I'm also a high school teacher (only 5 years in, though), and I agree. The remote teaching period was a hassle and was ineffective. I feel like I wasted my time while students played video games. They should just encourage the Karen parents to home school or take the already-established virtual school classes if they are so scared to come back to school. Then, class sizes would finally get reduced and the students that want to learn will be able to--win/win.
I can't argue with that. I'm glad to see young teachers having a conservative view. As you have by now realized, teaching is a balancing act. Do the right thing always and do it wisely.
Ditto on the virtual teaching and video games. Our state mandated that no zeroes could be given for any work assigned during the closure. What kid would make the decision to put down the controller and do the extra work posted? They started strong showing up for online meetings but after Spring Break everyone was just done.
Also, congratulations for staying in 5 years! Stay based, stay balanced--no one benefits from a burnt out teacher. :)
I'm also a high school teacher (only 5 years in, though), and I agree. The remote teaching period was a hassle and was ineffective. I feel like I wasted my time while students played video games. They should just encourage the Karen parents to home school or take the already-established virtual school classes if they are so scared to come back to school. Then, class sizes would finally get reduced and the students that want to learn will be able to--win/win.
I can't argue with that. I'm glad to see young teachers having a conservative view. As you have by now realized, teaching is a balancing act. Do the right thing always and do it wisely.
Ditto on the virtual teaching and video games. Our state mandated that no zeroes could be given for any work assigned during the closure. What kid would make the decision to put down the controller and do the extra work posted? They started strong showing up for online meetings but after Spring Break everyone was just done.
Also, congratulations for staying in 5 years! Stay based, stay balanced--no one benefits from a burnt out teacher. :)
Yeah I like the idea of giving the parents choice I teach high school that would be amazing
Online grad student during this. Can confirm, I was playing video games during the classes