How is first day going for DCPS kids?

[Anonymous]

Start with children in full time specialized programs & children of essential workers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First day of PK was an unmitigated disaster for my kid this morning. She is getting absolutely nothing out of this. DL is a joke for this age group. Why won’t our worthless mayor close bars so we can open schools for small children?

Honestly, they don’t need to. DC more than meets public health criteria to have elementary schools open and PK is the same age cohort as day cares and they are open. It’s unbelievably ridiculous that PK is distance learning. It absolutely not supported by any science or data that it is necessary.

I honestly don’t want to ever hear DC harp on about their goals to close the achievement gap ever again. They lost absolutely all credibility here for the rest of forever.

Would you like some tarter sauce for your red herring? No one is arguing PK is best or preferable in DL model. And no one is arguing that achievement gaps are helped by DL. Reasonable minds can disagree as to whether those challenges outweigh the risks of COVID spread. Since you are such a data lover I assume you realize that the majority of public school kids are 10 or older (a population that spreads the disease at the same rate as adults), so the decision matrix here isn't grade by grade, it is a system-wide decision with shared and finite resources.

P.S. You don't give two sh*ts about the achievement gap. That part of your post is just silly.

DP: Why shouldn’t the decision be made grade by grade? Seems quite reasonable to me to make decisions about elementary schools separate from middle and high schools,

Because you can't staff and scale resources necessary to support in-person and DL grade by grade.

[Anonymous]

So we are to continue this until Nov. 9th as originally planned as mentioned today during the Mayors press conference earlier today.

I pray I can continue until then, but it is a bit overwhelming.

[Anonymous]

I’m trying to wait a few more weeks but I just sent my first complaint. My second graders “math class” is “who knows what 2 + 2 equals?” Seriously? That’s was covered in K. I feel like online does not all for any differentiation and the classes are definitely getting dumbed down. Looks like another 3 months of wasted class time. I now understand why people are paying thousands of dollars for tutors and pods.

[Anonymous]

Ugh that’s bad, PP. which school? There’s always some review at the top, but out third grader started with division.

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Anonymous wrote:First day of PK was an unmitigated disaster for my kid this morning. She is getting absolutely nothing out of this. DL is a joke for this age group. Why won’t our worthless mayor close bars so we can open schools for small children?

Honestly, they don’t need to. DC more than meets public health criteria to have elementary schools open and PK is the same age cohort as day cares and they are open. It’s unbelievably ridiculous that PK is distance learning. It absolutely not supported by any science or data that it is necessary.

I honestly don’t want to ever hear DC harp on about their goals to close the achievement gap ever again. They lost absolutely all credibility here for the rest of forever.

Would you like some tarter sauce for your red herring? No one is arguing PK is best or preferable in DL model. And no one is arguing that achievement gaps are helped by DL. Reasonable minds can disagree as to whether those challenges outweigh the risks of COVID spread. Since you are such a data lover I assume you realize that the majority of public school kids are 10 or older (a population that spreads the disease at the same rate as adults), so the decision matrix here isn't grade by grade, it is a system-wide decision with shared and finite resources.

P.S. You don't give two sh*ts about the achievement gap. That part of your post is just silly.

DP: Why shouldn’t the decision be made grade by grade? Seems quite reasonable to me to make decisions about elementary schools separate from middle and high schools,

Because you can't staff and scale resources necessary to support in-person and DL grade by grade.

Yes, you can. First of all, the staff and resources are already there. Opening elementary schools before middle and high schools is not wildly different operationally from opening them all at the same time.

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Anonymous wrote:First day of PK was an unmitigated disaster for my kid this morning. She is getting absolutely nothing out of this. DL is a joke for this age group. Why won’t our worthless mayor close bars so we can open schools for small children?

Honestly, they don’t need to. DC more than meets public health criteria to have elementary schools open and PK is the same age cohort as day cares and they are open. It’s unbelievably ridiculous that PK is distance learning. It absolutely not supported by any science or data that it is necessary.

I honestly don’t want to ever hear DC harp on about their goals to close the achievement gap ever again. They lost absolutely all credibility here for the rest of forever.

Would you like some tarter sauce for your red herring? No one is arguing PK is best or preferable in DL model. And no one is arguing that achievement gaps are helped by DL. Reasonable minds can disagree as to whether those challenges outweigh the risks of COVID spread. Since you are such a data lover I assume you realize that the majority of public school kids are 10 or older (a population that spreads the disease at the same rate as adults), so the decision matrix here isn't grade by grade, it is a system-wide decision with shared and finite resources.

P.S. You don't give two sh*ts about the achievement gap. That part of your post is just silly.

DP: Why shouldn’t the decision be made grade by grade? Seems quite reasonable to me to make decisions about elementary schools separate from middle and high schools,

Because you can't staff and scale resources necessary to support in-person and DL grade by grade.

This is such BS, I don’t buy it at all.

They should have prioritized in-person learning for small children, special needs, and children of essential workers right from the start. But instead we decided to open indoor dining and bars. I’m just so exhausted and angry. My older one is doing okay with DL, but my 4yo is crying every day because she hates virtual school and misses her friends. I have her on the waitlist for a couple of private preschools where I’m comfortable with the safety measures. DCPS has totally failed her. I guess I’m a sucker for expecting anything else

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Anonymous wrote:First day of PK was an unmitigated disaster for my kid this morning. She is getting absolutely nothing out of this. DL is a joke for this age group. Why won’t our worthless mayor close bars so we can open schools for small children?

Honestly, they don’t need to. DC more than meets public health criteria to have elementary schools open and PK is the same age cohort as day cares and they are open. It’s unbelievably ridiculous that PK is distance learning. It absolutely not supported by any science or data that it is necessary.

I honestly don’t want to ever hear DC harp on about their goals to close the achievement gap ever again. They lost absolutely all credibility here for the rest of forever.

Would you like some tarter sauce for your red herring? No one is arguing PK is best or preferable in DL model. And no one is arguing that achievement gaps are helped by DL. Reasonable minds can disagree as to whether those challenges outweigh the risks of COVID spread. Since you are such a data lover I assume you realize that the majority of public school kids are 10 or older (a population that spreads the disease at the same rate as adults), so the decision matrix here isn't grade by grade, it is a system-wide decision with shared and finite resources.

P.S. You don't give two sh*ts about the achievement gap. That part of your post is just silly.

DP: Why shouldn’t the decision be made grade by grade? Seems quite reasonable to me to make decisions about elementary schools separate from middle and high schools,

Because you can't staff and scale resources necessary to support in-person and DL grade by grade.

This is such BS, I don’t buy it at all.

They should have prioritized in-person learning for small children, special needs, and children of essential workers right from the start. But instead we decided to open indoor dining and bars. I’m just so exhausted and angry. My older one is doing okay with DL, but my 4yo is crying every day because she hates virtual school and misses her friends. I have her on the waitlist for a couple of private preschools where I’m comfortable with the safety measures. DCPS has totally failed her. I guess I’m a sucker for expecting anything else

I'm sorry but no the system should not prioritize and revolve around preK. Everyone else knew going into this that DL is not good for preK since it is primarily about socialization and not education. How in the world did you expect anything different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to wait a few more weeks but I just sent my first complaint. My second graders “math class” is “who knows what 2 + 2 equals?” Seriously? That’s was covered in K. I feel like online does not all for any differentiation and the classes are definitely getting dumbed down. Looks like another 3 months of wasted class time. I now understand why people are paying thousands of dollars for tutors and pods.

It could be that you're right, or it could be that they are just starting out on the same page, and differentiation will happen later. Our school has a ramping-up plan to get kids used to format of school, comfortable with tech, etc., before actual new material begins.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to wait a few more weeks but I just sent my first complaint. My second graders “math class” is “who knows what 2 + 2 equals?” Seriously? That’s was covered in K. I feel like online does not all for any differentiation and the classes are definitely getting dumbed down. Looks like another 3 months of wasted class time. I now understand why people are paying thousands of dollars for tutors and pods.

It could be that you're right, or it could be that they are just starting out on the same page, and differentiation will happen later. Our school has a ramping-up plan to get kids used to format of school, comfortable with tech, etc., before actual new material begins.

I was just about to say that. In high school, students start with full on lessons, and it’s quite the roller coaster ride, to master teams, Canvas, various learning and IT platforms plus content literally all in one gesture. 2 plus 2 is four isn’t as simple if you have to figure out how to open your mike, then close it, plus wonder where the teacher goes when you can’t see her. Plus who/where are the other kids?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to wait a few more weeks but I just sent my first complaint. My second graders “math class” is “who knows what 2 + 2 equals?” Seriously? That’s was covered in K. I feel like online does not all for any differentiation and the classes are definitely getting dumbed down. Looks like another 3 months of wasted class time. I now understand why people are paying thousands of dollars for tutors and pods.

It could be that you're right, or it could be that they are just starting out on the same page, and differentiation will happen later. Our school has a ramping-up plan to get kids used to format of school, comfortable with tech, etc., before actual new material begins.

This is probably the fluency portion of the Eureka lesson. First day of 3rd Grade is skip counting by 2 and then moves to 3+3+3 leading into 3 x 3 = 9.

[Anonymous]

This is a disaster for the young kids. It's horrible for my daughter (and I could afford a full time tutor to manage this nonsense so that I can work). I can't even imagine how less fortunate families are coping. I hope people complain:

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Anonymous wrote:First day of PK was an unmitigated disaster for my kid this morning. She is getting absolutely nothing out of this. DL is a joke for this age group. Why won’t our worthless mayor close bars so we can open schools for small children?

Honestly, they don’t need to. DC more than meets public health criteria to have elementary schools open and PK is the same age cohort as day cares and they are open. It’s unbelievably ridiculous that PK is distance learning. It absolutely not supported by any science or data that it is necessary.

I honestly don’t want to ever hear DC harp on about their goals to close the achievement gap ever again. They lost absolutely all credibility here for the rest of forever.

Would you like some tarter sauce for your red herring? No one is arguing PK is best or preferable in DL model. And no one is arguing that achievement gaps are helped by DL. Reasonable minds can disagree as to whether those challenges outweigh the risks of COVID spread. Since you are such a data lover I assume you realize that the majority of public school kids are 10 or older (a population that spreads the disease at the same rate as adults), so the decision matrix here isn't grade by grade, it is a system-wide decision with shared and finite resources.

P.S. You don't give two sh*ts about the achievement gap. That part of your post is just silly.

DP: Why shouldn’t the decision be made grade by grade? Seems quite reasonable to me to make decisions about elementary schools separate from middle and high schools,

Because you can't staff and scale resources necessary to support in-person and DL grade by grade.

This is such BS, I don’t buy it at all.

They should have prioritized in-person learning for small children, special needs, and children of essential workers right from the start. But instead we decided to open indoor dining and bars. I’m just so exhausted and angry. My older one is doing okay with DL, but my 4yo is crying every day because she hates virtual school and misses her friends. I have her on the waitlist for a couple of private preschools where I’m comfortable with the safety measures. DCPS has totally failed her. I guess I’m a sucker for expecting anything else

Parents of ECE are precious. We should totally upend all other schools and grades in favor of PK3 and PK4.

[Anonymous]

Not for PK 3 and 4, thats not even required by law. But yes, elementary schools should be prioritized for reopening. K-5, especially Title 1, should open in November

[Anonymous]

Things are going really well so far for my prek4 and 1st grader. I have to admit I have a low bar but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how engaged my kids are in the classes and how much better a bit of structure is for my kids- this summer was rough, in hindsight. They’ve been great and excited to see their teachers and friends. Yes there have been a lot of hiccups with technology but overall I am pleased.

Please, parents- make sure your kids know how to mute/unmute themselves. It’s driving me insane.