Will fall 2021 mean full IP classes?

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Anonymous wrote:Well first DC has to stop being a red zone.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/washington-dc

Wow that truly is an alarming looking color without context. I prefer the blue one below that which also lacks context. It's much more calming.

not enough for you lol

"This map shows a rolling average of daily cases for the past week. This is the best sign of hot spots."

Do you understand that this is meant to show data at the county level within states?

You do realize DC is not CA right? It's small and it's all red.

The whole scale on the first map is shades of red/red-adjacent colors. DC is actually a lightish shade of red on the provided scale (e.g., it falls in the third of 7 segments from least to most worrying). In the next map, DC is blue... because the scale is all blue and blue adjacent colors. Did you actually read the scale/look at what it was measuring... or just look at the color and assume red was bad?

Haha no, I thought to open safely we should be orange. I wasn't comparing CA's rates but it's size because someone said this is not valid because it's not zoomed in. But I used CA as an example because we are not as huge, zooming in isn't a big deal.

Why would you decide we had to be orange to open by looking at that picture? The distance between the points on that scale isn't even uniform, so the whole scale is pretty stupid. In any case, looking at the trend line view gives a better picture... We have recovered and more from our holiday spike and are continuing to fall.

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Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

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Anonymous wrote:Well first DC has to stop being a red zone.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/washington-dc

Wow that truly is an alarming looking color without context. I prefer the blue one below that which also lacks context. It's much more calming.

not enough for you lol

"This map shows a rolling average of daily cases for the past week. This is the best sign of hot spots."

DC is under 5% positivity rate as of today (this is based on a 7-day average). That is very low.

Why are we a red zone then?

I am seriously asking, I posted on here because I am just now returning in person (I was on leave due to personal reasons) by choice. But some of my coworkers are trying to dissuade me from going in person.

OMG. Did you look at the map? The red zone of WHAT? All of the colors worse than us are darker reds. The whole scale is red/red adjacent colors. DC is actually below the middle of that scale.

Anyway, positivity rate and number of cases are somewhat related, but not directly related. They tell you somewhat different things. In a place with lots of testing -- like DC, we have easy access to excellent free tests -- there will be more cases even with a low positivity rate. In some big square state with a handful of testing sites and many COVID deniers, the positivity rate will be sky high (people are basicaly only being tested on admission to hospitals), but the number of cases will be low because 95% of cases are going undetected (as compared with 40% or whatever somewhere like DC).

I did, but we still aren't in the orange ranges which seems to be where we should be. For example Hawaii is in that range.

I realize we are on the lower range which is why I wanted to come back but everyone is warning me against it because we are in the red still, regardless of which part of red.

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Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

But that has nothing to do with going back to school. The teachers simply prefer working from home with Wednesdays off. Wouldn’t you?

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Anonymous wrote:Well first DC has to stop being a red zone.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/washington-dc

Wow that truly is an alarming looking color without context. I prefer the blue one below that which also lacks context. It's much more calming.

not enough for you lol

"This map shows a rolling average of daily cases for the past week. This is the best sign of hot spots."

Do you understand that this is meant to show data at the county level within states?

You do realize DC is not CA right? It's small and it's all red.

The whole scale on the first map is shades of red/red-adjacent colors. DC is actually a lightish shade of red on the provided scale (e.g., it falls in the third of 7 segments from least to most worrying). In the next map, DC is blue... because the scale is all blue and blue adjacent colors. Did you actually read the scale/look at what it was measuring... or just look at the color and assume red was bad?

Haha no, I thought to open safely we should be orange. I wasn't comparing CA's rates but it's size because someone said this is not valid because it's not zoomed in. But I used CA as an example because we are not as huge, zooming in isn't a big deal.

Why would you decide we had to be orange to open by looking at that picture? The distance between the points on that scale isn't even uniform, so the whole scale is pretty stupid. In any case, looking at the trend line view gives a better picture... We have recovered and more from our holiday spike and are continuing to fall.

Based on what other teachers have told me, I'm still in the middle of my own research. Apparently the CDC is now getting more strict on school reopening. So I am confused

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Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

But that has nothing to do with going back to school. The teachers simply prefer working from home with Wednesdays off. Wouldn’t you?

Can we just share information? It's disheartening to see these comments as a teacher trying to go back but also wanting to understand the science of why it's safe. And also I've been out for a few months and I teacher self-contained PK. My kids can't wear masks so I have to take that into account too.

I just want to make sure it's safe for not just me but my paraprofessional and students/families. My ward also has the highest covid rates.

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Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

But that has nothing to do with going back to school. The teachers simply prefer working from home with Wednesdays off. Wouldn’t you?

It's going to be really weird this fall when teachers still refuse to do their jobs and the coronavirus rate in DC is scraping zero percent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

But that has nothing to do with going back to school. The teachers simply prefer working from home with Wednesdays off. Wouldn’t you?

It's going to be really weird this fall when teachers still refuse to do their jobs and the coronavirus rate in DC is scraping zero percent.

More than on the teachers, it will all depend on whether the CDC will still require social distancing inside schools. That is the bigger issue even now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

But that has nothing to do with going back to school. The teachers simply prefer working from home with Wednesdays off. Wouldn’t you?

It's going to be really weird this fall when teachers still refuse to do their jobs and the coronavirus rate in DC is scraping zero percent.

More than on the teachers, it will all depend on whether the CDC will still require social distancing inside schools. That is the bigger issue even now.

The CDC makes recommendations in this regard, not requirements. School districts are hyper-local. Many have been open since September across the country regardless of what the CDC has said/not said and I mean this in no political way- school has been open by my parents in CT, by my friends in the burbs of NYC, up to rural VT. Not to mention elsewhere in the country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well first DC has to stop being a red zone.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/washington-dc

Wow that truly is an alarming looking color without context. I prefer the blue one below that which also lacks context. It's much more calming.

not enough for you lol

"This map shows a rolling average of daily cases for the past week. This is the best sign of hot spots."

DC is under 5% positivity rate as of today (this is based on a 7-day average). That is very low.

Why are we a red zone then?

I am seriously asking, I posted on here because I am just now returning in person (I was on leave due to personal reasons) by choice. But some of my coworkers are trying to dissuade me from going in person.

OMG. Did you look at the map? The red zone of WHAT? All of the colors worse than us are darker reds. The whole scale is red/red adjacent colors. DC is actually below the middle of that scale.

Anyway, positivity rate and number of cases are somewhat related, but not directly related. They tell you somewhat different things. In a place with lots of testing -- like DC, we have easy access to excellent free tests -- there will be more cases even with a low positivity rate. In some big square state with a handful of testing sites and many COVID deniers, the positivity rate will be sky high (people are basicaly only being tested on admission to hospitals), but the number of cases will be low because 95% of cases are going undetected (as compared with 40% or whatever somewhere like DC).

I did, but we still aren't in the orange ranges which seems to be where we should be. For example Hawaii is in that range.

I realize we are on the lower range which is why I wanted to come back but everyone is warning me against it because we are in the red still, regardless of which part of red.

Yes, there are a small handful of states currently doing better than DC if you compare positivity rate and cases per 100,000. Like 4-5, depending on how you look at it. But the red vs other distinction is totally meaningless.

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DC's positivity rate is very low and it continues to decrease each week. The only states doing better than us are: Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus rates are already plummeting and hardly anyone has been vaccinated. By this fall, the coronavirus rates in DC will be microscopic.

That's the crazy thing about vaccines. They make diseases all-but-disappear.

But that has nothing to do with going back to school. The teachers simply prefer working from home with Wednesdays off. Wouldn’t you?

It's going to be really weird this fall when teachers still refuse to do their jobs and the coronavirus rate in DC is scraping zero percent.

More than on the teachers, it will all depend on whether the CDC will still require social distancing inside schools. That is the bigger issue even now.

The CDC makes recommendations in this regard, not requirements. School districts are hyper-local. Many have been open since September across the country regardless of what the CDC has said/not said and I mean this in no political way- school has been open by my parents in CT, by my friends in the burbs of NYC, up to rural VT. Not to mention elsewhere in the country.

Oh, I know that what the CDC issues are just guidelines and agree with you that they shouldn’t stand in the way, I just fear that DC Health is not going to update their restrictions unless the CDC does. Until they do, it doesn’t matter with the WTU says, schools won’t be able to open fully because of space issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh hell no. My kids are going to school in person full time (they will wear masks if necessary). Even if we have to go stay with grandparents in another state, I absolutely refuse to do distance learning beyond the end of this year.

Same. DCs tax base will take a beating. There will be teacher layoffs. No one is sticking around for fall hybrid.

Us, too. One of us will go stay with grandparents in the fall if we don't have access to full-time school we can afford in the DC Metro area. My 8-year-old just isn't learning enough, and isn't happy enough with hybrid. I've have more than enough of the stress the dearth of in-person learning is placing on our whole family. We won't put up with another season of this travesty.

Same. My real question is: does anyone care? Isn't city and school leadership, and most teachers and the WTU, sending a strong message - don't let the door hit you on the way out? We don't want you white people in our school district messing up things anyhow? The upper NW schools are overcrowded and make the city look bad because of how they provide a better education for the white people, and the gentrifying schools are in even worse shape, with annoying white parents trying to open them and hoard education and stuff.

I am seriously getting that strong hint, and considering where to move or which private schools to try for. Don't really like going where I'm not wanted.

My favorite meeting this year:
Dad demanded a meeting with teachers, school admin and a central office rep. Brought articles on schools opening in Europe and wonder why...WHY our school can't open. Yelling, moaning. Finally, threatens to buy a 2nd home so his children can go to a school in Vermont.
Without blinking an eye, the central office representative provided steps to unenroll and to make sure to do so immediately. Our schools waitlist is ridiculous. His child's spot was filled the day after the father submitted the forms.

All of the parents who LOVE urban education, ADORE raising a city kid, CLAIM diversity is SOOOO important: The world will continue to spin without you. This is a rough year but DCPS and other urban school districts will prevail- with or without you.

So go. Go back to Ohio or Indiana or wherever you are originally from. Go back to your hometowns. Do whats best for you and your child but you can leave with some grace.

Right back at ya. You don’t want to work in person (especially now that there is a vaccine) go...go work in some district that tolerates your nonsense. Stop using our tax dollars to provide an inadequate education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh hell no. My kids are going to school in person full time (they will wear masks if necessary). Even if we have to go stay with grandparents in another state, I absolutely refuse to do distance learning beyond the end of this year.

Same. DCs tax base will take a beating. There will be teacher layoffs. No one is sticking around for fall hybrid.

Us, too. One of us will go stay with grandparents in the fall if we don't have access to full-time school we can afford in the DC Metro area. My 8-year-old just isn't learning enough, and isn't happy enough with hybrid. I've have more than enough of the stress the dearth of in-person learning is placing on our whole family. We won't put up with another season of this travesty.

Same. My real question is: does anyone care? Isn't city and school leadership, and most teachers and the WTU, sending a strong message - don't let the door hit you on the way out? We don't want you white people in our school district messing up things anyhow? The upper NW schools are overcrowded and make the city look bad because of how they provide a better education for the white people, and the gentrifying schools are in even worse shape, with annoying white parents trying to open them and hoard education and stuff.

I am seriously getting that strong hint, and considering where to move or which private schools to try for. Don't really like going where I'm not wanted.

My favorite meeting this year:
Dad demanded a meeting with teachers, school admin and a central office rep. Brought articles on schools opening in Europe and wonder why...WHY our school can't open. Yelling, moaning. Finally, threatens to buy a 2nd home so his children can go to a school in Vermont.
Without blinking an eye, the central office representative provided steps to unenroll and to make sure to do so immediately. Our schools waitlist is ridiculous. His child's spot was filled the day after the father submitted the forms.

All of the parents who LOVE urban education, ADORE raising a city kid, CLAIM diversity is SOOOO important: The world will continue to spin without you. This is a rough year but DCPS and other urban school districts will prevail- with or without you.

So go. Go back to Ohio or Indiana or wherever you are originally from. Go back to your hometowns. Do whats best for you and your child but you can leave with some grace.

Right back at ya. You don’t want to work in person (especially now that there is a vaccine) go...go work in some district that tolerates your nonsense. Stop using our tax dollars to provide an inadequate education.

Stop blaming teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh hell no. My kids are going to school in person full time (they will wear masks if necessary). Even if we have to go stay with grandparents in another state, I absolutely refuse to do distance learning beyond the end of this year.

Same. DCs tax base will take a beating. There will be teacher layoffs. No one is sticking around for fall hybrid.

Us, too. One of us will go stay with grandparents in the fall if we don't have access to full-time school we can afford in the DC Metro area. My 8-year-old just isn't learning enough, and isn't happy enough with hybrid. I've have more than enough of the stress the dearth of in-person learning is placing on our whole family. We won't put up with another season of this travesty.

Same. My real question is: does anyone care? Isn't city and school leadership, and most teachers and the WTU, sending a strong message - don't let the door hit you on the way out? We don't want you white people in our school district messing up things anyhow? The upper NW schools are overcrowded and make the city look bad because of how they provide a better education for the white people, and the gentrifying schools are in even worse shape, with annoying white parents trying to open them and hoard education and stuff.

I am seriously getting that strong hint, and considering where to move or which private schools to try for. Don't really like going where I'm not wanted.

My favorite meeting this year:
Dad demanded a meeting with teachers, school admin and a central office rep. Brought articles on schools opening in Europe and wonder why...WHY our school can't open. Yelling, moaning. Finally, threatens to buy a 2nd home so his children can go to a school in Vermont.
Without blinking an eye, the central office representative provided steps to unenroll and to make sure to do so immediately. Our schools waitlist is ridiculous. His child's spot was filled the day after the father submitted the forms.

All of the parents who LOVE urban education, ADORE raising a city kid, CLAIM diversity is SOOOO important: The world will continue to spin without you. This is a rough year but DCPS and other urban school districts will prevail- with or without you.

So go. Go back to Ohio or Indiana or wherever you are originally from. Go back to your hometowns. Do whats best for you and your child but you can leave with some grace.

Here's another idea: Teachers actually do their jobs. Stop treating the pandemic like it's some never-ending paid vacation and just go to work.

Paid vacation. Napping. Yawn. Do you have any other insults? It's getting super old. Too bad teachers can't start an anonymous thread on pathetic parents.