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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ones who you think are “taking advantage” of the distance learning format were probably crappy teachers anyway. There are always people who are unmotivated and bad at their jobs. So yeah there is no connection to the amount of in-person time our kids get and the quality of the teacher.

Also when my child is doing independent work, the teacher is usually working in small groups with other kids. Just because you don’t see the teacher on the screen doesn’t mean the teacher isn’t working! [/quote]
So one of my kids teachers JUST started small groups this week— and it’s only for math.  She said at our conference that she had no evidence for determining his reading level or if he was meeting expectations for writing.  That’s shocking!  I get she’s overwhelmed [b]but what reading instruction has my kid been getting for the past eight weeks?[/b]
 There is such a discrepancy between schools that I don’t think you can really compare...[/quote]

How come you didn't ask the teacher for evidence of their progress? Work samples? Anything?

Like... do people just let the teacher talk and then never ask questions? Is getting mad online your only recourse?[/quote]
So after she did her part (telling me his progress or how little she knows about him), I asked for his reading level so I could make sure he was reading appropriate level books.  She said that she had no way of knowing his reading level, but they hoped to start assessing them before Christmas.  Then we spent the rest of the conference talking about how he has trouble focusing, and some strategies we had worked out (having me sit near him so he feels accountable to someone, having me review seesaw with him once a week, etc.).  
I supplement pretty heavily at home as is with distance learning this year, and I attend 3/4ths of their math and la blocks since I set up my desk for work right next to him during school hours.  I know how he is doing relative to the rest of the class, and all work samples are on seesaw.  
He’s the second youngest of four— I know how to advocate for my kids and when to stay out and let the teacher do her thing.  This teacher obviously is not that great.  The difference before is it wouldn’t have been as obvious and probably wouldn’t have made a difference one way or the other since there was more instruction time.
My other kids teachers are great.  But you have to understand that the discrepancy is really striking, even at the same school.  
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