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During Fun Friday and Intervention time, students will ask me to stay longer so they can just talk.

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With distance learning, they are missing out on all the opportunities to be social with their peers that they would normally have if they were at school.

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When I allow students to have conversations that aren't strictly school related, they enjoy school more.

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Students enjoy and need time to be social.

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They are struggling and suffering.

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Teachers are tired and frustrated...

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Students aren't engaged...

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I have really witnessed the struggle of distance learning getting to everyone these last few weeks...

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For the future, I will try giving them advance notice and think time before calling on them.

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I was glad that students were willing to open up to me about how being called on in class makes them feel.

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One of my favorite parts of the day is small group intervention time because it allows me the opportunity to have regular conversations with my students alongside the learning.

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I can't always relate to my students' life experiences, but I make an effort to learn about and connect with them. Even if our experiences growing up are different, there are still things I can connect with students over.

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Jefferson Elementary serves a low-income community. It isn't able to offer students the same variety of experiences I had in school growing up.

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I am also fortunate to have grown up with two parents who are teachers, as well as aunts and uncles in education. Even at home I was engaged in educational conversation and surrounded by learning opportunities.

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I am fortunate to have been able to attend well funded schools. I had access to resources like a 3D printer, archery and fencing as elective classes, etc.

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I spent 6th-12th grade at a charter school that had classes 2 days a week and 3 days of working from home.

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I spent about half of this time homeschooled and the other half enrolled in traditional public school.

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One student is really interested in dinsoaurs.

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A student likes running and Taco Bell.

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One student has a Tik Tok fan page.

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Another is shy and doesn't like to talk much.

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One student feels overwhelmed when called on in class and dislikes the random student selection tools.

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RESPONSES TO "WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR TEACHER TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?"

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RESPONSES TO "WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR TEACHER TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?"

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Everyone wants the students to do well, but won't admit that this system isn't working.

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The principal admitted to re-rolling the raffle results when she felt a student didn't deserve to win...

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Students who complete work are entered into a raffle for a prize at the end of the week...

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The rest are sent to detention.

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9 out of the 28 students were allowed to participate in Fun Friday the last two weeks...

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Even though under normal circumstances all students would be allowed to participate.

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Exclusion from events like Fun Friday is the punishment for missing work...

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Far more students are being punished by this system than are being rewarded....

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Jefferson Elementary leans heavily on rewards to incentivize work completion.

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Students are always excited when we set aside time to draw in class.

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Many students are in band.

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Students enjoy talking about what foods they like to eat/make.

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African American: 3
Hispanic/Latinx: 22
Caucasian: 3

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K: 2
1st Grade: 6
2nd Grade: 3
3rd Grade: 5
4th Grade: 6
5th Grade: 3

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All first language Spanish speakers.
9 students emerging, expanding, and bridging,
10 students re-designated proficient.

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Most students receive free or reduced lunch

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Primarily speak Spanish as their first language.

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Large portion of the student population, but declining each year.