Parental compensation for virtual learning

[Anonymous]

California has a lot of subsidies for homeschooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh for heaven's sake. Do you also want the tips/ extra delivery fees refunded from grocery/restaurants? These are unprecedented times. Why not try to advocate for solutions for better DL than waste your time complaining about something like this?

This actually supports the OP's point. Many workers have returned to work and are getting compensated for their extra costs, etc. Why wouldn't parents who are stepping up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s called being a parent !!!!

I hope you’re growing your own garden for food and not asking anyone to work in your person to do anything for you. That’s called being a person!

You’re overdue for a logic class, speaking of education.

If people are asking for additional money to go to private, I can see this logic to apply to homeschool. Especially when school board members keep writing how we shouldn't expect kids to learn the same as any other year from school.

I get the logic. Education was outsourced to the school so this mom could work and not have to deal with teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. That was the service. Just like how you hire someone to mow your lawn or whatever other service you choose to outsource.

It's not going to happen because everyone has to step up during a pandemic, but the logic does make sense.

Everyone but school staff.

[Anonymous]

Completely agree with the OP. Parents who never hoped nor wanted to enter the teaching profession have been thrust into it. Similar to vouchers, there is no reason these parents should not get some sort of subsidy for doing the job of the public schools. Public schools should be stripped of their funding. period. FCPS is a disgrace and should suffer the consequences of their ineptitude.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s called being a parent !!!!

I hope you’re growing your own garden for food and not asking anyone to work in your person to do anything for you. That’s called being a person!

You’re overdue for a logic class, speaking of education.

If people are asking for additional money to go to private, I can see this logic to apply to homeschool. Especially when school board members keep writing how we shouldn't expect kids to learn the same as any other year from school.

I get the logic. Education was outsourced to the school so this mom could work and not have to deal with teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. That was the service. Just like how you hire someone to mow your lawn or whatever other service you choose to outsource.

It's not going to happen because everyone has to step up during a pandemic, but the logic does make sense.

Everyone but school staff.

Gatehouse hasn't "stepped up"

[Anonymous]

Oh, man. I needed a good laugh today. I want schools to open, too, but I haven’t quite gone off the deep end yet. Thanks, OP, for bringing the comic relief from yet another stressful work/DL day.

[Anonymous]

California gives families $2600 for homeschooling supplies. They have to prove what they bought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s called being a parent !!!!

This. Either you help or you don’t.

[Anonymous]

I hear you, OP. I could be more supportive of teachers unions if they would own the fact that they only care about their members, and stop trying to make it about "student" and "community" safety. BS. Your only priority is teachers--as it should be! You're their union! So stop trying to gaslight us into thinking you give a damn about any of the other stakeholders here.

We're in MCPS, but it's the same cluster here. Solidarity.

[Anonymous]

What I just don't get is how EVERYONE seems to think it's no big deal for kids to do virtual learning. This requires a parent at home! A parent who isn't slammed with work all day. There seems to be no consideration for working parents.

[Anonymous]

https://medium.com/alenas-journal/ways-to-get-funds-for-homeschooling-in-different-states-f2e50639a5d2

Lots is states give homeschooling funds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s called being a parent !!!!

I hope you’re growing your own garden for food and not asking anyone to work in your person to do anything for you. That’s called being a person!

You’re overdue for a logic class, speaking of education.

If people are asking for additional money to go to private, I can see this logic to apply to homeschool. Especially when school board members keep writing how we shouldn't expect kids to learn the same as any other year from school.

I get the logic. Education was outsourced to the school so this mom could work and not have to deal with teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. That was the service. Just like how you hire someone to mow your lawn or whatever other service you choose to outsource.

It's not going to happen because everyone has to step up during a pandemic, but the logic does make sense.

How tone-deaf: it's exactly the teachers and their leaders who are NOT stepping up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s called being a parent !!!!

No - it's literally being a teacher. That's the complaint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://medium.com/alenas-journal/ways-to-get-funds-for-homeschooling-in-different-states-f2e50639a5d2

Lots is states give homeschooling funds

"Virginia: none"

[Anonymous]

When the pandemic is over, and the teachers post their whining complaints about how they have to spend money for extras in the classroom... we should respond "It's called stepping up!"