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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Elementary school mom here. The sample schedule shows kids online for over 5 hours a day. What parent wants their kid online for that long?

I have 4 kids. My ES kid is my oldest. Now I’m expected to keep everyone home and indoors all day to facilitate Zoom meetings for 1/4 of my kids? [b]Feels really unfair to my family.[/b] I also work PT but my hours are flexible. I do most of my work in the early morning hours. My husband is an essential worker and out of the house daily from 8 - 6.

I don’t want to homeschool. Seriously, what is going to happen if we simply say, we’re happy to do the work but unable to be online. My kids need movement and fresh air. They also need an engaged parent who is available and attentive to all their needs. Not just playing personal assistant to the needs of the ES kid. [/quote]

Yes, because it is really all about you, your family, and your needs.  Not the thousands of others they are also trying to accommodate, princess.

Perhaps fewer kids in your next life?[/quote]

Inelegantly stated, but . . . yeah.  No solution is going to please everyone.  Schools are doing the best they can as well, and making sure the mother of for, the oldest of which is in ES, and who works part time with a husband is an essential worker" has a program tailored to her is a bridge too far.

And "it's really unfair?"  Gimme a break.  [b]It's unfair for everyone. No one *wants* full time DL, other than a few asocial teachers.  
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Finally, advocating for pre-recorded lessons so you don't have to alter your schedule is going nowhere fast.  Kids need to be able to ask questions, too.  [/quote]

Thank you for your voice of reason. According to DCUM ALL teachers don't want to return and DL will be easy[/quote]

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