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Anonymous wrote:1st grader next year. Remote learning isn’t working, and it looks like schools are the first to reopen, so half days are probably the best scenario. Maybe having less students in the classrooms will make the time more doll focused and less chaotic anyway.

It is working for my kid.

That’s great, maybe the kids who like it can stay home and log in remotely so the class size will be smaller.

I would LOVE this. My sons anxiety manifests as fight or flight. That got him placement in a non public private. Because of the current situation, we were offered the opportunity to log into his old mainstream class. He is rocking it. I have never seen him this calm and content when it comes to school. He is finally in a place where he is actually learning.

+1

We would opt-in for remote learning because it’s working well for my kids (3rd & 5th).

Would like most of it to be asynchronous with 1:1s with teacher for 30 min 1-2x per week. And a short group bonding session with class 1-2x per week. Support services (1:1) available 1-2x a week.

If they do back to the building do it in small groups (25%) 1 day per week (5th day could be extra support) and disinfect at night. Doesn’t make sense to have multiple shifts in the same day.

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

So would the teachers, but that's not gonna happen LOL

Wait, you as a parent want to be reimbursed for the money you spent on your kid? You're joking right? I easily spend about 2K year on my students. Not my own children, my students. Wanna know how much money I get reimbursed per year? Zero. I can claim a whopping $250 a year on my taxes though.

And wait, you want me to provide workbooks? That is NOT WITHIN THE TEACHERS POWER. Talk to your damn school board.

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

So would the teachers, but that's not gonna happen LOL

Wait, you as a parent want to be reimbursed for the money you spent on your kid? You're joking right? I easily spend about 2K year on my students. Not my own children, my students. Wanna know how much money I get reimbursed per year? Zero. I can claim a whopping $250 a year on my taxes though.

OP again: Thank you to everyone who responded with ideas about fall hybrid learning.

Please help me by assuming things aren't going to be back to normal and giving me ideas about how to run my classes under a new situation. I'm not in the DC metro area anymore (rural VA) and we have been given the go-ahead to plan for hybrid classes in Fall. So I'm trying to think of creative ways that my fellow teachers and I can make this work.

I have already heard from some students/parents/teachers who don't want to do in-person in Fall for various reasons (elderly relative at home, fear of 30 kids jammed together in class, suppressed immune system, lung problems, preference for online, etc.) So certainly, there are people who aren't planning on sending their kid back to a class of 30+ students.

What online things are working best for your kid?


I really wish schools would reopen as normal, but I need to plan for this not happening:

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Anonymous wrote:Schools will reopen mostly normal (no assemblies? maybe)

I think it’s overly optimistic teachers on this board suggesting otherwise.

I don’t quite follow who you think is being optimistic here.

The people being optimistic are the ones thinking school will open.

No, teachers who think the world will carve out teachers/schools specifically while the rest of the world is already reopening this month are the ones being optimistic. It’s not going to happen folks.

You are mistaken. If you think that teachers will go back to "school as normal" with kids packed into classrooms over capacity you are wrong. If your office is operating at half capacity schools should too. If there are no gatherings over 500 people permitted then schools should not be exempt. Schools are huge gathering places with a tremendous risk of transmission. We are not saying we want to be "carved out" (which doesn't make any sense, but okay) we are saying that we will not operate as if everything is fine. We demand the same level of protection as YOU have. If schools can't make any changes (won't provide adequate PPE, won't enforce a strict sick child policy, won't take temperatures, there isn't expanded testing capacity) then remote learning must continue.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools will reopen mostly normal (no assemblies? maybe)

I think it’s overly optimistic teachers on this board suggesting otherwise.

I don’t quite follow who you think is being optimistic here.

The people being optimistic are the ones thinking school will open.

I went past Home Depot on Friday packed, as was the grocery store. Fly over in DC and other states large groups, folks are already comingling and not following distance rules so how schools going to say we can't open. I think it's a terrible idea but as I see it from driving aroiund, folks already mixing and mingling and giving self-isolating a big fat finger!!!! Need to prepare and plan for Covid 20 in the Fall with online learning and allow those who don't want to or can't come in to join class online!

Anonymous wrote:I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

So would the teachers, but that's not gonna happen LOL

Anonymous wrote:School as normal. Full days. If kids, parents, teachers,vstaff get sick and fie then that's too bad. There are too many people on this earth anyway. Thin the heard. But, all it takes is for a few cute little kids to die then school will be shut down again.

You don’t deserve to live in a society. Also it’s “herd”. I hope that someone you love and care about is one of those casualties so you can understand the ramifications of allowing the virus to spread unchecked.

School as normal. Full days. If kids, parents, teachers,vstaff get sick and fie then that's too bad. There are too many people on this earth anyway. Thin the heard. But, all it takes is for a few cute little kids to die then school will be shut down again.

Anonymous wrote:Current research is showing that kids do not spread corona, why can’t we just reopen the schools?

No it does not. There was one report of a single kid who came into contact with other people and none of them had it. That’s anecdotal evidence and can’t be applied to an entire population. That doesn’t make any sense from an epidemiological stand point. We aren’t going to base public policy on one case out of over a million worldwide.

Current research is showing that kids do not spread corona, why can’t we just reopen the schools?

To answer OP’s question, I would like to see my kids going back for half days, with half the students in the morning and half in the afternoon. I think that’d work better for my routine driven kid than alternating days.

I really hope they get decent outdoor tune and are t stuck in the classroom.

My kids will be in pk4

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to be provided funding to pay for what works for my family. We need (1) internet connection reimbursement (it's ridiculous that we are paying for required school supplies); (2) workbooks that we like on Amazon; (3) lessons that work for us on Outschool.

I have spent hundreds of dollars since this started and would like some reimbursement.

If the teacher will be doing it, please do SMALL groups of 3-5 kids per class (break it up) so you meet with the same kids every week one day at the same time for one hour. Large classes of over 8 kids does NOT work well. The teacher should then provide workbooks (copies with stples every week is a disorganized mess and does NOT work) at th kids level (like my kid is using a workbook for 5th graders and is in 2nd grade because that is his level). And have some funding for other interests (like art supply, science lab supply, etc). It is expensive!

LOL!

-all parents of kids with SNs

Not the PP, but I don't understand this reply. Was it sarcasm? Don't SN kids already get what the PP is asking for -- an individualized learning plan for every child? If it can be done for SN kids, why can't it be done for everyone? Everyone is different and has unique needs of one sort or another.

LOL that you think SN kids get everything they need from their IEPs. For most families it is a fight the whole way through, and most supplement with private therapy. Also, IEPs are goals that are set to help kids who are behind catch up. Not to help every typical kid reach their potential.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools will reopen mostly normal (no assemblies? maybe)

I think it’s overly optimistic teachers on this board suggesting otherwise.

I don’t quite follow who you think is being optimistic here.

The people being optimistic are the ones thinking school will open.

No, teachers who think the world will carve out teachers/schools specifically while the rest of the world is already reopening this month are the ones being optimistic. It’s not going to happen folks.

You are mistaken. If you think that teachers will go back to "school as normal" with kids packed into classrooms over capacity you are wrong. If your office is operating at half capacity schools should too. If there are no gatherings over 500 people permitted then schools should not be exempt. Schools are huge gathering places with a tremendous risk of transmission. We are not saying we want to be "carved out" (which doesn't make any sense, but okay) we are saying that we will not operate as if everything is fine. We demand the same level of protection as YOU have. If schools can't make any changes (won't provide adequate PPE, won't enforce a strict sick child policy, won't take temperatures, there isn't expanded testing capacity) then remote learning must continue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools will reopen mostly normal (no assemblies? maybe)

I think it’s overly optimistic teachers on this board suggesting otherwise.

I don’t quite follow who you think is being optimistic here.

The people being optimistic are the ones thinking school will open.

No, teachers who think the world will carve out teachers/schools specifically while the rest of the world is already reopening this month are the ones being optimistic. It’s not going to happen folks.

I’m a teacher but at a private school so no union. Both my private school and my kids public school are planning for in-person and remote learning next year. I don’t know where you’re getting the idea that we’re going back to normal. I don’t know what working parents are supposed to do honestly. We have family help but it’s going to be rough.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools will reopen mostly normal (no assemblies? maybe)

I think it’s overly optimistic teachers on this board suggesting otherwise.

I don’t quite follow who you think is being optimistic here.

The people being optimistic are the ones thinking school will open.

No, teachers who think the world will carve out teachers/schools specifically while the rest of the world is already reopening this month are the ones being optimistic. It’s not going to happen folks.