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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok what are Wednesdays then for teachers not providing content on those days?  Pre-pandemic they had to plan, answer emails, etc., and they did all of that in the course of five days.   why does the pandemic, particularly a YEAR into the pandemic, still require an extra day of planning each week?  I’m specifically referencing all-DL teachers who don’t go in and only see kids virtually.

I mean, my kid’s teachers provides a total of 3.5 hours of in-person instruction on M, T, Th, and F.  Assuming that teachers work 8 hours a day like normal full time employees, can’t the emailing and planning be done in the other 4.5 hours each day?  What’s so hard about DL that it requires 8 additional hours per week of planning?[/quote]

The answers to this are going to vary school by school depending on the schedules and how they broke up their DL classes.  At my school we use Wednesdays from 8:30-12:30 for a whole group meeting and then small groups (3-4 kids at a time) for ELA or Math depending on need.  1:30-3:30 is a meeting called looking at student work where we discuss needs that are coming up and how to address them, and then a team meeting where we calendar out the next week.

During M,Tu,Th,F we do whole group meetings and then A/B split the classes in half.  So if group A is with the teacher, B is independent.  That doesn't mean the teacher is free o do emails and planning.  They are with other students.  I think parents often forget that (given the number of texts I get when in small groups).

I hope that provides some clarity.  I do know all schools are different.[/quote]

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