MD state Board Meeting on Sept 1 2020 to set new distance learning time limits

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He did a full 5 hours a day of online classes all spring? What school district was this?

BTW if the teacher gives a 15 minute lesson, then tells the students to go somewhere and do an assignment -- that's 15 min. of live time and 30 minutes of independent practice which doesn't count towards the live requirement.

Most of his classes are lectures. They assigned work to be done after the school day ended. It was basically like a normal school day. It took about two weeks for this schedule to occur. The first two weeks were more like 2 hours of live instruction per day.

That sounds completely dreadful to me. I am being honest here -- your child had no problem with 6 lectures a day, online? No group work, no interaction with other students? Just sitting and taking notes? Then more homework? I'm amazed. Your child must be much better than mine LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank God!

Be honest, no one really does the asynchronous trading.

My kids did all the work.

So that isn't true at all. Most of their friends did, too. Just forcing them to be "in class" in person doesn't mean they will do the work, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He did a full 5 hours a day of online classes all spring? What school district was this?

Private Catholic school. Not in DC.

Also, why are you reading the MD Public Schools thread if your child is in a private catholic school not in the DC area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He did a full 5 hours a day of online classes all spring? What school district was this?

BTW if the teacher gives a 15 minute lesson, then tells the students to go somewhere and do an assignment -- that's 15 min. of live time and 30 minutes of independent practice which doesn't count towards the live requirement.

Most of his classes are lectures. They assigned work to be done after the school day ended. It was basically like a normal school day. It took about two weeks for this schedule to occur. The first two weeks were more like 2 hours of live instruction per day.

That sounds completely dreadful to me. I am being honest here -- your child had no problem with 6 lectures a day, online? No group work, no interaction with other students? Just sitting and taking notes? Then more homework? I'm amazed. Your child must be much better than mine LOL.

I am not that poster but honestly, that is how we grew up and we turned out just fine. I am also a teacher in MD and the kids will survive doing lecture style just fine

[Anonymous]

Lecture style IN the classroom is one thing. Staring at a screen is completely different.

[Anonymous]

Also -- my child has 8 classes, not 6. 8 daily classes online. It is too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also -- my child has 8 classes, not 6. 8 daily classes online. It is too much.

Pick and choose what to do. No one is going fail. Scratch the specials, social studies and science he can do with you. Reading and Math he does with the teacher on live. Prioritize

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also -- my child has 8 classes, not 6. 8 daily classes online. It is too much.

Pick and choose what to do. No one is going fail. Scratch the specials, social studies and science he can do with you. Reading and Math he does with the teacher on live. Prioritize

She's in 10th grade. She certainly doesn't need to do work with me. She's intelligent and conscientious, and will do all work assigned. But 5 hours of mandatory, on-screen attendance and interaction 5 days a week is a LOT, and is unnecessary for capable students who can manage independent work and learning on their own.

Schools need to have flexibility to create instruction that works for their students. Perhaps some high school students need to be required to show their faces so teachers know they are listening to the lectures and to force them to pay attention to the material. Perhaps some students will not do any outside work and require this as a means of being sure they are 'doing distance learning" but not all students need this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He did a full 5 hours a day of online classes all spring? What school district was this?

Private Catholic school. Not in DC.

Also, why are you reading the MD Public Schools thread if your child is in a private catholic school not in the DC area?

I didn’t realize I wasn’t supposed to read what on pertains to my situation. The OP mentioned that 5 hours of online instruction seems like too much. Frankly, I personally detest group and partner work. Many others do too. I don’t object to class discussions but I want to do my work myself. My son’s school used Zoom and they did have small group discussions in some of his classes (English and FL). But what’s wrong with doing what you would normally do in school but online? The school ad a one hour school lunch break and I’d usually take a walk with my son then. He liked school in the spring because it was pretty close to school in person. He got social interaction online at night while playing games and talking to his friends. This is just my perspective of what five hours of online instruction was like. It wasn’t bad and it was actually nice to have the same routine. He didn’t miss any instruction and grading was the same. The only difference was that final exams were optional. That was awesome

[Anonymous]

This is sh1tty. I'm not super happy with my school district, but it's sh1tty for the state BOE to expect the districts to implement the changes by 9/28, when they knew school districts start way before this, and they are the ones who told the school districts to provide their "back to school" plans by mid August.

[Anonymous]

Almost all the districts have a plan that includes one day a week that’s not normal instruction (asynchronous learning or half days or focused instruction for kids who need support.)

This last minutes change, which districts have been asking for guidance since June, is really crappy.

[Anonymous]

My high schooler is happy to sit there, sipping bubble tea and daydreaming and playing on his phone and occasionally paying attention to the teachers.

[Anonymous]

Isn't this too late? What a joke. Schools are supposed to wait until this September 1 meeting to make their schedules?

[Anonymous]

I'm fine with my kids going online for school 9-3. Why would that be a problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm fine with my kids going online for school 9-3. Why would that be a problem?

M-F, I should add. Five days a week, 9-3 of online school.