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“Remote learning” is completely fucking useless for kids under a certain age. That age varies by child but covers almost nobody at age 5. If I had a 5-year-old

“Remote learning” is completely fucking useless for kids under a certain age. That age varies by child but covers almost nobody at age 5. If I had a 5-year-old during a pandemic and no school to send them to I’d get them some art supplies and a stick and some musical instruments and tell them to play in the backyard.

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ojame 6y ago
This is generally (in my circles at least) what parents do regardless. As in, provide equipment and an environment to have fun and learn. My anecdotal experience is once kids get to around 5, they start really wanting to form consistent social relationships. Also, if the child has younger siblings, generally they crave some “alone time” but not to be by themselves, to be with other kids their own age without their siblings. Basically what I’m trying to say is parents do what you’re talking about, but the older kids get, the more they need and it’s not as simple as you’d expect.
- spoonjim 6y ago
  Yes... then form a pod with another kid or kids and let them play. A 5 year old shouldn’t be trying to do anything over videoconferencing. Hell my toddler won’t even talk to his grandfather on videoconference, who is his absolute favorite person in the world.
adrr 6y ago
My daughter did remote kindergarten up until March when they let them return to class. She learned to read and do math remotely. Reading was done with small breakout groups of up to 3 kids all taking turns reading a book. Most of class was art projects and we received a packet every month filled with construction paper, coloring materials, and in-class worksheets. I am sure she learning everything a kindergartener is suppose to learn except the social aspect. Though during recess/snack time, the kids just chatted on google meet with each other. She made friends we set up zoom play dates. She also google meet expert now, she pins her friends to see what they are doing. It was quite amusing the first week where the teacher taught a bunch of 4 and 5 years old how to use google meet and the IPad with large print outs of all the icons.

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ojame 6y ago

This is generally (in my circles at least) what parents do regardless. As in, provide equipment and an environment to have fun and learn. My anecdotal experience is once kids get to around 5, they start really wanting to form consistent social relationships. Also, if the child has younger siblings, generally they crave some “alone time” but not to be by themselves, to be with other kids their own age without their siblings. Basically what I’m trying to say is parents do what you’re talking about, but the older kids get, the more they need and it’s not as simple as you’d expect.

spoonjim 6y ago
Yes... then form a pod with another kid or kids and let them play. A 5 year old shouldn’t be trying to do anything over videoconferencing. Hell my toddler won’t even talk to his grandfather on videoconference, who is his absolute favorite person in the world.

adrr 6y ago

My daughter did remote kindergarten up until March when they let them return to class. She learned to read and do math remotely. Reading was done with small breakout groups of up to 3 kids all taking turns reading a book. Most of class was art projects and we received a packet every month filled with construction paper, coloring materials, and in-class worksheets. I am sure she learning everything a kindergartener is suppose to learn except the social aspect. Though during recess/snack time, the kids just chatted on google meet with each other. She made friends we set up zoom play dates. She also google meet expert now, she pins her friends to see what they are doing. It was quite amusing the first week where the teacher taught a bunch of 4 and 5 years old how to use google meet and the IPad with large print outs of all the icons.