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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, OP, I'm a teacher and I'm really sorry that you are having to deal with all these emails.

I really think we teachers need to not bother parents as much as possible now.  In the first few weeks maybe parents were needed because the technology was all so new, but at this point we should just stick to activities that our kids can accomplish independently -- even if that means less variety or less interesting work for the kids.

Asking parents to upload student work is no good.  Kids need some way of turning in their work without requiring parent help.

You have a valid reason to contact the principal and ask that this be made a priority.[/quote]

NP, and thank you for your perspective, and all the hard work you do.

Part of the problem with teachers sticking to activities that young kids can do independently is that there are SO many parents who *are* willing to hover over their kids and do every little thing that’s needed for them, i.e., to function as a teacher’s aide and their kid’s personal assistant.  And those parents complain out the wazoo if things are too “easy,” failing to realize that not every parent can provide that much assistance for their kids, if they even want to.  I mean, even if it’s not email, I have so often overheard my kids’ teachers say “okay, ask your parent to...” while I’m on a call or in the middle of work or whatever.  No.  We can’t just drop everything and pretending that we can because we’re parents is absurd.

IME, this thread demonstrates much of why remote learning doesn’t work for elementary school kids in particular.  [/quote]

Honestly, it could just be this teacher. I teach elementary and have never once emailed a parent during the day to help their student with something online.[/quote]

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