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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]NP here. My kid doesn’t even need toys to get distracted. She’ll walk around and act out ridiculous one-woman shows and have a grand ole time with nothing but her imagination.[/quote]

And how would the classroom change it? [/quoe]

OMG seriously? [/quote]
OMG, yes! If she does this with a camera on -  she will do the same in a classroom. However, not just her, but the whole class won’t learn with her one-woman show. There won’t be a parent to help discipline her, but one tired teacher (and maybe an assistant) responsible for the learning of the other 25 kids in class. In class, they can’t mute her. She, in turn, can’t fidget, song, and walk around if that what helps her focus. [/quote]

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