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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous[b]]I am veteran high school teacher and I do think parents are a lot more hands off at that level, so I say this with that caveat[/b]. But I have never really parents complain, before COVID or after, other than one or two of the infamously difficult/mentally unstable parents who come through every once in a while and everyone, including admin, is well aware of. Honestly, I think that most effective teachers don’t get a lot of complaints because effective teachers are pragmatic, reasonable and efficient. They don’t pile on busy work or have unrealistic expectations (like expecting group work to go smoothly in a virtual setting). I love teaching and there are many great teachers out there. There are also plenty of mediocre ones and a few terrible ones. [b]I think the OP has run into a mediocre teacher who isn’t coping well with this new situation. [/b]Just my 2 cents.[/quote]

And I’m thinking you don’t have a lot of experience with elementary school parents. It’s pretty crappy of you to assume that this teacher is mediocre and not coping well with this situation. It sounds to me like this teacher has been hearing too many complaints from parents and/or admin that they want “real” work that occupies their kids and they want their kids to be “challenged“, and the teachers are told to make sure that this is happening. [/quote]

You’re right, I can’t say for sure the teacher is mediocre, or good, or bad, based on one post. There is also zero evidence in the OP that the teacher is reacting to admin demands or parent complaints, as you posit.. But it sounds like this teacher is not adjusting expectations to match our new normal. Things online are not the same as in a real classroom. You can’t monitor group work, to make sure students are working equitably, the way you can and should in a live classroom. And you certainly can’t give any kind of traditional assessment and determine whether students are cheating. I don’t think this teacher sounds terrible but sorry, these methods don’t sound very effective either. This teacher sounds overwhelmed and over reactive. When I give an activity that the whole class performs poorly on, or when I am not satisfied with their performance, that means it is time for ME to reflect and do better. Accusing kids of cheating and giving extra work is not productive in this time and place, or really ever. [/quote]

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