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Reply to "What makes you believe distant learning will be better in the fall?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a teacher and I just wanted to hop on to say I’m not convinced in person is really going to be that much better from DL. The social distancing factor alone takes a lot of classroom “best practices” out of play — like collaborative learning opportunities and group work, small group station work, etc. It’s kind of an eerie scene to think about, tbh. I’m not quite sure I can wrap my mind around what my own classroom would look like in person! (Lecture, notes, individual assessments, ick!) [/quote] Thanks for sharing your perspective--I can completely see how it could eerie. I'll say, though, that my young elementary kids have adapted well to the modifications their camps have put in place. I absolutely know it's not the same, but they've come up with creative ways to still engage with their peers even with masks, at a distance, etc. And the improvement in their moods from when we were doing DL this Spring is staggering. I appreciate your sharing around the lack of best practices for academics and learning, and agree on that, but from a social interaction perspective, in person with modifications, for many if not most kids, is likely to be far better than DL. And for the elementary kids in particular, I think that matters hugely.[/quote] Also for the middle school kids and high school kids. Everyone needs social interaction.[/quote] Of course they do, but that's not the point. This is a pandemic. We need to figure out priorities right now, and social interaction isn't first on the list. Ease up on screen time. Let your kids socialize online.[/quote] Of course older kids need social interaction, but I would argue that for very young kids, it's almost impossible to decouple social interaction from learning. Their brains differ from those of older children in what they're able to understand and manage online. I disagree that social interaction shouldn't be a priority right now, too; we NEED to figure out for which groups it's more vs. less important to have it in person and more vs. less able to get it in person vs. online. Frankly, I wish schools would prioritize social interaction over academics right now, since social interaction minimizes stress and improves immune function. If we're a pandemic and it's a crisis, then let's shift gears to what really matters.[/quote]
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