Is DCPS going virtual?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I get that it was spring break last week (and today) and teachers weren't working. But if we have to just do packets next week and we don't get any actual virtual instruction from them, even if just 15 minutes for ELA, math to set up the packet assignments, I am going to lose my s***.

Well donate a laptop and some money for those families who do not have those things.

If the entire class cannot participate, no one should. We have the necessary essentials, but it would not be fair.

WTF. Everyone has a smartphone.... People like you are the problem with DCPS....

Wondering if schools whose communities have adequate computers ets are lending the school's computers to schools where the families don't have adequate computers. This would be a way to ensure that all students have access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get that it was spring break last week (and today) and teachers weren't working. But if we have to just do packets next week and we don't get any actual virtual instruction from them, even if just 15 minutes for ELA, math to set up the packet assignments, I am going to lose my s***.

Well donate a laptop and some money for those families who do not have those things.

If the entire class cannot participate, no one should. We have the necessary essentials, but it would not be fair.

WTF. Everyone has a smartphone.... People like you are the problem with DCPS....

Wondering if schools whose communities have adequate computers ets are lending the school's computers to schools where the families don't have adequate computers. This would be a way to ensure that all students have access.

My school is lending out all our chromebooks. I'm sure some won't come back but, in this case, I think it is worth it. I've now connected with about 50% of my families, up from about 25% a week ago. I teach little ones, so what I can offer is limited, but I'm doing a video daily, links to other learning videos, and asking kids to do work on both our reading and math sites, and trying to have virtual face to face contact with each kid once a week. I miss my students a lot!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Omg! leave. Leave for the burbs. PLEASE!
Oh wait—- FAirfax & Moco have sent nothing. No tele teaching. Quick- find a new reason to shake your fists!!!!

Not true. MD/VA burbs sent out grade level packets created by their central office teams not by teachers so that every grade level has the same information. Judging by this thread, DCPS is a crapshoot depending on your school. People have mentioned that some schools are utilizing technology, while others have a firm no technology guideline in place. I love how liberally minded people pretend to champion equitable practices, until it comes to their progeny, then it’s as long as I get mine first, someone else can be second. #selfish #NOTequitable #DCPS-Equity-sucks

Deal has online teaching, which means west of the Park is using the online Microsoft Platform but the further away a school is from the Park (aka Rock Creek Park) that might not be the case. It also might be the case that only certain school feeder patterns are using online teaching: Deal, Stuart Hobson, JKLM pattern, Banneker, SWS, SWW, Wilson, Cap Hill Montessori

Bullsh*t.
I’m s moco mom. Nothing.
FAirfax teachers were told to focus on their health & family. Stop lying

You are the one lying. I did a search in MoCo Homepage and it takes you directly to the links by grade level. So either you are not a MoCo parent or you are as stupid as your post written. MoCo has also sent out letters detailing how to access the work posted.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/contingency/

http://bit.ly/mcpsmd-course-faq

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get that it was spring break last week (and today) and teachers weren't working. But if we have to just do packets next week and we don't get any actual virtual instruction from them, even if just 15 minutes for ELA, math to set up the packet assignments, I am going to lose my s***.

Well donate a laptop and some money for those families who do not have those things.

If the entire class cannot participate, no one should. We have the necessary essentials, but it would not be fair.

WTF. Everyone has a smartphone.... People like you are the problem with DCPS....

No the problem is you all who seem to be entitled and have no empathy for others circumstances. I'm sorry, but my smartphone is being used for conference calls etc. if some aren't using WebEx.

If you don't like it, cough up the bucks and go Private.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely insane that all schools are sending home laptops or chromebooks or something. For everyone. I can just see the laptop carts in our school right now. This is a huge failure of DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely insane that all schools are sending home laptops or chromebooks or something. For everyone. I can just see the laptop carts in our school right now. This is a huge failure of DCPS.

ERRRR. Meant are NOT sending home equipment. I give up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get that it was spring break last week (and today) and teachers weren't working. But if we have to just do packets next week and we don't get any actual virtual instruction from them, even if just 15 minutes for ELA, math to set up the packet assignments, I am going to lose my s***.

Well donate a laptop and some money for those families who do not have those things.

If the entire class cannot participate, no one should. We have the necessary essentials, but it would not be fair.

WTF. Everyone has a smartphone.... People like you are the problem with DCPS....

No the problem is you all who seem to be entitled and have no empathy for others circumstances. I'm sorry, but my smartphone is being used for conference calls etc. if some aren't using WebEx.

If you don't like it, cough up the bucks and go Private.

Well then access it after working hours, during lunch, or in the early evening. What is the problem? Parents will make it work if they want while others just make excuses...... I know growing up poor and on free lunches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get that it was spring break last week (and today) and teachers weren't working. But if we have to just do packets next week and we don't get any actual virtual instruction from them, even if just 15 minutes for ELA, math to set up the packet assignments, I am going to lose my s***.

Well donate a laptop and some money for those families who do not have those things.

If the entire class cannot participate, no one should. We have the necessary essentials, but it would not be fair.

WTF. Everyone has a smartphone.... People like you are the problem with DCPS....

No the problem is you all who seem to be entitled and have no empathy for others circumstances. I'm sorry, but my smartphone is being used for conference calls etc. if some aren't using WebEx.

If you don't like it, cough up the bucks and go Private.

Well then access it after working hours, during lunch, or in the early evening. What is the problem? Parents will make it work if they want while others just make excuses...... I know growing up poor and on free lunches.

Also for those middle class parents who don’t understand and can’t read in between the lines. It’s not an access issue. It’s that many lower SES parents don’t care about their child’s education and won’t raise a finger to do anything. It’s not my responsibility, it’s the teachers and the schools is a common attitude. Ask any teacher who works in a high poverty school. Of course this does not apply to all the parents but yes it’s the majority.

So yes, the kids will be behind and it’s not their fault. Blame is on the parents. It is what it is. And to penalize all kids for something which no one has any control over is just messed up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get that it was spring break last week (and today) and teachers weren't working. But if we have to just do packets next week and we don't get any actual virtual instruction from them, even if just 15 minutes for ELA, math to set up the packet assignments, I am going to lose my s***.

Well donate a laptop and some money for those families who do not have those things.

If the entire class cannot participate, no one should. We have the necessary essentials, but it would not be fair.

WTF. Everyone has a smartphone.... People like you are the problem with DCPS....

No the problem is you all who seem to be entitled and have no empathy for others circumstances. I'm sorry, but my smartphone is being used for conference calls etc. if some aren't using WebEx.

If you don't like it, cough up the bucks and go Private.

Well then access it after working hours, during lunch, or in the early evening. What is the problem? Parents will make it work if they want while others just make excuses...... I know growing up poor and on free lunches.

Also for those middle class parents who don’t understand and can’t read in between the lines. It’s not an access issue. It’s that many lower SES parents don’t care about their child’s education and won’t raise a finger to do anything. It’s not my responsibility, it’s the teachers and the schools is a common attitude. Ask any teacher who works in a high poverty school. Of course this does not apply to all the parents but yes it’s the majority.

So yes, the kids will be behind and it’s not their fault. Blame is on the parents. It is what it is. And to penalize all kids for something which no one has any control over is just messed up.

Also have to add that the majority of lower SES families are in hospitality or retail and most likely not working.

[Anonymous]

I love my principal.
School leader just sent an email telling us she’d manage the crazy parents- get them off our backs & that we can should keep doing what we can.

[Anonymous]

Have any of you who want zoom or videoconferencing actually seen how they work? Imagine being on a FaceTime call with a chat feature and 25 interrupting kids commenting “ I can’t see anything”, “how do I get to chat?” Etc etc for 50 minutes. It’s like a tech support call from hell. I’d love a big ole packet and less apps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely insane that all schools are sending home laptops or chromebooks or something. For everyone. I can just see the laptop carts in our school right now. This is a huge failure of DCPS.

ERRRR. Meant are NOT sending home equipment. I give up.

Honestly, if DCPS sent home equipment, do you know how many of those laptops would be "missing" by the time school year starts? Then you all would have to deal with classrooms with only 1 computer for 25 kids. I'd rather have my kids stop learning than to jeopardize learning for years after Covid19.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my principal.
School leader just sent an email telling us she’d manage the crazy parents- get them off our backs & that we can should keep doing what we can.

I’m so jealous; we just enable ours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you who want zoom or videoconferencing actually seen how they work? Imagine being on a FaceTime call with a chat feature and 25 interrupting kids commenting “ I can’t see anything”, “how do I get to chat?” Etc etc for 50 minutes. It’s like a tech support call from hell. I’d love a big ole packet and less apps.

The zoom leader should be muting the conference and calling on students accordingly while unmuting them. It’s not different that a work conference call that has > 10 people. You mute the entire call people!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you who want zoom or videoconferencing actually seen how they work? Imagine being on a FaceTime call with a chat feature and 25 interrupting kids commenting “ I can’t see anything”, “how do I get to chat?” Etc etc for 50 minutes. It’s like a tech support call from hell. I’d love a big ole packet and less apps.

The zoom leader should be muting the conference and calling on students accordingly while unmuting them. It’s not different that a work conference call that has > 10 people. You mute the entire call people!

I will add that I think LIVE zoom meetings should be for middle school and up. Pre-recorded lectures are more than adequate for elementary kids and the parents can assist in evenings or weekends. I don’t think live virtual meetings should be done for kids that can’t navigate solo (maybe 5th grade and up).