A word to Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post on 'Schools MUST ReOpen' - F off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

You are so out of touch pp. I can say that I want schools to re-open, at least in a hybrid mode so each family can choose what they feel comfortable with. That said, I know from my conversations with people from lower income (cleaning lady, service people, grocery store workers and similar) that I have chit chat with, they ALL were deciding to keep their kids at home when there an option/choice was still possible. These people generally do not trust the system to care for their children in case "something" happens. They thing they will get screwed over - and honestly, who can blame them?

Plus, these people usually live in multigenerational homes and have older relatives to worry about (and by extent, someone to "watch" their kids).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

No. What's stupid is that none of you understand the difference between an opinion piece and regular reporting by the Post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

No, pay your own way for a school. I'm not paying into a public school system to reimburse your charter experience. FU

I’m pulling my kid out of public do I pay into a public school system that does nothing for me but still wants my tax dollars? Why don’t you pay your own way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

You are so out of touch pp. I can say that I want schools to re-open, at least in a hybrid mode so each family can choose what they feel comfortable with. That said, I know from my conversations with people from lower income (cleaning lady, service people, grocery store workers and similar) that I have chit chat with, they ALL were deciding to keep their kids at home when there an option/choice was still possible. These people generally do not trust the system to care for their children in case "something" happens. They thing they will get screwed over - and honestly, who can blame them?

Plus, these people usually live in multigenerational homes and have older relatives to worry about (and by extent, someone to "watch" their kids).

Your cleaning lady, nanny, service people? Yes, I'm the one whose out of touch here.

[Anonymous]

If you're saying public school parents would leave public schools en masse, given the choice, isn't taking away the choice the worst thing you could do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

You are so out of touch pp. I can say that I want schools to re-open, at least in a hybrid mode so each family can choose what they feel comfortable with. That said, I know from my conversations with people from lower income (cleaning lady, service people, grocery store workers and similar) that I have chit chat with, they ALL were deciding to keep their kids at home when there an option/choice was still possible. These people generally do not trust the system to care for their children in case "something" happens. They thing they will get screwed over - and honestly, who can blame them?

Plus, these people usually live in multigenerational homes and have older relatives to worry about (and by extent, someone to "watch" their kids).

Your cleaning lady, nanny, service people? Yes, I'm the one whose out of touch here.

OMG that post was hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

You are so out of touch pp. I can say that I want schools to re-open, at least in a hybrid mode so each family can choose what they feel comfortable with. That said, I know from my conversations with people from lower income (cleaning lady, service people, grocery store workers and similar) that I have chit chat with, they ALL were deciding to keep their kids at home when there an option/choice was still possible. These people generally do not trust the system to care for their children in case "something" happens. They thing they will get screwed over - and honestly, who can blame them?

Plus, these people usually live in multigenerational homes and have older relatives to worry about (and by extent, someone to "watch" their kids).

Your cleaning lady, nanny, service people? Yes, I'm the one whose out of touch here.

OMG that post was hilarious.

Not PP but she didn't say it was her cleaning lady, nanny, or service people. She wasn't speaking for them, she was relaying what they said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

You are so out of touch pp. I can say that I want schools to re-open, at least in a hybrid mode so each family can choose what they feel comfortable with. That said, I know from my conversations with people from lower income (cleaning lady, service people, grocery store workers and similar) that I have chit chat with, they ALL were deciding to keep their kids at home when there an option/choice was still possible. These people generally do not trust the system to care for their children in case "something" happens. They thing they will get screwed over - and honestly, who can blame them?

Plus, these people usually live in multigenerational homes and have older relatives to worry about (and by extent, someone to "watch" their kids).

Your cleaning lady, nanny, service people? Yes, I'm the one whose out of touch here.

PP here - I don't have a nanny but I do have a cleaning lady who comes 2x/month - so what if I can spend $300.00 per month on cleaning services? Some people choose to buy at whole foods or rent a nice vacation home at OBX or whatever. I chose a cleaning lady 2x/month.

And yes, I have had service people come in since this all began - from the top of my head, I had an electrician, the guy from weed/mosquito control and I have had contact with many cashiers at grocery stores - even because I worked a bit as an instacart shopper at the beginning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

No. What's stupid is that none of you understand the difference between an opinion piece and regular reporting by the Post.

+1 wapo article.. no consensus in the medical community on how much children (<10 yrs) spread covid.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/heres-what-we-know-about-kids-and-covid-19/2020/08/10/ed6f724c-dac2-11ea-b4f1-25b762cdbbf4_story.html

[Anonymous]

+1 that everyone should get a voucher that they can use however they choose. That could be public school, charter school, a partial contribution towards private school tuition, or homeschool funds for student extracurriculars and teaching resources (probably with the student testing and $ reimbursements done through a charter school, like in California).

I don't know why so many on DCUM jump to the idea of private schools all the time when people talk about vouchers. The big thing will be charters. They have independent funding and are independently run. They get the same educational outcomes with greater student and parent satisfaction for less money. It's amazing how much money you have to spend on the kids when you're not spending $$$ on countless layers and levels of paper pushers. They can focus on serving particular types of students who are trying to achieve particular outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

No, pay your own way for a school. I'm not paying into a public school system to reimburse your charter experience. FU

So if URM can't afford to pay in the system, they shouldn't be given choices?

Politicians opposed to vouchers feel that choice is for the sacrificing middle class and those who can more easily afford it.

If you don't have the money for a private school you shut up and send your kids where they order, even as they keep their own out of failing schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 that everyone should get a voucher that they can use however they choose. That could be public school, charter school, a partial contribution towards private school tuition, or homeschool funds for student extracurriculars and teaching resources (probably with the student testing and $ reimbursements done through a charter school, like in California).

I don't know why so many on DCUM jump to the idea of private schools all the time when people talk about vouchers. The big thing will be charters. They have independent funding and are independently run. They get the same educational outcomes with greater student and parent satisfaction for less money. It's amazing how much money you have to spend on the kids when you're not spending $$$ on countless layers and levels of paper pushers. They can focus on serving particular types of students who are trying to achieve particular outcomes.

Especially for Deaf and visually impaired students. Tons of data showing these kids do better in schools that cater to Deaf or visually impaired. Yet they're stuck as Special needs in public schools getting subpar assistance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

Underprivileged kids suffer the most from COVID too.

What does AOC helping her goddaughter choose a public school have to do with vouchers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

Underprivileged kids suffer the most from COVID too.

What does AOC helping her goddaughter choose a public school have to do with vouchers?

Maybe the same choice the rich and powerful have should be afforded to everyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is stupid. Underprivileged kids suffer the most from school closures.

I personally think all tuition dollars should be converted to vouchers. Let parents choose where to send their kids. What the public school system needs is a little competition. Even Alexandria Ocasio Cortes got her god daughter into a charter school.

No, pay your own way for a school. I'm not paying into a public school system to reimburse your charter experience. FU

I’m pulling my kid out of public do I pay into a public school system that does nothing for me but still wants my tax dollars? Why don’t you pay your own way?

This. I'm sick of paying for public schools my kids never use, and continually being told I'm not doing enough for other people's kids. It's time for vouchers. It's time for more choice.