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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m still waiting to get the schedule and class assignment for my rising first grader but am extremely worried DL will be subpar. If I can’t go the pod/tutor route what options do I really have, especially if we end up doing DL for the entire year?  [/quote]

Think about what specific complaints you have, then talk to the principal. In the spring I fielded many complaints from parents when I was doing more than anyone else in the school. I was going against DCPS policy doing live lessons. The principal can explain what we are and aren’t allowed to do. If a teacher isn’t doing what’s expected that’s the person who can take action. But you should be specific. “Live lessons don’t work for my kid” won’t get you far. “The teacher lectures too long without giving kids time to respond/practice so my kid zones out” is more helpful. [/quote]

I agree that specificity matters.  It's not helpful for parents to just throw up their hands and say "this isn't working."  What's not working?  Why isn't it working?  Is it a technical issue, is it your kid's personality/learning style, is it organizational, etc.?  And then you can give useful feedback.  In the spring,[b] I asked the teacher if it was possible to get the week's assignments at once, rather than each day's assignments that day[/b], because it would allow me to see the overarching plan, and also allow my kid to maybe work ahead on days that I was more flexible.  She did, and it was really helpful.  I think that most teachers want to do a good job, and will be receptive to constructive, respectful feedback.  And don't forget to tell the teacher what things are working well!  That is also useful, so they know what's working and can do more of it.  [/quote]

But hopefully a parents would not designate a teacher as subpar if the teacher said no to this and the school didn’t expect teachers to have a week done at a time. There are many reasons other than laziness or disorganization why a teacher may do daily planning. For example, a teacher might realize that the classes need to move slower or faster through a particular topic based on Monday’s lesson and not want to be locked into activities for Tuesday through Friday already given to parents. [/quote]

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