Mcps no school wed and thursday

[Anonymous]

The only teacher that sent something out for my kid was their AP Seminar teacher who basically said, go and review all the stuff I gave you last week so we don't fall behind and waste time when we get back. There was nothing new given to them or really expected

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Anonymous wrote:Could they have prepared better by thinking how to do some instruction during a week-long shutdown? At lease make the effort, send textbooks, emails, assignments, ask kids to read X,Y,Z. Just for performance's sake, if not for real, since they are so good at performing - just look at the head of MCPS rapping in videos. The lack of care and focus on actual instruction and academics is staggering. Snow days just expose the dysfunction of the whole system.

I just wish parents cared this much about their kid's education when school is actually in session. It only mysteriously seems to happen when schools are closed.

More likely that kids are too busy working with expensive tutors to remediate the basic skills you failed to properly teach

You can get affordable tutoring online. We added extra sessions this week. Or, you can supplement at home, which is what we did in the early years.

My kid is too young to do online tutoring and needed someone with the right training

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Anonymous wrote:If there is school Friday, my kids will stay home if I’m unable to drive them. No f-ing way I’m putting them on the bus. Last storm their bus slid off the road.

Read their emergency message today..they are already hinting at a closure on Monday. No way they will open on Friday.

Can you quote this? I didn't see anything that referenced Monday.

They did not use the word "Monday" but they said parents should prepare for an "extended closure" and referenced the possibility of snow over the weekend.

The threat of snow over the weekend has all but disappeared. Even the GFS, which was the one remaining model forecasting significant snowfall, is starting to cave to the Euro. If MCPS can't open by Monday, it's such a miserable failure of the entire school system.

It’s not just MCPS. It’s the county.

Libraries and rec centers are open. I get schools are a much heavier lift than those, but MCPS Central Office is not.

If you have time to post here during the work day, you have time to watch your school aged kids. Put on the tv or iPad.

How do you figure?
Im at work, im essentail personnel, I also have downtime at work and access to the internet. Doesnt mean I can take the day off.
I do plan for childcare though, because when you are essential you have to. Spouse and I both worked on Sunday in the snow.

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Anonymous wrote:If there is school Friday, my kids will stay home if I’m unable to drive them. No f-ing way I’m putting them on the bus. Last storm their bus slid off the road.

Read their emergency message today..they are already hinting at a closure on Monday. No way they will open on Friday.

Can you quote this? I didn't see anything that referenced Monday.

They did not use the word "Monday" but they said parents should prepare for an "extended closure" and referenced the possibility of snow over the weekend.

The threat of snow over the weekend has all but disappeared. Even the GFS, which was the one remaining model forecasting significant snowfall, is starting to cave to the Euro. If MCPS can't open by Monday, it's such a miserable failure of the entire school system.

It’s not just MCPS. It’s the county.

Libraries and rec centers are open. I get schools are a much heavier lift than those, but MCPS Central Office is not.

If you have time to post here during the work day, you have time to watch your school aged kids. Put on the tv or iPad.

How do you figure?
Im at work, im essentail personnel, I also have downtime at work and access to the internet. Doesnt mean I can take the day off.
I do plan for childcare though, because when you are essential you have to. Spouse and I both worked on Sunday in the snow.

What do you do for childcare on days like today, specifically, and what does it cost?

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Anonymous wrote:If there is school Friday, my kids will stay home if I’m unable to drive them. No f-ing way I’m putting them on the bus. Last storm their bus slid off the road.

Read their emergency message today..they are already hinting at a closure on Monday. No way they will open on Friday.

Can you quote this? I didn't see anything that referenced Monday.

They did not use the word "Monday" but they said parents should prepare for an "extended closure" and referenced the possibility of snow over the weekend.

The threat of snow over the weekend has all but disappeared. Even the GFS, which was the one remaining model forecasting significant snowfall, is starting to cave to the Euro. If MCPS can't open by Monday, it's such a miserable failure of the entire school system.

It’s not just MCPS. It’s the county.

Libraries and rec centers are open. I get schools are a much heavier lift than those, but MCPS Central Office is not.

If you have time to post here during the work day, you have time to watch your school aged kids. Put on the tv or iPad.

How do you figure?
Im at work, im essentail personnel, I also have downtime at work and access to the internet. Doesnt mean I can take the day off.
I do plan for childcare though, because when you are essential you have to. Spouse and I both worked on Sunday in the snow.

So, you are being paid to work and not working....

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Anonymous wrote:I tried to dig out my car but it is incased in solid ice. I don’t have a driveway or garage but park on the street. I think I can get it out to drive to school but not sure how I will park when I get home. Teacher here. I may need to take Friday off if they open schools

They aren't going to open on Friday

I hope not. Day 3 of digging here.

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Anonymous wrote:If there is school Friday, my kids will stay home if I’m unable to drive them. No f-ing way I’m putting them on the bus. Last storm their bus slid off the road.

Read their emergency message today..they are already hinting at a closure on Monday. No way they will open on Friday.

Can you quote this? I didn't see anything that referenced Monday.

They did not use the word "Monday" but they said parents should prepare for an "extended closure" and referenced the possibility of snow over the weekend.

The threat of snow over the weekend has all but disappeared. Even the GFS, which was the one remaining model forecasting significant snowfall, is starting to cave to the Euro. If MCPS can't open by Monday, it's such a miserable failure of the entire school system.

It’s not just MCPS. It’s the county.

Libraries and rec centers are open. I get schools are a much heavier lift than those, but MCPS Central Office is not.

If you have time to post here during the work day, you have time to watch your school aged kids. Put on the tv or iPad.

How do you figure?
Im at work, im essentail personnel, I also have downtime at work and access to the internet. Doesnt mean I can take the day off.
I do plan for childcare though, because when you are essential you have to. Spouse and I both worked on Sunday in the snow.

So, you are being paid to work and not working....

How do you figure a few minutes of downtime means pp isn’t working?

[Anonymous]

After dinner tonight I think I am going to try to attack and remove some of the plow walls on the corners of streets by my house. Put snow in the back of my truck and dump it at the ball field at the end of the street. Try to get like 2 or 3 truck loads of snow removed to increase visibility and turning out of the neighborhood

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Anonymous wrote:Could they have prepared better by thinking how to do some instruction during a week-long shutdown? At lease make the effort, send textbooks, emails, assignments, ask kids to read X,Y,Z. Just for performance's sake, if not for real, since they are so good at performing - just look at the head of MCPS rapping in videos. The lack of care and focus on actual instruction and academics is staggering. Snow days just expose the dysfunction of the whole system.

I just wish parents cared this much about their kid's education when school is actually in session. It only mysteriously seems to happen when schools are closed.

More likely that kids are too busy working with expensive tutors to remediate the basic skills you failed to properly teach

You really thought you did something here,huh? Adorable.

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Any guesses for Friday??

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Anonymous wrote:Could they have prepared better by thinking how to do some instruction during a week-long shutdown? At lease make the effort, send textbooks, emails, assignments, ask kids to read X,Y,Z. Just for performance's sake, if not for real, since they are so good at performing - just look at the head of MCPS rapping in videos. The lack of care and focus on actual instruction and academics is staggering. Snow days just expose the dysfunction of the whole system.

I just wish parents cared this much about their kid's education when school is actually in session. It only mysteriously seems to happen when schools are closed.

More likely that kids are too busy working with expensive tutors to remediate the basic skills you failed to properly teach

You really thought you did something here,huh? Adorable.

Not nearly as helpful as the PP for sure

[Anonymous]

Some of the private schools are going back tomorrow (Thursday) with a two hour delay. So I think it’s possible MCPS does a two hour delay Friday. But they might just view a delayed Friday opening as not worth the effort.

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Anonymous wrote:Could they have prepared better by thinking how to do some instruction during a week-long shutdown? At lease make the effort, send textbooks, emails, assignments, ask kids to read X,Y,Z. Just for performance's sake, if not for real, since they are so good at performing - just look at the head of MCPS rapping in videos. The lack of care and focus on actual instruction and academics is staggering. Snow days just expose the dysfunction of the whole system.

I just wish parents cared this much about their kid's education when school is actually in session. It only mysteriously seems to happen when schools are closed.

More likely that kids are too busy working with expensive tutors to remediate the basic skills you failed to properly teach

Even the best teachers can't teach a rock how to read.

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Anonymous wrote:Any guesses for Friday??

Closed. Obviously.

[Anonymous]

Flakes for tonight's commute home