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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Kids need in-person social interaction. Elementary school kids, middle school kids, high school kids. And I don't know what your opinion is, but my opinion is that kids' needs are always a priority, including right now.[/quote]

I would argue that our children's health is the number one priority.  [/quote]

+1.  And it's disgusting just how many parents keep bleating about "socialization" during a pandemic.  Yes, that would be lovely, if things were like they were in 2019.  They are not.  Your kids will get socialization in school when it is SAFE to do so.  It is not safe to do so now.  So be a parent, get creative and find some 2020 ways to connect and engage them, instead of demanding they be warehoused in schools vastly prematurely to become community infection centers.[/quote]

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