PSA: MCPS Chromebooks are a loan, not a gift
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Anonymous
That’s 20 bucks more than they had before. |
Anonymous
And what do you think will happen when the student’s family can’t afford the bill? Of course it will be written off. And it probably should be written off, unless you have real proof it was sold or intentionally stolen (which of course you won’t). But let’s not pretend that billing it to the student ID will make a lick of difference in most instances. |
Anonymous
I didn’t get a laptop issued by my district until my 6th year of teaching. And we only got them because of a grant. Some teachers I work with still don’t have one. You’d be surprised how many people in IT don’t have all the infrastructure at home to everything they do at work. My brother was at the store and the owner of a 40 person IT company was incredulous that he was having to buy WiFi cards for some employees. |
Anonymous
| Teacher from above. I didn’t have any computer to use my first six years. The computer teacher begged a local university for their hand me downs. Even my mom who knows nothing about technology said “This computer is really old.” Lol. I think I used it in college 15 yrs before. |
Anonymous
You’d be surprised how many people in IT don’t have all the infrastructure at home to everything they do at work. My brother was at the store and the owner of a 40 person IT company was incredulous that he was having to buy WiFi cards for some employees. Most it companies provide a computer. And reimburse for WiFi or cell phone or both if you work at home. If they don’t work at home, why would they have that set up but I think it’s strange not to have a computer or iPad at that level. You don’t buy WiFi cards. He was probably buying a hot spot or modem/ router. Mcps teachers get them but most of the teachers we have had bring their own because the chrome books are slow new and after a few years really slow. Not sure the love for them. |
Anonymous
People claiming upper middle here are making $150k to 700k. Your kids need a computer in middle and high school. Why not give them the tools they need. Warden Buffet lives very well and has what he needs. |
Anonymous
Kids having what they need makes teaching easier. |
Anonymous
I didn’t get a laptop issued by my district until my 6th year of teaching. And we only got them because of a grant. Some teachers I work with still don’t have one. Are you mcps? The discussion is mcps. |
Anonymous
I call troll. They could track the chrome book with the serial number, which I'm sure they're recording alongside the student ID. Also, who TF on ebay wants a six year old, grimy ass chrome book? Agree with the other PP - do those kids a favor and get yourself another job. - MCPS teacher |
Anonymous
You’d be surprised how many people in IT don’t have all the infrastructure at home to everything they do at work. My brother was at the store and the owner of a 40 person IT company was incredulous that he was having to buy WiFi cards for some employees. At my school only admins, team leaders, the RTSE, and IEP case managers get a MCPS-issued laptop. Even if you float, you don’t get one. So 85% of the professional staff use a device they personally own or share with another family member. If you have shared with a spouse or a child until now, it probably worked because you didn’t both need to be online at the same time. |
Anonymous
Doesn’t matter. It’s $20 more than they had before. And $20 they can use to purchase something else. |
Anonymous
I would call you a troll. If you actually work in MCPS, you would know that there is a shortage of qualified teachers. You would know that MCPS needs every teacher it can get. You wouldn’t be advocating teachers leave just because you don’t like to hear the truth - that families WILL be taking these Chromebooks and selling them. At least a few of them will. |
Anonymous
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My kids have that book about Kid Presidents. There is a blurb about how Kennedy used to steal milk bottles off of people’s front porches and then sell them back to make a nickel profit.
Look, kids do sh$t like this. Always have, always will. Impossible to expect MCPS to enforce that families return Chromebooks. I would definitely consider these Chromebooks to be ‘gifts’. |
Anonymous
Well, that's silly, PP. Why would you not use the library? Libraries are great. |
Anonymous
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My HS kid: "They're giving out uniforms during practice tomorrow."
Me (if I were DCUM Parent): "NO! They are LOANING uniforms during practice tomorrow! The uniforms are a LOAN, not a GIFT!" [My HS kid, internally: "No duh."] |