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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How was TJ's switch to distance learning? [/quote]

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Like the rest of FCPS, it was pretty unexpected but a blessing for kids who needed to raise grades. The grading policy benefitted pretty much everyone (except people taking upper-level semester math courses who currently had a D/C since the class had only recently begun) and people regarding academics were pretty happy that online class meant less work for a potentially higher grade than they would have otherwise received. The teachers themselves I think adapted pretty smoothly, given the circumstances? It's not easy to essentially lose/condense so much of the year and since nothing is graded in a way that negatively affects your final grade, some students don't show up to class. The lessons are discussions or lectures, and some teachers just straight up say that you don't have to show up to the blackboard collaborate session unless you have any questions about the work assigned on Google Classroom. I don't think this is very different to the rest of FCPS though. There are a lot of google classroom and blackboard resources used to turn in assignments and weekly due dates are clear. But, kids know what classes to focus on -- for example, if you're taking AP Chem next year, then you'll be continuing to learn the content as best you can in honors chem, or if you're in Math 5, you'll be paying attention to the recorded lectures and turning in the work because you'll be taking AP Calc next year. So people aren't entirely checked out.

The seniors were not able to complete their senior research projects without access to the labs at TJ, but still completed their presentation for their lab directors that stated the interruption to their research. There were a lot of items left at TJ on that Thursday because we thought we'd be coming back.

Socially, distance learning hasn't been very easy for a lot of people. While some students say that they prefer the opportunity to be self-guided in learning and the large amount of free time, others miss the structure of a school day and especially getting to see friends. Messenger (TJ runs off of Facebook) is a godsend. TJ's Student Services (counselors) send out helpful emails about motivation or encouragement to the student body often.[/quote]

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