Developing stamina for 90 minute online classes
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Anonymous
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My 9th grader had a bunch of 90 minute online classes this week. Last year with distance learning they had 30 minute of synchronous teaching. Any tips for how to build the stamina to stay engaged?
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Anonymous
Red Bull |
Anonymous
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It is something we get used to. But I agree it’s hard at the beginning. I know how exhausted I felt after a day of zoom meetings.. it’s hard on kids.
Not a Red Bull fan myself but coffee is similar. And getting up and moving mid way. A little tougher if they have to keep their video on... |
Anonymous
| It sucks at first, no doubt but that. But they’ll adjust out of necessity. Don’t dismiss your kid’s frustration or sadness. |
Anonymous
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It sucks.
I have always been a full-time teleworker. I never built stamina for long online training/instruction. I don't mind my job because it is research and writing, but when I have to watch a long training or sit in a meeting it's plain awful. My oldest son started HS 2 weeks ago and they are doing a fantastic job with the DL, classes are like normal...and he complained today about how much he hates the virtual learning and how hard it is to sit at the computer all day. I swear this generation will all need glasses in the future from so much screen time. |
Anonymous
| If this is Wilson, I think the online portion of the classes will get shorter over time as the teachers assign more work. My 10th grader reported that its like the teachers feel like they need to fill up the whole time block this week, but its hard since they haven't assigned much work yet. The goal is for there to be an online synchronous lesson for the first portion followed by the student doing asynchronous work (which might be online, but will be much more active than listening/watching the teacher). |
Anonymous
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get up, walk around, doodle, chair yoga
Nobody should be lectured to for 90 minutes a good teacher will have it broken up ... but here we are. |
Anonymous
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What about taking notes by hand? That really helps me during long meetings and it’s a habit that seems obvious isn’t often taught anymore.
90 minutes is a long time to both stay engaged and also appear engaged on-camera. In a real lecture or meeting you can feel the energy of other people in the room, exchange a look, or sneak a glance out a window without a teacher noticing. |
Anonymous
Tell that to colleges... |
Anonymous
| I'm surprised my 9th grader hasn't had a short break during the long classes. |
Anonymous
The classes at Wilson aren't 90 minutes long. My 10th grader has had one teacher keep them the whole class time, most are using the first half for instruction and the 2nd half the students log off to complete work. The teacher that's kept them the entire class gave them two 5 minute breaks. That sucks OP, that's a lot. I don't even know how I could get though it. |
Anonymous
| I’m a teacher and yes, it’s hard to sit for the classes! I’m trying to build in more group work. I’m finding many students don’t realize they can step away for a minute. I receive private messages during group work every day asking if it’s okay to step away to use the bathroom, get a drink, find a charger, etc. These students are being very polite and respectful, but I keep reminding the class that it is fine to step away if they need to take care of something. I need to stand sometimes. |
Anonymous
No kidding. I regularly had three hour lectures in college. We got a break halfway through but that’s it. |
Anonymous
Zoom meetings aren't nearly as hard as zoom classes, particularly that long. NO ONE should be doing 90 minute online synchronous classes. That is torture. |
Anonymous
Colleges don't have 90 minute synchronous classes. |