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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a work at home parent with a husband who is increasingly going back to work on site. We considered a pod because last Spring’s school at home was pretty untenable.  But now that we have been back at it for 2 days in APS, I don’t see how a pod could be helpful except for parent who can’t work from home.  If the kids aren’t in the same class, you’ll have 4 kidsbon headphones having completely separate experiences and talking over one another while the tutor hangs back and only participates when there are problems. Where is the benefit in that except for parents who are completely absent?  (I’m not saying that sarcastically, but rather in a “please explain” kind of way.)[/quote]

I imagine you pod with students in your kid’s classroom.[/quote]

Okay, but no kids are in the same class with one another all day long.  I have this image of five kids with headphones on sitting around a table in different classes conducting wholly different conversations, kind of like a kid-run telemarketing firm.  I understand the benefit of having an adult around and certainly of being around other kids, but not of doing this and staying in your school and attending “class” separately around 4 other kids.  I think that would be really confusing. [/quote]

My friend that has a pod of 3 have kids all in the same class at school. The tutor/sitter helps them all get online, encourages them to participate in class discussions, helps them during asynchronous time, takes them outdoors for biking and activities during asynchronous time and on Wednesdays, and make sure all of their homework is done and turned in on time. So far, its been a great two weeks. They pay the person about $30/hour collectively. It’s a college student that is doing their coursework online. Seems like a win-win all around.[/quote]

This is very similar to our "pod", which is just my 4th grader and another 4th grader. They are in the same homeroom, and so far the small group work hasn't been an issue. They each do the bulk of their live instruction at their respective homes in the morning, and then the pod up in the afternoon and on the asynchronous day for their small group work, independent work, specials and an afternoon break. It gives my kid, who has been sad and bordering on depressed for months, the socialization kids need, and exposure to another grownup who he actually wants to listen to. I can say that after two weeks, my kid is thriving in a way I haven't seen in months, and is so much nicer and happier.  [/quote]

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