception of any students who are failing or at risk of failing (applies more to older kids). DS1 is in grade 1, his teacher asks that we make an effort to read daily, and if possible do some writing and/or some math. She sends home worksheets each week that are 100% optional. We do not turn anything in, they are not getting graded on anything. We CAN, if we want, send in samples of his work for feedback, but it won't be graded. I have the ability to do schoolwork (been off work since late Feb), and the boys and I do better if we have a schedule/routine, so we do a full day (including art time, physical activity, cleaning, etc) but that will definitely change once baby is born. We also take random days off when we just don't feel up to task. I like how our school system is doing it. There's no reason for the majority of kids to be doing full days of school at home. So many families just don't have the ability, for one reason or another, to sit down and teach for so many hours. Especially when we are talking about small kids. They will have plenty of time to catch up next year. It is unbelievable to me how different distance learning can be. Every day we have an assignment sheet which has 5 different areas (emotional regulation, reading, etc) and 1-3 assignments in each category. The assignment could be build a house for the 3 little pigs using any props, or make a map for little red riding hood to get to grandmas, find some objects to count by 10’s, write a jobs list for yourself, etc . I can post pictures of his work or messages for his classmates. And we have 4 different online programs: google classroom to post his work, raz kids and bookflix for reading, and splash for math. It’s just a lot. I would be thrilled with some worksheets and recommendations for reading/writing/math practice. ETA: this isn’t all mandatory, in fact, I don’t know if any of it is, but even including this many options seems like overkill. Ew. DD gets a list of work to complete for the week on Monday morning and it's due by Sunday night. All online with eleventy million different apps. |
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Post by sdlaura on May 2, 2020 19:54:56 GMT -6
We get a 5-page document daily for 2nd grade DD. Plus attachments for all the worksheets in case she wants to do them by hand instead of using the app - then we have to photograph them all to submit. Also like 5 different apps. Each subject area has like 3 different ‘must dos’ all in different apps/on different worksheets. Half of the pages are the daily ‘may dos.’ And DD is a typically organized/overachieving firstborn daughter. I can’t imagine if DS1 had as much work. It’s A LOT. At least DD knows how to do everything - it’s just a matter of nagging her to do it. I don’t feel like she’s actually learning anything right now - just practicing stuff she already knows.
They’re not getting graded on it though - just teacher feedback at the end of the year - which is why I’m trying not to stress over it. Oh and there are 1-2 class zooms per day, always at different times. I’ve been setting our Alexa for 5 minutes prior to each one every night, and she’ll come up to DH’s and my offices upstairs and whichever one of us is on the less important call/meeting will get her set up.
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