DC has a live comprehension lesson each day in a small group. The children are in KS1, so parents have been asked to remain in the room with the children. The group follows the same topic for a week, and the same key vocabulary comes up each day. The children are asked to take turns to read aloud and then to use the vocabulary in their individual discussions.
When they are asked to read or use a certain word (topic-related, so doesn't necessarily come up in ordinary conversation), the teacher has 'mis-corrected' each child and she makes them say it her way, which she clearly believes to be the right way. But there are no alternatives to pronounce this word and she is unmistakably, bizarrely incorrect.
I thought at the outset that she was just having a one-off funny half hour. But now it is Thursday and she has been saying the word incorrectly all week.
I've no idea if this was happening before the school closures so don't know if it's a one-off. I appreciate that is somewhat unfair on the teaching staff to have to be observed teaching a lesson in this way, but that is the just the way it is right now.
What if it happens if this occurs in the future? Is there an etiquette for this? I have considered sending her an email, but it's hard to correct pronunciation in an email, and also it seems kind of personal. I could avoid mentioning it to her at all because I've told DC the correct pronunciation each time it has come up, but I'm not sure whether the other parents are picking up on this, especially as one of the parent's first language is not English.
Teachers and parents of online students: what is the best way to deal with this new situation? Even if it is a one-off for us, it is bound to be happening in an online classroom somewhere else out there, so I feel there ought to be a procedure to follow.