Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?

Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.

Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.

[Anonymous]

My kid’s rockstar math teacher did a virtual lesson from his home after surgery as he didn’t want kids to lose ground with a sub due to him being out for 1.5 weeks.

I listened to that lesson because it was after school hours and my kid was home connecting to that session. That rockstar teacher was still an amazing teaching virtually with a virtual whiteboard and his great slides. I feel like some of the people bashing virtual learning so universally never had much experience with it. If can be good or bad, just like in-person teaching.

[Anonymous]

McPS will at least do food distribution tomorrow Friday, two days after Alexandria and DC did it .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

It sounds like you do get it. Lots of kids wouldn't be able to meaningfully participate due to a variety of reasons. And summer vacation isn't more important than school.

It's more important than half days of watching movies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

It sounds like you do get it. Lots of kids wouldn't be able to meaningfully participate due to a variety of reasons. And summer vacation isn't more important than school.

It's more important than half days of watching movies.

Sounds like you need to have a discussion with your kid's teacher and principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

It sounds like you do get it. Lots of kids wouldn't be able to meaningfully participate due to a variety of reasons. And summer vacation isn't more important than school.

It's more important than half days of watching movies.

Sounds like you should have a discussion with your kid's teacher and principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

It sounds like you do get it. Lots of kids wouldn't be able to meaningfully participate due to a variety of reasons. And summer vacation isn't more important than school.

It's more important than half days of watching movies.

Sounds like you should have a discussion with your kid's teacher and principal.

Just because your kid can't handle sitting at a computer for a couple days in January doesn't mean we should add idiotic nothing days after grades are due. My kid will enjoy his first week of summer. Your kid can sit in school doing nothing. Have fun..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

You'll notice Taylor mentioned his "social media team" for his stupid day off video. What he didnt mention was that mcps has lacked a digital learning team. After covid and with Ai knocking at the door it shows students and learning are the lowest priority.

Digital learning team? Are you nuts? All these stupid central office teams are useless and just add to bureaucracy. They never actually help teachers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

It sounds like you do get it. Lots of kids wouldn't be able to meaningfully participate due to a variety of reasons. And summer vacation isn't more important than school.

It's more important than half days of watching movies.

Sounds like you should have a discussion with your kid's teacher and principal.

Just because your kid can't handle sitting at a computer for a couple days in January doesn't mean we should add idiotic nothing days after grades are due. My kid will enjoy his first week of summer. Your kid can sit in school doing nothing. Have fun..

If you actually cared about education, you'd pressure the superintendent and BoE to add real school days. That you're not suggests that you're not actually worried about school, but rather your summer vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.

Every student has a Chromebook.

Is it ideal? No.

Will there be complete equitable participation? No.

Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.

I just don’t get it.

It sounds like you do get it. Lots of kids wouldn't be able to meaningfully participate due to a variety of reasons. And summer vacation isn't more important than school.

It's more important than half days of watching movies.

Sounds like you need to have a discussion with your kid's teacher and principal.

DP, but discuss what? Isn't this what virtually every school and teacher did on the last two days last year? Didn't the superintendent and some principals basically tell kids they didn't need to bother coming?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?

Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.

Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.

NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McPS will at least do food distribution tomorrow Friday, two days after Alexandria and DC did it .

Once again incorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McPS will at least do food distribution tomorrow Friday, two days after Alexandria and DC did it .

Once again incorrect.

Yet you can't write clearly enough to say what is incorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?

Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.

Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.

NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time

Hundreds of schools have had virtual school this week, NYC had it Monday the day after the storm, and had kids back in classrooms on Tuesday.
Anne Arundel has also done virtual learning this week.
Even Oklahoma has managed to do virtual school this week.
MCPS is just lazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McPS will at least do food distribution tomorrow Friday, two days after Alexandria and DC did it .

Once again incorrect.

Yet you can't write clearly enough to say what is incorrect.

DP. They've had food distribution sites at 9 schools open since Wednesday. They're adding more tomorrow.