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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Pre-K teacher and please know that we know that the Zoom sessions are not necessarily developmentally appropriate or effective.  The administration at my school is pretty much forcing us to do them and also use other social media platforms we wouldn't necessarily use (WhatsApp, etc).  We need to show evidence that we are trying to stay connected with your children.  I for one don't love using Zoom but I will do it because I feel fortunate to still be getting paid.[/quote]

It really depends on what you’re doing.  I have 4-year-olds and their school has struck the right balance in my view.  The Zoom sessions are daily, 20-25 minutes long.  And they always involve a basic interactive element that allows every kid an opportunity to speak.  They’ve been formatted to take advantage of the fact that the kids are home, not simply moving the classroom format to the screen.  They involve lots of show-and-tell that don’t tax my time as a parent.  Recent examples — pick your favorite stuffed animal and tell the class about it, pick an item that starts with the same letter as your name and tell us about it, open-ended chit-chat about what everyone did that morning, a bit of chaos is embraced, celebrate birthdays virtually, put stickers on calendars to mark the date, hand-washing demonstrations, which birds have you spotted in your backyard? etc.  Most of the kids clearly look forward to these sessions.  While the teachers would obviously prefer to be teaching in a classroom, I don’t get the sense that any of them feel that they are performing for the parents.  Even with the prospect that school may not be fully back in session in the fall, we’re willing to pay to keep supporting the school because our kids are still benefitting from these interactions.[/quote]

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