What about Monday?

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Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

Some of us have been out and about since day 1, because of dogs needing to be walked, etc, and "the conditions" are what they are. They are not going to change. Everyone is walking the icy snow without sinking. Everyone is getting salt stuck into their shoe treads and tracking it home. Dogs' paws need to be wiped because the salt is toxic. You dig your car out and you let your kid go to school. The only annoying thing at this point are the snow mounds that block some pedestrian crossings. You had time to get your kid solid boots to walk to school... but my husband navigates them in his worn and slippery sneakers. I am sure some kids will walk to school in inadequate shoes. They will survive, even though it's not ideal. The cold temperatures are fine, unless a bus doesn't arrive, but that's very unlikely next week.

This is how it is, PP. You cannot have perfect conditions all the time.

How will a bus arrive if the roads are not passable? Should parents be calling you when that happens??

The major thoroughfares are clear. If anything, MCPS should create central bus stops that avoid the smaller neighborhood streets right now. It works perfectly fine for the magnet schools.

Or just drive your kid or carpool with other parents. It's not that difficult.

It actually is difficult and when you don’t acknowledge it, you seem crazy and people will dismiss your posts. This is not an easy decision for MCPS. Opening schools with 50% students showing up is not a win for MCPS.

Tell me, all those parents who have to go to work and can't drive their kids to school -- what are they doing with their kids at home? Are the kids staying home alone? Because that's really so much better...

MCPS should be doing everything it can to get kids to school. Period.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

Some of us have been out and about since day 1, because of dogs needing to be walked, etc, and "the conditions" are what they are. They are not going to change. Everyone is walking the icy snow without sinking. Everyone is getting salt stuck into their shoe treads and tracking it home. Dogs' paws need to be wiped because the salt is toxic. You dig your car out and you let your kid go to school. The only annoying thing at this point are the snow mounds that block some pedestrian crossings. You had time to get your kid solid boots to walk to school... but my husband navigates them in his worn and slippery sneakers. I am sure some kids will walk to school in inadequate shoes. They will survive, even though it's not ideal. The cold temperatures are fine, unless a bus doesn't arrive, but that's very unlikely next week.

This is how it is, PP. You cannot have perfect conditions all the time.

How will a bus arrive if the roads are not passable? Should parents be calling you when that happens??

The major thoroughfares are clear. If anything, MCPS should create central bus stops that avoid the smaller neighborhood streets right now. It works perfectly fine for the magnet schools.

Or just drive your kid or carpool with other parents. It's not that difficult.

It actually is difficult and when you don’t acknowledge it, you seem crazy and people will dismiss your posts. This is not an easy decision for MCPS. Opening schools with 50% students showing up is not a win for MCPS.

50% is a win over 0%. You seem crazy when you don't acknowledge that.

But, but... equity! The 50% who go will learn more than the 50% who don't so no one should get to go to school then!

[Anonymous]

Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

I agree with this. It sucks to miss so much school but conditions are bad outside. Screaming and crying about it won’t change anything. Try meditation. Sometimes you have to just accept what Mother Nature throws at you. Our kids will be fine

Please tell me how those poor kids in Minnesota, Alaska, and Wisconsin ever survive! We should not be closed just because its cold and there's snow/ice on the ground. If that was the criteria, some states would never have school in the winter.

I believe the issue is, unlike the states you list, MD does not have the equipment easily distributed in the numbers it needs to along with the staff and resources that are needed to quickly and efficiently deal with this particular type of winter event. If you lived in MN then they plan for this sort of thing, have the equipment easy to access for all the schools and have the money attributed in their budgets for the resources needed, as it is expected year after year. Not the case here in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

And you should be reported for this.

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Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

Some of us have been out and about since day 1, because of dogs needing to be walked, etc, and "the conditions" are what they are. They are not going to change. Everyone is walking the icy snow without sinking. Everyone is getting salt stuck into their shoe treads and tracking it home. Dogs' paws need to be wiped because the salt is toxic. You dig your car out and you let your kid go to school. The only annoying thing at this point are the snow mounds that block some pedestrian crossings. You had time to get your kid solid boots to walk to school... but my husband navigates them in his worn and slippery sneakers. I am sure some kids will walk to school in inadequate shoes. They will survive, even though it's not ideal. The cold temperatures are fine, unless a bus doesn't arrive, but that's very unlikely next week.

This is how it is, PP. You cannot have perfect conditions all the time.

How will a bus arrive if the roads are not passable? Should parents be calling you when that happens??

The major thoroughfares are clear. If anything, MCPS should create central bus stops that avoid the smaller neighborhood streets right now. It works perfectly fine for the magnet schools.

Or just drive your kid or carpool with other parents. It's not that difficult.

It actually is difficult and when you don’t acknowledge it, you seem crazy and people will dismiss your posts. This is not an easy decision for MCPS. Opening schools with 50% students showing up is not a win for MCPS.

50% is a win over 0%. You seem crazy when you don't acknowledge that.

But, but... equity! The 50% who go will learn more than the 50% who don't so no one should get to go to school then!

Well, yes, that is their reasoning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

Some of us have been out and about since day 1, because of dogs needing to be walked, etc, and "the conditions" are what they are. They are not going to change. Everyone is walking the icy snow without sinking. Everyone is getting salt stuck into their shoe treads and tracking it home. Dogs' paws need to be wiped because the salt is toxic. You dig your car out and you let your kid go to school. The only annoying thing at this point are the snow mounds that block some pedestrian crossings. You had time to get your kid solid boots to walk to school... but my husband navigates them in his worn and slippery sneakers. I am sure some kids will walk to school in inadequate shoes. They will survive, even though it's not ideal. The cold temperatures are fine, unless a bus doesn't arrive, but that's very unlikely next week.

This is how it is, PP. You cannot have perfect conditions all the time.

How will a bus arrive if the roads are not passable? Should parents be calling you when that happens??

The major thoroughfares are clear. If anything, MCPS should create central bus stops that avoid the smaller neighborhood streets right now. It works perfectly fine for the magnet schools.

Or just drive your kid or carpool with other parents. It's not that difficult.

It actually is difficult and when you don’t acknowledge it, you seem crazy and people will dismiss your posts. This is not an easy decision for MCPS. Opening schools with 50% students showing up is not a win for MCPS.

50% is a win over 0%. You seem crazy when you don't acknowledge that.

But, but... equity! The 50% who go will learn more than the 50% who don't so no one should get to go to school then!

Well, yes, that is their reasoning.

And it is beyond stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

Why is the options teaching new material or a podcast? Why can't you review existing material with the kids who are there, maybe do enrichment activities that might be enjoyable for them and for you? You act like you want to punish people for expecting you to go to work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

And you should be reported for this.

Wait until march when i play college basketball games on the smart board during class

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

And you should be reported for this.

Wait until march when i play college basketball games on the smart board during class

"Why do parents hate teachers so much?"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

Some of us have been out and about since day 1, because of dogs needing to be walked, etc, and "the conditions" are what they are. They are not going to change. Everyone is walking the icy snow without sinking. Everyone is getting salt stuck into their shoe treads and tracking it home. Dogs' paws need to be wiped because the salt is toxic. You dig your car out and you let your kid go to school. The only annoying thing at this point are the snow mounds that block some pedestrian crossings. You had time to get your kid solid boots to walk to school... but my husband navigates them in his worn and slippery sneakers. I am sure some kids will walk to school in inadequate shoes. They will survive, even though it's not ideal. The cold temperatures are fine, unless a bus doesn't arrive, but that's very unlikely next week.

This is how it is, PP. You cannot have perfect conditions all the time.

How will a bus arrive if the roads are not passable? Should parents be calling you when that happens??

The major thoroughfares are clear. If anything, MCPS should create central bus stops that avoid the smaller neighborhood streets right now. It works perfectly fine for the magnet schools.

Or just drive your kid or carpool with other parents. It's not that difficult.

It actually is difficult and when you don’t acknowledge it, you seem crazy and people will dismiss your posts. This is not an easy decision for MCPS. Opening schools with 50% students showing up is not a win for MCPS.

Yes it is. It is really odd that you don’t see that. This is exactly like Covid - where parents expressed the desire to keep kids at home but changed that desire as soon as school opened. Open the schools and the kids will come.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

And you should be reported for this.

By whom? To whom? What do you think will be accomplished?

If the teacher is providing some kind of intellectual stimulation for her students, why do you care if it’s off the normal lesson plan? Some of my best lessons have been impromptu. New material that’s accessible and appealing to the students can yield lively class discussions and awaken new ideas and interests in kids that are otherwise apathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

Ok. The fact that you are a sh*t teacher doesn’t mean you can blackmail the schools to stay closed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like i said before, i refuse to teach new material if my classes have less than like 75% in attendance. We can open and i will just pop on a podcast for the kids to listen to

And you should be reported for this.

By whom? To whom? What do you think will be accomplished?

If the teacher is providing some kind of intellectual stimulation for her students, why do you care if it’s off the normal lesson plan? Some of my best lessons have been impromptu. New material that’s accessible and appealing to the students can yield lively class discussions and awaken new ideas and interests in kids that are otherwise apathetic.

What you're describing is far different than "I'm just going to put on a podcast" or "I'm going to play college basketball games on my whiteboard." If your principal was doing an observation of your classroom, are those really the activities you would choose?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are people actually trying to get over a WEEK off school? Look at the weather report - this ice is not going anywhere. You have had 8 days to dig your car out.

I think most of us are eager for our kids to get back at this point but some of us are actually concerned about the conditions out there. Believe it or not.

Some of us have been out and about since day 1, because of dogs needing to be walked, etc, and "the conditions" are what they are. They are not going to change. Everyone is walking the icy snow without sinking. Everyone is getting salt stuck into their shoe treads and tracking it home. Dogs' paws need to be wiped because the salt is toxic. You dig your car out and you let your kid go to school. The only annoying thing at this point are the snow mounds that block some pedestrian crossings. You had time to get your kid solid boots to walk to school... but my husband navigates them in his worn and slippery sneakers. I am sure some kids will walk to school in inadequate shoes. They will survive, even though it's not ideal. The cold temperatures are fine, unless a bus doesn't arrive, but that's very unlikely next week.

This is how it is, PP. You cannot have perfect conditions all the time.

How will a bus arrive if the roads are not passable? Should parents be calling you when that happens??

The major thoroughfares are clear. If anything, MCPS should create central bus stops that avoid the smaller neighborhood streets right now. It works perfectly fine for the magnet schools.

Or just drive your kid or carpool with other parents. It's not that difficult.

It actually is difficult and when you don’t acknowledge it, you seem crazy and people will dismiss your posts. This is not an easy decision for MCPS. Opening schools with 50% students showing up is not a win for MCPS.

Yes it is. It is really odd that you don’t see that. This is exactly like Covid - where parents expressed the desire to keep kids at home but changed that desire as soon as school opened. Open the schools and the kids will come.

It's fascinating to see how much of the patterns of all of this were set in COVID, including the same attacks on parents who have the audacity to think their kids should go to school.