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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We haven't even tried to arrange anything yet.  The only thing that would even make sense for us would be a kid or two in the same class as ours.  I don't want to manage multiple kids' Zoom schedules, etc.  I think ultimately, however, we will just try to find one or two other families who are pretty isolated and try to create a bubble that allows us to set up some playdates.  I don't want to supervise other people's kids school work, and I don't want to blow a giant hole in our social distancing.  [/quote]

Same.  I think a lot of people jumped into pods because everyone else was and they had FOMO -- what if we're in the only ones not in a POD?!?  Only after did they start to think about the logistics of it - what if the kids aren't in the same class?  Or what if they are different reading/math groups and have different assignments? What about siblings -- are they in different pods?  How will we manage so many different schedules?

I might pod with one or two others if I know them and they are in the same class.  I don't want to manage a lot of other kids.  My kids seem to do better than others with DL, so I will get frustrated managing kids who can't handle it as well.  [/quote]

According to some of the school threads, they are now pressuring the schools to assign kids in the same pod to the same class.  (And, apparently, the schools are telling them to shove it, albeit more politely than that.)[/quote]

Understandable.  Teachers meet to split the grade level.  They actively work to split up the discipline issues, so no class is uncontrollable.  They have to keep certain kids separated due to repeated behavior/bullying issues.  Some schools allow parents to request certain teachers if an older sibling had them and love them; most schools do NOT allow parents to require a certain teacher.  Some schools will allow a parent with previous issues with a specific teacher to ask that younger children not be put into that teacher’s class.

If you then throw in that multiple pods want their kids to be in the same class?  No.  Make your pod AFTER class lists go out, or realize that you’re taking your chances on different teachers.[/quote]

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