Opposite for mine. Extroverted DD is enjoying it. She wakes up late, logs into class, goes outside to exercise at lunch and is involved in sports year round. She sees friends at practice multiple times per week and then also spends countless hours on Group FaceTime’s. She mentioned today that she’s not looking forward to going back to school in person.

My more introverted DS doesn’t talk to friends as much. They play video games together but that’s it. He misses going more. He plays sports but doesn’t spend as much time with others as his sister. His good friends are on any of his teams. I also think this might be the difference of how males and females socialize.

My extroverted kid is doing well overall with DL. He's doing very well with the classwork and tests. I think it's because there aren't any distractions. Also because he can move around his room and do something else while he's listening. He never looks like he's paying attention, but he's doing excellent work and turning everything in on time. This is for a 5th grader. I'm really proud of him and I hope he can sustain it when he goes back to classroom distractions and the distractions of socializing.

Anonymous wrote:Can’t teachers turn off the chat? I do until I need it.

There's a scenario at our school where the band teacher is assigned to multiple schools. Teacher leaves the chat on, so kids are posting over the weekends, nights, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:The bullies and disruptive kids are posting in the chat on the online school platforms (e.g. MS Teams). I encourage parents to take a look. VERY eye opening!

YES! My DD is in class with a kid she said was a menace in an earlier class they had together, but never could give specific details so I didn't take it seriously. But this year I can see that he openly is a jerk to everyone in the class in the chat. He is constantly trying to start up a side conversation, pull people to breakout rooms, remove people from meetings, join the wrong breakout groups on purpose (join all breakout rooms for a minute while people are trying to work).

It has been eye opening.

What grade are your kids in? I am sure there is a lot of that going on, but the chat in my third-graders class is just hilarious. The kids are so clever and so cute. Sometimes obnoxious, yeah. But. Everybody should read their kid’s chats for the entertainment value at a minimum.

4th!

I think all but a few outliers prefer to be in person. Very few LOVE DL. My kids tolerate it. They know that it has been for their safety. But do they want to go back? Sure. And I say this as someone who selected DL for my kids.

My extrovert likes DL. He feels like they focus more on content and skills and there’s less downtime.

My ambivert also likes it. She was very annoyed all of middle school with disruptive classmates.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, a lot of kids don't need constant external attention to feel fulfilled.

And a lot of kids aren't popular or just don't fit in, and every day going to school reminds them of that. If you have popular kids it's easy to forget how much of a grind it is for shy kids, or unpopular kids, or new kids, etc.

This is so reductive and tiresome.

+1 I have a very shy, not-terribly-popular kid who misses the daily interaction with her other not-terribly-popular friends and her teachers. Micro interactions, good or bad, and just sheer variety, are so important. She’s doing relatively fine with it all, but that doesn’t mean she’d be content to sit in her room and stare at a laptop for the rest of her school days.

My ADHD, dyslexic kid is fine with virtual. Totally introverted - chess, art, piano. I think he has like 2 friends and could really care less if he was out with friends or not.

My social butterfly ahead of her class academically in everything, travel soccer DD has told me she is going to be "pissed" at me if she has to continue this next year. She has more friends than I have ever had in my life and she has said while she hates school in general, she hates it even more now. For her, COVID is the worst thing that has ever happened in the history of the world and to mankind in general as it has impacted her social life incl ability to be in class. She is grade 3.

So yeah, I think there's a pattern of introverted kids who tend toward DL virtual! LOL

I have one moderately introverted child, and one extreme extrovert. Both are fine with DL, but I wouldn't say either LOVE it. Both are looking forward to going back in person.

The extrovert likes:
- Being able to sleep in longer
- Bare feet
- Being able to spend his lunch break playing Minecraft online with his friends
- He's very comfortable on camera, has no problem speaking up in class.
- Feedback from his teacher is that he's very engaged, she can always count on him to contribute to a discussion.
He wants to go back in person so that he can see his friends more, but he is honestly doing fine.

The moderate one likes:
- Being able to sleep in longer
- Using the chat function is more comfortable than raising a hand to speak up in class
- With everything posted electronically, it's easier to keep track of assignments
But, he does miss seeing his friends, and feels like some of his classes are just missing something. Like band - he can play his part, but he misses being part of the bigger group playing together. Or science - experiments and group projects just aren't the same.

Can’t teachers turn off the chat? I do until I need it.

My kid is extroverted but lives being outside. DL creekside in her treehouse next to her dog is her happy place

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Anonymous wrote:The bullies and disruptive kids are posting in the chat on the online school platforms (e.g. MS Teams). I encourage parents to take a look. VERY eye opening!

YES! My DD is in class with a kid she said was a menace in an earlier class they had together, but never could give specific details so I didn't take it seriously. But this year I can see that he openly is a jerk to everyone in the class in the chat. He is constantly trying to start up a side conversation, pull people to breakout rooms, remove people from meetings, join the wrong breakout groups on purpose (join all breakout rooms for a minute while people are trying to work).

It has been eye opening.

What grade are your kids in? I am sure there is a lot of that going on, but the chat in my third-graders class is just hilarious. The kids are so clever and so cute. Sometimes obnoxious, yeah. But. Everybody should read their kid’s chats for the entertainment value at a minimum.

Anonymous wrote:The bullies and disruptive kids are posting in the chat on the online school platforms (e.g. MS Teams). I encourage parents to take a look. VERY eye opening!

YES! My DD is in class with a kid she said was a menace in an earlier class they had together, but never could give specific details so I didn't take it seriously. But this year I can see that he openly is a jerk to everyone in the class in the chat. He is constantly trying to start up a side conversation, pull people to breakout rooms, remove people from meetings, join the wrong breakout groups on purpose (join all breakout rooms for a minute while people are trying to work).

It has been eye opening.

The bullies and disruptive kids are posting in the chat on the online school platforms (e.g. MS Teams). I encourage parents to take a look. VERY eye opening!

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Anonymous wrote:I have an extrovert who does okay with distance learning because he is no longer exposed to the bullies in his class.

+1

The troublemakers are kept at bay, and now the parents ("Open FCPS") are left to deal with them. About time.

Now, we can learn in peace.

You sound bitter. Try not to let your kid pick up on that.

Bitter about what? Your monster? Maybe stop projecting.