Creative solutions for if the fall is virtual?

[Anonymous]

So our district is talking about online synchronous learning with 20 mins of instruction and say 30 mins of independent work where they can also ask questions.
Well my kid had trouble asking for help and will just sit there huffing and puffing if he can’t complete the task.
I am not sure about doing full on homeschooling as I hope to return to work some day.
Is there a creative interim solution for while I am still home?
I am not too worried about social studies or steam, but what do I do with math and ELA, especially writing?
Something that doesn’t cost a fortune and will allow to jump back into regular school once it becomes an option?

[Anonymous]

Move in with a relative who lives in an area where they will have regular school. I know a few families doing this.

[Anonymous]

How old is your child? You should model how to ask for help or to use your resources to answer questions you have. You can even do it together until your child feels comfortable doing it independently.

[Anonymous]

I'm wondering about a co-op idea with a couple neighboring families whose kids are in the same class. Just to give them some socialization and peer motivation, as well as divide up the parental day to day load. Of course, we're planning on moving this summer and don't actually know anyone we could do this with yet, but as with a nanny share search, maybe there will be a neighborhood list serve or something we can join to connect.

[Anonymous]

1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

When I have students like this, I give them 20 basic question stems and tell them that they must use at least one to leave the classroom at the end of class. You can Google a list of stems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

The teacher knows and he was actually the one to bring it up. We are working on it.
I think being at home harms him in that he can always ask me instead of the teacher. I don’t want to refuse help but it’s not sustainable long term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

When I have students like this, I give them 20 basic question stems and tell them that they must use at least one to leave the classroom at the end of class. You can Google a list of stems.

Why do you think these students are like that?
And what would help them (besides being made to do it, which I don’t think resolves the underlying issue in all cases, though I am sure it helps many kids).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So our district is talking about online synchronous learning with 20 mins of instruction and say 30 mins of independent work where they can also ask questions.
Well my kid had trouble asking for help and will just sit there huffing and puffing if he can’t complete the task.
I am not sure about doing full on homeschooling as I hope to return to work some day.
Is there a creative interim solution for while I am still home?
I am not too worried about social studies or steam, but what do I do with math and ELA, especially writing?
Something that doesn’t cost a fortune and will allow to jump back into regular school once it becomes an option?

How old is he?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So our district is talking about online synchronous learning with 20 mins of instruction and say 30 mins of independent work where they can also ask questions.
Well my kid had trouble asking for help and will just sit there huffing and puffing if he can’t complete the task.
I am not sure about doing full on homeschooling as I hope to return to work some day.
Is there a creative interim solution for while I am still home?
I am not too worried about social studies or steam, but what do I do with math and ELA, especially writing?
Something that doesn’t cost a fortune and will allow to jump back into regular school once it becomes an option?

Hire a governess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

The teacher knows and he was actually the one to bring it up. We are working on it.
I think being at home harms him in that he can always ask me instead of the teacher. I don’t want to refuse help but it’s not sustainable long term.

It’s not long-term, it’s until school opens up again. Max one year. Not a lifetime. Chill the f out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So our district is talking about online synchronous learning with 20 mins of instruction and say 30 mins of independent work where they can also ask questions.
Well my kid had trouble asking for help and will just sit there huffing and puffing if he can’t complete the task.
I am not sure about doing full on homeschooling as I hope to return to work some day.
Is there a creative interim solution for while I am still home?
I am not too worried about social studies or steam, but what do I do with math and ELA, especially writing?
Something that doesn’t cost a fortune and will allow to jump back into regular school once it becomes an option?

How old is he?

4th grade.
I am actually thinking of homeschooling but doing little and then going to back to where we left off in public. But our state is notorious for not allowing to redshirt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

The teacher knows and he was actually the one to bring it up. We are working on it.
I think being at home harms him in that he can always ask me instead of the teacher. I don’t want to refuse help but it’s not sustainable long term.

It’s not long-term, it’s until school opens up again. Max one year. Not a lifetime. Chill the f out

You’re lovely. An articulate. Maybe you should consider teaching?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. You need to email the teacher at the beginning of the year to explain that your child has difficulty asking clarifying questions on Zoom.

2. You must continue to coach your child on how to speak up.

3. My DD is like this. It’s slow progress.

When I have students like this, I give them 20 basic question stems and tell them that they must use at least one to leave the classroom at the end of class. You can Google a list of stems.

They "must" do this before leaving the classroom? I hope most are ignoring your power play and just signing off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Move in with a relative who lives in an area where they will have regular school. I know a few families doing this.

Which state and county did they move to?