How long until MCPS announces distance learning only?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way they are opening hybrid now that the teachers union does not support it.

I think they announce by the end of the week sooner is better. They need to stop planning for hybrid if it’s not happening. This will also allow parents more time to try to line up support for learning and childcare.

They should be focusing on providing the best possible distance learning instead of wasting time and energy with these convoluted hybrid schedules. BOE and central office need to show some leadership and urgency and say we're going distance learning and this is how we're going to do it. Let people start planning and let's get going. The waffling just creates more problems. The BOE and Jack Smith are "leaders." It's time to lead, time to make decisions. Let's go.

There is no good DL for Kers. Especially those with no internet, no Chromebook, and no English speakers in the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hoping they'll have distance learning as an option until there's a vaccine. This helps everyone stay safe.

Nobody has any problem with remote instruction AS AN OPTION.

But many of us would also like to have school as an option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hoping they'll have distance learning as an option until there's a vaccine. This helps everyone stay safe.

Nobody has any problem with remote instruction AS AN OPTION.

But many of us would also like to have school as an option.

EXACTLY. Most in fact, if the survey results in another thread are true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way they are opening hybrid now that the teachers union does not support it.

I think they announce by the end of the week sooner is better. They need to stop planning for hybrid if it’s not happening. This will also allow parents more time to try to line up support for learning and childcare.

They should be focusing on providing the best possible distance learning instead of wasting time and energy with these convoluted hybrid schedules. BOE and central office need to show some leadership and urgency and say we're going distance learning and this is how we're going to do it. Let people start planning and let's get going. The waffling just creates more problems. The BOE and Jack Smith are "leaders." It's time to lead, time to make decisions. Let's go.

For a lot of kids, "the best possible distance learning" is still wholly inadequate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hoping they'll have distance learning as an option until there's a vaccine. This helps everyone stay safe.

Nobody has any problem with remote instruction AS AN OPTION.

But many of us would also like to have school as an option.

EXACTLY. Most in fact, if the survey results in another thread are true.

Keeping in mind that an unknown but greater-than-zero number of people responded to the survey, even though they weren't MCPS parents, because they wanted MCPS to stay closed. Or so they posted on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Yup. Sports practice, camp, pools, parties, senior beach week for pete's sake - but no school.

None of those are being sponsored by governments. Private citizens can make bad decisions for their families with less consequences than local and state governments. We declined a pool party this weekend. The invite came in a group text. I said I didn’t feel it was a good choice for my family under the current science. The hosting mom is very irritated with me now because she thinks I ruined it for other families by pointing out the risks. I never knew I was that charismatic by text.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Yup. Sports practice, camp, pools, parties, senior beach week for pete's sake - but no school.

None of those are being sponsored by governments. Private citizens can make bad decisions for their families with less consequences than local and state governments. We declined a pool party this weekend. The invite came in a group text. I said I didn’t feel it was a good choice for my family under the current science. The hosting mom is very irritated with me now because she thinks I ruined it for other families by pointing out the risks. I never knew I was that charismatic by text.

Sure, but government can say: you're not allowed to have those, because of coronavirus.

Government is not saying that, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hoping they'll have distance learning as an option until there's a vaccine. This helps everyone stay safe.

Nobody has any problem with remote instruction AS AN OPTION.

But many of us would also like to have school as an option.

EXACTLY. Most in fact, if the survey results in another thread are true.

Keeping in mind that an unknown but greater-than-zero number of people responded to the survey, even though they weren't MCPS parents, because they wanted MCPS to stay closed. Or so they posted on DCUM.

If that's true it's despicable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Yup. Sports practice, camp, pools, parties, senior beach week for pete's sake - but no school.

None of those are being sponsored by governments. Private citizens can make bad decisions for their families with less consequences than local and state governments. We declined a pool party this weekend. The invite came in a group text. I said I didn’t feel it was a good choice for my family under the current science. The hosting mom is very irritated with me now because she thinks I ruined it for other families by pointing out the risks. I never knew I was that charismatic by text.

Huh? Government indicators are absolutely allowing this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hoping they'll have distance learning as an option until there's a vaccine. This helps everyone stay safe.

Nobody has any problem with remote instruction AS AN OPTION.

But many of us would also like to have school as an option.

EXACTLY. Most in fact, if the survey results in another thread are true.

Keeping in mind that an unknown but greater-than-zero number of people responded to the survey, even though they weren't MCPS parents, because they wanted MCPS to stay closed. Or so they posted on DCUM.

Were these people real estate agents in Western MD?

I blame the person who posted the survey info on DCUM for any such crank responses. Anyone with a child in MCPS had it emailed and texted to them. There was no need to post it here considering how trolly this site is. Any truly motivated prankster could have just looked it up on the district website, but why make it easy for some bored kid on Kansas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Yup. Sports practice, camp, pools, parties, senior beach week for pete's sake - but no school.

None of those are being sponsored by governments. Private citizens can make bad decisions for their families with less consequences than local and state governments. We declined a pool party this weekend. The invite came in a group text. I said I didn’t feel it was a good choice for my family under the current science. The hosting mom is very irritated with me now because she thinks I ruined it for other families by pointing out the risks. I never knew I was that charismatic by text.

Huh? Government indicators are absolutely allowing this.

Allowing and sponsoring are two different things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Because that stuff is happening OUTSIDE! Really, how hard is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Because that stuff is happening OUTSIDE! Really, how hard is this?

Not all camps are outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just drove by a middle school and saw at least 40 girls at a soccer practice. Kids are at camp and pools all over the county.

Not having in person school - at a MINIMUM just for elementary - is beyond insane in these circumstances. Totally not justifiable.

Yup. Sports practice, camp, pools, parties, senior beach week for pete's sake - but no school.

None of those are being sponsored by governments. Private citizens can make bad decisions for their families with less consequences than local and state governments. We declined a pool party this weekend. The invite came in a group text. I said I didn’t feel it was a good choice for my family under the current science. The hosting mom is very irritated with me now because she thinks I ruined it for other families by pointing out the risks. I never knew I was that charismatic by text.

Huh? Government indicators are absolutely allowing this.

Allowing and sponsoring are two different things.

It's a distinction without much of a difference. Either it's safe during coronavirus, or it's not safe. If it's not safe, government shouldn't allow it - regardless of whether it's a government-sponsored activity or not.

[Anonymous]

By starting the year with VL through beginning of November, I think MCPS is buying themselves some time before they decide whether or not to keep it 100% VL through Jan. My guess is that it's a no brainer - VL will be decided soon after school starts.