E-learning is a joke.  It's all optional.  SD was failing English and is now excited that 3.5 crdits is enough to graduate for the class of 2020, so now she'll get her car for 'graduating' if that's what you want to call it.  Life is unfair at times.  This child deserves nothing but the misery and hurt she causes others.  Instead f-g COVID gives her a break.

Well this is a practice run for any skid who thinks college is a good idea and any stepparent who wants to have proof that they shouldnt pay for that huge waste of time. 

Unfortunately for me, I come from a low education based state so our schools basically sent home a few packets of work with a "good luck, see you next year" and used the average of previous report card grades to count as their final grade of this year. The packets are optional and have no effect on the grades and if they do it is strictly positive points so that those who "can't" (won't) participate in online learning won't be penalized. Woohoo Southern Education!

Seems a joke, but they want the kids to at least log in.

Munchkin didnt even do that until The call Friday.

And she told me she was workig on school work yesterday..

This year is a wash.  All kids will get credit for this year if they did anything at all.   If they go to actually remote teaching it will be a lot different. 
Not everyone has internet in there homes. Not everyone has computers or netbooks.   
 

And where are the parents?  Not making sure there kids are doing there school work.  To many parents don't want to parent today.  They feel they did there job making there kids get to. School and feeling it's the school fault that there kids are doing nothing. 

At least in some capacity.  It is certainly not feasible for every kid or situation.  I was in high school during the late 70s and due to the oil crisis many school systems reduced the number of schools open to reduce heating costs.  Only the high school in my tiny district was kept open, high school started at 6 and went to 10.  All other grades at 10:30 to 2:30.  It sucked but we somehow managed.

I find that some adults can't manage telework.  Some of my folks are more productive teleworking others I have to stay on top of to an unreasonable degree.  We have a software that shows who is connected AND the last time they were active, with red yellow green indicators.  I have folks who stay in the yellow.

In our school district they offered free Chrome books to those who didn't have a designated computer that the kids could use daily. They are also doing meal services daily for those who need it. As for the online many of the classes require a Zoom meeting or the student must log into the virtual classroom and do the assignment to get credit for the day. So far I feel like my BD is still getting a good education albeit online. I don't want it to be permanent though, but I would love for our district to go to year round school.

Luckily I only have one more kid to file through the public school system.  He's in jr high and doing alright with the online system but I'm not always home to make sure he actually logs in to class since I am "essential" and have to work.  My senior has basically been passed on all his classes and the rest of the year is optional.  It would suck if this became the new norm due to budgeting. Restructuring of childcare and learning would take place nationwide.  Homeschooling is great for those who are committed and have stay at home situations, but for those of us who work outside the home it's not ideal.  

I believe Germany only cancelled school for high schoolers but all the other grades still attended. Other countries allowed children of essential workers to still attend class.  All the kids are out here and the US is getting it the worst.  My thinking is that they should have kept school in but sanitized the he!! out of everything and had mandatory temp checks and handwashing throughout the day.  Schools in Asia that did this during SARS were sars free.