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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone asked who is teaching the other half of the class.  My school hired additional teachers to make this work.  We're a well run, fiscally responsible district which had money in reserves for this.

Someone else said the success is only possible due to involved parents.  Tjis ia absolutely true.  Every year this is true.  Kudos to the parents who are doing such amazing things in such difficult circumstances.  Here's hoping next year is back to in person school.  I love my students and my work, and while we are experiencing much success, I'm looking forward to being with them in person. [/quote]

You sound like awesome K teacher and your kids are lucky to have you! My son started K this year as well and has a wonderful teacher as well who is doing the best she can. But honestly, there is one major advantage you have and that is only ten kids. My sons class as 24 kids and no matter how awesome/creative  our teacher is, I think trying to engage with that many kids online is exceedingly tough.

Your kids get much more direct one in one interaction. This would hold true in ‘live’ class as well of course, but in the virtual set up I can see that my som isn’t budging the kid next to him or making silly faces to his friend sitting across from him to break up the time between other kid responses, etc. Ideally, of course they should be listening to all the kids, patiently waiting their turn but I think it’s so much harder virtually since we are social creatures built to receive dopamine rushes from eye contact.

Really sad, my kids school went from four classes to three classes this year due to number enrolled. I get it, but keeping that fourth class to keep the numbers lower seems like it would have made a world of difference. I feel for the first grade teachers next year. They will have a lot of catching up to do. [/quote]

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