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Anonymous wrote:I get grumpy emails from teachers complaining that my 3rd grader hasn't turned in this or that, telling me that she'll get a poor grade in a particular subject that quarter if we don't catch up. I've started to respond by saying, fine, grade her down, but know she's still learning. We keep up on her math assignments religiously, but are doing our own thing on the rest to a greater and greater extent as time goes by. If she takes an interest in a science topic, a history topic, we may run with that rather than what the school wants us to do. I have her read independently for a couple hours most days, whatever she wants to read in a corner of my home office. She tunes out during whole class live instruction because she can hardly speak. She wants to ask a question, but by the time she's called on, she's generally forgotten what she wanted to ask.

If teachers aren't willing to return to work in the building, OK, but they don't get to beat up on us for not turning an 8 year-old's work in.

+1.

Part of our job is checking in on kids who aren’t logging in. In fact, I’m evaluated down if my student attendance isn’t great. I do not agree with this, and I am completely understanding of situations like yours. But I’m required to send documentation to administration that I am engaging with families.
As teachers we are on the front line, we get all the attacks and complaints. But remember who is making the rules. It’s not us.

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Anonymous wrote:Here. We all are dreading it. I need a light at the end of the tunnel

Biden’s inauguration?

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Anonymous wrote:I get grumpy emails from teachers complaining that my 3rd grader hasn't turned in this or that, telling me that she'll get a poor grade in a particular subject that quarter if we don't catch up. I've started to respond by saying, fine, grade her down, but know she's still learning. We keep up on her math assignments religiously, but are doing our own thing on the rest to a greater and greater extent as time goes by. If she takes an interest in a science topic, a history topic, we may run with that rather than what the school wants us to do. I have her read independently for a couple hours most days, whatever she wants to read in a corner of my home office. She tunes out during whole class live instruction because she can hardly speak. She wants to ask a question, but by the time she's called on, she's generally forgotten what she wanted to ask.

If teachers aren't willing to return to work in the building, OK, but they don't get to beat up on us for not turning an 8 year-old's work in.

+1.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here: we were told we could not ask the kids about their break or allow them to share because for some kids the break might have been rough or stressful.

Frankly, this is insane. You can’t ask about break? How would a break from DL learning be any more stressful, even for an at risk family?

Perhaps someone in their family died or is now in the hospital?

Anonymous wrote:As a parent, in the end, it is up to you to make sure your child can reduce the anxiety. You see it, you need to confront it. Ask your child why their anxious. Remove the stressors if possible, even a little helps. Praise your child. Encourage your child. Give them attainable goals. Give them more frequent breaks. Give them rewards related to desired behavior and outcomes. Set AM and PM targets. Have you told the teacher? Have you asked for help from the administration or mental health services at your school? It's not easy being a parent, even harder under these circumstances. Complaining might help short term, but start attacking the long term. Stay positive and good luck.

Anonymous wrote:I get grumpy emails from teachers complaining that my 3rd grader hasn't turned in this or that, telling me that she'll get a poor grade in a particular subject that quarter if we don't catch up. I've started to respond by saying, fine, grade her down, but know she's still learning. We keep up on her math assignments religiously, but are doing our own thing on the rest to a greater and greater extent as time goes by. If she takes an interest in a science topic, a history topic, we may run with that rather than what the school wants us to do. I have her read independently for a couple hours most days, whatever she wants to read in a corner of my home office. She tunes out during whole class live instruction because she can hardly speak. She wants to ask a question, but by the time she's called on, she's generally forgotten what she wanted to ask.

If teachers aren't willing to return to work in the building, OK, but they don't get to beat up on us for not turning an 8 year-old's work in.

Anonymous wrote:Here. We all are dreading it. I need a light at the end of the tunnel

Anonymous wrote:Joining the add-on of fourth grader kid and parent despair. I don't know how this generation of DCPS kids is ever *not* going to hate school. And it's not as easy as saying, "they'll get to see their friends! They'll be happy to be back!" While that's true, there's also, I imagine, going to be lots of separation anxiety and some hard adjustments for everyone when (if anytime in the near future?) they go back into the buildings.

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Er, the stressor is DL.


Yep, and that's why my kid doesn't log in to DL classes anymore. We log into Canvas and do the asynchronous work. I will even send the videos of my child working on certain activities as requested by the teacher, and we do submit assignments. But the actual live sessions are excruciating and my kid hates them. She does a 1:1 with her teacher once a week that is okay because once they are connected, there are minimal tech issues or interruptions. But not even the small group session was worthwhile, so we stopped. It's been much better since then.

But I only work PT and have the time to dedicate to this, most parents understandably can't (and I only can because I was partially furloughed in April, so we're working down half my salary and can't afford any outside childcare).

DL for this age group is garbage.

This is helpful. I was pushing too much at the beginning. I was afraid I would get in trouble if my child wasn't logged on. :/ Okd stuff, my stuff, I'd bet.