Just spoke to an MCPS teacher who said she was 99% sure MCPS will be DL in the fall

[Anonymous]

The lack of anything concerning “hybrid” teaching makes me think that there is no hybrid option. Fairfax has either 4 days DL or two days in class. No hybrid student option. I don’t know how a teacher could teach 4 days a week in a stressful situation with only half the class present and the other class at home doing DL for two days, vice versa, and teaching students at home full time in DL. That is basically three student groups to think about per prep. I have three preps each semester in courses taught no where else in the county. That is excessive and no easy way around it. I think hybrid is a dead end. Eventually all students will be full DL if/when COVID or flu increase and we don’t have enough staff coverage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

There will be remote instruction and THAT WILL BE school. School will consist of remote instruction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

There will be remote instruction and THAT WILL BE school. School will consist of remote instruction.

No, it won't be school. It will be remote instruction in lieu of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

There will be remote instruction and THAT WILL BE school. School will consist of remote instruction.

I really think people need to be careful what they wish for. School is not remote instruction and at the elementary level especially, never should be. Heck, it’s not for middle and high schoolers, either, but come on. If you can’t see how problematic it is to claim that educating our children isn’t essential, I don’t know what to say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lack of anything concerning “hybrid” teaching makes me think that there is no hybrid option. Fairfax has either 4 days DL or two days in class. No hybrid student option. I don’t know how a teacher could teach 4 days a week in a stressful situation with only half the class present and the other class at home doing DL for two days, vice versa, and teaching students at home full time in DL. That is basically three student groups to think about per prep. I have three preps each semester in courses taught no where else in the county. That is excessive and no easy way around it. I think hybrid is a dead end. Eventually all students will be full DL if/when COVID or flu increase and we don’t have enough staff coverage.

DL classes would be entirely separate from regular school including separate teachers. If you kid does DL in Smith ES, they may be with kids from 5 other ESes.

So a teacher doing hybrid will only have to worry about teaching their current class, but twice a week instead of once a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lack of anything concerning “hybrid” teaching makes me think that there is no hybrid option. Fairfax has either 4 days DL or two days in class. No hybrid student option. I don’t know how a teacher could teach 4 days a week in a stressful situation with only half the class present and the other class at home doing DL for two days, vice versa, and teaching students at home full time in DL. That is basically three student groups to think about per prep. I have three preps each semester in courses taught no where else in the county. That is excessive and no easy way around it. I think hybrid is a dead end. Eventually all students will be full DL if/when COVID or flu increase and we don’t have enough staff coverage.

I am in a similar boat re: preps and lack of a professional cohort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

If there’s hybrid, you don’t need an intro video. You intro yourself in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

If there’s hybrid, you don’t need an intro video. You intro yourself in person.

Not for the kids who are doing remote-only, not hybrid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

If there’s hybrid, you don’t need an intro video. You intro yourself in person.

Not for the kids who are doing remote-only, not hybrid.

I thought different teachers were teaching DL only?

[Anonymous]

MCPS has never actually stated that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

There will be remote instruction and THAT WILL BE school. School will consist of remote instruction.

No, it won't be school. It will be remote instruction in lieu of school.

You are incorrect. Move to Florida if you can't accept it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

There will be remote instruction and THAT WILL BE school. School will consist of remote instruction.

No, it won't be school. It will be remote instruction in lieu of school.

You are incorrect. Move to Florida if you can't accept it.

In Florida, it really ought to be 100% remote instruction for the beginning of the academic year, at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lack of anything concerning “hybrid” teaching makes me think that there is no hybrid option. Fairfax has either 4 days DL or two days in class. No hybrid student option. I don’t know how a teacher could teach 4 days a week in a stressful situation with only half the class present and the other class at home doing DL for two days, vice versa, and teaching students at home full time in DL. That is basically three student groups to think about per prep. I have three preps each semester in courses taught no where else in the county. That is excessive and no easy way around it. I think hybrid is a dead end. Eventually all students will be full DL if/when COVID or flu increase and we don’t have enough staff coverage.

I thought the two days in school was the hybrid option so your post confuses me. Hybrid = 2 days of in-school learning and 3 days at home doing independent work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did two different MyMCPS trainings today and in both, the instructors specifically referenced using Zoom in the fall. In one training, the instructor showed us how use MyMCPS to make and post a video so that we could “introduce ourselves to our classes”.

Everybody's pretty clear on the idea that there will be remote instruction in the fall. The question is whether there will be only remote instruction, or whether there will also be school.

There will be remote instruction and THAT WILL BE school. School will consist of remote instruction.

No, it won't be school. It will be remote instruction in lieu of school.

You are incorrect. Move to Florida if you can't accept it.

In Florida, it really ought to be 100% remote instruction for the beginning of the academic year, at least.

It should be 100% remote instruction anywhere life is valued but that won't stop people from being foolish. Schools may open for a few weeks but they'll shutdown shortly thereafter because of the surge it causes.

[Anonymous]

I just heard the year would start as DL and they hope to get kids back 1-2 days a week during the Fall.