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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]During the spring, I am pretty sure the union stepped in to state that HS were not required to teaching with synchronous video instruction.  I think it was the right call.  For me personally, I was not able to get a laptop or a webcam for my desktop until mid May.  Having kids at home was also a challenge teaching.    The online teaching I did see often was just reading powerpoints and asking students the occasional questions, so I am not of the opinion that synchronus video instruction would be automatically better than kids being able to process info or stop video's to repeat instructions.  If learning is dependent on synchonus instruction than students who as are not in class at the time may have no easy way to learn or catch up.[/quote]

Will you have someone to watch your kids if there is DL in the fall? That is one of the questions I keep asking and haven't heard any answers.[/quote]

Yes, I personally will not be watching kids while working in the fall. However, I think that misses the point. You are worried about the quality of instruction in Fall.

Unfortunately, there is little support for getting ready. We should be preparing to deliver lessons that incorporate best practices for online education. Teachers should organized into teams and dividing work so each teacher doesn't have to create an entire online curriculum on their own. However, most teachers I know are working their second (summer) job, providing childcare, and aren't totally sure what they'll be teaching in Fall. No guidance has been provided on how or what to prepare.

I'm preparing, but I have the luxury to do so. Also, I recognize that even though I'm preparing for one thing (e.g. 4th grade or Algebra) I might get switched to something else (e.g. 5th or Geometry).  Prep needs to be led by administrators and leaders, people need to be told what to get ready for,  help (financial, training, childcare) needs to be provided so people can spend time preparing, but it's not happening.  [/quote]

There are different points. I am asking about the quality of the instruction and completely agree with you that more needs to be centralized so that every teacher isn't on his or her own. That is absurd!

The childcare issue is separate, but one I have seen come up repeatedly, even before COVID. For example, there can't be flexibility with making snow days because teachers should not have to arrange for childcare if they have to work on a day that is a holiday in another county.  For the teachers who don't want to return to the classroom in the fall (and I have no issue with this), I have been wondering if they will be required to arrange for childcare during the time they will be providing DL. [/quote]

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