APS - why are teachers so terrified?

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OMGAWD!!! MY FIVE YEAR OLD WON'T GET ANY DIFFERENTIATION ON ONE SUBJECT WHILE IN PERSON DURING A PANDEMIC!!! WOE IS ME!!!!

Chill TF out and let the teachers do their job. Your ridiculous hysterics aren't helping.

I really think the Glebe plan is so bad that posters can't even wrap their head around it. They are assuming that something reasonable is planned and jump in to support teachers, when they don't even understand how bad it really is.

^ this exactly. All of the condescending posts about “you get what you signed up for...” are “correcting” the previous posters based on their own false understanding of the glebe system. The problem is not really that all of the kids will still be on teams the whole day. I actually think having the whole class logged into a common system is a great idea. It’s creates a shared communication tool and everyone can “see” everyone else. It’s the fact that the TEACHER IN THE ROOM will be logged in to a separate teams meeting with 24 kids either at home or in person in the class NEXT DOOR teaching them, showing brain pops, answer questions, etc while the in 8-10 in person kids are logged in to a DIFFERENT TEAMS meeting using the $5 school kit non noise cancelling head phones trying to learn math. I know what concurrent is. This is not concurrent. Concurrent is kids are in person with their teacher and remote with their teacher all accessing the platforms together. The glebe plan requires a teacher to be a distracted classroom monitor to 8 kids while also teaching a different 24 kids.

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Anonymous wrote:At my school specials except PE will be virtual but those teachers are still working at school multiple days per week, they are just live in a classroom space. They don’t want one person to see hundreds of kids each week and be a vector.

For departmentalizing grades it’s likely similar. My school typically departmentalized upper grades in pairs. This year we are all not doing that because of virtual so now homeroom teachers do all subjects other than specials. That was up to each principal.

Just because a teacher is teaching your kid virtually doesn’t mean they aren’t in the building. Some things need to give.

Yes, the principal is choosing to keep departmentalization even if it means kids in K-5 won't receive half their core content in person and will be on their iPad for even more time. This is the decision that is the most objectionable.

We were told that PE would be virtual in the classroom with kids at their desks. No physical movements would be permitted because kids are only 6' apart. No materials can be provided to kids because there is no way to disinfect materials. This is also a really bad decision.

JFC. You complained when the kids were virtual. Now you complain when they are back.

It’s a FCKING pandemic. Your kid will be fine. YOU need to deal with it.

They're not back. They're still getting most instruction virtually because Glebe has decided in person education isn't important for K-5. It's a farce.

For months all we've heard is that the RTS will be different. Why didn't you pay any attention to that. It astounds me that you are surprised by this. Your kids ARE back in the school building. Stop complaining.

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Oh come on. One school in all of Arlington is making decisions that are unnecessary and far worse for students learning. APS administration should step in and tell Glebe to fall in line with other APS schools. There's no reason for the stupid made up rules the principal is putting in place.

Does the Glebe class changing allow for more differentiation? Or not?

No. It allows for much less dofferentiation because students are on their iPads for most classes. In person is better for differentiation.

You don't get it. 100% of the teacher's attention needs to be on conducting the class via DL. There will not be any differentiation between RTS kids and the DL kids. That has been very clear from the get-go. Stop making up stuff. If you want differentiated then you need to homeschool or find a private school that will take you. Otherwise stop beating this dead horse.

You think that you can bully your kid's teacher and principal into doing what you want. I support them 100% in holding firm.

-Signed, A Parent

K-2 isn't concurrent. Teaching them via teams doesn't make anything better for DL kids.

Stop being vindictive and hateful towards little kids who have had a crappy time in DL and really need in person.

Sigh. RIF. Not all RTS kids are K-2. And there are K-2 kids who are not having a "crappy" time in DL. Generally because they have parents who have a positive attitude intent on making it work. Sorry for your kid that you don't fall into that category.

This discussion was focused on K-2. I'm sorry if the PP couldn't keep up.

Parents can have had a great attitude about DL and still have a 5-7 yo who can't learn well via that method. I'm sorry you have no compassion for those kids. If there are kids who are doing great in DL, they will still have a dedicated DL teacher in K-2 (not concurrent) and they can keep having that great experience. This issue is about kids who need in person not having that option because of one principal's decision.

OMGAWD!!! MY FIVE YEAR OLD WON'T GET ANY DIFFERENTIATION ON ONE SUBJECT WHILE IN PERSON DURING A PANDEMIC!!! WOE IS ME!!!!

Chill TF out and let the teachers do their job. Your ridiculous hysterics aren't helping.

Flip that. My 5 yo will get 1-2 in person classes per day with the entire rest of the day on teams while the teacher does something else and there is no in class support.

Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

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We were told yesterday that at WMS the cafeteria will not have air filters. Teachers monitoring 100 kids unmasked have a right to be nervous.

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

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^ my MS kid

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Kids will only get the subject(s) taught by their homeroom teacher in person, so which class(es) are in person vary by homeroom and grade. For most it's 1-2 classes per grade.

In middle school, will the teacher watching the class be actively delivering concurrent content on a different topic to a second in person classroom plus a cohort of kids at home? Or is it essentially a staff member who is there and available to help?

Let's also keep in mind that the level of help and redirection needed for a 5-10 yo is different than for a middle schooler.

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Kids will only get the subject(s) taught by their homeroom teacher in person, so which class(es) are in person vary by homeroom and grade. For most it's 1-2 classes per grade.

In middle school, will the teacher watching the class be actively delivering concurrent content on a different topic to a second in person classroom plus a cohort of kids at home? Or is it essentially a staff member who is there and available to help?

Let's also keep in mind that the level of help and redirection needed for a 5-10 yo is different than for a middle schooler.

Also, elementary school doesn't have block schedules, so 1-2 classes is 1-1.5 hours of content at most.

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Kids will only get the subject(s) taught by their homeroom teacher in person, so which class(es) are in person vary by homeroom and grade. For most it's 1-2 classes per grade.

In middle school, will the teacher watching the class be actively delivering concurrent content on a different topic to a second in person classroom plus a cohort of kids at home? Or is it essentially a staff member who is there and available to help?

Let's also keep in mind that the level of help and redirection needed for a 5-10 yo is different than for a middle schooler.

Wouldn't your kid get at least ELA or math with the homeroom teacher?

Not sure what the in-person teacher will be doing - will let you know in two weeks.

[Anonymous]

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Kids will only get the subject(s) taught by their homeroom teacher in person, so which class(es) are in person vary by homeroom and grade. For most it's 1-2 classes per grade.

In middle school, will the teacher watching the class be actively delivering concurrent content on a different topic to a second in person classroom plus a cohort of kids at home? Or is it essentially a staff member who is there and available to help?

Let's also keep in mind that the level of help and redirection needed for a 5-10 yo is different than for a middle schooler.

Wouldn't your kid get at least ELA or math with the homeroom teacher?

Not sure what the in-person teacher will be doing - will let you know in two weeks.

No. In some grades students will only get science or social studies in person.

[Anonymous]

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Kids will only get the subject(s) taught by their homeroom teacher in person, so which class(es) are in person vary by homeroom and grade. For most it's 1-2 classes per grade.

In middle school, will the teacher watching the class be actively delivering concurrent content on a different topic to a second in person classroom plus a cohort of kids at home? Or is it essentially a staff member who is there and available to help?

Let's also keep in mind that the level of help and redirection needed for a 5-10 yo is different than for a middle schooler.

Wouldn't your kid get at least ELA or math with the homeroom teacher?

Not sure what the in-person teacher will be doing - will let you know in two weeks.

No. In some grades students will only get science or social studies in person.

Your 5yo at Glebe is only getting science and social studies in person?

ELA & math will both on the iPad?

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Kids will only get the subject(s) taught by their homeroom teacher in person, so which class(es) are in person vary by homeroom and grade. For most it's 1-2 classes per grade.

In middle school, will the teacher watching the class be actively delivering concurrent content on a different topic to a second in person classroom plus a cohort of kids at home? Or is it essentially a staff member who is there and available to help?

Let's also keep in mind that the level of help and redirection needed for a 5-10 yo is different than for a middle schooler.

Wouldn't your kid get at least ELA or math with the homeroom teacher?

Not sure what the in-person teacher will be doing - will let you know in two weeks.

No. In some grades students will only get science or social studies in person.

Your 5yo at Glebe is only getting science and social studies in person?

ELA & math will both on the iPad?

I don't have a 5 yo so I don't know that plan. For 4th grade, some students will only get social studies in person. The teachers are divided Reading / Math / Social Studies / Science and Writing. Only 1 of those 4 subjects is in person.

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Right. And? Haven't you been paying attention to what RTS might look like?

Is you kid getting reading, writing, or math in person? Is there an adult in the room with them?

Who TF cares if PE is on the iPad during a pandemic.

No, my kid will not be getting reading, writing and math in person. There is a teacher in the room, but she will be teaching one or two other separate groups of kids a different subject, not assisting the kids in her classroom.

This plan was never communicated by APS. It was first shared in our parent teacher conference at the end of last week. There hasn't been a single email from Glebe with the details. Parents who haven't asked specifically haven't been told. It is not the same plan as any other APS elementary school.

And, yes, I have been paying very close attention. Glebe is choosing a terrible bastardized version of the APS plan and it doesn't seem that parents are being told or that APS administration is paying attention.

Sounds like the middle school/high school plan.

What are the subjects she will get in person?

No, this is not the middle and high school plan. I have multiple kids in multiple grade levels and schools. HS and MS are (for the most part) having either kids or teachers move to be in person with their in person teacher teaching the subject they are scheduled for at the time. So you are learning Spanish from your Spanish teacher in the classroom with you while you are all logged into teams and interacting equally with the at home kids. Fine- totally reasonable definition and implementation of concurrent. The glebe plan is the equivalent of having the Spanish teacher loudly speaking and teaching Spanish at her desk while 8 kids sit 6-12 feet away on school issued headphones and try to learn math!

I agree- it’s such a crazy plan that other posters cannot even grasp the plan. Everyone keeps trying to correct the glebe parents with their own incorrect understanding of the glebe system!

It sounds like what my MS will be doing. Some teachers won't be there in person. Kids will be in a room with another teacher while the iPad teacher teaches to kids at home and in school.

What subjects will your kid get in person? Any?

Right- some middle school teachers will teaching from
Home because they have qualified for an ada. That’s great and a totally valid situation. And there will
Be a teacher/monitor in the room with the in person kids not their teacher. Again, totally reasonable. But here is the question- will that person in the middle school classroom with the kids while their teacher teaches remotely from home ALSO BE LOUDLY TEACHING ANOTHER SUBJECT to an additional group of students in another room/ at home?