My kids are more comfortable at home

[Anonymous]

I prefer virtual because as a molecular biologist who has studied viruses and pandemics, I know that our current "very high" risk level and future trends due to more transmissible and deadlier variants, do not place us in ideal "open schools" territory just yet. People like to ignore the fact that the CDC does not advocate for a return to school unless stringent conditions are met.

Hybrid is a valiant effort by schools, and I can't say enough about teachers' and administrators' goodwill and hard work. However I'm not sure it's worth the stress and effort considering how many in-person days there are left in the year, unless we think of it as an exercise to prepare us for the fall.

I look forward to fully open schools, and I REALLY, REALLY HOPE that Novavax and other vaccine makers will come out with teen vaccines in late summer, and possibly late 2021 for the younger kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Is the most selfish, irresponsible reason for keeping schools closed or staying distance learning.

Because you are privileged and lucky - or maybe your kids are awkward socially and prefer not to interact - is not a good reason that thousands of children should get a subpar education. Many are left alone all day long because their parents have to work. Most children whose parents don't have the resources for tutors and extra help are not learning a thing. Children are gaining weight and getting depressed from not leaving their houses all day - not everyone has a park or a big backyard they can go to.

So at least on this board, can we agree that just because you prefer it, it doesn't make it better?

Do you realize that you sound like an ass?

DP. I have a kid like that and aren't offended at all. There's a safety in a kid's home based learning space that isn't always a good thing.

Am not offended

It’s not about you then.

OP faked concern over the struggles of some families just to completely dismiss the struggles of the others.

It’d be much more honest to say that look, my child is more comfortable at school, why does DL take preference? Let’s try to accommodate all the kids to the best of our ability. Case closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one is saying it’s better. It’s what they prefer. If someone wants to stay virtual because their kids prefer it, is there any skin off your back since it gives your kid a spot to be in a classroom?

This. I don't understand OP's reasoning at all. Otherwise, if everyone came back all at once, there would be guaranteed Covid shutdowns and spread, making everything more changeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is saying it’s better. It’s what they prefer. If someone wants to stay virtual because their kids prefer it, is there any skin off your back since it gives your kid a spot to be in a classroom?

This. I don't understand OP's reasoning at all. Otherwise, if everyone came back all at once, there would be guaranteed Covid shutdowns and spread, making everything more changeable.

Not OP, but this post is on the general schools board. Some teachers at private school have been teaching in person all year. With mitigation measure established and working, many would prefer that students without personal or family health reasons for remaining in DL, come to school in person. Most teachers did not choose this profession to teach virtually, and absolutely hate concurrent teaching.

[Anonymous]

My DC is choosing DL and I totally agree.

[Anonymous]

I agree, OP.

I hope schools discontinue remote learning options next year. It is a drain on school resources and limits their ability to serve the well being of everyone else. This semester should be the last of it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids' virtual learning experience is better than what hybrid/concurrent instruction will be.

The default is in person? OK. When they go back to fully in person, my student will return if it is safe (I'm mostly concerned about spread on the buses and at lunch).

I see no point to sending them back for 2 days/week of concurrent instruction. It doesn't solve any problem I have.

AH, and therein lies the rub. (bolded)

You see, PP, some of us are desperate to get our kids back to school to solve problems THEY have. It is not about us, the parents.

If you don't see any point to having your kids in a classroom, even a modified situation, so that they can interact with peers and adults outside the home, plus enjoy some of the million nuances a day we all benefit from in human interaction, I don't know what to tell you. Except that I feel very, very sorry for your kids.

Works both ways. My kids don't miss the troublemakers in class that bully, have obvious anger issues, can't follow simple directions in high school, and disruptive, and distract the kids from actually learning.

Maybe if their parents addresses their kids issues, instead of heading off to their high paid job to escape, to pay for a house they can't afford, people would feel differently -- including teachers. Your kids need your positive attention, not to bring the fighting ways they see at home to the school. I know I speak of a particular FCPS population here, but it is real, and it is brutal, and I am tired of hearing from the whiny parents who don't want to parent.

Those are some weird, really specific digs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I prefer virtual because as a molecular biologist who has studied viruses and pandemics, I know that our current "very high" risk level and future trends due to more transmissible and deadlier variants, do not place us in ideal "open schools" territory just yet. People like to ignore the fact that the CDC does not advocate for a return to school unless stringent conditions are met.

Hybrid is a valiant effort by schools, and I can't say enough about teachers' and administrators' goodwill and hard work. However I'm not sure it's worth the stress and effort considering how many in-person days there are left in the year, unless we think of it as an exercise to prepare us for the fall.

I look forward to fully open schools, and I REALLY, REALLY HOPE that Novavax and other vaccine makers will come out with teen vaccines in late summer, and possibly late 2021 for the younger kids.

Hahahaha! Guys! Guys! Related Fields is back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is saying it’s better. It’s what they prefer. If someone wants to stay virtual because their kids prefer it, is there any skin off your back since it gives your kid a spot to be in a classroom?

This. I don't understand OP's reasoning at all. Otherwise, if everyone came back all at once, there would be guaranteed Covid shutdowns and spread, making everything more changeable.

no. not guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree, OP.

I hope schools discontinue remote learning options next year. It is a drain on school resources and limits their ability to serve the well being of everyone else. This semester should be the last of it.

+100

[Anonymous]

Other school districts are making it difficult for parents to keep their kids at home for precisely this reason. Continued DL is a drain on all the resources - and parents need to be urged to send their kids back asap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I prefer virtual because as a molecular biologist who has studied viruses and pandemics, I know that our current "very high" risk level and future trends due to more transmissible and deadlier variants, do not place us in ideal "open schools" territory just yet. People like to ignore the fact that the CDC does not advocate for a return to school unless stringent conditions are met.

Hybrid is a valiant effort by schools, and I can't say enough about teachers' and administrators' goodwill and hard work. However I'm not sure it's worth the stress and effort considering how many in-person days there are left in the year, unless we think of it as an exercise to prepare us for the fall.

I look forward to fully open schools, and I REALLY, REALLY HOPE that Novavax and other vaccine makers will come out with teen vaccines in late summer, and possibly late 2021 for the younger kids.

Hahahaha! Guys! Guys! Related Fields is back!

i can't wait to hear more about what molecular biology and related fields have to say about the hard work and goodwill of teachers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids' virtual learning experience is better than what hybrid/concurrent instruction will be.

The default is in person? OK. When they go back to fully in person, my student will return if it is safe (I'm mostly concerned about spread on the buses and at lunch).

I see no point to sending them back for 2 days/week of concurrent instruction. It doesn't solve any problem I have.

AH, and therein lies the rub. (bolded)

You see, PP, some of us are desperate to get our kids back to school to solve problems THEY have. It is not about us, the parents.

If you don't see any point to having your kids in a classroom, even a modified situation, so that they can interact with peers and adults outside the home, plus enjoy some of the million nuances a day we all benefit from in human interaction, I don't know what to tell you. Except that I feel very, very sorry for your kids.

I don't see enough of a point to a return to in person for two days, for my child, when in-person will be concurrent instruction. I don't. Virtual instruction is working OK for my child, and I do not believe that in person concurrent instruction will improve her ability to interact with peers or other adults. She gets plenty of human interaction right now in other ways (outdoors, with friends, with her family.)

I want school to go back to normal, yes. But normal means in person instruction -- NOT hybrid/concurrent Zoom school. I don't feel it is worth the long bus ride and dealing with all the rules and all day mask wearing she will have to go through. Just for a few weeks of Zoom school in the classroom... and most of that time with be state testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids' virtual learning experience is better than what hybrid/concurrent instruction will be.

The default is in person? OK. When they go back to fully in person, my student will return if it is safe (I'm mostly concerned about spread on the buses and at lunch).

I see no point to sending them back for 2 days/week of concurrent instruction. It doesn't solve any problem I have.

AH, and therein lies the rub. (bolded)

You see, PP, some of us are desperate to get our kids back to school to solve problems THEY have. It is not about us, the parents.

If you don't see any point to having your kids in a classroom, even a modified situation, so that they can interact with peers and adults outside the home, plus enjoy some of the million nuances a day we all benefit from in human interaction, I don't know what to tell you. Except that I feel very, very sorry for your kids.

I don't see enough of a point to a return to in person for two days, for my child, when in-person will be concurrent instruction. I don't. Virtual instruction is working OK for my child, and I do not believe that in person concurrent instruction will improve her ability to interact with peers or other adults. She gets plenty of human interaction right now in other ways (outdoors, with friends, with her family.)

I want school to go back to normal, yes. But normal means in person instruction -- NOT hybrid/concurrent Zoom school. I don't feel it is worth the long bus ride and dealing with all the rules and all day mask wearing she will have to go through. Just for a few weeks of Zoom school in the classroom... and most of that time with be state testing.

And that's fine. You don't have to send your kids back. But everyone else who wants to should be able to go.

[Anonymous]

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And that's fine. You don't have to send your kids back. But everyone else who wants to should be able to go.

No one said they shouldn't. Although in my child's case, 90% of her friends say they also aren't returning to in person this school year. So those who do return should face safer classrooms due to less density, but not as much social interaction.