If your school is going virtual, what will your day look like?

[Anonymous]

I’m at a loss. Thankfully I can WAH, but I will have to be WAH. My child will be in 2nd, and doing the online work last year was a nightmare—I had to assist constantly with getting the Classroom started, helping fill in text in the Document, helping him if he dropped the meeting (maybe because everyone around us was online, plus me, it dropped us frequently?) All I know is this year, I won’t be as available at the drop of a hat. I’m just curious how others will handle this.

I have no clue how I can be 100% helpful when I’m going to be working. I’m a single mom and it’s impossible for me to afford to hire someone to be with him. I’m curious the level of commitment others have planned. Do they really expect working parents to 100% commit?

[Anonymous]

My K and 1st grade children didn't have any problems logging into their computers and zoom meetings on their own. I showed them how and then taped the userID and password on their laptops, so they could do it on their own, if there was an issue.

[Anonymous]

I won’t be. I hired a tutor but she won’t be helping with their DL.

I aim for signing into one zoom each day for four days a week. No worksheets or dumb videos. I will particularly try to make any small groups or one on one meetings if they happen in the fall, but my job comes first because we have to eat. (DH is going to work outside the house FT come September.)

[Anonymous]

My 2nd grader did fine with the zoom once she got the hang out of it. So I anticipate it will be fine WFH. I'm sure your child can learn what to do if the meeting drops - there are also options to boost internet in your house if that is an issue - the zoom calls shouldn't constantly be dropping.

I think after some practice your child will learn to be more independent. do you have both parents WFH? Maybe you can stagger schedules some. I know it's hard but it might get easier as we all adjust.

[Anonymous]

By the end of the spring my K kid could pretty much handle any of the tech stuff being required of him. The school work itself was more pen and paper, that they had to take pics of and then upload to Seesaw. Give your kid some practice before the school year starts, he can do it.
I'd also have him write some signs that he can hold up if he gets stuck when you're on the phone or something - you can easily help him get back into a meeting or find a missing file (whatever he is struggling with) while on the phone.
I'm not a single mom but pretty much handled the distance learning for two kids because most of my work could be done at night after the kids went to bed. Occasionally I'd have a phone call and would have to assist at the same time. Not ideal but it can be done.

[Anonymous]

Same as it was this spring. The only difference is we bought a wifi booster. But we have a full time nanny. Maybe you could bubble with someone else who's a single mom of a kid in the same grade and share a nanny?

[Anonymous]

I’d suggest looking for either a pod or a family with their own nanny and ask if you can share, in their space.

[Anonymous]

I will be supervising my teen with SN, and letting my elementary schooler do perfect work all by herself, like she usually does. Funny how that works out.