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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2020 8:10:45 GMT -6
dc2london That sounds better than what I envisioned. The sedentary part of the Google meets is what concerns me. It's hard to sit still and focused for long periods of time. on paper that much "Zoom" time looks like hell for even an adult, much less a young child. I will still have a wobble cushion, a yoga ball, and plenty of fidgets for my kids.
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Post by kam3100 on Aug 5, 2020 8:19:47 GMT -6
For what it’s worth, my 6 year old started school yesterday. She was on Zoom from 8:15am until 2:20 with a break from 11:00-11:40. The teachers can see the kids and can always tell when they need to switch up the activity or give ‘brain breaks or wiggle breaks’.
In March the school she was with was completely parent led. It was a daily video from a teacher and a bunch of weekly work and it was a complete nightmare.
So for me and my daughter, the online format via zoom and google classrooms is 100% better.
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Post by Ls2012 on Aug 5, 2020 8:19:51 GMT -6
DH and I were talking about school last night. We're definitely not sending her in school if it's offered. But if the virtual learning is like what cp3 shared, then we're in a nightmare scenario. I cannot homeschool DD2 (kindergarten). She absolutely does not respond to me in a teacher role. And she's sensory avoiding. Even with a teacher and classmates she'd been with all year, zoom chats were a disaster of screaming and crying and refusing to participate. If she has to be on a computer the whole day, every day, we may have no choice but to unenroll and do some sort of modified homeschooling while reigning in the 3yr old. Then there's DD1 who will be a senior in HS. She's only got 4 classes/ semester, but will be missing out on so much of her last year from a social/ emotional standpoint. Then there's making up the sat's that were cancelled in spring, and trying to figure out college applications or if it's even worth it to apply when everything is so tentative for the future. I'm a mess.
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Post by byjove on Aug 5, 2020 8:22:17 GMT -6
I found out my uncle (by marriage) passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was a bit of paranoid person (would never fly, would never let my aunt or cousins fly, stuff like that) and he was very paranoid about the coronavirus. They literally lived around the corner from my cousin and their grand kids and they did not do more than zoom this whole time. He was on medication for his heart and he had developed a couple of new symptoms, but he refused to see a doctor because of covid. It's brutal thinking maybe this didn't have to happen? I feel so bad for my aunt and cousin.
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Post by Rebel on Aug 5, 2020 8:24:12 GMT -6
Thanks y’all. I agree with starting and seeing how it goes before pulling her. And we will probably supplement rather than pull entirely for a bit to see if that works. Unenrolling will be a last resort, and ONLY if we absolutely cannot make what the schools have provided work, and it’s doing my daughter a serious disservice.
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Post by Minerva on Aug 5, 2020 8:25:45 GMT -6
My H is off and he's taking N for a trail walk before it gets too hot. This is the first time I've been alone in the house on a weekday since March 13. I may legit cry. But I don't want to disturb the silence. You are living the dream!
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Post by Minerva on Aug 5, 2020 8:28:45 GMT -6
dc2london That sounds better than what I envisioned. The sedentary part of the Google meets is what concerns me. It's hard to sit still and focused for long periods of time. on paper that much "Zoom" time looks like hell for even an adult, much less a young child. I will still have a wobble cushion, a yoga ball, and plenty of fidgets for my kids. Our teachers last spring did a great job breaking their hour long Zoom sessions up with Go Noodle movement breaks and little scavenger hunts (ex: 30 secs to find some thing blue to share with the class). Hopefully that is again the case again this coming year.
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Post by Notarobot on Aug 5, 2020 8:28:56 GMT -6
I don't have any advice since I don't have kids, but I wanted to say you're all doing a great job in such a shitty situation where there is really no right answer. I hope that as things open up and teachers, kids, parents start living with these plans that there are improvements and supports offered. I'm so sorry about your uncle, byjove. I'll keep your family in my thoughts.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2020 8:30:01 GMT -6
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Post by Minerva on Aug 5, 2020 8:30:29 GMT -6
byjove, I’m sorry for your loss. What a sad situation.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2020 8:31:47 GMT -6
Do please try to keep in perspective that the spring distance learning was a great example of trying to build the plane while you fly it. It was unanticipated and unplanned for. So even if your distance learning in spring was a complete debacle, odds are pretty good a fully planned for and anticipated virtual plan will be much more well run, and should put less strain on families and students (and staff!) than the chaos of the spring, when we were all also juggling starting to digest the threat of the virus and how it was changing our lives.
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Post by stringy on Aug 5, 2020 8:34:06 GMT -6
One thing that came up on our local forums is assessment and attendance. So, if a kid logs on to zoom for the morning and then bails after lunch - are they absent? Dismissed early? Will the teacher notice? If they are quarantined but have no symptoms are they required to sign on and do work (this was asked of our hybrid model kids)? How is the virtual school assessing the little kids who aren't taking tests etc. What if they just don't turn in work because they don't have a parent helping them through it (like kids who can't read yet - can't do that alone). The response was that things will have to be more lenient this year. Let alone if kids or parents actually get sick for weeks at a time. The long term implications are big and vary widely.
All that in saying, I feel like it will be common that a kid misses some of a long and inappropriate zoom day, and what are they really going to do about it?
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Post by cakewench on Aug 5, 2020 8:34:06 GMT -6
I'm so sorry, byjove. Sending love to you and your family.
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Post by taconight on Aug 5, 2020 8:45:12 GMT -6
Is anyone here unenrolling their kids? I have a handful of people I know who are doing so. Especially after seeing the released sample virtual learning schedule. I have some serious concerns about this, in regards to funding. If I unenroll my kids, my schools lose funding. This hurts them long term, both for when MY kids return to school and for the kids who are still there (for example, the kids whose parents can’t afford to pull/unenroll them and do a different curriculum). If I go by what’s best for my daughter, unenrolling and doing a homeschool curriculum like Abeka is probably ideal. But I’m having extreme guilt about the long term effects for the schools and our community. Anyone else struggling with this? Thoughts? We decided to unenroll our kindergartener and put him in a private program. Small class, in person daily. Virtual kindergarten seems like a terrible, terrible idea. And there's no way my kid would sit in front of a computer and participate. He'll barely sit in front of a TV show that he loves for any length of time. We also cannot work and keep him on task and conduct his virtual learning. I went back and forth about whether to do this or not, but ultimately it's what's best for him and for our family. I can't worry about future funding for the school district when I need to worry about the day to day right now, and making sure my H and I can stay employed. Our older kid is starting 4th grade, and she'll do the virtual program until they open the schools back up.
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Post by catspajamas on Aug 5, 2020 8:58:36 GMT -6
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Post by Rebel on Aug 5, 2020 8:58:38 GMT -6
byjove I am so sorry for your loss
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Post by Ls2012 on Aug 5, 2020 9:09:57 GMT -6
I'm so sorry for your and your family's loss byjove.
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Post by cp3 on Aug 5, 2020 9:13:34 GMT -6
Do please try to keep in perspective that the spring distance learning was a great example of trying to build the plane while you fly it. It was unanticipated and unplanned for. So even if your distance learning in spring was a complete debacle, odds are pretty good a fully planned for and anticipated virtual plan will be much more well run, and should put less strain on families and students (and staff!) than the chaos of the spring, when we were all also juggling starting to digest the threat of the virus and how it was changing our lives. My biggest concern is my 5.5 navigating the computer. They will be using lots of other sites for math, reading, history, etc. and I don't know if she will be able to manage that on her own so I feel I will need to just sit with her the entire time. For my 3rd and 6th grader they will be fine but it's my kindergartener I'm worried about.
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Post by cp3 on Aug 5, 2020 9:14:25 GMT -6
I'm so sorry about your loss byjove. It makes it extra hard wondering if it could have been prevented if he felt safe getting care. I'm sorry.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2020 9:41:33 GMT -6
Do please try to keep in perspective that the spring distance learning was a great example of trying to build the plane while you fly it. It was unanticipated and unplanned for. So even if your distance learning in spring was a complete debacle, odds are pretty good a fully planned for and anticipated virtual plan will be much more well run, and should put less strain on families and students (and staff!) than the chaos of the spring, when we were all also juggling starting to digest the threat of the virus and how it was changing our lives. My biggest concern is my 5.5 navigating the computer. They will be using lots of other sites for math, reading, history, etc. and I don't know if she will be able to manage that on her own so I feel I will need to just sit with her the entire time. For my 3rd and 6th grader they will be fine but it's my kindergartener I'm worried about. this was the problem we had in the spring too. And he wasn't super skilled with the touchpad mouse
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2020 9:58:19 GMT -6
One thing that came up on our local forums is assessment and attendance. So, if a kid logs on to zoom for the morning and then bails after lunch - are they absent? Dismissed early? Will the teacher notice? If they are quarantined but have no symptoms are they required to sign on and do work (this was asked of our hybrid model kids)? How is the virtual school assessing the little kids who aren't taking tests etc. What if they just don't turn in work because they don't have a parent helping them through it (like kids who can't read yet - can't do that alone). The response was that things will have to be more lenient this year. Let alone if kids or parents actually get sick for weeks at a time. The long term implications are big and vary widely. All that in saying, I feel like it will be common that a kid misses some of a long and inappropriate zoom day, and what are they really going to do about it? I wonder about illness too. My kids tend to sleep when they don't feel well. Obviously, we keep ill children home so they are not spreading illness in the school. But if my child has a fever and can barely hold his head up is he still expected to park in front of his laptop all day? Because lolno.
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Post by Uncaripswife on Aug 5, 2020 10:37:14 GMT -6
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Post by koko on Aug 5, 2020 10:49:51 GMT -6
Re: attendance. Our school has said the kid must turn in work via Google classroom or a photo of them with their handwritten work emailed to teacher. So basically Zooms aren't counted as attendance. I felt like this was a good compromise to keep TEA happy and working parents happy.
We have 3 weeks of distance learning and the schedule does look similar to others posted. We were told the actual instruction in lower grades (K-2) usually doesn't exceed 15 minutes. The rest of the time is built in for hands on activities like worksheets or other Screenfree time.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 5, 2020 10:54:59 GMT -6
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Post by milano on Aug 5, 2020 11:04:09 GMT -6
I'm sorry for your family's loss byjove. I think that kind of thing is happening more frequently than we are hearing about, people are just nervous to go in and checked out by a Dr for anything that doesn't *seem* life-threatening.
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Post by milano on Aug 5, 2020 11:05:55 GMT -6
I officially enrolled my Kindergartener into 100% remote learning through the school. They said there will be an optional weekly Zoom meeting with the teacher, and then additional virtual office hours if we want more face time than that. And assignments are to be completed on whatever schedule works for the parent and child - seems like maybe there are just things that need to be completed weekly? It sounds super flexible and do-able so hopefully there are no surprises when it actually starts. They specifically said the kids can work ahead or repeat certain lessons if needed.
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Post by LaRo422 on Aug 5, 2020 11:12:06 GMT -6
byjove I’m so sorry for your loss. This is a parent’s response to what’s going on in Paulding, and then his sons response after they pulled him out. Just unbelievable. I wish the kids that bully and take off other kids masks should be forced to do virtual learning.
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Post by cnf on Aug 5, 2020 11:45:22 GMT -6
Johns Hopkins study of death rate per population, blames NY/NJ, if you take those numbers out we’re great! Wow I totally missed when NY and NJ seceded. Did we sell them to Canada? I wish Canada would buy us right about now
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Post by orangebird2020 on Aug 5, 2020 11:48:10 GMT -6
on paper that much "Zoom" time looks like hell for even an adult, much less a young child. I will still have a wobble cushion, a yoga ball, and plenty of fidgets for my kids. Our teachers last spring did a great job breaking their hour long Zoom sessions up with Go Noodle movement breaks and little scavenger hunts (ex: 30 secs to find some thing blue to share with the class). Hopefully that is again the case again this coming year. Well these are fun ideas that my son will enjoy. I hope he has a teacher with these types of plans. This helps me frame it better for myself too.
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Post by Notarobot on Aug 5, 2020 11:51:52 GMT -6
Wow I totally missed when NY and NJ seceded. Did we sell them to Canada? I wish Canada would buy us right about now We probably couldn't afford you but I feel like the maritimes could quietly grow by a few more provinces
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