Private vs APS next year - will APS be in-person 5 days/week?

[Anonymous]

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“In-person” as in “childcare”.

Well for the past year many public “schools” weren’t even that so...

No, but they were teaching.

They were playing YouTube videos and directing kids to apps that look like they were built in 2000. Precious little teaching or learning occurred, at least at the elementary level.

No true. It was scaled back some from a typical (non-deadly-pandemic) year, but teachers were teaching and kids were learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
“In-person” as in “childcare”.

Well for the past year many public “schools” weren’t even that so...

No, but they were teaching.

They were playing YouTube videos and directing kids to apps that look like they were built in 2000. Precious little teaching or learning occurred, at least at the elementary level.

No true. It was scaled back some from a typical (non-deadly-pandemic) year, but teachers were teaching and kids were learning.

Are you referring to March - June or the regular part of the school year? There was NO teaching done March-June. I am very pro teachers and love my school but looking back its a shame at what APS had the teachers do. My 5th grade kid and friends are in the gifted class and were all laughing about it the other day. They said they didn't do their assignments because it was all review and they knew it wasn't being graded. We had a serious discussion about integrity after that but I couldn't believe that occured.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
“In-person” as in “childcare”.

Well for the past year many public “schools” weren’t even that so...

No, but they were teaching.

They were playing YouTube videos and directing kids to apps that look like they were built in 2000. Precious little teaching or learning occurred, at least at the elementary level.

No true. It was scaled back some from a typical (non-deadly-pandemic) year, but teachers were teaching and kids were learning.

Are you referring to March - June or the regular part of the school year? There was NO teaching done March-June. I am very pro teachers and love my school but looking back its a shame at what APS had the teachers do. My 5th grade kid and friends are in the gifted class and were all laughing about it the other day. They said they didn't do their assignments because it was all review and they knew it wasn't being graded. We had a serious discussion about integrity after that but I couldn't believe that occured.

Teachers have been teaching for the last several months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers have been teaching for the last several months.

Great to hear there were no consequences. So when can we out source these jobs to lower cost of living areas for the same result? I mean if remote doesn’t matter, it would help school budgets, we can actually afford to pay them more relative to cost of living, and invest in communities in need.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I think I'm going to go ahead with the private.

Even if APS gets to 4 days in person, asynchronous Mondays are a waste and it doesn't seem like they are going away. I am just not seeing enough indication that there will be 5 days in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I think I'm going to go ahead with the private.

Even if APS gets to 4 days in person, asynchronous Mondays are a waste and it doesn't seem like they are going away. I am just not seeing enough indication that there will be 5 days in person.

I don't think you will regret it. I wish we were in a position to do the same. I think my kids would really benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers have been teaching for the last several months.

Great to hear there were no consequences. So when can we out source these jobs to lower cost of living areas for the same result? I mean if remote doesn’t matter, it would help school budgets, we can actually afford to pay them more relative to cost of living, and invest in communities in need.

You must be on APE - so irrational.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I think I'm going to go ahead with the private.

Even if APS gets to 4 days in person, asynchronous Mondays are a waste and it doesn't seem like they are going away. I am just not seeing enough indication that there will be 5 days in person.

Great. BYE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I think I'm going to go ahead with the private.

Even if APS gets to 4 days in person, asynchronous Mondays are a waste and it doesn't seem like they are going away. I am just not seeing enough indication that there will be 5 days in person.

write to Northam - Begging to add the emergency clause and sign SB1303. This is the only way we will get 5 days. Duran needs to be forced to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would place importance on what switching schools back and forth, public to private and then back to public, will do to your kid, emotionally. We think kids are resilient and they generally are, but some kids don't make friends very easily. Even for the ones who do make friends easily, switching schools is a major life event. If you're going to do it once and then stay in a private school situation, then fine. But if it's only for one year and then you're doing another switch because of the cost, just don't do it. Hang in there with the public school. It's probably not going to be back to 100% normal this fall, but don't let your anxiety about it cloud your judgment. Things will be back to 100% in-person, 5-days per week by mid- to late- fall at the latest or parents will outright revolt. Spend the money on a tutor if you are worried about your son's academics. He can make up a lot of ground this summer, and some of the tutoring places are going to be in-person by then.

+1
And there are a lot of other things you can do with those tens of thousands of dollars that will benefit child more in long run

[Anonymous]

I'm probably naive but why do people think asynchronous Mondays will continue next year? It seemed like a policy put in place so that the two hybrid cohorts would each be in school for the same number of days, which leaves an extra day since there are an odd number of days in a school week. Has Duran or others mentioned they might keep asynch Mondays next year? Is the teacher's union specifically pushing for it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm probably naive but why do people think asynchronous Mondays will continue next year? It seemed like a policy put in place so that the two hybrid cohorts would each be in school for the same number of days, which leaves an extra day since there are an odd number of days in a school week. Has Duran or others mentioned they might keep asynch Mondays next year? Is the teacher's union specifically pushing for it?

I agree with you. Not to mention, the learning loss and significantly reduced educational hours for the past year are pretty obvious and clear. I don't think Northam would permit summer school and support asynchronous Mondays. It wouldn't make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm probably naive but why do people think asynchronous Mondays will continue next year? It seemed like a policy put in place so that the two hybrid cohorts would each be in school for the same number of days, which leaves an extra day since there are an odd number of days in a school week. Has Duran or others mentioned they might keep asynch Mondays next year? Is the teacher's union specifically pushing for it?

It won't.

And there is no teacher's union in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Go private. APS may open schools next year but it will be all review and catching up. It will not be a quality education. The children who are advanced will just slip through the cracks and get ignored. My 6th grader did not do much this year but still got straight A’s. These children need a solid education now. Private schools will give them grade level work and beyond. No more 4 day school weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go private. APS may open schools next year but it will be all review and catching up. It will not be a quality education. The children who are advanced will just slip through the cracks and get ignored. My 6th grader did not do much this year but still got straight A’s. These children need a solid education now. Private schools will give them grade level work and beyond. No more 4 day school weeks.

I hate to break it to you. But, pre-pandemic my kids did nothing in APS MS and got straight As. We went private for HS. Night and Day. The teachers also do full lectures even on days of DL, 5 days per week.