Petition to provide a virtual option

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This takes resources away from other students.

Doesn't DC have a surplus of Federal Covid Funds precisely to re-open society as best able in Covid circumstances, which would include special educational measures necessitated by the emergency? My understanding is DC has been using these monies to do things like fund the 8 family shelters, which they should have had a revenue stream for already when they conceptualized and built them.

So you want to take money away from homeless shelters? That's your argument?

If that money wasn't meant to be used for homeless shelters, then yes, it should be used for the intended purpose. That's how government works.

So you do! Wow I didn't think you'd say it.

Please include in the petition that you'd like to take away money currently being used for homeless shelters to fund your virtual option.

By your logic, all tax money should be used for homeless shelters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
All public schools should provide a virtual option for the pandemic, then permanently to serve those populations for whom in-person has never worked: students with medical or behavioral needs, students in the performing arts or athletes, students who work... Public education means reaching ALL children, not just the easy majority.

There are already virtual options for those populations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This takes resources away from other students.

Doesn't DC have a surplus of Federal Covid Funds precisely to re-open society as best able in Covid circumstances, which would include special educational measures necessitated by the emergency? My understanding is DC has been using these monies to do things like fund the 8 family shelters, which they should have had a revenue stream for already when they conceptualized and built them.

So you want to take money away from homeless shelters? That's your argument?

If that money wasn't meant to be used for homeless shelters, then yes, it should be used for the intended purpose. That's how government works.

So you do! Wow I didn't think you'd say it.

Please include in the petition that you'd like to take away money currently being used for homeless shelters to fund your virtual option.

By your logic, all tax money should be used for homeless shelters.

No, you have poor logic or reading comprehension skills. You are literally saying that you'd like to take away money currently being used for homeless shelters to fund your virtual option. Welcome to public perception. You have lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Our children are being compelled to go back in person as scapegoats for getting infected, hospitalized…”

That is not what scapegoat means, like…at all. I used to teach remedial writing at a community college and it sounded like this.

She meant guinea pigs.

Embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This takes resources away from other students.

Doesn't DC have a surplus of Federal Covid Funds precisely to re-open society as best able in Covid circumstances, which would include special educational measures necessitated by the emergency? My understanding is DC has been using these monies to do things like fund the 8 family shelters, which they should have had a revenue stream for already when they conceptualized and built them.

So you want to take money away from homeless shelters? That's your argument?

If that money wasn't meant to be used for homeless shelters, then yes, it should be used for the intended purpose. That's how government works.

So you do! Wow I didn't think you'd say it.

Please include in the petition that you'd like to take away money currently being used for homeless shelters to fund your virtual option.

By your logic, all tax money should be used for homeless shelters.

That's not how thinking works, Jan.

[Anonymous]

I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

Cool cool, so you haven't listened to any of the teachers in this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

What would that look like? Are you suggesting simulcasting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

What would that look like? Are you suggesting simulcasting?

Pretty sure yes. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

What would that look like? Are you suggesting simulcasting?

Pretty sure yes. Sigh.

Simulcasting without the proper classroom camera technology is useless for inperson students. Sorry virtual devotees, no way our family will stay quiet of schools hint that they’ll do this again. It was a disaster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

You do it. You believe all you want that we will somehow get this magical option which simultaneously is and isn't simulcasting. If you believe hard enough, you could will it into existence! Just go ahead and manifest this for us. We're counting on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Homeschool.

https://osse.dc.gov/service/homeschooling-district-columbia

You are telling me to homeschool my 7 year old autistic child? I am not a special education teacher!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will sign the petition.
However, I believe the virtual option that kids need is one within their brick-and-mortar classroom, so that they can transition back into school smoothly mid-year, and quarantined kids can transition in and out of a virtual environment that is already up and running smoothly as well.

Cool cool, so you haven't listened to any of the teachers in this thread.

Thank you for pointing this out. I did simulcasting last year and I will never do it again. It was double the work and anytime it was simulcast time both sets of students would be less engaged. It’s not fair to me or my students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homeschool.

https://osse.dc.gov/service/homeschooling-district-columbia

You are telling me to homeschool my 7 year old autistic child? I am not a special education teacher!

Huh. Did the virtual resources work well for you last year? Every parent with a SN kid that I know said it was useless or a disaster, and really needs to have their kid in-person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homeschool.

https://osse.dc.gov/service/homeschooling-district-columbia

You are telling me to homeschool my 7 year old autistic child? I am not a special education teacher!

No one is suggesting that.

What is virtual school for your child like? Did you feel supported last year? Most Sped families I know were miserable in virtual last year and then very frustrated with limited IPL spots meant that many did not get IPL spots even once some were available.

It's just not clear to me how "a virtual option" aimed at the average student would solve your totally valid concerns. I fear that the students who would benefit most from anything DCPS provides would be those who already have lots of resources and simply want to avoid Covid risk. And most of those would be better off just homeschooling if their Covid concerns outweigh their interest in in-person school. I don't think your case is the average case.