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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher and I think there's a couple of things that could be happening here. The first possibility is that the school is requiring it and the teachers are being pressured by the principal. Reach out to some parents with kids in other classes, and not just fifth grade if you can. If those parents are reporting the same type of experience then the problem is with the school's administration. 
Another possibility is that this teacher is being pressured by other parents in the class, or maybe even just one loudmouth, and she can't stand up for herself so the whole class is suffering. 
Of course, it's also possible that the teacher is controlling and possibly unreasonable. She might get results from this type of perfectionism and criticism in the classroom and she can't turn that off now that the school has switched to remote learning. If that's the case, you need to share your concerns with her first and then move up the chain of command if necessary. I have two colleagues in my grade level and one of them really isn't managing the switch to remote learning well at all. She is doing way more than any other teacher in the school and is probably driving some of the parents crazy. The other colleague and I have tried to explain to her that we don't know what families are dealing with now and we're not treating every day like a real school day but she just can't/won't 'get it'. A nicely worded email from one of her parents might get through to her, though. If not, then an email from our principal detailing realistic expectations would. 
I believe that all teachers are doing what they can in a totally unexpected situation that developed very suddenly. I didn't even know that my last day with my students was my last day with students! But we need to be reasonable and your son's situation doesn't sound reasonable. [/quote]

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