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As a teacher, I’ll say this even though it’s probably not the politically correct thing to do. I agree with her. I think distance learning is a near joke, and teaching a new concept is almost ridiculous. Distance learning doesn’t work unless a teacher is there to explain. That’s why I’m interested to see if we go back in the fall and still practicing social distancing if we don’t do half class in the am half class in the afternoon, fit our instruction tightly in, then allow home time to do the work. Next day go over and assign. I’m expecting very little to no learning in all honesty happening.

But I do like seeing frustrated parents who so hope I stay healthy so they don’t have to do this much longer.

My wife teaches 5th and she would agree with you. She complains the online learning isn't enough and fears kids will get left behind. But at the same time, she knows this is a unique situation and the school district is doing the best they can with the very little time they had for preparation. She has some students who have not logged into the Google classroom yet, and repeated calls and emails to the parents have gone unreplied. What do you do? She found out 1 of those students is the oldest of 4 and has to take care of her siblings while her mom works(dad isn't in the picture). Then she found out another students mom lost her job and Rent-A-Center was threatening to take their fridge. We've been trying to contact them and ask about the fridge as we want to help and pay a few months of the payment so they keep it. She teaches at a school where about half the students are near or below the poverty line. Worrying about an online education isn't exactly at the top of some of these families priority lists.