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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like it and would definitely go for it.

I'd love to not have to worry about sending my kids in person or the crappy nature of online schooling.[/quote]

You have no way of knowing if online schooling will be crappy.[/quote]

Uh, we have last spring as an example??

We're in NY. They didn't even attempt to do live in person teaching through streaming. They just posted assignments and never corrected them or retaught, etc. Or taught them in the first place.

If any learning went on, it was because parents had to teach their kids themselves.

They say they are going to do streaming this year but I've heard from friends in other states that it's a shit show anyway and not worth the effort.[/quote]
I'm a teacher in New York and I most definitely DID teach live and post videos of myself demonstrating and explaining skills for those who did not attend. Even if your child's teacher did not, they still posted assignments and work for your child, according to you. I doubt fall will go well for your child if you are already dismissing live teaching as a "shit show" and "not worth the effort". Try going into the fall with a better attitude and your child will benefit.

I had many parents in my class who had the same attitude because they thought that the shutdown would just be for a few weeks. When it became apparent that this wasn't the case, a few of them rushed to catch up on the work and the rest just shrugged and continued ignoring the whole thing. I called these parents daily at first, then every other day, then once a week. I kept a careful log of each outreach in our online system so that I have evidence when parents turn around and try to blame this on us for not doing enough.

Good luck in the fall. [/quote]

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