It’s midway through the fourth week of Remote Learning. If we were still in our school, we would be off for Spring vacation. But in these pandemic times, a break is not an option. Therefore, we faculty came up with the next best thing: four grade-level projects that each incorporate the four core subjects of each grade.
It’s an easy assignment, one students would have a week-and-a-half to complete. We thought it an improvement over the storm surge of subject-specific assignments we’d delivered the last two-and-a-half weeks. An easy week would also give our students much-needed time to catch up on past-due work.
Should I have been suprised, then, when I checked my google Classrooms and found some one hundred students that could fail for missing remote learning assignments? Of course not! No, what was suprising was at least one response I received from one of the hundred students I emailed about their missing work.
“My laptop doesn’t work now, and before that I didn’t understand your work, anyway.”
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I wonder how the student responded. Using their phone? Using a parent’s computer? And if so, why didn’t they use the same device to do the work? I know, I know… students and excuses for missing work seem to be attached at the hip.
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My team-teacher and I offered to chat with her about the assignments two weeks ago. Never heard from her. 🤷🏼
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That’s is such a shame.
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See, it’s all YOUR fault! 😀
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Always. 😆
thanks! 😀
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😂
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Upsetting kids routine may well encourage them to upsetting you too. However I am sure you know which ones are shirkers or triers.
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This is priceless. (and I understood!)
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Technology is the least of it I think. Even most high school students need the structure of a classroom, especially since many have none at home. I speak from parental experience. Not all children are able to function this way–nor are many of their parents capable of helping them. (K)
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Gotta love the brutal honesty of students! 🙂
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Always! 🙂
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