Is distance learning really much if an education for younger children?

[Anonymous]

Between trying to figure out how to help my small children with reading, writing and math, struggling with tech issues and working full-time, I’m starting to think full-time DL this fall will be a massive waste of time. Lots of stress without much accomplished. And this is coming from someone with some teaching experience. Why can’t schools just totally cancel everything until Oct 1? Parents are not certified teachers. True homeschooling families don’t function this way. Pay the teachers, let the virus numbers die down and start with hybrid. Extend the school year thru July. It’s a national emergency and it needs to be treated that way. All this comes down to is taking attendance. My kids would be better off watching ed programs on TV and doing paper worksheets.

[Anonymous]

My rising 5th grader will "attend" classes, watch his live video classes and complete his online assignments.

My rising 2nd grader won't. He will just miss more months of school.

[Anonymous]

If my kids were still in elementary school, I'd be home schooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My rising 5th grader will "attend" classes, watch his live video classes and complete his online assignments.

My rising 2nd grader won't. He will just miss more months of school.

OP here. My older one will be in 2nd. Last spring was a struggle and he’s a good student. He can’t handle it on his own. Even said he doesn’t like working on the iPad. It was very frustrating for everyone. I can find him better activities without forcing this nonsense on him. They’re too young.

[Anonymous]

I would home school. Form a pod so they can get social interaction.

I would much rather schools sent homeschooling materials and helped parents learn to teach. And instead of computers provide textbooks. So glad libraries are open now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my kids were still in elementary school, I'd be home schooling.

OP again. I’d do the same if I could quit my job.

[Anonymous]

How many threads like this do we need?

[Anonymous]

I have a rising 2nd grader and I am deeply concerned as well.

[Anonymous]

My second grader did okay last spring. It wasn't idea, but it wasn't a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My second grader did okay last spring. It wasn't idea, but it wasn't a waste of time.

Were you working full time? And one child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My second grader did okay last spring. It wasn't idea, but it wasn't a waste of time.

DP and same. I work part-time and that was from home. DH was also working from home. We did a little supplementing, but most of my rising 3rd grader's work was from her teachers. I have 3 kids, other 2 DCs are younger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My second grader did okay last spring. It wasn't idea, but it wasn't a waste of time.

Were you working full time? And one child?

NP here, I work full time and my second grader did ok in the spring. I'm still not feeling good about DL in the fall. In the spring she had a fairly small class and existing relationships with the (excellent) teacher and with her classmates. We cannot home school because I need to work.

[Anonymous]

Noooo! Extend the summer break? Please don’t push this idea. Our kids have been home since March 13. Spring DL was a joke. My kids are bored. They are looking forward to school “returning” — they need routine, purpose, work, learning - even if it’s is lousy DL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Between trying to figure out how to help my small children with reading, writing and math, struggling with tech issues and working full-time, I’m starting to think full-time DL this fall will be a massive waste of time. Lots of stress without much accomplished. And this is coming from someone with some teaching experience. Why can’t schools just totally cancel everything until Oct 1? Parents are not certified teachers. True homeschooling families don’t function this way. Pay the teachers, let the virus numbers die down and start with hybrid. Extend the school year thru July. It’s a national emergency and it needs to be treated that way. All this comes down to is taking attendance. My kids would be better off watching ed programs on TV and doing paper worksheets.

You're right, ignorance is bliss! Your snowflakes are far too dictate to be inconvenienced. A school should open just to teach them as the only pupils.

[Anonymous]

Delicate not dictate.