How would you like school and classes to run in Fall?

[Anonymous]

Assume that schools will not be re-opening "normally" in Fall. Also assume that schools will not be able to provide child care during the normal working hours.

What would you like to see schools do? What type of online lessons? What additional materials would help kids learn? Should kids go to school part of the day in small groups if you had to drop them off and pick them up? What would improve online instruction? Please include age, grade and/or subject with your suggestions.

I am a teacher and generally interested in school administration. In many ways, I would love to see things go back to the way they were before, but I'm starting to plan my lessons for a Fall that is just as strange as this Spring has been (DCUM: I know it's a lot to ask, but please be helpful instead of mean). I'm curious about the answers and maybe they will help other teachers plan as well.

[Anonymous]

I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

I suppose this could happen in some utopia but do you really think this could happen? The counties are facing huge budget issues after this and art supplies for your kids are not at the top of the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

It seems like your kid is too advanced for public and won’t you be better off homeschooling where some of your expenses will be reimbursed?

[Anonymous]

4th grade, 5th next year.
I would like it to be either half-days for half the kids in the class, or alternating days. In any case, smaller groups of kids (not like the additional instruction where the kids are split 20/10 or some such, but down the middle).
I am open to only having math and English at school, all the specials are online.
I hope this will help a little.

[Anonymous]

1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

[Anonymous]

*doll (?) Haha! Sorry auto-correct!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

It is working for my kid.

[Anonymous]

Flexible absence policy that a.) allows kids and teachers who are even mildly/questionably ill to stay home and continue to learn while they get 100% or if they are nervous about attending given current COVID cases or family who may be at risk b.) an online lms that allows for a to happen synchronously ("call in" to class) or asynchronously (videos at the kid's own pace) c.) a way to account for the well being of children who are chronically absent to make sure they are not being abused, etc.. (check-ins, video meetings, etc...)

So I guess that also means an online learning management system that works effectively.

Internet should be a public utility, regulated, and subsidized for the people who need it.

[Anonymous]

^ Also smaller classes. Much much smaller classes. And less desk/germ sharing. There has to be a computer algorithm to handle scheduling in a way that minimizes risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

It is working for my kid.

That’s great, maybe the kids who like it can stay home and log in remotely so the class size will be smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

It is working for my kid.

That’s great, maybe the kids who like it can stay home and log in remotely so the class size will be smaller.

OP here. Don't know if the above comment was meant to be snarky - but I like the idea of having a hybrid system such that kids who want to stay home/who are sick are able to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

It is working for my kid.

That’s great, maybe the kids who like it can stay home and log in remotely so the class size will be smaller.

OP here. Don't know if the above comment was meant to be snarky - but I like the idea of having a hybrid system such that kids who want to stay home/who are sick are able to do that.

No, I wasn’t being snarky, if PP like distance learning it would be great to keep those kids at home, it would make the classes less packed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

It is working for my kid.

That’s great, maybe the kids who like it can stay home and log in remotely so the class size will be smaller.

I would LOVE this. My sons anxiety manifests as fight or flight. That got him placement in a non public private. Because of the current situation, we were offered the opportunity to log into his old mainstream class. He is rocking it. I have never seen him this calm and content when it comes to school. He is finally in a place where he is actually learning.

[Anonymous]

I would like this, as well.

But our school is going to do a "hybrid" system where some days will be in a classroom and some will be at home -- not where some kids will be in a classroom and some at home.