057: Virtual School
Parent Driven Development
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Parent Driven Development
Episode 057: Virtual School
03:04 Welcome to Parent Driven Development (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev)
03:30 Virtual school with school age children
Kindergarten, middle school, high school
Missing out on the life experiences
Pros and cons
05:25 Exposure to other students
Not enough time to build up relationships within the zoom chats
Teachers stepping up to engage the kids with each other and in class
Tough in kindergarten because the kids can’t break off without a teacher
11:29 Less the supervising time on virtual school
First week, very hands on, but less and less over time
Kids have learned to adapt quite quickly
14:00 Extra hands to help
Parents can do work, but not focused work while supervising zoom school
Extra help definitely makes a difference
15:45 Homework
Losing track of how to turn in assignments for middle/highschoolers
No take home HW for kindergarten
State assessments
Perk - you can rewatch the class video if you have questions
21:45 Teacher Props!
Powerpoints
Yoga and stretch breaks
Partner reads
Side chats
Parent updates
25:00 Is life better with zoom school?
Allison is satisfied with the cards dealt, but mourns the first day of school memories
Chris thinks in some ways, it’s better
30:15 Genius / fail moments
Chris figures out how to turn facetime back on his son’s devices, but has to keep track of his use.. #genius/fail
Allison plans her move around the time of year her kids would need to change seasonal clothes. Less work, more organized #genius
How can I support the podcast?
Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).
Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com).
Chris S (https://twitter.com/crsexton)
Allison (https://twitter.com/allie_p)
Parent Driven Development
Episode 057: Virtual School
03:04 Welcome to Parent Driven Development
03:30 Virtual school with school age children
Kindergarten, middle school, high school
Missing out on the life experiences
Pros and cons
05:25 Exposure to other students
Not enough time to build up relationships within the zoom chats
Teachers stepping up to engage the kids with each other and in class
Tough in kindergarten because the kids can’t break off without a teacher
11:29 Less the supervising time on virtual school
First week, very hands on, but less and less over time
Kids have learned to adapt quite quickly
14:00 Extra hands to help
Parents can do work, but not focused work while supervising zoom school
Extra help definitely makes a difference
15:45 Homework
Losing track of how to turn in assignments for middle/highschoolers
No take home HW for kindergarten
State assessments
Perk - you can rewatch the class video if you have questions
21:45 Teacher Props!
Powerpoints
Yoga and stretch breaks
Partner reads
Side chats
Parent updates
25:00 Is life better with zoom school?
Allison is satisfied with the cards dealt, but mourns the first day of school memories
Chris thinks in some ways, it’s better
30:15 Genius / fail moments
Chris figures out how to turn facetime back on his son’s devices, but has to keep track of his use.. #genius/fail
Allison plans her move around the time of year her kids would need to change seasonal clothes. Less work, more organized #genius
How can I support the podcast?
Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected].
Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.
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