honest question - what do we do with our kids after May 29?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious how the teachers living in Maryland and Virginia will swing childcare for their own kids if they are now forced to return to work July 27th and their kids don’t start school until September 8th.

Do what many other families who work do- camp, grandparents, take leave, etc.

I agree but I can only imagine what the parents on this board would say if their kids teacher was out the first 3 weeks of school cause their kids was still out.

Camps will be closed, grandparents my not be local and either way would now be at a higher exposure risk babysitting for kids with an adult that is possibly having a very high rate of exposure. So, yeah leave or bringing their kids with them is about the only option.

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Anonymous wrote:Um, how about using this time to form a relationship with your child?

I have a great relationship with my children. It does not, and has never, included being their primary source of education while I work a full time job. If you can accomplish those things and still be a productive employee and a good teacher...not a parent, because in no time in recent US history were parents expected to be the primary source of their child’s education, I commend you. I can’t do it. Many of us are struggling to manage these new roles that we never expected to undertake.

I hear you, PP. My spouse and I were so stressed as home schooling parents that we've taken in a graduate student to take over for us. Our AirBnB apartment sits empty, so we've filled it with a tutor, a friend of a friend who lost her campus housing, willing to work for room and board. Taking family politics out of home schooling has been a huge help. We got lucky on the grad student. She's just a whole lot better at teaching our children than we were. She's also even more diligent than we are about taking precautions against corona. There are ways and ways...

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand this question.....what were you planning to do with the kids after June 19th in light of the pandemic? The answer is the same. Those three weeks aren't going to make a difference.

We were planning to put them into camps. There were no camps scheduled for the first week of June, so of course, the answer is not the same. There may not be camps at all this summer, if social distancing continues.

Stay at home.might relax but social distance is the new norm. Camps with all or mostly be closed. This that have some college students still around to work will be cut in half and have smaller groups. Spots should be given to those that must work, grocery store / medical staff etc.
But camps are already closing

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Anonymous wrote:Um, how about using this time to form a relationship with your child?

I have a great relationship with my children. It does not, and has never, included being their primary source of education while I work a full time job. If you can accomplish those things and still be a productive employee and a good teacher...not a parent, because in no time in recent US history were parents expected to be the primary source of their child’s education, I commend you. I can’t do it. Many of us are struggling to manage these new roles that we never expected to undertake.

NP. Were you planning on homeschooling your kid through the summer? Because this post is about summer camp alternatives, not summer school. All the parents on here complaining about being de facto teachers for a few weeks are on the wrong train. As for summer, if your kid is elementary age or up, he/she can (or should be able to) entertain his/herself for a large part of the day. If he can’t, then I guess you’d better talk to your employer about flexibility, use leave, or lean on your child’s other parent to help carry the load. Good luck.

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This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

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Anonymous wrote:This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

Understood, but this article also takes very little consideration towards the health risks posed to adults working in schools. This article seems to insinuate that teachers should put their health (and the health of their families) at risk for the students they teach.

I get that there is no easy solution. I get that children need and deserve an education. But getting teachers unions to agree to what this article suggests is a long shot.

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Anonymous wrote:This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

Understood, but this article also takes very little consideration towards the health risks posed to adults working in schools. This article seems to insinuate that teachers should put their health (and the health of their families) at risk for the students they teach.

I get that there is no easy solution. I get that children need and deserve an education. But getting teachers unions to agree to what this article suggests is a long shot.

Agree-ish. However, this article states that high risk teachers (my mom) can work remotely. Who would supervise their (at risk teacher) children at school? Additionally, suggesting that schools should reopen and risk so many lives, so parents can work comfortably from home is one of the most inconsiderate offerings I’ve heard. Many teachers are also parents and are dealing with the same issue. If teachers are expected to go back, all DC govt workers should be expecting to do the same.

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Anonymous wrote:This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

Thank you for posting this.

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I’m expecting this to extend at least through the summer, so trying to set up interactive meetings with our family and her friends. Also, sewing masks and clothing, some fun school science and creative writing projects, and an online SAT tutor.

We also are trying to figure out how to get out the house more. We go for walks, but maybe we will take long bike trips or go on a hike. Not thinking we would go on a real vacation or to the beach. Oh I will miss the beach this year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

Thank you for posting this.

How do parents feel about the alternating days to reduce class sizes? It allows parents to go into work some days, but doesn’t it create a big childcare headache for the other days? That problem aside, I heard a plan where one cohort costs Mon-Tues, building closed for cleaning Wed., second cohort Thurs. and Fri. We could compensate for Wednesday by extending the day, allowing more time for hand washing, lunch in the classroom, outdoor time, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

Thank you for posting this.

How do parents feel about the alternating days to reduce class sizes? It allows parents to go into work some days, but doesn’t it create a big childcare headache for the other days? That problem aside, I heard a plan where one cohort costs Mon-Tues, building closed for cleaning Wed., second cohort Thurs. and Fri. We could compensate for Wednesday by extending the day, allowing more time for hand washing, lunch in the classroom, outdoor time, etc.

Our school is considering this. Not happy about it.

[Anonymous]

They're calling it hybrid. No thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is great. The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n

Thank you for posting this.

How do parents feel about the alternating days to reduce class sizes? It allows parents to go into work some days, but doesn’t it create a big childcare headache for the other days? That problem aside, I heard a plan where one cohort costs Mon-Tues, building closed for cleaning Wed., second cohort Thurs. and Fri. We could compensate for Wednesday by extending the day, allowing more time for hand washing, lunch in the classroom, outdoor time, etc.

I’m a teacher with a child starting PK3 this fall. If this happens I don’t know what I’ll do for childcare because DH can’t work from home and I obviously have to be at school. It would be easier to have all distance learning, as miserable as it is for all of us, than to have to find a babysitter for 2 days a week or take DD to work with me.

[Anonymous]

They will have to have an alternating schedule. They can’t fit all students and staff in at once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're calling it hybrid. No thank you.

get used to it because hybrid is the plan. DCPS cannot remain closed in fall. and distance learning is letting thousands and thousands of kids fall further behind.