NYC parents vs DC parents
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Anonymous
But you do understand this mean that 18 people are quarantining meaning not in school watching kids in mask doing DL so parents can have their "freedom". Again no disrespect for the parents who are shift workers and need this option. But still only 50% of the spots available are being used so this isn't a high demand for most people. |
Anonymous
16 kids in quarantine means that 16 kids now have to shift their schedule and stuff and do DL at home; families have to quarantine (so no shift work for parents); no parks for kids. What a great start. how many kids are doing this now and 16 are out? Is this a success or a failure? |
Anonymous
So, their failed experiment looks like our every day? Not sure you're making the point you think you are. |
Anonymous
| OP, I agree with you. But we're missing coordination and organization of parents who wants schools to reopen. If someone wanted to take the reins and start some sort of organized group to advocate for schools to reopen, then other parents would probably join. It would take some time and energy to start this though. |
Anonymous
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Oh yay! Another thread of entitled parents ranting about the pandemic.
It sucks for everyone. Why do you think you would be spared? |
Anonymous
Because I don't accept that people who have money for private or are in Catholic schools (or in publics in other states) are somehow more resistant to the virus. |
Anonymous
Catholic schools have required faculty and staff to sign liability waivers. Private school families that are not adhering to guidelines are being kicked out (see the Kushners) but generally speaking private school families have higher levels of education and social trust and less exposure due to their jobs. Not comparable to DCPS. |
Anonymous
Public schools EVERYWHERE are open - in the US and internationally. You're copping out. DCPS serves kids who need to be in school the most; therefore, they should be making the biggest effort. The real reason we're not in school is the teacher's union refusing to do it, not any of the things you listed. |
Anonymous
DCPS is open. It’s open via DL. You just don’t like it. |
Anonymous
I don't "like" it because it's failing a huge proportion of kids. It's not "open" by any meaningful standard. |
Anonymous
This! |
Anonymous
OP, I also have an early elementary child who is new to her DCPS school, and I can't agree more. And our school has made no effort to help. The attitude seems to be to let parents figure it out on their own, but as a new family, we feel completely on our own. I feel particularly bad for our kid, because she knows that if she were in school in-person, she could be making friends, but DL doesn't facilitate that in any way. It might be sufficient for older kids to keep in touch with friends from prior years, but for kids this age (5-6) who don't already know each other, there's just no way for them to develop relationships. I honestly feel equally frustrated with the union and DCPS itself. I do think the union has acted unreasonably at times, and I especially feel that their rhetoric has been divisive at a time when it's particularly unproductive. I can support teachers and want them to have reasonable safety measures, and also want schools to open, and those are not inconsistent positions. But DCPS and Bowser have been equally terrible, and are too happy to blame the union for a lot of stuff that isn't their fault at all. The union is not the reason DL is so inadequate and bad -- that's due to Central Office policies that ignore what teachers know is the better pedagogical approach. And the union isn't at fault for DCPS's terrible communication, and their refusal to really engage parents and teachers on what is working (and what is very much not) and how best to meet the needs of kids and families. Honestly, if DCPS had engaged parents early and listened, I think they would have had an easier time negotiating with the union. Part of the problem is that they kept everyone in the dark and then when they announced things, teachers and parents alike were confused and frustrated. I do think there is some political posturing among parents (some people claim to love DL or act like opening schools is an automatic death sentence, which it clearly is not) but I also think a lot of parents sided with teachers because they know them, they actually talk to them, and DCPS has offered so little in the way of communication or leadership. What a mess. |
Anonymous
What exactly do you think DCPS central did to interfere with the DL approaches? My understanding is that schools and teachers have a ton of latitude. I'm not sure that it makes sense to blame DCPS for how DL is being executed. As for what DCPS could have done differently ... I think they have done multiple parent surveys, and were negotiating with WTU all summer. So I'm not sure what else they could have done. Maybe they could have accepted that they would have to make bigger concessions to the WTU from the get-go. But given that many urban districts are in the same position, I'm not ready to conclude there is something uniquely bad about DCPS. I do with they had pulled off what Detroit did or Rhode Island is doing now. |
Anonymous
| You privileged white folk are crazy. Come on here and bitch all you want but school isn’t opening anytime soon. Get used to being with your annoying ass kids that you clearly hate so much you would send them into school...even after people tested positive with less than a week of CARE classroom. You all need a reality check! |
Anonymous
How do you know its failing a huge proportion of kids? |