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[quote=Anonymous]Be careful what you wish for PPs. I was so unhappy with DL that I did pull my kid out and start homeschooling. I decreased my hours and now homeschool 2 hours a day plus created a weekly schedule for activities like nature walks, gardening, cooking and crafts, and art.

I would never have expected it to go this well. My kid lives it and is so much happier. We are seriously considering continuing. In some ways it will be easier when Covid is over. The social aspect is the hardest part but, obviously, I’d be managing that right now regardless. Once there are more in-person after school classes and programs, this could be great for us. It’s mostly a question of whether I can work a shortened schedule indefinitely (I already know I can WFH post Covid).

So when I see people saying DL is going poorly because parents aren’t putting the effort in, I know it’s BS. Many parents are putting the effort in, it’s just that DL doesn’t work for young elementary kids. Best case scenario is that they are “independent” meaning they can log into their classes and will do the time without complaint. And sure, kids might gain some knowledge this way. But it’s nowhere close to what they need and the amount of time spent dealing with tech and fulfilling admin requirements actively gets in the way of educating your child. If DL was designed to facilitate parents teaching at home, parents might feel like partners in this process. But it’s not. So some of us will go our own way. Half of the reason I am thinking about continuing to homeschool is just to stop feeling like educating my kid is a battle I must wage. I want us all on the same page. But increasingly, I am not sure our school or our teachers are. They seem to hate and resent me. Why would I want to stick around for that? Or subject my kid to it?[/quote]

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