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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just based on my experience of course.  First, when it became obvious that the pandemic would be a crisis well into the fall, the school system clearly communicated that online school would continue until January and be evaluated at that time.  There was no discussion of hybrid schools etc. when it was obvious that would not happen in our area.

Second, I am happy with the rigor of the curriculum as well as the various discussions school counselors have had with the kids about feelings and coping with  difficulties.  Third, I am happy with [b]the social opportunities the kids have had facilitated by the school.[/b]  I’m happy with how much clear communication we have received.  My kids go to two different schools and both have made the best of a bad situation.  Kudos to our kids and our administration![/quote]
Could you elaborate on those?[/quote]

Lunch bunch, putting kids in breakout rooms where they could just socialize, letting them use zoom to have little meetups together.  Really little things that help.  The kids also haven’t been as overloaded with onerous and pointless work like I am hearing about from friends in DC and VA.  It seems like when the ambitions for teleschool are more modest it works better for everybody.[/quote]

Another happy PGCPS parent here.  Our elementary school has also:
—hosted two family gym nights, where the gym teachers do 60-90 minutes of minute-to-win-it type challenges.  The teachers and administrators record videos ahead of time of themselves doing the challenges, and tons of teachers log on to participate in real time too.
—planned approximately a dozen after school clubs led by teachers; I know there’s an art club led by the art teacher, and I saw a classroom teacher was doing a dance party club
—continued monthly club day, which is their standard reward in their PBIS system.   Teachers host various rooms—drawing, kahoots, animal facts, etc.  My kid is obsessive about tracking his points because he would **hate** to miss a club day.

I’ve also been impressed by the academics and how easy my kid’s teacher has made it for him to be self-sufficient in managing his assignments, and she’s making **great** use of Wednesdays.  [/quote]

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