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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can imagine many of the less popular AP classes moving to virtual. That would free up staff for other courses.  Expect more full time subs in schools.  I don’t foresee large scale lecture style courses for a variety of reasons.  Perhaps fewer special programs since those staff might be needed for core classes.

In my 11th grade elective I have two separate courses together.  I switch back and forth between groups depending on which one needs more direct instruction or supervision.  I have structured the courses so that they could be entirely done online since this was almost a necessity last year with so many kids out.[/quote]

This is depressing. Truly.

…”depending who needs instruction or supervision…”

In private school as well as in college, the entire class session requires actual instruction.

We’ve devolved to a place where teachers barely instruct and far too much time is spent on independent work. No wonder kids are checked out. [/quote]

That’s not really what is happening. Teachers are bogged down with too many responsibilities. The teacher above has been asked to teach two classes simultaneously. What would you like that teacher to do? It isn’t that she is “barely instructing.” She is actually instructing another group of students while one group does independent work. She’s doing two jobs at once.

I once had two different levels of a class simultaneously. I had to plan for both (honors and on-level). I then had to instruct both, providing different assessments and assignments. There were 36 students in that combined class. Yes, sometimes students had to work independently as I checked on the other group. Was I “barely instructing”? The opposite… I was doing the work of 2.

Please try to understand what’s going on. This isn’t lazy teaching. [/quote]

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