APS: It's too hard to go back 5 days/week

[Anonymous]

I feel like I'm pretty middle of the road and totally agree with this. It's inexcusable that they're not trying to get K-2 more days in person. K-2 got nothing last spring and learned very little by DL this year. They need to go back for more days. And none of the putting them on iPads on in person day that some schools are pulling (ahem, Glebe), but real in person education.

Okay, and again I'm the parent of a middle schooler, but this isn't language I'm hearing from any of my friends. "Inexcusable"? Kids "got nothing" from DL? This is way over the top for me and it has not been my experience. We are still in the middle of a pandemic and while it's not ideal, DL has been working out for my family and most of my friends at APS. Nobody I know is talking about firing Duran.

It's like there are two completely separate worlds: parents of elementary kids who are furious with the status quo and want more kids in more seats more days STAT and then parents of older kids who are either mostly fine (or whose parents aren't on DCUM expressing their opinion).

I know there are people who are actually upset over this but I'm just saying that there are a lot of people who are not upset and continue to coast along but aren't really posting that here.

First, reading comprehension. K-2 got nothing last spring, while older kids got no new content. No teaching for K-2. Zippo. Not hyperbole. APS said it was too hard to teach K-2 by DL so they didn't even try. My kid had two check ins with no content between March and June.

Second, there is no circumstance where virtual kindergarten can result in "coasting" for a parent. There just isn't. The parent or caregiver has to be involved all day, every day. And asynchronous Mondays are the worst for my 7 yo 2nd grader. Hours and hours of handholding if I want her to do the work.

[Anonymous]

I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

[Anonymous]

Those with older students might understand the plight of K-2 parents if they also had to sit through an hour and a half of an elementary teacher trying to get 28 7-8 yos all logged into a new app at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

Keep your kids home.

[Anonymous]

Remember: today is the last day for the Governor to add the emergency clause to SB 1303.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

Stay home then. All kids need 5 days.

[Anonymous]

My 5th grader would be able to pull a plan to get kids back in class better than Duran.. he needs TO GO NOW

[Anonymous]

I'm super curious to see what enrollment for APS looks like in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grader would be able to pull a plan to get kids back in class better than Duran.. he needs TO GO NOW

This is what I mean. Some of y'all just crazy and you make everyone on your team look crazy by association. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

Stay home then. All kids need 5 days.

It's bizarre that those who rabidly scream for 5 days and claim that ALL kids NEED five days are also perfectly ok with other kids (ie not theirs) staying home and getting NO days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

Stay home then. All kids need 5 days.

It's bizarre that those who rabidly scream for 5 days and claim that ALL kids NEED five days are also perfectly ok with other kids (ie not theirs) staying home and getting NO days.

Staying home by choice? Sure. I’m fine with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm super curious to see what enrollment for APS looks like in the fall.

It’s going to be back to normal. Some will stay private, many will not. There’s lots of growth projected in early grades and there has been for the last couple years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm super curious to see what enrollment for APS looks like in the fall.

It’s going to be back to normal. Some will stay private, many will not. There’s lots of growth projected in early grades and there has been for the last couple years.

You’re delusional. Anyone who went private is not coming back. Enjoy your mediocre education

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

Stay home then. All kids need 5 days.

It's bizarre that those who rabidly scream for 5 days and claim that ALL kids NEED five days are also perfectly ok with other kids (ie not theirs) staying home and getting NO days.

Say what?? You make no sense. I have a HS kid. They absolutely need 5 days. No one needs to stay home unless they choose to but then I blame the bat sh#t crazy parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope APS doesn’t try to expand middle and high school while cases are beginning to surge. 2 days is fine and COVID risks to adolescents are much greater than elementary. Though APS continues to ignore the differences between grade levels. This confounds me. Let’s get more people vaccinated and shoot for fall.

Stay home then. All kids need 5 days.

It's bizarre that those who rabidly scream for 5 days and claim that ALL kids NEED five days are also perfectly ok with other kids (ie not theirs) staying home and getting NO days.

That’s the only way their kids will get 5 days.