News Flash: Remote Kindergarten is Hard

That remote kindergarten is hard comes as no surprise.  How do you even envision kindergarten without kids on a rug listening to the teacher reading, a classroom full of colorful learning prompts, recess and lunchtime and crafts and games?  Layer on top of that a very antsy boy who thrives on physical contact, and you have the recipe for a very bumpy introduction to grade school.

Indeed, Asher has scuffled his way through kindergarten so far.  His teacher, and the helpers at the preschool where he's doing remote kindergarten, are doing a truly exemplary and heartfelt job at pacing the day with synchronous screen time, asynchronous work, and wiggle around time.  But he's struggling mightily to stay engaged.  Also, given that he was a champion napper (1 1/2 to 3 hours a day!), going the whole day without so much as a power nap has made him tired to the point of nodding off while in class regularly.  

Fortunately, his behavioral improvements in his last year of pre-school have meant that the difficult conditions have not caused him to get aggressive with other kids, throw things, or get physical with furniture, and to me that is a huge saving grace that allows me to give lots of room to be ok with all of how Asher is doing.

Still, it's hard to see him stumble through what should instead be a wonderful rite of passage, of being in a kindergarten classroom, making friends and learning how to read and socializing himself to being in school.  Sigh...