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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rising PK3-- I'm not feeling good about DL at all- it's basically impossible for that age to keep their attention for longer than 10-20 minutes on a zoom call. If they do anything, it should be 2 days in person 3 days off so we don't have to pretend to log-in to DL 3 days a week.

I also hope they make an accommodation so that families who want to keep their kid home or get some other full-time care (nanny, preschool actually in session etc.) can do that without losing their spot and are guaranteed a spot at that school for PK4 the following year (if we're through this by then, which at this rate...who knows!) [/quote]

Agree about DL. I saw a K teacher post a daily schedule for DL and while I could see it working for a 5 year old, I can't imagine my kid being able to sustain focus on a computer screen for that long (it was a 30 daily group call, a 45 minute 1-on-1 call with the teacher, and then a couple optional offline lessons).

As for whether people can opt out of DL and keep their spot, I'm on the fence. The lottery is tough, there are always winners and losers, and it seems unfair to families who would be willing to try and work within whatever is being offered this year to be denied a spot so it could be held open for someone not participating. But I also see the bind that puts lots of families in, to decide between losing your spot or doing pointless DL with a PK student. The problem really highlights the degree to which a "good" lottery spot is a prize people get based on nothing but luck, which is what sucks about the system.[/quote]

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