Nearly all of my second grader's math classes consist of a 10-15 minute lesson, three problems that go with the lesson in Seesaw, and then 35-40 minutes of Dreambox.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not. Sometimes, in real school, kids do independent work all period. It’s not strange that would happen in DL.

Middle schools block scheduling, they only have this class 2 days a week. So if you’re taking an hour and a half of teaching time and giving them a five minute video instead, I would say that’s a disservice to the kids. Particularly if it’s happening frequently

YUP

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Anonymous wrote:Another teacher assigning asynchronous work today. sigh..

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My kids have asynchronous work every day. Lexia time, assignments, etc.

Do you mean asynchronous all day?

No - this is for MS, several teachers that just assign asynchronous work on days that are supposed to be synchronous with some form of live instruction. They just don't show up and assign videos to watch or something to read.

Yes, we've had that too. Doesn't seem like a big deal for MS kids to do an extra block of asynchronous here or there? They do it all day on Mondays...

Am I missing something?

If there weren't so many days off in addition to every Monday as asynchronous, a little bit of asynchronous work wouldn't be a big deal. But the minimum amount of live instruction that is happening, coupled with teachers replacing live instruction with asynchronous work is infuriating. Not to mention, "asynchronous" work is generally a short video.

Anonymous wrote:You’re not. Sometimes, in real school, kids do independent work all period. It’s not strange that would happen in DL.

Middle schools block scheduling, they only have this class 2 days a week. So if you’re taking an hour and a half of teaching time and giving them a five minute video instead, I would say that’s a disservice to the kids. Particularly if it’s happening frequently

You’re not. Sometimes, in real school, kids do independent work all period. It’s not strange that would happen in DL.

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Anonymous wrote:Another teacher assigning asynchronous work today. sigh..

??

My kids have asynchronous work every day. Lexia time, assignments, etc.

Do you mean asynchronous all day?

No - this is for MS, several teachers that just assign asynchronous work on days that are supposed to be synchronous with some form of live instruction. They just don't show up and assign videos to watch or something to read.

Yes, we've had that too. Doesn't seem like a big deal for MS kids to do an extra block of asynchronous here or there? They do it all day on Mondays...

Am I missing something?

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Anonymous wrote:Another teacher assigning asynchronous work today. sigh..

??

My kids have asynchronous work every day. Lexia time, assignments, etc.

Do you mean asynchronous all day?

No - this is for MS, several teachers that just assign asynchronous work on days that are supposed to be synchronous with some form of live instruction. They just don't show up and assign videos to watch or something to read.

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There are not enough subs. We have been directed to assign asynchronous work when absent without a sub. Middle and high school teachers don’t need to notify your students about this but if you want to be notified then sign up as a parent observer in canvas and you’ll get the announcements. Teachers can use their sick or personal leave without parent permission.

There are NO subs in APS. None. It is now March, and things happen where a teacher needs to be out. It is not their fault that there are no subs.

So let's discuss how this would be managed if the teachers and students were actually in school. These situations would NOT happen if schools were open. A teacher would plan his/her time off, and the school would find a way for someone to supervise a class, even if they send the students to the library to read.

What wouldn't happen is this free-for-all we are all experiencing. Ridiculous and appalling.

That’s what you imagine. In reality if there are no subs, they are sent to somewhere and play on their cell phones. So it’s not much different than OPs kid and Nintendo. They are not quietly sitting while reading in the library.

I have a 14-year old. I am pretty sure she's never sat around for an hour, playing on her phone during school hours (while in the building).

The bolded is so funny. You really think your kid is going to tell you that?

Newsflash: Pre-COVID days, every now and then there is no sub for a teacher/the sub was a no-show/the door wasn't unlocked in time/insert some other issue. At that time...it's less about academics and more about keeping the kids in one place, quiet. Not saying it's right...but PLEASE BELIEVE it happens. If you think it doesn't...well...

And before you say "well, I'll switch to private..." it happens there too.

Anonymous wrote:Another teacher assigning asynchronous work today. sigh..

??

My kids have asynchronous work every day. Lexia time, assignments, etc.

Do you mean asynchronous all day?

Another teacher assigning asynchronous work today. sigh..

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Anonymous wrote:I call BS on some of these stories. Our ES has a building sub who has been in class with both my kids. She knows the tech and has access to google classroom. Neither of my kids have had a day with no teacher.

This person clearly isn't in APS. APS doesn't allow Google classroom. It's Seesaw or Canvas only.

What? My kids use Google classroom every day. North Arlington elementary school.

Same.

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Anonymous wrote:I call BS on some of these stories. Our ES has a building sub who has been in class with both my kids. She knows the tech and has access to google classroom. Neither of my kids have had a day with no teacher.

This person clearly isn't in APS. APS doesn't allow Google classroom. It's Seesaw or Canvas only.

What? My kids use Google classroom every day. North Arlington elementary school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I call BS on some of these stories. Our ES has a building sub who has been in class with both my kids. She knows the tech and has access to google classroom. Neither of my kids have had a day with no teacher.

This person clearly isn't in APS. APS doesn't allow Google classroom. It's Seesaw or Canvas only.

Nope. We do use google classroom. Also, seesaw, canvas, flip grid and godormative. APS said they were going to move away from Google Classroom, but we never did. It still used in most of our ES grades.

Which school?

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Anonymous wrote:I call BS on some of these stories. Our ES has a building sub who has been in class with both my kids. She knows the tech and has access to google classroom. Neither of my kids have had a day with no teacher.

This person clearly isn't in APS. APS doesn't allow Google classroom. It's Seesaw or Canvas only.

Nope. We do use google classroom. Also, seesaw, canvas, flip grid and godormative. APS said they were going to move away from Google Classroom, but we never did. It still used in most of our ES grades.

clearing up some “fake news”:
APS schools generally have a permanent sub at each school. But it’s one person so if more than one teacher is sick they can’t cover 2 classes.
This was the last year APS was allowing google classroom. So perhaps some principals are mandating it but APS has said we were still allowed to use GC this year.
Teachers get 3 personal days per year and can bank up to 6. The rest becomes sick leave which teachers sometimes use for vacations or whatever.