DC should end remote option - for charter and DCPS

[Anonymous]

Apparently DC is last in the nation for kids in school ...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

Yes, I’m sure the union is working tirelessly to fix the mess they created.

[Anonymous]

So glad that none of you are in charge and that you have absolutely zero say.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

+1

[Anonymous]

The only reason Charters need to keep a online option going is because of the travel restrictions. Right now if we leave the DMV for the weekend or a holiday my kids is supposed to stay home for 10days or 3-5 then test then wait for the results until they can go to school. When we return to 5 days a week in-person school I don't see how they can force kids that are not sick to stay home. If they do is it excused?? How does that all work?? Families without cash to pay for faster testing just get stuck at home??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

And why hasn’t the WTU stepped up to the mic? Why haven’t they stated clearly that they support a full re-opening in the fall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

And why hasn’t the WTU stepped up to the mic? Why haven’t they stated clearly that they support a full re-opening in the fall?

That’s not their job. Why hasn’t DCPS explained exactly what the fall looks like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

And why hasn’t the WTU stepped up to the mic? Why haven’t they stated clearly that they support a full re-opening in the fall?

That’s not their job. Why hasn’t DCPS explained exactly what the fall looks like?

In fact, national teachers unions have come out to advocate for full in person schooling. WTU could do it. The silence sends an unfortunate message if they are in fact in favor of full in person schooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

And why hasn’t the WTU stepped up to the mic? Why haven’t they stated clearly that they support a full re-opening in the fall?

That’s not their job. Why hasn’t DCPS explained exactly what the fall looks like?

In fact, national teachers unions have come out to advocate for full in person schooling. WTU could do it. The silence sends an unfortunate message if they are in fact in favor of full in person schooling.

Gold medal for those mental gymnastics

[Anonymous]

Of course schools are going to be in the fall. With each passing day it becomes clearer that being back in-person at full capacity is the only way forward. I understand that some people have become addicted to the pandemic but they are going to have to wean themselves off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

And why hasn’t the WTU stepped up to the mic? Why haven’t they stated clearly that they support a full re-opening in the fall?

That’s not their job. Why hasn’t DCPS explained exactly what the fall looks like?

They were a full partner with DCPS chancellor and CO and the mayor in keeping schools closed for 15 months. They should speak now and just as loudly to support full re-opening. Unless, of course, they don’t support it. Hard to tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also thought remote option should be dropped entirely too. But then I started thinking that if in the fall unvaccinated kids are still being told to be tested and stay home after travel or after being in contact with someone known to have COVID, then it's unfair to take away remote option when that would prevent keeping those quarantined students from missing school. At the very least I would hope schools will treat those days as async school days rather than absences.

Well, even if they do have to offer remote options, at least they can have a dedicated teacher instead of having the poor teachers simulcast.

Any teacher who is teaching in-person should have ZERO responsibilities to provide virtual school. Which is why the virtual option should be limited and via either a secondary provider or some kind of centralized office with a separate teaching staff.

We aren't going to have any teachers left if we make teaching so miserable no one wants to do it. And that's what "hybrid teaching" is -- just an absolutely miserable experience where teachers have to work twice as hard to deliver a subpar education to their students. That's demoralizing and miserable. Any teacher who is showing up to the classroom should get to finally just teach their kids in the classroom. It's what we should have been doing for much of this year except during the peak of the pandemic.

If the teachers union would take positions like this, I would support them on it. It's so much more reasonable than the junk they've spewed through most of covid.

When was the last time you heard from the union. I swear they live rent free in some of y’all’s heads. The last thing I heard them ask for was vaccinations in like January lol

And why hasn’t the WTU stepped up to the mic? Why haven’t they stated clearly that they support a full re-opening in the fall?

That’s not their job. Why hasn’t DCPS explained exactly what the fall looks like?

They were a full partner with DCPS chancellor and CO and the mayor in keeping schools closed for 15 months. They should speak now and just as loudly to support full re-opening. Unless, of course, they don’t support it. Hard to tell.

Because not all the WTU want to go back. They don't want to support requiring vaccines for staff but want to for kids (well maybe not three own kids just everyone elses.) I get wanting to work from home but school isn't that kind of job.
Waiting for vaccines for kids has been proven to be a really stupid idea. Given the majority of the country has been doing full or hybrid in-person learning with minimal risk and distribution to adults.
No one wants to take the lead on this or the blame.. so DC will keep being a joke

[Anonymous]

I’m really confused as to why some of you don’t want to allow for the *choice* of virtual learning? It wouldn’t be a requirement, so how exactly would it affect you and your family? Virtual works for some kids, so why not let them continue doing what works for them? There’s no need for us to revert back to school the way it was - there is room for change, especially if it isn’t forced.