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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teaching kids in 3rd grade remotely should only have been an option for those who with very high-risk conditions. Relying on these kids to pay attention while they are sitting in their bedroom, or in their house next to their dog,[b] with their toys and iPad within reach, has never been set up for success.[/b]

I feel for all younger elementary teachers, but everyone has to get back in-person if that's their choice. It's the only way this will get resolved. [/quote]

So put them away. [/quote]

So harsh. many kids have parents that are working FT and cannot monitor every minute and have no choice of where these kids are doing schoolwork. Many families live in small apartments with no choice of what is within reach. Get them back to class and if you are a teacher, find another career because clearly, you have no sympathy for students. [/quote]

NP. Why is this harsh? You don’t have to put EVERY toy out of reach but you could take some of the more distracting ones and the gaming systems and put them away or put them in your own line of sight until after school. [/quote]

It's not harsh. You allow your kid a fidget thing at their desk and a book to read when they finish their work. You tell them to keep the camera on. You check in on them every so often to see that they are doing what you expect them to do. You find a way to clear out a space that is less distracting for the kid who is easily distracted. We have been doing this for almost a year. It is not easy but we have been doing this long enough that parents for the vast majority of kids should have been able to figure this out by now.

Yes, younger ES kids are going to need to be guided more. Yes, that sucks. Buy a crib monitor and stick it in the room with the kid. Call out to your kid when you see them playing and not doing what they are suppose to be doing. Take away whatever thing it was they were playing with. Check their email or class page and look to see if their work is completed. they don't get to play until their school work is completed, even if the school day is done. Once they know you are paying attention and what your expectations are, they are likely to do what they are suppose to do.

And yes, there are exceptions to every rule, but the majority of kids are not the exception. They have figured out that you hate DL and don't want to put in the effort to make sure that they are doing what the Teacher tells them to do so they know that they don't have to. Kids a freaking brilliant at figuring out how to manipulate the system.

This sucks and we all know it. we can choose to make it less sucky or we can bitch. My kids Teachers have been working their butts off to make this work. He is learning, not as much as he would be in person, but he is learning. He has subjects that he enjoys and class material he is excited by. He is 8. I don't think that he is all that different then most kids.  [/quote]

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