Will there be full time PK3 in the Fall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We won't know for a while, we don't even know how long the vaccine lasts.

And why a whole thread on PK?? All kids should have school in person.

Because when PK parents post in more general threads, people yell at us “Pk isn’t mandatory! Who cares? Let’s talk about the grades that actually matter!”

Of course all kids deserve to be in school, but it’s ok for PK parents to have a thread discussing concerns unique to them.

This x1000. Pay for daycare for another year.

What about my self contained pre-k child? I’ve seen more results with online school than his toddler day care! So FU. Pre-K deserves to be in person too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We won't know for a while, we don't even know how long the vaccine lasts.

And why a whole thread on PK?? All kids should have school in person.

Because when PK parents post in more general threads, people yell at us “Pk isn’t mandatory! Who cares? Let’s talk about the grades that actually matter!”

Of course all kids deserve to be in school, but it’s ok for PK parents to have a thread discussing concerns unique to them.

This x1000. Pay for daycare for another year.

What about my self contained pre-k child? I’ve seen more results with online school than his toddler day care! So FU. Pre-K deserves to be in person too!

Every child deserves to be in school in person, to be clear. But PK is a privilege, it's not a right. This is true even in non-pandemic years. No one is guaranteed a Pk spot. We are lucky to have PK spots available in this city, but they are not guaranteed. I can't speak for self-contained PK, I have no idea what the rights are for that.

What I'm tired of is PK parents taking up time and resources at my kids' school when they should be focusing those resources on getting K-5 back in person.

(Also, try to be a bigger person and don't curse out opinions you don't agree with.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We won't know for a while, we don't even know how long the vaccine lasts.

And why a whole thread on PK?? All kids should have school in person.

Because when PK parents post in more general threads, people yell at us “Pk isn’t mandatory! Who cares? Let’s talk about the grades that actually matter!”

Of course all kids deserve to be in school, but it’s ok for PK parents to have a thread discussing concerns unique to them.

This x1000. Pay for daycare for another year.

What about my self contained pre-k child? I’ve seen more results with online school than his toddler day care! So FU. Pre-K deserves to be in person too!

Every child deserves to be in school in person, to be clear. But PK is a privilege, it's not a right. This is true even in non-pandemic years. No one is guaranteed a Pk spot. We are lucky to have PK spots available in this city, but they are not guaranteed. I can't speak for self-contained PK, I have no idea what the rights are for that.

What I'm tired of is PK parents taking up time and resources at my kids' school when they should be focusing those resources on getting K-5 back in person.

(Also, try to be a bigger person and don't curse out opinions you don't agree with.)

You can get off your high horse and don't tell me what to do, especially when you have a disgusting opinion. You're free to share but it doesn't mean I have to be kind to you especially when you feel PK kids are 'stealing' resources. You can kick rocks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have had an au pair since DD was six months old. She is going home in August and we had thought about not having an AP and just doing PREK3, but we are going to get another AP and try PREK3, just in case we are not able to send DD full-time. It's expensive, and we would prefer to rent out our ADU, but it is what it is.

Seriously??? You are composing about have to get another au pair next year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have had an au pair since DD was six months old. She is going home in August and we had thought about not having an AP and just doing PREK3, but we are going to get another AP and try PREK3, just in case we are not able to send DD full-time. It's expensive, and we would prefer to rent out our ADU, but it is what it is.

Seriously??? You are composing about have to get another au pair next year?

What’s wrong with that? It’s the same as having to pay for daycare for another year...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTU is demanding no in person 5 day a week school until 2023 when all children are vaccinated. It’s simply time to move.

Literally no one is demanding this, please stop posting it on all the school threads

[Anonymous]

yes.

the number of coronavirus cases is plummeting. the numbers in dc look pretty good. our positivity rate is only 3.5 percent, and hardly anyone has been vaccinated.

once a significant number of people get vaccinated, the number of coronavirus cases in dc will be tiny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have had an au pair since DD was six months old. She is going home in August and we had thought about not having an AP and just doing PREK3, but we are going to get another AP and try PREK3, just in case we are not able to send DD full-time. It's expensive, and we would prefer to rent out our ADU, but it is what it is.

Seriously??? You are composing about have to get another au pair next year?

I am composing? What? Maybe you meant complaining, which I am not. It is no different than the many other parents scrambling for childcare that they stretch to afford, b/c public pre-Ks are not open full-time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes.

the number of coronavirus cases is plummeting. the numbers in dc look pretty good. our positivity rate is only 3.5 percent, and hardly anyone has been vaccinated.

once a significant number of people get vaccinated, the number of coronavirus cases in dc will be tiny.

What was the positivity rate that schools were originally saying they wanted for opening?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We won't know for a while, we don't even know how long the vaccine lasts.

And why a whole thread on PK?? All kids should have school in person.

Because when PK parents post in more general threads, people yell at us “Pk isn’t mandatory! Who cares? Let’s talk about the grades that actually matter!”

Of course all kids deserve to be in school, but it’s ok for PK parents to have a thread discussing concerns unique to them.

This x1000. Pay for daycare for another year.

What about my self contained pre-k child? I’ve seen more results with online school than his toddler day care! So FU. Pre-K deserves to be in person too!

Every child deserves to be in school in person, to be clear. But PK is a privilege, it's not a right. This is true even in non-pandemic years. No one is guaranteed a Pk spot. We are lucky to have PK spots available in this city, but they are not guaranteed. I can't speak for self-contained PK, I have no idea what the rights are for that.

What I'm tired of is PK parents taking up time and resources at my kids' school when they should be focusing those resources on getting K-5 back in person.

(Also, try to be a bigger person and don't curse out opinions you don't agree with.)

The fact that PK is not a required grade does not mean it isn't a grade that is supported by DC. We all pay taxes in DC, presumably you got free PK for your kids while they were younger. No one is stealing resources and PK parents are absolutely in their rights to want their kids to go back as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTU is demanding no in person 5 day a week school until 2023 when all children are vaccinated. It’s simply time to move.

do you have a citation for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes.

the number of coronavirus cases is plummeting. the numbers in dc look pretty good. our positivity rate is only 3.5 percent, and hardly anyone has been vaccinated.

once a significant number of people get vaccinated, the number of coronavirus cases in dc will be tiny.

What was the positivity rate that schools were originally saying they wanted for opening?

Teachers want whatever positivity rate will keep schools closed. The problem for them is that the positivity rate this fall is going to be scraping 0 percent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTU is demanding no in person 5 day a week school until 2023 when all children are vaccinated. It’s simply time to move.

do you have a citation for this?

She doesn't. But she keeps posting the same thing in every thread.

Please ignore this poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We won't know for a while, we don't even know how long the vaccine lasts.

And why a whole thread on PK?? All kids should have school in person.

Because when PK parents post in more general threads, people yell at us “Pk isn’t mandatory! Who cares? Let’s talk about the grades that actually matter!”

Of course all kids deserve to be in school, but it’s ok for PK parents to have a thread discussing concerns unique to them.

This x1000. Pay for daycare for another year.

What about my self contained pre-k child? I’ve seen more results with online school than his toddler day care! So FU. Pre-K deserves to be in person too!

Every child deserves to be in school in person, to be clear. But PK is a privilege, it's not a right. This is true even in non-pandemic years. No one is guaranteed a Pk spot. We are lucky to have PK spots available in this city, but they are not guaranteed. I can't speak for self-contained PK, I have no idea what the rights are for that.

What I'm tired of is PK parents taking up time and resources at my kids' school when they should be focusing those resources on getting K-5 back in person.

(Also, try to be a bigger person and don't curse out opinions you don't agree with.)

The fact that PK is not a required grade does not mean it isn't a grade that is supported by DC. We all pay taxes in DC, presumably you got free PK for your kids while they were younger. No one is stealing resources and PK parents are absolutely in their rights to want their kids to go back as well.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We won't know for a while, we don't even know how long the vaccine lasts.

And why a whole thread on PK?? All kids should have school in person.

Because when PK parents post in more general threads, people yell at us “Pk isn’t mandatory! Who cares? Let’s talk about the grades that actually matter!”

Of course all kids deserve to be in school, but it’s ok for PK parents to have a thread discussing concerns unique to them.

This x1000. Pay for daycare for another year.

What about my self contained pre-k child? I’ve seen more results with online school than his toddler day care! So FU. Pre-K deserves to be in person too!

Every child deserves to be in school in person, to be clear. But PK is a privilege, it's not a right. This is true even in non-pandemic years. No one is guaranteed a Pk spot. We are lucky to have PK spots available in this city, but they are not guaranteed. I can't speak for self-contained PK, I have no idea what the rights are for that.

What I'm tired of is PK parents taking up time and resources at my kids' school when they should be focusing those resources on getting K-5 back in person.

(Also, try to be a bigger person and don't curse out opinions you don't agree with.)

The fact that PK is not a required grade does not mean it isn't a grade that is supported by DC. We all pay taxes in DC, presumably you got free PK for your kids while they were younger. No one is stealing resources and PK parents are absolutely in their rights to want their kids to go back as well.

This.

Disagree. If 3-6’ distancing requirements mean additional classrooms are needed to accommodate students K and older, then we need to use the PK3 and PK4 classrooms to accommodate the maximum IPL number of K and older students. Period. K and up is compulsory, younger is not. Frankly I can’t believe that the littlest ones are back at school first. It’s completely backwards.