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Ah, OK. 15 min on, 45 min off..just like a normal school day. Love that we can& #39;t see the teacher& #39;s face now b/c kids in class mean everyone needs masks. Morning announcements over a garbled classroom loudspeaker but filtered through internet audio, was a treat. Going great.
It& #39;s so hard for any of these kids at home to get their Qs answered or have any real time interaction with their teacher or classmates.
I hope this gets better. I& #39;m not hopeful. I& #39;m not going to make it through the year if this is how it will go.
I hope this gets better. I& #39;m not hopeful. I& #39;m not going to make it through the year if this is how it will go.
Maybe maybe maybe this gets better enough that I don& #39;t have to sit next to my kid through the entire lesson to help out, but it& #39;s not looking good so far.
Reconsidering the idea that I might be able to get any kind of errand or household chore done while the kiddo is "in" school.
So we& #39;re going to give in class kids two cracks at the same question while my patiently holding his hand up kid gets nothing huh? Alright.
Holding up a whiteboard that says "We can& #39;t hear you! Unmute!" for 5 minutes while the teacher ignores us is fun.
I& #39;ve been either within earshot or right next to my kid for the entire school day today. They havn& #39;t been engaged by their teacher a single time so far. Not once. I think 2 online kids have been called on.
I& #39;m trying not to blame the teacher. She& #39;s working hard. I see it. Also though, in-class kids are getting in-class only time with a teacher and an assistant. The LEAST you can be doing is calling on and engaging the online students when you have them. My kid is SO BORED!
Kid wasn& #39;t engaged a single time by the teacher yesterday. Fingers crossed for today.
Not so far.
But hey, the 5 minutes we spend trying to tell the teacher she& #39;s muted was really educational.
But hey, the 5 minutes we spend trying to tell the teacher she& #39;s muted was really educational.
Apparently, the tech at school simply is not working today so we won& #39;t be in school. Everything about this is super.
I think he& #39;s been asked to answer a question by the teacher 2 times in the 1st FIVE WEEKS of class. I wrote a fairly harsh letter the other day about it. Literally doesn& #39;t seem like they can even see the distance learning kids.
It took him all of 3 or 4 days to stop raising his hand b/c he could see that it was pointless and that he wasn& #39;t going to be called on. That shit is dispiriting to watch.
I despise the Republican party b/c they are 99.8% responsible for our country& #39;s shit response to COVID19.
I despise the Republican party b/c they are 99.8% responsible for our country& #39;s shit response to COVID19.
Another day with zero engagement with my kid by the teacher. I don& #39;t really want to have the same conversation each week with this teacher.
I don& #39;t know..maybe put a list of kids on your desk and each time you ask them to answer a question, make a mark.
I don& #39;t know..maybe put a list of kids on your desk and each time you ask them to answer a question, make a mark.
First 6 minutes of the post-lunch zoom were on mute from her end and b/c I don& #39;t think she can see any of us at home, she didn& #39;t notice the multiple signs telling her we couldn& #39;t hear.
Spent several minutes screaming some form of F*CK into the ether.
Sorry neighbors.
Spent several minutes screaming some form of F*CK into the ether.
Sorry neighbors.
Convo at the end of last week was about 2 things. Calling on online only kids early and often so they know you& #39;re seeing them, and CAMERA ON/MUTE OFF!!!
Oh for Two.
Oh for Two.
