FCPS has been such a disappointments - not sure what to do

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS has definitely been declining over the years especially in pockets of high poverty and where the school board is focused on equity but the mechanism to raise the education of the lower end is to lower the bar rather than keep high standards and teach basics.

I wish this wasn't the case.

I agree.. so which is why we are moving at the end of this year.. we are not alone.

[Anonymous]

Hahahahahahahahaha!

[Anonymous]

Well you guys vote for diversity over meritocracy. This is the school district that you get when you vote for identity politics over policies. There you have it. They are spending their money in free lunches for all instead of identified those families that really need it and send it to the appropriate social assistance programs to fully help it them. Free computer for all, diversity trainings, and not funding left to curriculum improvements or any really important school concerns. I hope that you can opens your eyes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What can parents do? Write the school board? Impress upon FCPS that they are going to continue to lose students?

Public education is a service. The goal is not to gain more customers. It's not a for profit company. The numbers leaving generally even out with those coming in, and many schools are over capacity. It not a real concern for them.

Schools get federal funding based on how many children are enrolled. Massive amounts of kids leaving will have an impact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m disappointed in aspects of FCPS but I can’t help but think that there is a small vocal minority posting in DCUM that is trying to completely undermine public education. They aren’t looking for solutions. They just reply that public education is hopeless, private is the only way to go, pro-vouchers. People eat this crap up, pull their kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Exactly. The underlying racism is so blatant and their is definitely an agenda.

It isn't racist to want a solid education for your children. The fact is that average kids don't not get the attention they need in the classroom. This is why so many parents who know full well that their kid isn't advanced try to get their kids into AAP. Refusing to address the reasons why general ed classes are failing will not help anyone. Closing your eyes and ears to what is going on will not help anyone

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Might be individual schools issue. I am pleased with my kids’s teachers. My kids are learning in a virtual environment. The teachers have been very communicative, responsive when needed, and have not missed a day of scheduled instruction.

Yeah we all can’t afford to live in the top pyramids. There aren’t enough houses there for all of us.

My kids are eager to learn and there’s no reason they should just be ignored. Schools need to learn how to teach all populations and to keep behavior issues down. Esl clearly needs a redo. Kids aren’t learning and the other kids in the class aren’t learning either.

FYI: The best teachers aren't clustered in the "top" pyramids.

[Anonymous]

My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

The people who get the second dose of the vaccine and can wait a couple of weeks after that to build up their immunity will be okay, but they can still be carriers. No one wants to bring it home and spread it to their unvaccinated members of their families, or see the unvaccinated students get it and spread it to their own families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, one thing for sure, distance learning is not working for most kids. Is that a racist statement? Don't think so. And, our School Board does not seem especially keen on getting kids back in school.
Big deal last week of having teachers get vaccinated--bumped the senior citizens. I'm fine with that if it means the kids back in school. But it doesn't seem to be part of the plan.

Of course it’s the plan! What are you talking about? Don’t believe those trolls saying they won’t go back until EVERYONE is vaccinated. That’s BS. If they won’t go back, they won’t get paid.

What I am worried about right now is that I won’t be able to make concurrent work.

A year ago, I would have been right with you. But I have been saddened by how FCPS managed the fall. We should have been in school in a hybrid model until the case numbers started rising again. The approach was too conservative without balancing the loss to students and their families from being out of school. Many other districts were able to make it work. I no longer trust the decision makers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

The people who get the second dose of the vaccine and can wait a couple of weeks after that to build up their immunity will be okay, but they can still be carriers. No one wants to bring it home and spread it to their unvaccinated members of their families, or see the unvaccinated students get it and spread it to their own families.

No. They won't still be carriers. That's not how science works. Stop repeating this fake news just because you want to work from home forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

For lazy teachers, virtual learning is a lot less effort than real teaching. Especially in ES if you can use all the canned slides FCPS made for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What can parents do? Write the school board? Impress upon FCPS that they are going to continue to lose students?

Public education is a service. The goal is not to gain more customers. It's not a for profit company. The numbers leaving generally even out with those coming in, and many schools are over capacity. It not a real concern for them.

Schools get federal funding based on how many children are enrolled. Massive amounts of kids leaving will have an impact.

And not just numbers of kids leaving, but if the higher performing students leave, the test results will start to decline and make the district look bad.

[Anonymous]

We need our Governor to mandate everyone return to the classroom, in-person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

The people who get the second dose of the vaccine and can wait a couple of weeks after that to build up their immunity will be okay, but they can still be carriers. No one wants to bring it home and spread it to their unvaccinated members of their families, or see the unvaccinated students get it and spread it to their own families.

This is why schools should remained closed and we should continue DL until EVERYONE has had an opportunity to have a vaccine.