MCPS Promoting Teleworking

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

You're just so uninformed and frankly, stupid...it's honestly sad to see someone so pathetic. Teachers don't give a sh*t who can work from home. No one is throwing tantrums other than you. You have made up this ridiculous version of teachers in your head as if its canon. Do better or get better. Or both.

Damn, you sound really angry

DP but they didn’t sound angry at all. Most people are sick of listening to morons like you. No ones angry about it, just tired of it. You should be tired of being proven wrong over and over, but stupidity runs deep.

Honey if you don't think yours and PPs posts sound angry I have to wonder how you treat people IRL.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

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Let’s try some nuance here. Not every telework employee is the head of IT. Plenty of ppl who can put that slide deck on a new initiative aside for a week, or who can miss the webinar on best practices in MTSS and get into a school for a few days to cover the sub shortage.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

More phony outrage over another non-issue...

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

Many parents are perfectly qualified too. Many we should require parents to do it like jury duty.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

Many parents are perfectly qualified too. Many we should require parents to do it like jury duty.

Except it would take the teleworking Central Office 6 months to process the paperwork and do the background check.

So much easier to pull staff from the Carver Center who are in house employees unless it’s beneath their title to actually walk into a school.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

+1.
Let’s try some nuance here. Not every telework employee is the head of IT. Plenty of ppl who can put that slide deck on a new initiative aside for a week, or who can miss the webinar on best practices in MTSS and get into a school for a few days to cover the sub shortage.

You miss the other posters point completely. They have jobs. School based admin? Yeah, principals should absolutely be stepping in, if nothing else, to refresh their dinosaur brains what teaching actually looks like now. Central office people have things to do. Just bc they can work remote doesn’t mean they don’t work. Welcome to 2022?

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

+1.
Let’s try some nuance here. Not every telework employee is the head of IT. Plenty of ppl who can put that slide deck on a new initiative aside for a week, or who can miss the webinar on best practices in MTSS and get into a school for a few days to cover the sub shortage.

You miss the other posters point completely. They have jobs. School based admin? Yeah, principals should absolutely be stepping in, if nothing else, to refresh their dinosaur brains what teaching actually looks like now. Central office people have things to do. Just bc they can work remote doesn’t mean they don’t work. Welcome to 2022?

There should be an entire admin rant. Admin have never experience what teachers are this year, but they’ll surely pretend their evaluations are useful or meaningful. Any admins here: you have no idea what this year is like in a classroom, no matter how many years you spent in a classroom, no matter your arrogance, you. Don’t. Have. Any. Right. To. Judge. This year is unreal.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

+1.
Let’s try some nuance here. Not every telework employee is the head of IT. Plenty of ppl who can put that slide deck on a new initiative aside for a week, or who can miss the webinar on best practices in MTSS and get into a school for a few days to cover the sub shortage.

You miss the other posters point completely. They have jobs. School based admin? Yeah, principals should absolutely be stepping in, if nothing else, to refresh their dinosaur brains what teaching actually looks like now. Central office people have things to do. Just bc they can work remote doesn’t mean they don’t work. Welcome to 2022?

There should be an entire admin rant. Admin have never experience what teachers are this year, but they’ll surely pretend their evaluations are useful or meaningful. Any admins here: you have no idea what this year is like in a classroom, no matter how many years you spent in a classroom, no matter your arrogance, you. Don’t. Have. Any. Right. To. Judge. This year is unreal.

+1 Except, there’s a huge difference between in school admins and Central Office admins. To the PP who says Principals should be dusting off their dinosaur brains to see what teaching actually looks like now has not stepped foot in schools this year. Principals have covered classes. Assistant Principals and in some instances, administrative assistants, counselors, etc. have covered classes. In January, at the school level it was all hands on deck with shortages so deep that students were placed in the auditorium so hundreds of students could be supervised by a few staff members. Not teaching. Just babysitting.

Central Office needs to come out of their ivory tower and gain a new perspective. It might help to reprioritize where funding should go in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

You're just so uninformed and frankly, stupid...it's honestly sad to see someone so pathetic. Teachers don't give a sh*t who can work from home. No one is throwing tantrums other than you. You have made up this ridiculous version of teachers in your head as if its canon. Do better or get better. Or both.

Damn, you sound really angry

Weak troll. LOL.

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It’s a bit funny how parents who work at home demand others go in person.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

Factual. Central office administrators are already subbing right now. You’re out of touch.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

Factual. Central office administrators are already subbing right now. You’re out of touch.

One depart head was a bus aide.

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Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

It is really stupid that teachers get so upset when other people can work from home. They are like children who throw tantrums when someone else gets a cookie and they don't. And our policymakers give into them.

Sigh. And this is why teachers are quitting in droves. Parents such as you.

Not PP - but who says that the comment was made about a parent? Sounds like someone in Central Office to me since they are the ones who are working virtually right now.

I’m in agreement with the PP - Why staff who are working remotely are not stepping up and helping to cover the vacancies at the school level?

It’s obviously a parent. Moving forward, what.. you want the head of IT to be a sub for a day? Delusional…

They could sub for computer science classes.

The head of IT is busy being the head of IT. What’s so hard to understand here? Just because people work in a school district, doesn’t automatically make them substitute teachers. Parents sitting on their ass at home? They absolutely should be signing up.

There are plenty of people in Central Office who have PhDs in education and used to be teachers at one point in time. They are perfectly qualified to chip in for a day. See how their policies are working for the frontline workers.

Even those without education degrees can substitute for a day or a few classes.

Sure they have other duties but school staff are having to cover extra responsibilities. There’s no reason IT can’t chip in for a day.

Many parents are perfectly qualified too. Many we should require parents to do it like jury duty.

I heard about this proposal. Speaks to how self centered teachers are that they think schools are the only places with staff shortages (parents also work, including mother's, I know how y'all resent that unless it's a teacher).

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Btw I have a suggestion for MCEA - tell your members to stop publicly bashing parents on social media. I promise, it's not a good look and will not serve you well. It's fine to vent in private to fellow teachers (I'll call you educators when you stop referring to child care workers as "babysitters").