Allegedly there are several options for the fall none of which include being back full time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Argghhh! I teach three new specialty courses. So no county resources for me.

I plan to prepare as 100% DL with hands on activities for in-school. It won't be realistic for me to teach three courses two different ways.

I’m in a similar boat. I don’t want to put myself, but I am one of two people in the MCPS who teach my course. I’ll have to rewrite lessons all summer. And learn Synergy. And learn MyMCPS Classroom (Canvas).

[Anonymous]

I think there are a lot of us like this in the Tech and science magnet courses. Multiple solo teacher preps with no PLCs to share the load with planning lessons.

[Anonymous]

The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

I’m not talking about after-school. I’m talking about in the school, during school hours for a teacher who is physically unable to teach in person. Let them teach online. Let the kids learn online together (socially distant), supervised by trained college age young adults, who can also take them outside to play etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I suggested this based on an op-Ed from out West and y’all laughed at me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

Two hours a day, five days a week is not a gap year program AND will interfere with many other things they might be doing (other paid employment, classes, etc.).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I suggested this based on an op-Ed from out West and y’all laughed at me.

Wasn’t me! But we’re running out of time. Teach for America, Peace Corps and Americorp could also step up here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

Two hours a day, five days a week is not a gap year program AND will interfere with many other things they might be doing (other paid employment, classes, etc.).

What other paid employment? Do you think the stores and restaurants are hiring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

I’m not talking about after-school. I’m talking about in the school, during school hours for a teacher who is physically unable to teach in person. Let them teach online. Let the kids learn online together (socially distant), supervised by trained college age young adults, who can also take them outside to play etc.

You want a 20-year-old to manage a classroom of elementary-school students while they're doing on-line classwork?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I suggested this based on an op-Ed from out West and y’all laughed at me.

Wasn’t me! But we’re running out of time. Teach for America, Peace Corps and Americorp could also step up here.

They fired all the Peace Corps volunteers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

I’m not talking about after-school. I’m talking about in the school, during school hours for a teacher who is physically unable to teach in person. Let them teach online. Let the kids learn online together (socially distant), supervised by trained college age young adults, who can also take them outside to play etc.

You want a 20-year-old to manage a classroom of elementary-school students while they're doing on-line classwork?!

Well, they do pretty well as camp counselors. Plenty of trained, out of work camp counselors around looking for work. Of course they don’t have the skills to educate and teach, but they can supervise kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The schools need to allow the after care providers to supervise online learning in the schools in socially distanced spaces.

I totally understand that some teachers are high risk and shouldn’t return to the classroom. But I worry so much for working families with young students. After care providers can hire college age (low risk) kids to help. we have to find a way to make this work.

I am a "schools need to open" person, but I am nonetheless going to say: I don't think there's a large supply of qualified college-age kids sitting around eager for a few-hours-a-week after-school after-care job.

Ahh ... you might be surprised about that. That age group is in desperate need of work. Could make for a great gap year program too.

I’m not talking about after-school. I’m talking about in the school, during school hours for a teacher who is physically unable to teach in person. Let them teach online. Let the kids learn online together (socially distant), supervised by trained college age young adults, who can also take them outside to play etc.

LOL

You want a 20-year-old to manage a classroom of elementary-school students while they're doing on-line classwork?!

Well, they do pretty well as camp counselors. Plenty of trained, out of work camp counselors around looking for work. Of course they don’t have the skills to educate and teach, but they can supervise kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Well, they do pretty well as camp counselors. Plenty of trained, out of work camp counselors around looking for work. Of course they don’t have the skills to educate and teach, but they can supervise kids.

I'm an MCPS parent, but I'm feeling a lot of sympathy for the teachers right now. Classroom management is (a) tough (b) an important teaching skill, and here you are, blithely assuring us that a college-aged camp counselor can do it.