Diocese of Arlington Schools - Covid closings?

[Anonymous]

Bishop Ireton is going virtual next week.

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Anonymous wrote:Our Diocesan school is allowing virtual the first two weeks of January and said to be prepared to go virtual if too many staff are out.

We received a similar email from our school. I was disappointed by the tone. Prepare for lots of disruption even though the CDC is reducing isolation and quarantining recommendations, and promoting test to stay.

I think it is very realistic. What is the plan for when teachers test positive? The exponential growth is crazy and if a group get it as once, who is going to cover the classes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:no, not a reasonable approach for a virus, that is a less virulent than it was 2 years ago and presents for most as a cold. So done with this virtual business! Those of you who are ignorant to child development don't realize how the virtual model has impacted motor skills, speech skills, sustained attention, and executive functioning, with earlier elementary learners being the most impacted. You get the damn Covid, stay home for the required days and join back in when it's time, getting handouts of the notes like they used to do in the "old days" instead of the perpetual wheel of "virtual learning"

So when the teacher is sick, are you going in to sub?

Yes, as long as I didn’t have to wear a mask. Obviously they don’t work if the teacher is out sick.

How hateful are you? I’ll pray for you.

The poster was trolling. They got you!

[Anonymous]

Please, please no hybrid teaching/learning! That was the worst! That just might do me in! I would consider quitting!

-Catholic School Teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bishop Ireton is going virtual next week.

Figures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please, please no hybrid teaching/learning! That was the worst! That just might do me in! I would consider quitting!

-Catholic School Teacher

I’ll bite. What’s your backup plan when massive numbers of kids and your colleagues test positive? We just shut it all down, no learning at all? Other teachers are on the Catholic school threads talking about limited staff to start, and tiny sub pools. I get that. So then what’s the answer? We ask the smart kid in the class to teach math? We tell half of your class that’s home with covid to just catch up when they can? How? What if you are out by the time they return?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bishop Ireton is going virtual next week.

Figures.

What does that mean? Are all the diocesan high schools going virtual?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, please no hybrid teaching/learning! That was the worst! That just might do me in! I would consider quitting!

-Catholic School Teacher

I’ll bite. What’s your backup plan when massive numbers of kids and your colleagues test positive? We just shut it all down, no learning at all? Other teachers are on the Catholic school threads talking about limited staff to start, and tiny sub pools. I get that. So then what’s the answer? We ask the smart kid in the class to teach math? We tell half of your class that’s home with covid to just catch up when they can? How? What if you are out by the time they return?

Either in-person or virtual.

Hybrid teaching was the last straw for many teachers. How many have left the profession? Answer: too many!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bishop Ireton is going virtual next week.

Figures.

What does that mean? Are all the diocesan high schools going virtual?

No, just the liberal ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, please no hybrid teaching/learning! That was the worst! That just might do me in! I would consider quitting!

-Catholic School Teacher

I’ll bite. What’s your backup plan when massive numbers of kids and your colleagues test positive? We just shut it all down, no learning at all? Other teachers are on the Catholic school threads talking about limited staff to start, and tiny sub pools. I get that. So then what’s the answer? We ask the smart kid in the class to teach math? We tell half of your class that’s home with covid to just catch up when they can? How? What if you are out by the time they return?

Either in-person or virtual.

Hybrid teaching was the last straw for many teachers. How many have left the profession? Answer: too many!

What's the tipping point to go fully virtual then? 5% 10% 25% 50%

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bishop Ireton is going virtual next week.

Figures.

What does that mean? Are all the diocesan high schools going virtual?

No, just the liberal ones.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St Ann is doing asynchronous Monday 1/3 and virtual remainder of the week. Ridiculous. They also did practice virtual days after other breaks. Are other parents as irate as me?

Not irate, but concerned.

Have you been following the numbers in the zip code? A lot of families had to change plans this week due to positive tests in vaccinated older kids (and these kids have younger siblings and cousins). Some are still having trouble getting tests.

source:

https://www.arlnow.com/2021/12/30/new-another-covid-case-record-amid-huge-lines-for-tests/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, please no hybrid teaching/learning! That was the worst! That just might do me in! I would consider quitting!

-Catholic School Teacher

I’ll bite. What’s your backup plan when massive numbers of kids and your colleagues test positive? We just shut it all down, no learning at all? Other teachers are on the Catholic school threads talking about limited staff to start, and tiny sub pools. I get that. So then what’s the answer? We ask the smart kid in the class to teach math? We tell half of your class that’s home with covid to just catch up when they can? How? What if you are out by the time they return?

Either in-person or virtual.

Hybrid teaching was the last straw for many teachers. How many have left the profession? Answer: too many!

What's the tipping point to go fully virtual then? 5% 10% 25% 50%

Not my call. Above my pay grade. -Underpaid Catholic School Teacher

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bishop Ireton is going virtual next week.

Figures.

What does that mean? Are all the diocesan high schools going virtual?

My student who goes to O'Connell got an email saying to plan on coming, in person, next Monday.

I am sure this could change...but that's the word today (12/30).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, please no hybrid teaching/learning! That was the worst! That just might do me in! I would consider quitting!

-Catholic School Teacher

I’ll bite. What’s your backup plan when massive numbers of kids and your colleagues test positive? We just shut it all down, no learning at all? Other teachers are on the Catholic school threads talking about limited staff to start, and tiny sub pools. I get that. So then what’s the answer? We ask the smart kid in the class to teach math? We tell half of your class that’s home with covid to just catch up when they can? How? What if you are out by the time they return?

Either in-person or virtual.

Hybrid teaching was the last straw for many teachers. How many have left the profession? Answer: too many!

What's the tipping point to go fully virtual then? 5% 10% 25% 50%

Not my call. Above my pay grade. -Underpaid Catholic School Teacher

I hope that you got to rest over Christmas week. Thank you for teaching kids like mine (wherever you do that).