sdlaura, our kids have had to wear a mask a couple of times and they did fine. Our 2 year old even kept it on for 30 minutes. DD1 saw our Ped last week and I asked him about it and he said most kids get used to wearing one and are doing fine.
Also, our summer camp is mainly held inside at the Y and so far so good. The instructors wear masks but the kids don't. I keep thinking if the indoor camp is able to do this with young school age kids, we can find a way for schools to make it work.
sdlaura, our kids have had to wear a mask a couple of times and they did fine. Our 2 year old even kept it on for 30 minutes. DD1 saw our Ped last week and I asked him about it and he said most kids get used to wearing one and are doing fine.
Also, our summer camp is mainly held inside at the Y and so far so good. The instructors wear masks but the kids don't. I keep thinking if the indoor camp is able to do this with young school age kids, we can find a way for schools to make it work.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jul 7, 2020 12:06:49 GMT -5
There are some day camps in our area (one theater one and one that's similar to YMCA but not YMCA) that require kids to wear them at all times and I'm hearing that they are actually doing totally fine with it. It was very encouraging to hear that.
I really really liked the small catholic school I just toured. They plan to have kids wear masks all the time. I’d be fine with that if it makes the teachers and staff more comfortable. And it’s a minor enough requirement that maybe if we continue to learn through research that kids aren’t spreading Covid, they could always eliminate the requirement later.
So to add to the childcare mess, DS2 (who just turned 3) was supposed to start preschool at the Y on 8/17, the first day of school. We just got an email saying that all kids need to start this Monday (7/15) or they can’t guarantee them a spot for the year. So either we pay double in childcare for a month (since he’s now at an in home daycare) or he might not be able to go to preschool this year. Ugh.
Our district just announced that some students will be in class and “distance learning” will consist of students watching a webcam of the in person instruction...
This is crazy to me. In talking with my mom and my sister and my BFF - all in education and SpEd specifically - they've said that there's no way to pull this off and maintain confidentiality. You can't be broadcasting which kids get aids, which kids need special accommodations, etc.. I'm curious how school districts are getting around that, because all three of them made it sound like it was a hard no for legal reasons, and they're all in different districts here.
Our district is doing similar but they will only record the teacher instructing and the camera will not aim at the students. The videos will be posted later because live streaming that many classes would use too much bandwidth. Several of us advised against it and teachers do have the option of creating separate videos specifically for the online kids if they don’t want to record live instruction but that takes more time. I am confident they checked this plan with our district’s lawyers.
This is crazy to me. In talking with my mom and my sister and my BFF - all in education and SpEd specifically - they've said that there's no way to pull this off and maintain confidentiality. You can't be broadcasting which kids get aids, which kids need special accommodations, etc.. I'm curious how school districts are getting around that, because all three of them made it sound like it was a hard no for legal reasons, and they're all in different districts here.
Our district is doing similar but they will only record the teacher instructing and the camera will not aim at the students. The videos will be posted later because live streaming that many classes would use too much bandwidth. Several of us advised against it and teachers do have the option of creating separate videos specifically for the online kids if they don’t want to record live instruction but that takes more time. I am confident they checked this plan with our district’s lawyers.
It's not going to hold up. Even voice recordings violate ADA privacy laws in schools. They may be willing to risk that no one will sue but we are not allowed to record classes without written permission from every single person in the room.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Our district is doing similar but they will only record the teacher instructing and the camera will not aim at the students. The videos will be posted later because live streaming that many classes would use too much bandwidth. Several of us advised against it and teachers do have the option of creating separate videos specifically for the online kids if they don’t want to record live instruction but that takes more time. I am confident they checked this plan with our district’s lawyers.
It's not going to hold up. Even voice recordings violate ADA privacy laws in schools. They may be willing to risk that no one will sue but we are not allowed to record classes without written permission from every single person in the room.
I’m sure if we choose the in person option we will be signing lots of waivers and this will be included and if you don’t sign then you do distance learning.
It's not going to hold up. Even voice recordings violate ADA privacy laws in schools. They may be willing to risk that no one will sue but we are not allowed to record classes without written permission from every single person in the room.
I’m sure if we choose the in person option we will be signing lots of waivers and this will be included and if you don’t sign then you do distance learning.
It still won't hold for kids who receive special ed services. Privacy is covered under the ADA. Trust me...I have students in all my classes who get services and I'm not allowed to record any part of my class - and I teach in a private school.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I’m sure if we choose the in person option we will be signing lots of waivers and this will be included and if you don’t sign then you do distance learning.
It still won't hold for kids who receive special ed services. Privacy is covered under the ADA. Trust me...I have students in all my classes who get services and I'm not allowed to record any part of my class - and I teach in a private school.
I mean.. I get it. But I also suspect that our district would have consulted their attorneys before issuing reopening plans. And that teachers in our district (were in a HUGE FB group of parents and teachers in our district) would be raising the alarm if it were something that would halt reopening plans.
I’ve counted six families in my circle who are committed to or investigating homeschooling —not just public school virtually, but legit homeschool.
I'm considering it. If my school doesn't put the measures I deem safe in place (universal masking at all times, sending kids home who show any symptoms, smaller classes, pods of students, sufficient supplies like hand sanitizer and wipes, hand washing breaks, etc.), I'm not exposing myself to 50 families and allowing my kids to open us up to another 40 more. They might fire me, but I doubt it.
If they do, I could make a killing homeschooling a small group of kids from 2-3 families.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I really hope mine doesn’t do recording of the live classroom. My son is entering K and has emotional dysregulation and impulsivity issues. He has missed so much of daycare and it’s going to be a rough transition back for him.
I do not need parents watching him and judging him to be “the bad kid.”
I really hope mine doesn’t do recording of the live classroom. My son is entering K and has emotional dysregulation and impulsivity issues. He has missed so much of daycare and it’s going to be a rough transition back for him.
I do not need parents watching him and judging him to be “the bad kid.”
Seriously. It's not right and it's not fair to kids. It's not happening.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I’ve counted six families in my circle who are committed to or investigating homeschooling —not just public school virtually, but legit homeschool.
If I were a SAHM and my choices were distance learning through our district or homeschooling? I’m homeschooling 100%.
I am not a SAHM, and my kid will be attending in person or I’ll be crying in a corner since we gave up a private school spot.
Our district may be moving to 2 days of in person class and then 3 days of on-line learning. We've discussed with 3 other families the possibility of hiring one of the teachers from the school (who is unemployed at the moment due to budget cuts) to "home school" our 8 kids on the 3 non-school days. There'll be 4 kids in Grade 3 and 4 in Grade 1. We mapped it out and it works out to something like $1500 per month per family....so we might go that route if it comes down to it.
Due to the idiotic ICE regulations it is likely that I will need to teach on my university campus in person this fall (in order to keep our graduate students from being deported). Honestly, with the 40,000 students on my campus, I am way more likely to be exposed than the kids. If our school is open, they will be going. If it is not, I will need to hire 1-2 college students to help with the online curriculum and supplemental home schooling. Side note: Does anyone have favorite resources for teaching a kindergartener to read? I am skeptical that they will be able to accomplish this virtually.
Due to the idiotic ICE regulations it is likely that I will need to teach on my university campus in person this fall (in order to keep our graduate students from being deported). Honestly, with the 40,000 students on my campus, I am way more likely to be exposed than the kids. If our school is open, they will be going. If it is not, I will need to hire 1-2 college students to help with the online curriculum and supplemental home schooling. Side note: Does anyone have favorite resources for teaching a kindergartener to read? I am skeptical that they will be able to accomplish this virtually.
I’m going to buy the BOB books now! We have some early reader books already but I need more. DS1 had a crazy kindergarten year between his original teacher going on maternity leave and then the long-term sub being responsible for distance learning. Not ideal for a kid learning to read.
Lately DS1 and I have been practicing reading every night from 8:30-9 pm - really the only one on one time we can get!
Our superintendent made an announcement last night that we will most likely be doing every other week, 4 days per week, 4 hours per day in the classroom, with 2 additional hours of online class after the 4 hours during the day. Then the off week will be 6 hours of online learning. I don't know how working parents are going to manage this.
sdlaura, we have the My First Comics books, and DS loves them. They are grouped by reading level. We did the D level books when at home learning first started and DS is now up to easily reading the F level books. They are short and all have a silly ending.
supertrooper1, what age are they expecting 6 hours a day of online learning? Because for middle/highschoolers, that sounds.. like a struggle, and for elementary, that sounds like a recipe for disaster.
supertrooper1, that sounds horrible even at the middle/high school level. Go to school for 4 hours then come home and have 2+ hours of homework basically. Um I see that as a disaster waiting to happen.
We can do a zoom information meeting next week to hear the plan for our district. I have to wait until Thursday night because I'll be way to busy at work dealing with last minute clients to take an hour for the middle of the day zooms.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jul 10, 2020 16:08:00 GMT -5
We have ALL the bob books. But I suggest Primary Phonics. We hired a teacher to tutor our kids over the summer and she has DD reading those. DD is over bob books (like I said we have all of them) but the teacher pulled out Primary Phonics and DD got excited b/c they have animals like Alligators and Cats. The pictures are also black and white and so your kid can color them themselves if you want.
Just a sample passage: "The man had a hot dog. Al hid. The man ran. Al got mad at the man." (Keep in mind Al is an alligator).
Anyway it's not exactly riveting dialogue but if you know Bob Books there's quite a bit more going on in these Phonics books but it still sticks to 1-3 letter words.
It sounds like our fall reopening is going to fall apart. We did not move on the private school reopening because they announced a plan that worked for us, but apparently the teacher unions are fighting it.