This is about to be a tweetstorm from me, so feel free to mute if you don't have the time/space right now for kids. But do come back later. Here's what my kids have said: https://twitter.com/anniek_p/status/1262890802323349505

"I think a few projects would be better than daily assignments to make it more engaging, maybe some big creative assignment that you can feel proud of when you finish?"

"This really showed to me how much work certain teachers put into classes. The classes that didn't give busy work were much better"

"I like daily assignments better than projects"

"I think in the future if distance learning is needed again then release a clear and coherent schedule to each of the students from the start of school and by that time it will probably go somewhat smoother because everyone has familiarized themselves with it."

"it's important for students to have a clear schedule of when meets are happening. I also think you should continue your policy of letting students substitute a math art challenge for an assignment."

"Structure! And the same structure over all classes! So many classes are doing everything different and it makes everything harder"

"Google meets should not be required. Usually they just seem like a waste of time. Also I think smaller daily assignments are easier to get motivation to do compared to projects."

Which was followed immediately by another student with...

"Make google meets mandatory. They're only once a week and it is a time for students to ask questions - also, it would be their first quarter having you as a teacher, so they wouldn't be familiar with you and your teaching style. It would be a good way to get to know students..."

"I think the hardest thing was the disconnect that happened between some of the teachers and students, it became very impersonal"

"Im not 100% sure on what would make distance learning better, but I feel like more organization would help"

"I don't necessarily have a vision for the next school year or the fall because everything is so up in the air. But one thing i. would recommend if anything is have more creative projects... I feel more motivated if i have like a powerpoint project or something more hands on."

"Having assignments due tomorrow is probably a really good thing to have, gives a good feeling. Daily assignments are what I want."

"I think projects work is better than daily assignments because you can organized better your time. I fell that the google meetings aren't very helpful unless if you have a quickly question for the teacher."

"nothing it feels pointless"

"If we are doing this again everything needs to be more structured/organized."

I really liked the videos becasue the visualization of whats going on helped me understand the math. I like the daily assignments and I appreciated how they were a week in advance because it allowed me to plan my week accoridngly....

...I think it would be beneficial to post the answer keys after the assignments are due because having the answer key right there made me feel like I didnt have to try as hard."

"I liked how you always made videos explaining material, and I think that is something that should continue in the fall. I don't think google meets should be mandatory, and a mix of projects and daily assignments would be manageable."

"google meets are hard because not everyone is available or has the technology, but they are very helpful and its nice to be actually able to connect with students and your teacher"

"holding classes over google meet and screen sharing so we can learn from a person rather than from a worksheet"

"The hardest part for me was staying on top of work, I honestly think setting clear due dates is helpful, or else students just wont do the work. I don’t think tests are a good idea, and projects could work. "

"The only thing I can think of right now is to make the google meets required. I feel like if they are required then the class will feel like more of an actual class and it will help everyone stay engaged better and get more of their work done. "

"NO TESTS AT SPECIFIC TIMES and more research projects that actually require you to learn"

"I don't really know but everything is just weird :/"

"I think projects - especially collaborative ones - make distance learning wayyyy better! I think there should also be more video meetings, because they’re fun and you get to see people."

"I think focusing when you’re stuck at home all the time is hard so maybe giving more assignments that don’t require starring at a computer screen? Not sure how it just gets to be a but much to look at a computer all day working on bigger more time consuming projects."

"I liked the weekly meeting and test that I had in some classes."

" The act of making videos explaining answers and lessons as well as the video updates of what’s going on for the week was really great"

"I really appreciated that all your work was on google classroom, I felt it harder to manage and just remember when teachers would have assignments on one or two other websites cause then the websites and such add up"

"something that makes kids go outside"