Remote Learning
Greetings to all.
Xavier started fully remote learning the Thursday before Thanksgiving Break.
That Thursday and Friday, we got him set up with an account on a laptop, and bookmarked most of the links he needed.
His school had already prepared Xavier for knowing his way around the virtual classroom. They practiced him while still at school.
Today was the first day of fully remote learning. It's a full seven and a half hours of school starting at 8:00 AM with a Zoom meeting that lasts the whole day.
Of course, there are breaks, the longest one for lunch.
Xavier goes in and out of meetings throughout the day. He even gets in PE, doing exercises with his class via Zoom.
The school is doing a fine job with the situation (the aforementioned PE curriculum is designed to make sure the children are not sitting sedentary all day). However, it does require a parent full-time to proctor the school day from home, keep Xavier organized and focused, not to mention IT support.
Though nice in a pinch, I hope, as does Xavier, schools return to in-person after the Christmas break.