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Currently listening in on a Seattle Public Schools preschool program livestream about the upcoming school year (which starts in 8 days). Run by six obviously smart, capable women, in a decently well-funded district, in a rational state.
It& #39;s still a total shit show.
It& #39;s still a total shit show.
Specifically: each program is running a different blend of in-person and remote.
It& #39;s not clear yet what the daily schedule will be. Each program decides and nobody has yet.
The district is sending students tablets/laptops for learning. No estimated delivery date.
It& #39;s not clear yet what the daily schedule will be. Each program decides and nobody has yet.
The district is sending students tablets/laptops for learning. No estimated delivery date.
I know everyone is doing their absolute best. No criticism of the people running these programs.
But this is SO MANY unanswered questions eight days out from launch, in a system with... I don& #39;t even know how many kids, parents, teachers, and staff.
Oof.
But this is SO MANY unanswered questions eight days out from launch, in a system with... I don& #39;t even know how many kids, parents, teachers, and staff.
Oof.
Oh hey, what a nightmare!
Love 2 carve out an hour of my day off to figure out how to log in to my kid’s new preschool account and try to figure out whether I owe any paperwork and whether he’s expected to dial in for classes tomorrow on the “first” day of “school”
“day”
I now have login credentials for something called The Source, something called Schoology, and performed a hex on my existing Microsoft credentials to get 365 access. Unsure how this works with Teams. Also filled out a PDF form that was, oops, web-based when I went to submit it.
Oh and something called Seesaw which is apparently a blog my kid will write while at school (in his bedroom, fifteen feet from me) that I& #39;m supposed to download an app to read. And then ask him questions about.
Unsure what problem this one is solving.
Unsure what problem this one is solving.
If I had the energy I& #39;d attempt to diagram how these "portals" and "platforms" are related.
Feels like this school year is going to radicalize a lot of parents.
Feels like this school year is going to radicalize a lot of parents.
My 4-year-old and I are each expected to maintain our own Office 365 credentials; this was not initially clear to me
