APS School Bd Mtg

[Anonymous]

Was there a yellow shirt group at the meeting?

[Anonymous]

Online learning is still very much a part of the Superintendant's and Tara Nattrass's plan for high school seats. Some of their resistance to building a full size fourth high school is because they think high schools in the modern age can meet capacity needs in different ways, e.g., without physical seats, through online learning and personalized devices, through internships in the community, through community college classes. They think the modern high school student would benefit from a different high school experience than we oldies had, plus it would happen to save APS a shit ton of money and effort. They see the biggest problem with implementing their ideals to be the unenlightenment of parents who don't like the idea of isolating kids in at-home, online classes where they won't be supervised and won't have a true "community" high school experience anymore. Murphy keeps propounding this shit and there was too much community protest for the school board to support it last time, but he and Nattras will try it again. (Her big accomplishment in North Carolina schools before coming here was using personalized devices with kids. Despite lack of any proof they actually help kids rather than just waste class time. So yay!)

To be sure, online learning is a bad idea for K-12 aged kids. It might work for self-motivated college students and adults, but not for kids. However, APS parents are being unrealistic if they insist that every new HS has to have a pool of its own. Stop whining and agree to a stripped-down 4th high school model that can get approved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Online learning is still very much a part of the Superintendant's and Tara Nattrass's plan for high school seats. Some of their resistance to building a full size fourth high school is because they think high schools in the modern age can meet capacity needs in different ways, e.g., without physical seats, through online learning and personalized devices, through internships in the community, through community college classes. They think the modern high school student would benefit from a different high school experience than we oldies had, plus it would happen to save APS a shit ton of money and effort. They see the biggest problem with implementing their ideals to be the unenlightenment of parents who don't like the idea of isolating kids in at-home, online classes where they won't be supervised and won't have a true "community" high school experience anymore. Murphy keeps propounding this shit and there was too much community protest for the school board to support it last time, but he and Nattras will try it again. (Her big accomplishment in North Carolina schools before coming here was using personalized devices with kids. Despite lack of any proof they actually help kids rather than just waste class time. So yay!)

To be sure, online learning is a bad idea for K-12 aged kids. It might work for self-motivated college students and adults, but not for kids. However, APS parents are being unrealistic if they insist that every new HS has to have a pool of its own. Stop whining and agree to a stripped-down 4th high school model that can get approved.

The lack of a pool isn't the problem - it's that 1300 kids are being set up to have sub-par experiences, while the existing schools will be ridiculously overcrowded as well. If you can't accept that is a travesty, shame on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:



Online learning is still very much a part of the Superintendant's and Tara Nattrass's plan for high school seats. Some of their resistance to building a full size fourth high school is because they think high schools in the modern age can meet capacity needs in different ways, e.g., without physical seats, through online learning and personalized devices, through internships in the community, through community college classes. They think the modern high school student would benefit from a different high school experience than we oldies had, plus it would happen to save APS a shit ton of money and effort. They see the biggest problem with implementing their ideals to be the unenlightenment of parents who don't like the idea of isolating kids in at-home, online classes where they won't be supervised and won't have a true "community" high school experience anymore. Murphy keeps propounding this shit and there was too much community protest for the school board to support it last time, but he and Nattras will try it again. (Her big accomplishment in North Carolina schools before coming here was using personalized devices with kids. Despite lack of any proof they actually help kids rather than just waste class time. So yay!)





To be sure, online learning is a bad idea for K-12 aged kids. It might work for self-motivated college students and adults, but not for kids. However, APS parents are being unrealistic if they insist that every new HS has to have a pool of its own. Stop whining and agree to a stripped-down 4th high school model that can get approved.



The lack of a pool isn't the problem - it's that 1300 kids are being set up to have sub-par experiences, while the existing schools will be ridiculously overcrowded as well. If you can't accept that is a travesty, shame on you.

Personalizing this won't solve the problem. Your choice is either agreeing to less amenities at a new school or agreeing to classes in shifts and online learning. Complaining will do nothing now. It's time to choose one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:



Online learning is still very much a part of the Superintendant's and Tara Nattrass's plan for high school seats. Some of their resistance to building a full size fourth high school is because they think high schools in the modern age can meet capacity needs in different ways, e.g., without physical seats, through online learning and personalized devices, through internships in the community, through community college classes. They think the modern high school student would benefit from a different high school experience than we oldies had, plus it would happen to save APS a shit ton of money and effort. They see the biggest problem with implementing their ideals to be the unenlightenment of parents who don't like the idea of isolating kids in at-home, online classes where they won't be supervised and won't have a true "community" high school experience anymore. Murphy keeps propounding this shit and there was too much community protest for the school board to support it last time, but he and Nattras will try it again. (Her big accomplishment in North Carolina schools before coming here was using personalized devices with kids. Despite lack of any proof they actually help kids rather than just waste class time. So yay!)





To be sure, online learning is a bad idea for K-12 aged kids. It might work for self-motivated college students and adults, but not for kids. However, APS parents are being unrealistic if they insist that every new HS has to have a pool of its own. Stop whining and agree to a stripped-down 4th high school model that can get approved.



The lack of a pool isn't the problem - it's that 1300 kids are being set up to have sub-par experiences, while the existing schools will be ridiculously overcrowded as well. If you can't accept that is a travesty, shame on you.

Personalizing this won't solve the problem. Your choice is either agreeing to less amenities at a new school or agreeing to classes in shifts and online learning. Complaining will do nothing now. It's time to choose one.

Yes yes. Fuck those south Arlington kids. Just as long my kids can still crowd into WL. Just take your lesser school and shut up about it.

[Anonymous]

I would MUCH rather have my kids at an actual school without a pool --in N or S Arlington-- than have them in "online learning" or whatever they're going to call it.

-N Arlington parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would MUCH rather have my kids at an actual school without a pool --in N or S Arlington-- than have them in "online learning" or whatever they're going to call it.

-N Arlington parent

Agreed.
S. Arlington parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would MUCH rather have my kids at an actual school without a pool --in N or S Arlington-- than have them in "online learning" or whatever they're going to call it.

-N Arlington parent

Agreed.
S. Arlington parent

Well you're both shit out of luck. The hybrid option just kicks the can. Can't wait to hear about APS's exciting new partnership with university of Phoenix.