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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m trying to wait a few more weeks but I just sent my first complaint. My second graders “math class” is “who knows what 2 + 2 equals?”  Seriously? That’s was covered in K.  I feel like online does not all for any differentiation and the classes are definitely getting dumbed down.   Looks like another 3 months of wasted class time.    I now understand why people are paying thousands of dollars for tutors and pods.[/quote]

I have a 3rd grader and 5th grader and am noticing the same problem.  Maybe just review the first week of school?  About half the screen time seems like overkill to me.  I've started taking the kids off some of the Zoom meetings to read and do challenging pencil and paper math I assign them.  I'm also looking at more challenging on-line work to substitute for what DCPS is feeding us, e.g. on Out School and math web sites.  At a bad moment, I feel like minimal differentiation online is going to sink public school for many of us eventually.  [/quote]

+1, I’ve never been one to scream about differentiation as I believe it’s ok that kids learn at different paces.  But the varying abilities seems magnified online in my youngest DC’s class (1st grade).  I see some of the kids appearing bored as the teacher spends time explaining very basic concepts to other children.  I’m hoping groups can be rearranged in the next few months based on ability. This is the pits.  [/quote]

We are having the same problem with DD’s K. Content is similar to DS’ PL K3 class. Repeating back compound words (literally just repeating) and identifying differences between objects as math? I understand ramping up, but kids are tuning out entirely after 4 days of this.[/quote]

Teacher here. Will you just listen to yourselves. You really are pathetic parents. Your kids have been out of school for more than 3 months. They have not seen most of their friends for that long and you all want to start with content like a rocketship to Mars? This is why you all need to leave the educating to us teachers. SEL is for the first two weeks. Some kids don't even know how to submit an assignment. I bet you would be the first parent to complain that their child never submitted their assignment due to a bad teacher. I listen to this garbage and just laugh. Lastly there are no zoom calls. It is all on Teams.[/quote]

PP you’re responding to. DD’s class is on Zoom. You contempt for parents is evident in your post. Did you really think that all of these parents didn’t know the difference between zoom and teams? Give me a break. I’d actually be totally fine with games and am fine with the SEL/get to know classmates aspects. But they are teaching actual content too and that content is way too easy. They’re not learning Teams or Canvas yet and they haven’t submitted assignments, so that’s not the issue. Teacher is doing actual mini lessons and the content is way too easy. Getting taught letter sounds when you can read isn’t engaging. You *must* engage kids on DL from the get go or you will lose them. I genuinely think the class is too easy for at least 90% of the class. It is also identical in some respects to my PK3 DS’ content.[/quote]

all the hostility is unfortunate, but agree with this parent -- the kids need to be learning. My kid did virtual summer classes and camps (one through DCPS) this summer and they were engaging and challenging from day 1, and that is why he loved it. I'm really surprised by what is going on in his 1st grade, it is so easy that it is actually depressing the kids. Please expect more of them -- they will love it. my kid who loves school, and you are losing him.

-- a DCPS parent, also a former teacher[/quote]

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