Should we prepare for virtual schooling starting in January?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What if forcing teachers to go back to virtual causes more teachers to quit?

Quitting is better than dying.

(not teachers specifically - but anyone who needs a staffed bed in an overwhelmed hospital).

I wasn't working prior to covid, but when covid hit, I would have absolute quit my job given my profession. No way I would take that risk. I'm impressed at all the teachers who stayed, or they really need the money.

Great post. If you actually had a job, you would have quit. And too bad people need money. The answer is to just be more like you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-leaders-say-theyre-not-considering-remote-learning-2/

No

Poor little naive PP, thinking that MCPS leaders have any say in the matter!
You'd be cute if you weren't so dumb.

MCPS leaders know they have no control over this virus. They want you to know that it won't be THEIR fault when schools close. They're tired of being harassed as the bad guys. It's just posturing and damage control, sweetie pie

well, the state hasn't made any moves to have schools go virtual , either.

[Anonymous]

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Yes, we should indeed prepare for virtual schooling in January.

The alternative is your kid sitting in a class not learning, because he has the teacher from the next classroom over and he's with kids from different grades, because lots of teachers and students are out with Covid.

It will come to that.

Even that is better than virtual learning. Sitting in a class with other kids in person IS learning. There is expressive language, there is receptive language, there is pragmatic language skills, social skills, social reciprocity, a hidden social agenda, many non-verbal social cues, I could go on and on and on and on. This is something a lot of people outside education don't understand about children and haven't been able to witness the problems being away from a classroom for so long has caused this fall.

You’re cute. What do you have, a kindergartner?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am hoarding cash in case I have to move back to private. But I don’t think they will - MoCo says they will be DL only if the state orders it, and Hogan wants to be president so he won’t.

Now that my kids are vaccinated, I even expect fewer quarantines than fall. More absent kids but just 1-2 who are actually (mildly) ill.

If that were true, how do you explain universities switching to virtual where 99% students are vaccinated? That’s what doesn’t make sense to me.

Haven't they just done that for the last few days of December? Everyone was leaving for Break in a few days and they didn't want to send everyone home on transportation, etc. with positive COVID cases. That's different than going virtual for second semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-leaders-say-theyre-not-considering-remote-learning-2/

No

Poor little naive PP, thinking that MCPS leaders have any say in the matter!
You'd be cute if you weren't so dumb.

MCPS leaders know they have no control over this virus. They want you to know that it won't be THEIR fault when schools close. They're tired of being harassed as the bad guys. It's just posturing and damage control, sweetie pie

They will keep the schools open until the state shuts them down. If the state doesn't, they will stay open regardless of outbreaks. They have been clear on this.

And the state is about to shut them down sooner rather than later. This is the entire point, PP.

Ha no they won’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many colleges moving to virtual for spring, cancelling December commencement etc.. it would not be a surprise if mcps went virtual again. I certainly hope it doesn’t. Virtual has been terrible for my child. 2nd grader never got to have a full year of school since Kindergarten!

Sure, if you care about the safety of your children and community, of course, but many will continue to complain and deny reality because it's simply inconvenient for them and they believe that nothing bad can possibly happen to them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Yes, we should indeed prepare for virtual schooling in January.

The alternative is your kid sitting in a class not learning, because he has the teacher from the next classroom over and he's with kids from different grades, because lots of teachers and students are out with Covid.

It will come to that.

Even that is better than virtual learning. Sitting in a class with other kids in person IS learning. There is expressive language, there is receptive language, there is pragmatic language skills, social skills, social reciprocity, a hidden social agenda, many non-verbal social cues, I could go on and on and on and on. This is something a lot of people outside education don't understand about children and haven't been able to witness the problems being away from a classroom for so long has caused this fall.

Ok, so now you are saying you just want someone else watching your kids. I’m with you but let’s be honest about it. Having kids home all the time is hard on parents. School is child care even if we want to pretend otherwise

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if forcing teachers to go back to virtual causes more teachers to quit?

Quitting is better than dying.

(not teachers specifically - but anyone who needs a staffed bed in an overwhelmed hospital).

I wasn't working prior to covid, but when covid hit, I would have absolute quit my job given my profession. No way I would take that risk. I'm impressed at all the teachers who stayed, or they really need the money.

Most definitely need the money!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am hoarding cash in case I have to move back to private. But I don’t think they will - MoCo says they will be DL only if the state orders it, and Hogan wants to be president so he won’t.

Now that my kids are vaccinated, I even expect fewer quarantines than fall. More absent kids but just 1-2 who are actually (mildly) ill.

If that were true, how do you explain universities switching to virtual where 99% students are vaccinated? That’s what doesn’t make sense to me.

Haven't they just done that for the last few days of December? Everyone was leaving for Break in a few days and they didn't want to send everyone home on transportation, etc. with positive COVID cases. That's different than going virtual for second semester.

Harvard just said they will be online in January. This is after universities have even mandated booster shots. High schools have not even mandated the vaccine. We are done for.

[Anonymous]

PG County going virtual is a problem. Many MCPS teachers live in PG county. What will they do for childcare. There will be a domino effect

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many colleges moving to virtual for spring, cancelling December commencement etc.. it would not be a surprise if mcps went virtual again. I certainly hope it doesn’t. Virtual has been terrible for my child. 2nd grader never got to have a full year of school since Kindergarten!

Yes. You can't have school without teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PG County going virtual is a problem. Many MCPS teachers live in PG county. What will they do for childcare. There will be a domino effect

I thought school wasn't child care? Isn't that what the MCEA posters kept saying last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PG County going virtual is a problem. Many MCPS teachers live in PG county. What will they do for childcare. There will be a domino effect

I thought school wasn't child care? Isn't that what the MCEA posters kept saying last year?

Aww, it's so cute how you thought that was a gotcha. Bless your heart.

So other than any low income single mom teachers with no options, that means those teachers won't be coming to class to teach your precious, precious bebes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Yes, we should indeed prepare for virtual schooling in January.

The alternative is your kid sitting in a class not learning, because he has the teacher from the next classroom over and he's with kids from different grades, because lots of teachers and students are out with Covid.

It will come to that.

Even that is better than virtual learning. Sitting in a class with other kids in person IS learning. There is expressive language, there is receptive language, there is pragmatic language skills, social skills, social reciprocity, a hidden social agenda, many non-verbal social cues, I could go on and on and on and on. This is something a lot of people outside education don't understand about children and haven't been able to witness the problems being away from a classroom for so long has caused this fall.

Ha! You must have very young children. There are teens who need to learn all the curriculum before the AP exams in May. Anyone beyond 3rd grade needs actual academic content, you dolt.

No, I have a 14 year old and a 12 year old. I'm also a special ed teacher. AP content is important, but too many people outside education forget how important all the other skills children learn inside the school house are besides the actual academic content. Your kid in APUSH can make up the academic content more easily all the social and emotional learning lost from being isolated in their room staring at a virtual classroom. Additionally, as usual, using your own privileged kid as the measuring stick for the learning loss isn't accurate. Virtual learning = no school for a lot of kids. Do you normally name call in your real life when you disagree with people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PG County going virtual is a problem. Many MCPS teachers live in PG county. What will they do for childcare. There will be a domino effect

I thought school wasn't child care? Isn't that what the MCEA posters kept saying last year?

Aww, it's so cute how you thought that was a gotcha. Bless your heart.

So other than any low income single mom teachers with no options, that means those teachers won't be coming to class to teach your precious, precious bebes.

There is an emergency meeting tomorrow (BOE) on a contracting/procurement bid. It’s a closed session. $100 bucks it’s for childcare for MCPs teachers who live in pg county. Sorry MCEA you are going to work in January.