Why do so many parents want DL forever?
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Anonymous
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Once parents have to go back to work in person, their kids will go back to school in person (the ones that still want DL).
At my kids’ private school in DC, only 1 child opted fir DL in the PK class. A few more in K a little more in 1st, etc. Basically, parents change their preferences also based on how easy it is to keep the kids at home. Very hard with a PK kid so they are in person, much easier with 3rd grader so some of the them are DL |
Anonymous
Let me simplify the question: why doesn’t everyone want what I want? It’s not fair! |
Anonymous
| A lot of MS/HS kids like it because they don’t have to get up early, deal with school bullies/social situations, they can stay at home and be comfortable, and their parents are fine with it as long as they keep their grades up. It’s mostly secondary issues apart from virus related concerns. |
Anonymous
| IME, the ones actually fighting for DL have anxiety disorders and/or a complete inability to accurately assess risk, including that of COVID and of prolonged absence from in-person education. There are others who don't care and choose it because it's "easier," but the ones who are loud are the ones who still seem to be living in March 2020. |
Anonymous
+1. These are the people who would like to be offered DL beyond next year. There are also some students with special needs and sensory issues who have found DL works better for them. Some advocates for continued DL also see it as a way to benefit home and hospital students who are unable to attend school in person. There will be an appetite for DL once schools reopen full-time in person. However, I can't see long term DL using the model we have now. It would think the model would be far less synchronous time, with more asynchronous work. I suspect that long term DL once students return to school in person full-time would be far more demanding and rigorous than what is happening now. |
Anonymous
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I don't care what other people choose to do as long as it doesn't negatively impact in-person instruction in any way. If there's some kind of district-wide virtual program, go for it. But there should be on individual school resources put towards distance learning. All hands are going to need to be on deck in person to deal with all the fallout of a year of school closures.
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Anonymous
| For those who keep saying it’s not safe, please answer this question: will you send your child back when they are vaccinated? |
Anonymous
Boom! |
Anonymous
Don't forget the air of superiority stemming from their valuable parental guidance and supervision. Their kids are THRIVING. |
Anonymous
Same. I started with 9 in-person students at the beginning of March and for the last two weeks, I've had no more than 5 in class, and twice I only had 4. They just log in from home, usually an hour or more late. We knew this would happen. Students who are scheduled to be in-person aren't allowed to log in from home at my DD's school. If you chose hybrid, you show up on your scheduled days. |
Anonymous
This isn't being talked about enough. A lot of families, especially those with means, just like being able to spend a few weeks at a beach house or do a 2-week spring break in Montana instead of 1. This isn't us (we haven't been on vacation since October 2019), but it's obviously the case with lots of people on this board and in my broader social circle. School is a commitment. It's a schedule, there are lots of rules. Some people like not having to abide by someone else's rules. Virtual school is much easier than homeschooling your kids, but way more flexible than having to make sure they are in a classroom with all the right supplies by 8am every morning. DL has been a nightmare for working parents who can't afford childcare. But for parents who can? It's been great. I know a family who can't wait until it gets a little warmer so that they can spend the last two months of the school year at a family vacation house with a pool. Another family that spent two solid months in Florida over the holidays. The pandemic has been a nice opportunity for people who don't actually rely on public schools for childcare. How nice for them! |
Anonymous
| +1 to the above two posts |
Anonymous
| None of the pro-DL people will commit to in person school if their child is vaccinated. I predict these people will be a nightmare for school systems across the country. They will probably make up medical illnesses to justify their need of control. |
Anonymous
| I sure as hell don’t want DL forever. I have a kid who is doing well in DL but it isn’t the right thing for any of us. |
Anonymous
Oh seriously stow it. Disingenuous is the tip of the damn iceberg with arguments like this. |