As an educator, I'm currently still working remotely, with plans to start the hybrid (2 days F2F, 3 days online for each group, but 4 days F2F and 1 online for me) model on October 12th, depending upon local case numbers. Thus far, my students have done well overall adapting to the online model (I'm using Canvas and Zoom for office hours daily). There are a few seniors that are slacking and submitting assignments late, but I have informed them that I will no longer accept them unless prior arrangements for an extension are made.
Few students show for my office hours, but that is similar to asking students if the have any questions in a classroom environment.
As a parent, we've hired my college sophomore niece to watch our children, as well as two others during the day, while I'm working from home. For the most part, they're doing well, with some of their teachers doing a good job of breaking each day down into separate slides/links in canvas that are easy to navigate. My son (2nd grade) has an issue listening to the entire voice recording from the teacher, where instructions are provided at the end of the recording, so I'll have to double check each slide and make sure he completes everything. This is mainly his issue and not on the teacher, however, I have suggested that the teacher start off the recording by stating what the assignment will be, so students know there is something to submit on that slide.
As a husband of a teacher, I'm concerned for her. She'll start having students face to face on the 5th and we've voiced concerns about her immune issues over the summer, nothing was passed along. I let her know she could quit and we'll be fine. After mentioning that, the principal is now providing forms to fill out in order to work from home. We're even willing to have a pay reduction in order to pay a proctor if my wife is able to work from home. She'll do all of the work, and we'll essentially pay to have an adult in the room to monitor students, as she loves teaching, but we can not take this extra risk for her health. With more students than my program, having students eat lunch in her classroom (remove masks), and no additional PPE provided, it isn't worth the risk for our family. We'll see if she's approved to work from home, and if not, she will quit.
