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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone else noticed that the sample K-2 schedule for concurrent learning has even fewer instructional hours than we are getting now? PLUS possible nothing at all on Mondays?

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Also they basically end up with 1:30-3:20 as "small group" or "independent activities" is that even realistic for K-2? How does the teacher effectively run a small group with students online and interact with them while kids are in the classroom screen free but socially distanced entertaining themselves for almost 2 hrs. I've never been a teacher but at home with my K-2 that would require bribing and probably videos to watch. Seeing that I can understand why teachers are freaking out. [/quote]

There can be centers and independent work at desks when your group is not meeting with the teacher. That is the standard language arts blocks even during non pandemic times in the lower grades.  They don’t even need to re-invent the wheel. [/quote]

Almost 2 hrs of independent desk work with 5 or 6 yos? Centers at home too? Or kids at home expected to do different stuff?  This is why especially K-2 parents want dedicated online teachers for the kids who are doing full time DL. For the kids in person you can consider the afternoon they're online a wash because they'll get the same thing the day they're in person. [/quote]

You rotate around. Sometimes you’re with the teacher, sometimes you’re around the room at different centers, sometimes you’re at your seat. 
They can probably do the centers at home too. They’ll probably have to be boring ones like asynchronous time now so everyone can do it - like read, write, draw, ST math, have MYON read you a book aloud. This is why we need people to use their brains and try to come up solutions not just complain. [/quote]

I've used my brain. They're not going to encourage kids to rotate around the room and use shared materials.  Many of the classrooms barely have enough space to do 6ft distancing with just desks, let alone additional space for stations. They're not going to be able to expect the kids in person in K-2 to be taking laptops back and forth each day.  Kids at home will be expected to do 30 min of ST math while kids in person get 30 min of actual math activities.  Would you be as okay with that if they said instead kids in person would get 2 hrs of recess or extra PE while kids at home get small group and other learning activities every day? [/quote]

I’m fully picking in person for social reasons and yes would be ok with recess. I support play based learning for all ages. I also think social skills are just important for a future job as academic skills.

I was also a teacher before I went to law school. [/quote]

It's going to be a lot of what we call "seat work." There aren't enough resources at school to take classes outside for recess when the classroom teacher is in the room with the online students.[/quote]

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