What are your thoughts on missing a couple days of the first week of virtual learning for this?

[Anonymous]

Go OP! One pivot I've made is the commitment to not forgoing special memories for school schedules. Before the pandemic, I was the type of parent that followed every school rule to a tee and never missed to travel abroad and visit family. But, if I could keep my kid learning and finish out the last semester of the school year when school stopped teaching my kid anything new, I suppose a few days of missed school will be a piece of cake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the record, we aren’t DC local. Last fall it was announced that a state park in our area was building “glamping” yurts. They are super cute with nets over the bed safari-style and string lights throughout, and my DDs and I anticipated visiting. Then COVID happened and they weren’t taking reservations, but then they were and sold out almost immediately. We entered a lottery for cancelations, and we got one. But the girls (10, 8) would have to miss W, Th, F of the first week of virtual school. No WiFi, reviews say spotty cell service. FWIW, you do bring your own bedding and they promise to do thorough cleaning between guests.

Give me your honest thoughts!

I wouldn't want that to be the teachers' first impressions of our family. I think your girls would be fine, but the teachers would definitely remember that you didn't take their work seriously.

[Anonymous]

Where is this? I want to go too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record, we aren’t DC local. Last fall it was announced that a state park in our area was building “glamping” yurts. They are super cute with nets over the bed safari-style and string lights throughout, and my DDs and I anticipated visiting. Then COVID happened and they weren’t taking reservations, but then they were and sold out almost immediately. We entered a lottery for cancelations, and we got one. But the girls (10, 8) would have to miss W, Th, F of the first week of virtual school. No WiFi, reviews say spotty cell service. FWIW, you do bring your own bedding and they promise to do thorough cleaning between guests.

Give me your honest thoughts!

I wouldn't want that to be the teachers' first impressions of our family. I think your girls would be fine, but the teachers would definitely remember that you didn't take their work seriously.

I'm sure they wouldn't be the only one. I doubt half the teachers are going to take their work seriously. I'm sure the teachers will get over it if the kids are involved in subsequent weeks.

And for that matter, with this age range I would think a lot of kids would be missing any live instruction that's going on. That's young enough that many kids will end up in daycares while parents work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go if you must but DON’T YOU DARE hold up the works later with tech and logistical questions! Sit by your daughters and figure it out for them if you have to.

This. And zero complaints/comments from your DDs either. Not fair to their peers.

[Anonymous]

Definitely go! Seems like a no brainer, a fun camping experience with the family versus some bullshit zoom meetings. DL isn’t real school, if your teacher is a pain in the butt about it just log on for a few minutes from your phone for “attendance” purposes. Our neighbors headed for a late beach trip for a week the first week of school and had a great time and kids didn’t miss out on anything that they couldn’t pick up from watching a few prerecorded videos.

[Anonymous]

In a normal year I would say no, you should have planned your dates better and a camping trip is not worth missing most of the first week of school. However, given the dearth of fun, Covid-safe activities this summer and the fact that it’s DL, I say, go for it! Don’t even worry about logging in - just have a blast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Skip school, do something the girls will love. This is going to be a long fall for everyone.

Agree, NBD.

Can’t wait for the politics and krap in this city to be over, or muted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I am not taking time out to give you and your kids extra attention. We are all stressed and I would like to go on vacay to the first couple days of school. We are taking attendance, you know.

Agree to find some wifi away from your yurt for a few hours to go to school.

I’m sure you didn’t bother to give anyone extra attention before, so, why bother now? Oh, and big threats with attendance...ohhh, I know I’m scared! Bring us all before the virtual truancy board.

After a few weeks of this DL garbage, you’re going to be lucky to have 50% of the kids zooming in.

But I wonder will they also be going to virtual principal room, virtual nurse room and what other virtual stuff there could be

[Anonymous]

“Our internet broke...it’s going to take 3 days to fix.”