Watch MCPS BOE Operating Budget Work Session #2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh wow. This is some bs. I use it during quizzes and assessments. We also use it as a work around when mcps blocks their own curriculum! We can share things in the platform. I guess because they got rid of most assessments….. we don’t need to monitor them! It is also a way for kids to talk with us like they did over zoom when working independently. Ugh!!! I had to fight just to get .50 notebooks for my kids this year. No money for any more supplies next semester. I am really am sick of mcps for making my job harder and harder every year.

I do not know what school or if Title 1 school, but you could ask your classroom families to send in some of the supplies you need in the classroom. Some parents will be more than happy to contribute. Try it.

[Anonymous]

The problem is that MCPS did not insist teachers use GoGuardian, much less train anyone how to use the software. it is actually a very useful tool for monitoring students, when and where they are browsing at any given time. This will make our jobs a lot harder.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to use Chromebooks without GoGuardian is actual insanity. I’m a middle school teacher and I literally have to freeze screens constantly due to students playing games and writing emails to their friends. If this is true, then most of my assignments moving forward will be on paper.

+100. If we don't have GoGuardian, get rid of the Chromebooks. Kids are ungovernable on their devices without GoGuardian.They have no impulse control and the internet has so many opportunities for distraction.
-a MS English teacher

Per usual, it’s people who don’t spend any time in the buildings making all of the decisions. Remind is absolutely worthless. GoGuardian is absolutely a necessity, so of course they went with Remind. It’s really time to find a new profession or at the least, a new district. They can put out all the surveys they want, they’ll never use any of the actual data from teachers doing the real work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to use Chromebooks without GoGuardian is actual insanity. I’m a middle school teacher and I literally have to freeze screens constantly due to students playing games and writing emails to their friends. If this is true, then most of my assignments moving forward will be on paper.

+100. If we don't have GoGuardian, get rid of the Chromebooks. Kids are ungovernable on their devices without GoGuardian.They have no impulse control and the internet has so many opportunities for distraction.
-a MS English teacher

Per usual, it’s people who don’t spend any time in the buildings making all of the decisions. Remind is absolutely worthless. GoGuardian is absolutely a necessity, so of course they went with Remind. It’s really time to find a new profession or at the least, a new district. They can put out all the surveys they want, they’ll never use any of the actual data from teachers doing the real work.

While I would expect Chromebooks to be difficult to manage in the classroom without something like GoGuardian, the limited usage by teachers suggests otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh wow. This is some bs. I use it during quizzes and assessments. We also use it as a work around when mcps blocks their own curriculum! We can share things in the platform. I guess because they got rid of most assessments….. we don’t need to monitor them! It is also a way for kids to talk with us like they did over zoom when working independently. Ugh!!! I had to fight just to get .50 notebooks for my kids this year. No money for any more supplies next semester. I am really am sick of mcps for making my job harder and harder every year.

I do not know what school or if Title 1 school, but you could ask your classroom families to send in some of the supplies you need in the classroom. Some parents will be more than happy to contribute. Try it.

Title 1. Not allowed per admin to ask families.

[Anonymous]

What!! Almost all teachers at my school use GoGuardian to monitor during assessments and classwork. We just need to train the new teachers how to use it, plus COVID let teachers forget about it because it was disabled/not allowed, I will not be using Chromebooks at all if I don't have GoGuardian.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to use Chromebooks without GoGuardian is actual insanity. I’m a middle school teacher and I literally have to freeze screens constantly due to students playing games and writing emails to their friends. If this is true, then most of my assignments moving forward will be on paper.

+100. If we don't have GoGuardian, get rid of the Chromebooks. Kids are ungovernable on their devices without GoGuardian.They have no impulse control and the internet has so many opportunities for distraction.
-a MS English teacher

Per usual, it’s people who don’t spend any time in the buildings making all of the decisions. Remind is absolutely worthless. GoGuardian is absolutely a necessity, so of course they went with Remind. It’s really time to find a new profession or at the least, a new district. They can put out all the surveys they want, they’ll never use any of the actual data from teachers doing the real work.

While I would expect Chromebooks to be difficult to manage in the classroom without something like GoGuardian, the limited usage by teachers suggests otherwise.

So you’re going to believe the board stating “limited use” over teachers telling you that it’s been actually very much being used by most teachers in most schools? You’re the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What!! Almost all teachers at my school use GoGuardian to monitor during assessments and classwork. We just need to train the new teachers how to use it, plus COVID let teachers forget about it because it was disabled/not allowed, I will not be using Chromebooks at all if I don't have GoGuardian.

Same. Guess they can save that 13 mil on Chromebooks because I will be 💯 on paper for every assessment unless absolutely needed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to use Chromebooks without GoGuardian is actual insanity. I’m a middle school teacher and I literally have to freeze screens constantly due to students playing games and writing emails to their friends. If this is true, then most of my assignments moving forward will be on paper.

+100. If we don't have GoGuardian, get rid of the Chromebooks. Kids are ungovernable on their devices without GoGuardian.They have no impulse control and the internet has so many opportunities for distraction.
-a MS English teacher

Per usual, it’s people who don’t spend any time in the buildings making all of the decisions. Remind is absolutely worthless. GoGuardian is absolutely a necessity, so of course they went with Remind. It’s really time to find a new profession or at the least, a new district. They can put out all the surveys they want, they’ll never use any of the actual data from teachers doing the real work.

While I would expect Chromebooks to be difficult to manage in the classroom without something like GoGuardian, the limited usage by teachers suggests otherwise.

So you’re going to believe the board stating “limited use” over teachers telling you that it’s been actually very much being used by most teachers in most schools? You’re the problem.

Those aren't the options. There's a clear public statement, which could be confirmed through a records request, that clsims to cover all teachers at all schools in the district. And on the other side, one or more anonymous posters who may or may not actually be teachers. And even if they are, there's no reason to think their usage reflects overall usage within MCPS.

Don't get me wrong, MCPS admin has shown they're absolutely willing to lie. There just isn't anything credible refuting what they're saying.

[Anonymous]

Did they break the go guardian usage down by school level? I can see why ES teachers may not need it as much but MS and HS teachers definitely do!! Please tell me they are not taking it away without something (better?) to replace it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did they break the go guardian usage down by school level? I can see why ES teachers may not need it as much but MS and HS teachers definitely do!! Please tell me they are not taking it away without something (better?) to replace it!

"Classroom management" skills

[Anonymous]

Way more teachers use goguardian than Remind. The only one in my building using Remind is the SDT. No else sees the point and doesn’t want to use their personal phones for business use have another account to keep track of on top of mcpsmd.org mail and mcpsmd.net mail. Why expose yourself to 24 hour communication with students? Doesn’t make sense. We have no interest in contacting students through phone apps.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to use Chromebooks without GoGuardian is actual insanity. I’m a middle school teacher and I literally have to freeze screens constantly due to students playing games and writing emails to their friends. If this is true, then most of my assignments moving forward will be on paper.

+100. If we don't have GoGuardian, get rid of the Chromebooks. Kids are ungovernable on their devices without GoGuardian.They have no impulse control and the internet has so many opportunities for distraction.
-a MS English teacher

Per usual, it’s people who don’t spend any time in the buildings making all of the decisions. Remind is absolutely worthless. GoGuardian is absolutely a necessity, so of course they went with Remind. It’s really time to find a new profession or at the least, a new district. They can put out all the surveys they want, they’ll never use any of the actual data from teachers doing the real work.

While I would expect Chromebooks to be difficult to manage in the classroom without something like GoGuardian, the limited usage by teachers suggests otherwise.

So you’re going to believe the board stating “limited use” over teachers telling you that it’s been actually very much being used by most teachers in most schools? You’re the problem.

Those aren't the options. There's a clear public statement, which could be confirmed through a records request, that clsims to cover all teachers at all schools in the district. And on the other side, one or more anonymous posters who may or may not actually be teachers. And even if they are, there's no reason to think their usage reflects overall usage within MCPS.

Don't get me wrong, MCPS admin has shown they're absolutely willing to lie. There just isn't anything credible refuting what they're saying.

There is-they simply don't want to pay for it. Not too hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are fully committed to the Remind app. (IMO that’s a useless app).

We like it as the school sends out stuff quickly and it works with the teachers who use it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Way more teachers use goguardian than Remind. The only one in my building using Remind is the SDT. No else sees the point and doesn’t want to use their personal phones for business use have another account to keep track of on top of mcpsmd.org mail and mcpsmd.net mail. Why expose yourself to 24 hour communication with students? Doesn’t make sense. We have no interest in contacting students through phone apps.

Never had a teacher use go guardian - are you in ES?

Some of our teachers use private apps for sports, which makes me very uncomfortable when they will not let parents on it (we check our kids phone).