MCPS faces Teacher shortage next year

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

Grow up. They spend the entire lesson learning and being interactive with their peers. When it comes to their assignments, the turn on their Chromebooks. They are monitored. When they are finished, they close their Chromebooks and read a book until the next instruction begins. Same exact thing they’d do with wasted paper. They still write on a daily basis in their journals and for drafts, math,etc..It’s not the crisis you are hysterical about. MoCo parents just want things to be upset about without using their brains.

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

Grow up. They spend the entire lesson learning and being interactive with their peers. When it comes to their assignments, the turn on their Chromebooks. They are monitored. When they are finished, they close their Chromebooks and read a book until the next instruction begins. Same exact thing they’d do with wasted paper. They still write on a daily basis in their journals and for drafts, math,etc..It’s not the crisis you are hysterical about. MoCo parents just want things to be upset about without using their brains.

That’s not how it works at our school and they are on the computer the entire time. What book are you talking about? We don’t get books except the ones we buy. Mcps books are all online. There is no writing in journals, all typed online.

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

Grow up. They spend the entire lesson learning and being interactive with their peers. When it comes to their assignments, the turn on their Chromebooks. They are monitored. When they are finished, they close their Chromebooks and read a book until the next instruction begins. Same exact thing they’d do with wasted paper. They still write on a daily basis in their journals and for drafts, math,etc..It’s not the crisis you are hysterical about. MoCo parents just want things to be upset about without using their brains.

That’s not how it works at our school and they are on the computer the entire time. What book are you talking about? We don’t get books except the ones we buy. Mcps books are all online. There is no writing in journals, all typed online.

Free reading books. If they don’t have one, our classroom has one. Name your school because I certainly don’t believe you. Also, technology isn’t the devil. We would all be writing on stone tablets still if we didn’t evolve. It’s a good thing kids are learning to use it.

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

Grow up. They spend the entire lesson learning and being interactive with their peers. When it comes to their assignments, the turn on their Chromebooks. They are monitored. When they are finished, they close their Chromebooks and read a book until the next instruction begins. Same exact thing they’d do with wasted paper. They still write on a daily basis in their journals and for drafts, math,etc..It’s not the crisis you are hysterical about. MoCo parents just want things to be upset about without using their brains.

That’s not how it works at our school and they are on the computer the entire time. What book are you talking about? We don’t get books except the ones we buy. Mcps books are all online. There is no writing in journals, all typed online.

Free reading books. If they don’t have one, our classroom has one. Name your school because I certainly don’t believe you. Also, technology isn’t the devil. We would all be writing on stone tablets still if we didn’t evolve. It’s a good thing kids are learning to use it.

Edited to add: grade levels can purchase supplies. We purchase composition books for each subject. It’s not a difficult concept.

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Anonymous wrote:Another high profile departure: Jenn Webster is becoming associate superintendent in Washington County

What did she do in MCPS? I have never heard of her before.

Both she and Sarah Sirgo were two of the directors in OSSI, supervising the schools in several clusters.

Webster was a smart cookie, but she wasn't exactly a champion of the people -- OSSI's role appears to be more to back up principals in their feifdoms than to conduct proper oversight/make schools properly responsive to community needs.

Webster was a principal before that. She was a great principal at Pyle before she became principal of Damascus. Pyle was much stronger back then. Sarah Sirgo was an excellent elementary principal. Her staff loved her. Both were unhappy with the direction MCPS was headed. It’s a bad sign that those two left. It gave me some peace of mind knowing that they were there to push back. I thought they’d stay forever. They were part of the fabric of MCPS, and the fabric is tearing. This is what happens when the BOE doesn’t listen to staff. They ignored two votes of no confidence from both principals and teachers. This is on them.

I think you are overthinking things. She clearly got a promotion by going to WCPS. She did this for her own career goals. There is a good chance she will move to be a full superintendent in a few years in another county. Might even come back to MCPS eventually.

Would say it's more than overthinking, they sound unhinged. People change jobs all the time. I wouldn't read that much into it.

Oh it's the "unhinged" poster. Far from it. I'm guessing you know haven't had a conversation with her. Attacking the messenger doesn't change the fact that she wanted to leave.

No not really. She sounds really cray-cray. Inventing these conspiracies to justify her grievances.

"Cray-cray?" Are you 12? I'm so embarrassed for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

You're not getting paper textbooks. If you are so worried about that, try homeschooling.

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I am seeing 415 fulltime (mostly), parttime, and long term sub positions. It was 370 only a few weeks ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

Sincerely time for you to evolve. (I’m sure your kid probably has already)

You are speaking in ignorance of most research into learning and memory. Handwriting and reading actual print books is superior.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

Sincerely time for you to evolve. (I’m sure your kid probably has already)

You are speaking in ignorance of most research into learning and memory. Handwriting and reading actual print books is superior.

They do write still. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. They read actual books. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. Textbooks are obsolete. Colleges rarely use them. But I’m sure your research from 1987 will debunk all that!

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

Sincerely time for you to evolve. (I’m sure your kid probably has already)

You are speaking in ignorance of most research into learning and memory. Handwriting and reading actual print books is superior.

They do write still. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. They read actual books. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. Textbooks are obsolete. Colleges rarely use them. But I’m sure your research from 1987 will debunk all that!

Do you know who uses those textbooks now? Lots of Catholic schools use textbooks. My kid had textbooks for math, science, history, foreign language, vocabulary, spelling, grammar.

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

Sincerely time for you to evolve. (I’m sure your kid probably has already)

You are speaking in ignorance of most research into learning and memory. Handwriting and reading actual print books is superior.

They do write still. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. They read actual books. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. Textbooks are obsolete. Colleges rarely use them. But I’m sure your research from 1987 will debunk all that!

I agree that textbooks are not used the way they used to be used, but they are still used in some classes and subjects. I just bought my son his physics book and macroeconomics book for college, and an access code for his calculus class (because that textbook and assignments are online). I did not need to buy a textbook for his writing course.

Some advantage of textbooks, either online or actual hardcover textbooks, include the following:

1. Confused students can show parents or tutors what they are studying when they struggle with the vocabulary to explain where they are confused
2. special needs students who struggle with organization will not need to organizes multiple papers handed out each day - those "pages" are already in the textbook
3. A student who enrolls in the school from out of district can look back through the book to "catch up" on prior material
4. Students who were absent might be able to look at the example or read the lesson so that they are not as far behind when they return

I am sure there are other advantages. These are just a few. Have we talked to teachers, students, and parents in order to consider from subject to subject and grade level to grade level where textbooks (either online or hardcover) are a best practice? Or are we just making a blank statement for all classes grades PreK - 12 that textbooks are good or bad?

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

Sincerely time for you to evolve. (I’m sure your kid probably has already)

You are speaking in ignorance of most research into learning and memory. Handwriting and reading actual print books is superior.

They do write still. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. They read actual books. As it’s been pointed out numerous times here. Textbooks are obsolete. Colleges rarely use them. But I’m sure your research from 1987 will debunk all that!

Do you know who uses those textbooks now? Lots of Catholic schools use textbooks. My kid had textbooks for math, science, history, foreign language, vocabulary, spelling, grammar.

It's so sad that they've failed to adapt and evolve into the 21st century by clinging to these outdated methods.

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

^ ludite alert

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Anonymous wrote:Working printers and copiers in the schools (and not refurbished ones that are still completely broken) and basic classroom set up supplies for all classes would be a better use of money.

Some textbooks would be nice too so they don't need as many copies.

Or maybe even go paperless! Join the 21st century and do the planet a favor!

Some kids learn better with textbooks, like mine and paper ones. If you are so worried about the planet, try virtual school - much better for the environment as well. And, its all online. No buses, no school building, etc.

If you spent one day in an elementary school, you’d recognize the extraordinary amount of waste that occurs. Even the kids get it. It’s not 1990 anymore and students can turn assignments in online while being in person. The only people uncomfortable with this IS the older adults.

Oh boy! More screen time!

^ ludite alert

That's Old School.