Teacher is totally unresponsive - what would you do?

[Anonymous]

Email again and ask for a meeting.

Do not put in the email that it is about Lexia. Say that it is about learning concerns you have.

There are key words that I have learned over the years that are more trigger words. You need to learn the words AND use them sparingly.

Make it not about the app - but broader [Child's engagement with distance learning that you are trying to support]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she did respond to your husband's email, then she's not just ignoring her email; what was the nature of your email? When did you need a response?

I asked if there was a way to "level up" in Lexia because my son is pretty bored with it. He's an older K student who is reading books and he's stuck identifying individual letters.

The answer is no.

Sincerly,

a DCPS teacher who would also not be prioritizing such a ridiculous email with everything else I'm juggling

Thanks for taking the time to reply on DCUM with your crazy schedule! I appreciate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Come on, the teacher should have responded within a couple of days.

OP, I'd get a Raz Kids subscription via A-Z learning, around $100 a year. He can read at higher levels on Raz Kids. Also ask the school for an Epic login for online books at his level.

Thanks for the rec. He does use Epic, but found the area where they just read the books to him while he listens, and I'd prefer him to be a bit more interactive.

I'll check out Raz Kids. Do you have a recommendation for harder math by chance? We're having a similar issue with ST Math right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she did respond to your husband's email, then she's not just ignoring her email; what was the nature of your email? When did you need a response?

I asked if there was a way to "level up" in Lexia because my son is pretty bored with it. He's an older K student who is reading books and he's stuck identifying individual letters.

The answer is no.

Sincerly,

a DCPS teacher who would also not be prioritizing such a ridiculous email with everything else I'm juggling

Thanks for taking the time to reply on DCUM with your crazy schedule! I appreciate it.

Haha NP here who is also a teacher and I always respond to parent emails within a few days. But that was a good response to the teacher above!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she did respond to your husband's email, then she's not just ignoring her email; what was the nature of your email? When did you need a response?

I asked if there was a way to "level up" in Lexia because my son is pretty bored with it. He's an older K student who is reading books and he's stuck identifying individual letters.

The answer is no.

Sincerly,

a DCPS teacher who would also not be prioritizing such a ridiculous email with everything else I'm juggling

Thanks for taking the time to reply on DCUM with your crazy schedule! I appreciate it.

Your teacher should certainly take the time to reply to it. The PP teacher is being obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

If he is getting bored with Lexia - he might not be passing a certain skill or level and it keeps making him redo it. I know you shouldn't have to do it, but if you have the time sit with him and try to figure out whats stopping him from moving on. My students tended to get bored when this happened because they would have to keep doing the same lesson over and over. Teacher is supposed to be aware of this and work with him, but honestly with everything going on, there is probably not time especially if he is already reading above grade level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come on, the teacher should have responded within a couple of days.

OP, I'd get a Raz Kids subscription via A-Z learning, around $100 a year. He can read at higher levels on Raz Kids. Also ask the school for an Epic login for online books at his level.

Thanks for the rec. He does use Epic, but found the area where they just read the books to him while he listens, and I'd prefer him to be a bit more interactive.

I'll check out Raz Kids. Do you have a recommendation for harder math by chance? We're having a similar issue with ST Math right now.

Raz Kids is also on Clever so don’t buy it. For math try First in Math. You can choose to go on higher grades with that one. Lots of stuff to choose from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he is getting bored with Lexia - he might not be passing a certain skill or level and it keeps making him redo it. I know you shouldn't have to do it, but if you have the time sit with him and try to figure out whats stopping him from moving on. My students tended to get bored when this happened because they would have to keep doing the same lesson over and over. Teacher is supposed to be aware of this and work with him, but honestly with everything going on, there is probably not time especially if he is already reading above grade level.

This. Your explanation doesn’t really jive with how Lexia works unless you mean he was engaged for 30 minutes and then was over it. Did he screw up the assessment? I think only levels 1-3 test letters and my 3 year old raced through all 3 levels in a few hours. If he actually knows the material, this shouldn’t be a big deal. It’s actually way more likely that he messing something up and having to do it over and over. Could be as simple as not understanding how the controls work if you think he’s fluent in the material. Watch him for a bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she did respond to your husband's email, then she's not just ignoring her email; what was the nature of your email? When did you need a response?

I asked if there was a way to "level up" in Lexia because my son is pretty bored with it. He's an older K student who is reading books and he's stuck identifying individual letters.

The answer is no.

Sincerly,

a DCPS teacher who would also not be prioritizing such a ridiculous email with everything else I'm juggling

Thanks for taking the time to reply on DCUM with your crazy schedule! I appreciate it.

Priorities!!!

[Anonymous]

As a teacher, I have a crazy schedule. I actually teach your children. Your emails are low on the priority list. On some days, I don't even get to read emails until evening, by then, half of the issues have been resolved. I try and respond withing 24 hours. I come here to have a good laugh over all the obnoxious comments by DCUMs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have a crazy schedule. I actually teach your children. Your emails are low on the priority list. On some days, I don't even get to read emails until evening, by then, half of the issues have been resolved. I try and respond withing 24 hours. I come here to have a good laugh over all the obnoxious comments by DCUMs.

I am a teacher as well and I hear you about the crazy schedule. But responding within 48 hours is a part of our job description. For this teacher not to ever responded to three separate emails is a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have a crazy schedule. I actually teach your children. Your emails are low on the priority list. On some days, I don't even get to read emails until evening, by then, half of the issues have been resolved. I try and respond withing 24 hours. I come here to have a good laugh over all the obnoxious comments by DCUMs.

I am a teacher as well and I hear you about the crazy schedule. But responding within 48 hours is a part of our job description. For this teacher not to ever responded to three separate emails is a problem.

My school has a 24 hour requirement.

[Anonymous]

Former DCPS teacher now in a neighboring district. Your concerns are valid. It is the teacher's professional responsibility to answer emails within 48 business hours. It is rude and unacceptable to ignore your emails no matter how trivial he or she may think they are. Even a response such as I will get back to you on Monday is preferable to radio silence. I agree that it is OK in this instance to CC the principal. I didn't use Lexia a lot but my understanding is that is an intervention tool. It is supposed to be intuitive and adjust to the needs of the student. Seeing how your child is apparently at or above grade level no wonder they are bored with Lexia. Not sure if DCPS uses alternative programs but in our district we have 2 reading software programs and one math. One is an intervention like Lexia and other is an independent reading software like Epic.

Is there a reading specialist in your school that you might be able to reach out? If Lexia usage doesn't count towards the child's grade then skip it. They have more than enough screen time demands as it stands.

[Anonymous]

I think from all the messages it seems like a 24-48 hour turn around. Send another email asking for a reponse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is getting bored with Lexia - he might not be passing a certain skill or level and it keeps making him redo it. I know you shouldn't have to do it, but if you have the time sit with him and try to figure out whats stopping him from moving on. My students tended to get bored when this happened because they would have to keep doing the same lesson over and over. Teacher is supposed to be aware of this and work with him, but honestly with everything going on, there is probably not time especially if he is already reading above grade level.

This. Your explanation doesn’t really jive with how Lexia works unless you mean he was engaged for 30 minutes and then was over it. Did he screw up the assessment? I think only levels 1-3 test letters and my 3 year old raced through all 3 levels in a few hours. If he actually knows the material, this shouldn’t be a big deal. It’s actually way more likely that he messing something up and having to do it over and over. Could be as simple as not understanding how the controls work if you think he’s fluent in the material. Watch him for a bit.

I agree, sit with your kid and see what the snag is. Remember kids are very unreliable narrators (often not on purpose)