How much socialization do you think will really happen this year at in person school?
Is it worth it to send even for a day or two so they can be around their friends? With all of the restrictions, is the amount they will be able to interact with each other even worth it?
So worth it. There will be plenty of socialization. My ds was in camp with masks all day in nyc and loved it, socialized a ton. Classes are interactive.
It depends on how it actually works in person, I think. What matters most is what's going on at home. If your kid is in a loving, relatively stress and conflict free family, even if your kid only saw his/her nuclear family in person for an entire year and only saw friends virtually, it's not going to derail their entire lives. It's a blip in the context of a lifetime.
@Anonymous haha - sure it has, but it's all in how you manage it. we're all having to learn how to cope and adjust. it's a teachable moment every moment :)
I think absolutely worth it. Just the process of getting dressed and ready to go to school, the backpack, etc is uplifting because you do something that used to be normal. Then being in school, with other kids and teachers is valuable socializing, even for a day.
I’ll chime in. I was convinced that full time remote was the best option for my kids: we could stay at our beach home for the year, kids would have continuity of school and friends. I was wrong. My girls were crying yesterday that they can’t do online (3rd and 1st grade), that they don’t know / can’t meet their teacher Ironically the friends thing hasnt been the lead factor. We are pulling them to put them in our local public school.
I teach 2nd grade in the south and I teach 12 kids in person and 8 online. For the in person kids, we still play games in class at the end of the day like hangman/Simon says. They eat lunch and breakfast in the class together and socialize then too.
It's worth it to get my kid off the screen for most of the day. Even just a couple of days a week. And yes they will find ways to socialize. Even if it's just here and there or while waiting to walk into school, all in-person interactions are meaningful.
I have been struggling with this for the past month. I’m going to see how it plays out. The way our public nyc es says things will be leaves no room for socialization. But I’m hopeful that once things are going it will be a little less restrictive while still being safe. I think keeping Little kids 6 ft apart if they are masked and outside is a little insane and hoping it doesn’t stick.
My kids are on their 5th day of in person school. Even though they are kept apart, and are in masks, they are still socializing. They tell me funny stories and interactions from class. Even when not "socializing" they have a better sense of the classmates' and teachers' personalities. It's much better for them going to school.
Yes, I think it’s absolutely worth it.
So worth it. There will be plenty of socialization. My ds was in camp with masks all day in nyc and loved it, socialized a ton. Classes are interactive.
It depends on how it actually works in person, I think. What matters most is what's going on at home. If your kid is in a loving, relatively stress and conflict free family, even if your kid only saw his/her nuclear family in person for an entire year and only saw friends virtually, it's not going to derail their entire lives. It's a blip in the context of a lifetime.
well that's ok. this pandemic year has definitely not increased stress and conflict for parents.
@Anonymous haha - sure it has, but it's all in how you manage it. we're all having to learn how to cope and adjust. it's a teachable moment every moment :)
I think absolutely worth it. Just the process of getting dressed and ready to go to school, the backpack, etc is uplifting because you do something that used to be normal. Then being in school, with other kids and teachers is valuable socializing, even for a day.
I’ll chime in. I was convinced that full time remote was the best option for my kids: we could stay at our beach home for the year, kids would have continuity of school and friends. I was wrong. My girls were crying yesterday that they can’t do online (3rd and 1st grade), that they don’t know / can’t meet their teacher Ironically the friends thing hasnt been the lead factor. We are pulling them to put them in our local public school.
I teach 2nd grade in the south and I teach 12 kids in person and 8 online. For the in person kids, we still play games in class at the end of the day like hangman/Simon says. They eat lunch and breakfast in the class together and socialize then too.
It's worth it to get my kid off the screen for most of the day. Even just a couple of days a week. And yes they will find ways to socialize. Even if it's just here and there or while waiting to walk into school, all in-person interactions are meaningful.
More socializing than all online.
I have been struggling with this for the past month. I’m going to see how it plays out. The way our public nyc es says things will be leaves no room for socialization. But I’m hopeful that once things are going it will be a little less restrictive while still being safe. I think keeping Little kids 6 ft apart if they are masked and outside is a little insane and hoping it doesn’t stick.
My kids are on their 5th day of in person school. Even though they are kept apart, and are in masks, they are still socializing. They tell me funny stories and interactions from class. Even when not "socializing" they have a better sense of the classmates' and teachers' personalities. It's much better for them going to school.
My kids are in school and are getting a lot of socialization. Both are very happy to see old friends and make new ones.