no progress on virtual learning plan?

[Anonymous]

so is MCPS STILL not moving ahead with a virtual learning plan? Prince George's learned their lesson and their new superintendent jumped right on it after the storm--got their plan approved the first week of February. Where are you MCPS!?!?!
I can't believe school board members are running for other office based on the abysmal performance here.

[Anonymous]

McPS did a presentation to the board saying they would do this in 2024. And they didn’t.

I predict in the middle of 2027 they will present a half cooked proposal for public comment. And then say it can’t go forward because they received “complaints” from the community, even if the majority of parents want to have a virtual learning plan for snow emergencies.

Because it’s better for McPS staff to have an extra week of snow day holidays than to have to work like the rest of Marylanders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McPS did a presentation to the board saying they would do this in 2024. And they didn’t.

I predict in the middle of 2027 they will present a half cooked proposal for public comment. And then say it can’t go forward because they received “complaints” from the community, even if the majority of parents want to have a virtual learning plan for snow emergencies.

Because it’s better for McPS staff to have an extra week of snow day holidays than to have to work like the rest of Marylanders.

This has nothing to do with staff and everything to do with even if we send every kid home with a Chromebook, they don’t all get online.

Why? Because if they don’t want to, their parents don’t make them. Because they don’t have good WiFi at their home. Because they are living in an apartment with 3 other families and it’s chaotic and they can’t hear. They have trouble logging in (hello K-1st graders). There’s technical issues etc etc etc. So the teacher teaches and 1/3 of the kids need to be retaught when they get back.

Bitter about teachers getting summers off? Become a teacher. It’s such a glamorous job, plenty of openings! Why don’t you sign up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McPS did a presentation to the board saying they would do this in 2024. And they didn’t.

I predict in the middle of 2027 they will present a half cooked proposal for public comment. And then say it can’t go forward because they received “complaints” from the community, even if the majority of parents want to have a virtual learning plan for snow emergencies.

Because it’s better for McPS staff to have an extra week of snow day holidays than to have to work like the rest of Marylanders.

Yes, MCPS will get right on that learning plan so you don’t have to be jealous of their days off anymore. Feel free to take a job with MCPS if it’s so cushy

[Anonymous]

Virtual learning does not work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

A week of school with half of the teachers and students out at the end of the school year is an even bigger waste of time. I would rather my kids had had the chance to at least get an online recorded lecture and some homework assignments in their AP classes. As it is now they will go into AP exams with a week-plus less preparation than all the other students around the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

Then why do all the MCPS administrators get their advanced degrees from virtual programs?

[Anonymous]

Lol what? People want virtual learning?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

Yes! Because no teacher in MCPS is capable of providing instruction virtually. Far better to follow the current MCPS plan of providing no learning at all and asking Maryland to waive the required number of instructional days. /s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

A week of school with half of the teachers and students out at the end of the school year is an even bigger waste of time. I would rather my kids had had the chance to at least get an online recorded lecture and some homework assignments in their AP classes. As it is now they will go into AP exams with a week-plus less preparation than all the other students around the country.

Then tell them to go on chatGPT and ask for a weeklong course of study personalized to their exact needs. If that’s what you care about, it’s easily available.

[Anonymous]

MCPS has had the “concept of a plan” since 2024.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

Then why do all the MCPS administrators get their advanced degrees from virtual programs?

It’s fine (if not ideal) for adults, it is useless for children

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

Yes! Because no teacher in MCPS is capable of providing instruction virtually. Far better to follow the current MCPS plan of providing no learning at all and asking Maryland to waive the required number of instructional days. /s

Try to set aside your resentment of educators for a brief moment. Of course they are capable. That has no bearing on whether there is any value to virtual learning. The majority of students will receive no benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

Then why do all the MCPS administrators get their advanced degrees from virtual programs?

Hm. Are adults different than kids?