Reply to 4th grade; independent work; parenting and working

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "4th grade; independent work; parenting and working"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I'm wondering what the experience other families are having with DPCS fourth grade and handling both the supervision of when the kids need to be on for live instruction and when they need to be doing independent work. Especially for those with working parent(s), how are you managing it logistically, and is your child getting everything done that's expected in the course of the day?

Out youngest is in 4th grade and has struggled with remote learning, even though he's a smart kid and generally does well in school. I can't say as I blame him, as the curriculum is disconnected, and I'm not surprised he feels bored. Without the energy of the in-person classroom and the ways to build the lessons creatively in interactivity among the students, it starts to feel like worksheet worksheet worksheet.

We can make it work if someone is overseeing the logins, the troubles with Teams, and being available to answer questions about the assigned work during the school day, and so on. But that's not feasible every day, by any means, and on the days I'm on top of 4th grade, I get woefully behind on my own work. (Both parents in our house have to be on Zoom for chunks of time, often presenting. And the other work I have to do is not really work that I can do in short spurts. Trying to squeeze the work in during late nights is about to do me in.)

I'm asking here for your sense of how independent your 4th grader is able to be with DL. If it's working for you, what systems have you set up? How are you making this work? If it's not working smoothly, what decisions have you made--or are you making--in and among the assignments and tasks due?  How much energy are you putting in to try to make something work that might just not be workable for some kids, especially at this level where they still very much need to move during the day (versus all these hours at the computer), and when concentration is still a point  of challenge. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics