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Remote learning doesn't work, like, at all. It's completely unnatural and the more needs a kid has, particularly special needs, the less it works. That's not even factoring in socialization, activities other than following the common core worksheets, and the fact that most parents are two-income earners and depend on kids being in school most of the day.
Oh, next they tell us how much they worry about the quality of the education the kids are getting. The reason it "works" is because they have no choice they will say. We are doing the best we can.
More interesting to me is how they will justify the numbers superintendent salaries, Oh wait never mind, managing remote learning takes a lot more time.
Something that at least some of our friends who are teachers are concerned with is that if teaching remotely works then their services won’t be needed in the same way. School districts could get a teacher who is an excellent presenter, video them and then use that presentation over and over.
I’m sure teachers will still have a role but it could be different than it is today.
That wouldn't really work for various reasons, but most teachers' personalities are so attuned to the worst case scenario I'm not surprised they "went there". First of all what certified teacher can make a living recording themselves and getting paid for it once? Second of all teaching isn't about just lecturing, so it's funny that actual teachers would think this could be espoused by anyone actually in education.
Remote learning CAN work for a short time, but the technology needs to be there. We've been blinded by technology that they are putting into schools that most teachers don't care about, and stymied by an inability to do something like - have kids able to dial into a meeting where the teacher is actually teaching and the kids can ask questions (ie for math class where problems would be put on a board). This can be done, and has been done (I have a friend whose son attends school remotely full time) but the fears of educators being REPLACED trumps everything. The whole thing is so ridiculous. Only two more years dealing with the public education system and I cannot wait to be done with it. Biggest regret of the last few years is not sending my youngest to private HS along with her brother.
I’m hearing kids will likely go back in September but the are looking at doing the 50/50 with half the kids doing one week and the other half the next.
That's looking like what it's going to be here, too.
I have spoken with multiple people involved in Nassau school districts and a staggered schedule appears to be the plan and they're playing on it for the entire school year.
I have spoken with multiple people involved in Nassau school districts and a staggered schedule appears to be the plan and they're playing on it for the entire school year.
So many moms will need to be home.
Is the great governor going to make up everyone's income? Or shake a tin cup at either Congress or the taxpayers?
I have spoken with multiple people involved in Nassau school districts and a staggered schedule appears to be the plan and they're playing on it for the entire school year.
So many moms will need to be home.
Or dads. Or grandparents (who will be more at risk). This will be a big stress on 2 income families.
That wouldn't really work for various reasons, but most teachers' personalities are so attuned to the worst case scenario I'm not surprised they "went there". First of all what certified teacher can make a living recording themselves and getting paid for it once? Second of all teaching isn't about just lecturing, so it's funny that actual teachers would think this could be espoused by anyone actually in education.
Remote learning CAN work for a short time, but the technology needs to be there. We've been blinded by technology that they are putting into schools that most teachers don't care about, and stymied by an inability to do something like - have kids able to dial into a meeting where the teacher is actually teaching and the kids can ask questions (ie for math class where problems would be put on a board). This can be done, and has been done (I have a friend whose son attends school remotely full time) but the fears of educators being REPLACED trumps everything. The whole thing is so ridiculous. Only two more years dealing with the public education system and I cannot wait to be done with it. Biggest regret of the last few years is not sending my youngest to private HS along with her brother.
Not replaced, but a changed role. They cringed when I jokingly mentioned help-desk.
One reason, of several, it likely wouldn’t work is that these days schools are acting as babysitters for many kids so the parents can work. So it’ll be difficult to get employees back on site if there is no where for their kids to go during the day.
It’ll be an interesting time for education.
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Time to get on with life, this is retarded.
