Question

I’m just curious.  how long does your child spend on their remote learning and what district/grade(s) are your kiddos in?I’m just curious. how long does your child spend on their remote learning and what district/grade(s) are your kiddos in?  

Answer 1

Be an advocate. This is the recommendation from the Illinois Board of Education.  

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@violist10286 yep this is what i was told

Answer 2

My 8 year old is in 2nd grade in 203. I spend hours trying to get him to do the work, but when he actually sits down and can focus, it’s 2-2. 5 hours usually. We had a really tough math day on Wednesday and it was more like 4 hours.  

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How about you @spitball?  

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@attalanta I have a 2nd Grader in 203 as well. I would say 90 minutes tops for most days. But he is my focused one. My others are not so focused.  

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@attalanta Wednesday math SUCKED! it was long for us too!  

Answer 3

5th grader. I would say 6 hours. It is too much for us to handle.  

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@down88 what district?  

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@down88 and 6 hours - that’s is nuts!  

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That seems excessive and three times what was recommended for my 5th grader's learning.  

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@spitball it is a private school. Way too much!  

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@down88 we have the same load. min 6 hrs

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5th grader 2- 2. 5 hours Mondays usually are a little longer.  

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6th grade. 3-4 hours each day. PSD202.  

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2 to 3 hours district 308 4th, and 6th grade and then my senior and sophomore it varies everyday depending on what teachers assign what

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5th grade. Troy's district. About 3. 5 hours. She is not overwhelmed at all and I think the amount of work is completely appropriate. Math ELA Alternating science / social studies Band PE 20 mins independent reading

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Kindergarten and 2-3 hours. District 203

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3rd & 5th grader that I nanny usually start around 8/8:30 and are done around 11am. Ccsd89

Answer 10

203. 2nd grade about 2. 5-3 hours. That also includes our special ed too.  

Answer 11

203, 2nd grade. About 2 hrs

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@menstrual or 6 if they fight you the whole time lol

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@klusek894 #truth

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Dist. 202 7th grader tues-Friday 1 1/2- 2 hours each day. Same for my freshman

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About 2. 5 hours- 1st grade, 2. 5-5th grade and maybe 2-8th grader. District 203. All boys

Answer 14

2nd grade and we usually spend between 2-3 hours on it

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2-3 hours for my 2nd and 3rd grader. 8th grader is hard to tell but I would say more like 4 hours

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204 - 8th grade about 2

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204 usually 2 hours in 6th grade. Great question was curious on this.  

Answer 18

We’re in private school . I do about 1-1. 5 hours in the morning and the same in the afternoon

Answer 19

It’s taking my fourth grader (202) around 6 hours we are so frustrated  

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3rd grade boy goes to a Montessori school in Oak Park. We start work at 9:00 am and finish at 4:30 after his after school class through zoom has ended (today it is theater). There is a lot of downtime to do riding a bike, walk around the block, build something with boxes, do a puzzle. I mean “work time” about 4 to 4 1/2 hours a day. But broken up quite a bit. Very much like his normal day.  

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District 204. I have a 6th grader who spends about 2. 5 hours most days. Plus any zoom calls. My 4th grader spends about 2 at most 2. 5 hours, plus any zoom calls and a 1st grader who spends between an hour to 1. 5 hours max, plus any zoom calls.  

Answer 22

10th grader attends a Montessori school in Warrenville and works from 9-3. There are 4 zoom classes a day lasting between 30-45 minutes. Then he works on assignments. He also takes a walk during the day and zones out or watches anime.  

Answer 23

9-1 for 4th grade

Answer 24

Wow. these are some long times. My kids are in 204 and my 4th grader maybe spends an hour (maybe a little more) & my 1st graders are spending around 45 minutes.  

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@athematic40557 same

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The 203 standard for a 5th grader is 50 min for math and 50 min for LA and then add in science (we do it even though it is optional). Add any specials.  

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I’ve added in Khan Academy for extra math review.  

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@calcification94 looking at the times just made me think maybe my kids arent spending enough time?!?!  

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@athematic40557 same! Illinois Standards are terrible! It was better when it was E-learning. Once it went to remote learning, it went to the crapper! 204 remote learning sucks.  

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It’s tricky. We’re in 204. My 2nd grader typically spends 45min. Maybe up to 2 hours on a more loaded day when she’s not into it and dragging her feet. But I know some of her friends spend much longer than she does. She loves school and is advanced in some aspects. ISBE gave all districts minimum and maximum times to abide by (someone posted the chart above) and within that time they need to accommodate kids that are less focused up to kids that are advanced. So for some kids (like my oldest) the work is done quickly. Our 2nd grade teachers issued a survey of how long work was taking to get an average over all students to see if they needed to adjust workload the next planning day. I think they’re doing the best they can within the state mandates. Parents can always supplement at home - we are as much as possible (aka if I’m not totally exhausted ) with extra reading, arts/crafts, cooking (math skills for measuring), everyday activities that we try to sneak math into, science experiments, and obviously TONS of time outside. My 204 kindergartner is anywhere from 45 min to 1-1/2 hours depending on how much I can convince her to do . She is not super interested in school work.  

Answer 25

I think answers will be skewed because it also depends on the child, learning styles, parent availability, etc. something that may take a child 10 minutes, might take another child 30. It isn’t the curriculum we should worry about. Every child will be different and parents shouldn’t stress.  

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204 my 1st grader is about 60min and my 3rd grader does about 90min. I break it down to 2 sessions one in the morning and one in the afternoon but finished by 3:30pm so they can check in their work.  

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2 hours max on school work, then we add art and exercise and games etc.  

Answer 28

3rd gr and 5th grade-1 hour plus zoom. 203 district

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203. 4th grade and my son spend 2 to 2. 5 hrs a day.  

Answer 30

District 303. 2nd grader goes from 0900 to 1 or 2, sometimes later. They only have assignments Monday through Thursday with Friday being a catch-up day. We are usually doing 4 days of work on Thursdays and Fridays when we have them since they don't get much done at their mom's house.  

Answer 31

My 1st grader about 1. 5 hrs and my 6the grade 3-4. We are in district 308

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204 - 3rd graders usually spend 2 hours. 7th grader varies, between 1-3 hours

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Middle schoolers, 9 to Noon, reading their ELA book, The Outsider, and then Khan, and then at 230 PE

Answer 34

I am a teacher and here are my recommendations to parents. Do what you can. If it’s too much don’t do all of it. It’s not like your student will be penalized. We’re only allowed to raise grades and not penalize students. So make the schedule the best for you and your family during this time.  

Answer 35

1 hour, 4 th grade, but his classmates take 2-4 hours

Answer 36

We’re in district 203. My 3rd grader starts at 9 & ends around 2, but we take lots of breaks

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District 204-kindergarten 30-40 minutes, 5th grader about 2 hours.  

Answer 38

204. 3rd graded spends about 60 minutes. 2nd grader 90-120.  

Answer 39

We limit it to no more than 2 hours per day for our 3rd grader. We are in district 203 but they attend Calvary Christian. Our kindergartener is doing workbook pages, typing, reading and coloring. He’s done in about 1-2 hours. The only days that run a little longer are Mondays and Thursdays for their 45 minute zoom sessions (class meetings and reminder reading time).  

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@orelu62885 we are 4th and 6th at Calvary and the 1st couple of weeks were 4-5 hrs. They redid the schedule and it’s a lot more manageable now.  

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Laura-so glad it adjusted! If we have more math, it’s 2. 5 hours but in general no more than 2 hours. I’m thankful  

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@orelu62885 I am definitely grateful that the teachers are doing everything they can to keep the kids on track. It was just a huge adjustment, especially for the Jr higher.  

Answer 40

203-1st grader takes 2. 5 hours total and only does required work, 3rd grader spends about an hour on regular work and then does “optional” work for an hour.  

Answer 41

How do you like it. so glad the district is doing this for our children.  

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District 204, 1st, 4th and 8th grades. Our school day goes from 9:30 - 2, but the big classes, English, Reading and Math, take up about 2 hours of that. The rest is gym, Lexia, art, watching science/social studies videos, numerous breaks, etc and our schedule is posted on a whiteboard. I work from home so I need to keep them busy while I work.  

Answer 43

204. My 4th grader does 3 hours e-learning. After that we do art, gym, reading and she is learning how to cook. And we do music class once a week. We take lots of breaks .  

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204 - an hour and half - they haven’t given us much other than a guideline for idea of what to do. No actual lessons or learning of new things . 1st grade 4 year old about an hour for pre-school twice a week and we are finding things on our own as school hasn’t given much either. We are just winging it here

Answer 45

Private school. E-learning from 830-230. Hour lunch break.  

Answer 46

100-120 minutes a day. 204. 3rd grade.  

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@naught since when are you guys in 204?!  

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@freeland @jepson we moved in November. Rylee goes to Steck.  

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@naught welcome!  

Answer 47

About two hours for the essentials. We haven’t done much of the optional work they send.  

Answer 48

Kindergarten 204 one hourish

Answer 49

I read a chart that time depends on age. We probably spend an hour or two but it’s spread throughout the day because his attention span is not great. His teacher said to expect 1 minute per year of attention span. So my son is 7, so expect 7-10 minutes attention per assignment.  

Answer 50

We are in 204. My 12 yo son attends from 8am to 1, with a 15 minute break and half hour lunch

Answer 51

204 my son is a sophomore and he spends 4-5 hours per day. He wakes up early tries to stay in routine and be done by lunch or late late.  

Answer 52

365u they K and 1st - they spend 3 hours but they complete extra work as well. 9-noon is on seesaw and after lunch we do recess and then zearn and smartyants

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203 - Junior. If I act like a teacher (checking in at the beginning of each class) he does better. Otherwise he will justify taking way to long. He is 9-3 solid each day. Longer if he has an online music lesson (1 hr each)

Answer 54

This is a very interesting question. Enjoyed reading some of the responses. I unfortunately find myself having to E-mail the teachers and remind them that I work in Healthcare and am still working outside the home every day 7:30am - 5pm or so. My son is 8th grade, D204. So honestly I wish I knew what he was doing and for how long! But by the time I get home, change clothes, wipe down my car with SaniCloths, cook dinner, etc, I'm waaaaay too tired to begin E-Learning discussions at 7-8 pm at night. I HOPE (changing that word to the word KNOW) teachers realize some kids are truly on their own with all of this.  

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Teachers are just doing what ISBE and district administrators are requiring/asking them to do. The remote learning is supposed to be less time than the e-learning before spring break

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Hello- Good afternoon Team 7-0 parents! I hope everyone is doing well. Today marked the beginning of another week of e-learning for our students. Team 7-0 will continue to use our google classrooms for assignments. Assignments will be posted daily. Teachers will be checking and grading assignments on a regular basis. If you or your student has any questions please feel free to email us at anytime. Take care.  

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It's E-mails like this that kinda freak me out honestly!  

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My kids are ”on their own” with remote learning even though I am working from home. I am available to help of they get stuck but I do not check in or manage any part of their day. I do, however, pay attention how long they are on the Chromebooks. My kids are all in elementary school. I don’t want to add stress to them and really think the rest of the school year is a wash. I am glad they have something to do while I work but I am not stressing over the details.  

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@hetaerism376 Freeland Corman - I am with you. I am a single mom working out of the house. After getting a few emails about some assignments not being done I sent them an email letting them know my kid (middle School) is on his own. That things may not get turned in on time but I will get him caught up. Somethings were easy (as in he just didn’t hit the turn in button) and others things he was just overwhelmed with and we eventually worked through it. His new schedule (vs the one before spring break) is much more manageable since they are only doing certain subjects on certain days and have a “catch-up” day on Wednesday’s.  

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@klusek894 Wonderling Hmmmmm. Thank you for that info for sure! I have not received an Email about certain subjects on specific days. I think I read all of the Emails. That would make it way more manageable. I’ll definitely ask my son about it! We must have the same kind of student as he’s forgotten (somehow!? ) to hit the submit key a few times too. I think I became unglued with this E-Learning because on day 3 or 4 I received an Email from his math teacher (who I do think is wonderful) at 3pm saying my son had not turned in his math worksheet for that day! I was like ! WHAT!? Dealing with easing patients concerns about tests and Covid right now - I’ll do the best I can! Think I became a little jaded to the whole process after that Email. I think I was kinda planning on catching up on the weekends until then. ❤️ Best of Luck to you!  

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@hetaerism376 Freeland Corman - Yes, my anxiety went through the roof when the emails started rolling in! I think we can only do the best we can given our situation.  

Answer 55

High school students should be 2 1/2 hours. kindergarten should be 20 minutes. according to ISBE. If you feel like you're getting too much, tell your teacher. If you feel like it's not enough, I can help you supplement if needed!  

Answer 56

My freshman is on his own cause it’s above my head to comprehend my kindergartener fights me for the 45 mins that should be done so we break it up into chunks and she still fights me both of my kids are in 203

Answer 57

First grade, 30-60 minutes at most. 3rd grade is about two hours 6th grade has also been about 2-3 hours (depending on how much work is given that day)

Answer 58

We are at St. Raphael, my 1st grader has approximately 4 hours including zoom meetings with teachers multiple times a day. My 5th grader had 5 zooms today alone w teachers and band instructor. Today was about 5 hours for the 5th grader but some days have been longer. They have been using lots of resources to help these kids stay busy and on track. I've been majorly impressed with our teachers ability to transition into this. We started the first Monday of the shelter in place and besides spring break have been going since.  

Answer 59

We are at St. Raphael and my 3rd and 6th graders are moving through their curriculums. Learning new lessons in all subjects: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Music, STEAM (Art & Tech), P. E., and Religion. They have live Zoom classes and recorded lessons spread out throughout the day/week. My kids love it and are staying completely engaged with their learning. They start their day at 8:30 and depending on the day end between 1 and 2ish (including lunch/recess/snack break). My 6th grader is completely independent with his schedule and classwork and I help here and there with my 3rd grader although she's getting more independent the longer this goes on. Both have their own chromebook and laptop from school along with all of their books. I like that they are learning and turning in graded work and it takes up a majority of their day because without sports/extracurriculars right now it would make for extremely long days without it. I've been very impressed and happy with how all of our teachers are handling this and adjusting when needed.  

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@amp We also attend St. Raphael and have a similar schedule in 4th grade. The school and teachers are working really hard on making sure their students don’t fall behind, and they are so supportive to students and parents ❤️

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@amp I agree. We have the same school age kids at St. Raphael and I concur with you. And my 1st grader (in class with @grozny47's child) have the same schedule there. I'm really impressed with how well the kids and teachers are adapting.  

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@amp This sounds amazing!  

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@attalanta yes, it really is. St. Raphael has been doing such a great job making the best out of this very tough situation. I’m thankful my kids are still learning from their teachers and seeing their friends/classmates on zoom lessons. Such a blessing to have their days partially filled with school because with staying at home the days are long.  

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Yes. The days are very long. Are you working from home, too? I am. By the end of the day I'm so wiped that I literally nap from 5-6.  

Answer 60

Valley View District. Kindergarten. I have her work on assignment sporadically throughout the day. Usually she gets 6 assignments per day including a PE, library or music assignment depending on the day of the week. Each assignment takes us between 5-10 minutes to complete.  

Answer 61

District 204 8th grader 1. 5-2 hours a day. Senior & junior in HS varies based on their class schedule but adequate hours.  

Answer 62

90 min

Answer 63

We do some extra reading and writing - and handwriting

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204 - 5th grade it takes about 1, 5 -2 hr max to finish his assessments and about the same or even less for our 7th grader So different from the remote learning our former schools offer where they have Zoom instructions with all teachers from different subjects on daily basis and continue with curriculum and etc 204 definitely doesn't offer enough for children in my kids grades and some teachers still say they don't have solid plans to put into the work. Despite the fact that the e-learning program was approved few months ago in our district.  

Answer 65

@padus @fetor641

Answer 66

204- 1 st grade -2 hours max We do writing every day since she needs the practice, reading + math everyday. The rest of the optional items we do here and there. My 4y/o also asks for learning time and his is 45 mins or so. that includes art everyday, reading he loves to 'read' retell stories. We practice letters and writing upper and lowercase. Im flexible with our learning time so it varies day to day.  

Answer 67

IP204 - 3rd grade. 2 hrs a day. plus reading. some extra zoom meetings 1-2x per week with his IEP support teachers

Answer 68

204 K The 90min of work takes us about 3 hours to do between lo needing everyone and hub wfh conference calls. Never get done the optional work but usually do 6 days a week of learning so shes not too far behind. Still have a vague routine but with lots of rules relaxed we find she does best with less time each day but more days of the week. Were really happy with the content so far. If lo wasn't so needy still it would be done M-F in the 90 minutes for sure!  

Answer 69

5 th grade 2 hrs

Answer 70

Dist 115 Yorkville, 2nd Grade. She has about an hour, but we do a few hours of additional learning.  

Answer 71

203 2nd grader and about 2-3 hours total with optional work and pe/art/music

Answer 72

3 hrs she is in 7th grade and an hour of that time is meetings with teachers

Answer 73

District 205, 2nd grade. The school provided us with a chrome book which is great but the internet lags. We start around 9 and on a good day we finish around 6. I have two babies, a almost 1 y. o and 1 month. It’s hard but we make it work. My 2nd grader needs one on one with his work like writing, math and navigating his chrome book. I’m glad I’m involved with his e-learning but will our students fall behind? Some of us don’t have all the support we need to be by our students to give them the opportunity to succeed through e-learning. I worry about that a lot

Answer 74

My kids at highlands and Kennedy vary. It’s 2 hours some days 3 others. My kids at Benet are a good 5 to 6 hours.  

Answer 75

Not enough!