Schools closed for students Monday Feb 2

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Anonymous wrote:Two things can be true at once. Virtual learning works well for us because I have a (demanding) job where I can work from home, and my kids are neurotypical learners. Virtual learning is a dumpster fire for teachers, kids who are neurodivergent, kids with families who don’t have available computers, or kids who don’t have parents who can monitor and implement (i.e., work outside of the home, don’t speak English, etc.). Why should alllll of those families be disadvantaged just because it works for mine? It’s highly inequitable.

Great so it’s equitable in that NONE of the kids are learning. That’s something to really feel good about. Should we all sleep outside since some are homeless too?

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Anonymous wrote:Two things can be true at once. Virtual learning works well for us because I have a (demanding) job where I can work from home, and my kids are neurotypical learners. Virtual learning is a dumpster fire for teachers, kids who are neurodivergent, kids with families who don’t have available computers, or kids who don’t have parents who can monitor and implement (i.e., work outside of the home, don’t speak English, etc.). Why should alllll of those families be disadvantaged just because it works for mine? It’s highly inequitable.

Great so it’s equitable in that NONE of the kids are learning. That’s something to really feel good about. Should we all sleep outside since some are homeless too?

Apparently that's the philosophy. Because MCPS can't do everything perfectly for all students virtually now when they're still actively teaching the curriculum, it's better to do nothing at all. The end result is kids will lose out on several days of instruction as MCPS adds on half days to the school year in the end of June but encourage kids not to come to school, because teaching is done for the year.

And if we get another big snow storm in February or March, MCPS will continue its "deer in the headlights" look and say no one could have predicted that we had snow in the winter, and ask MSDE for a waiver so they can provide 170 days of instruction this year, rather than 180.

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Anonymous wrote:Two things can be true at once. Virtual learning works well for us because I have a (demanding) job where I can work from home, and my kids are neurotypical learners. Virtual learning is a dumpster fire for teachers, kids who are neurodivergent, kids with families who don’t have available computers, or kids who don’t have parents who can monitor and implement (i.e., work outside of the home, don’t speak English, etc.). Why should alllll of those families be disadvantaged just because it works for mine? It’s highly inequitable.

Great so it’s equitable in that NONE of the kids are learning. That’s something to really feel good about. Should we all sleep outside since some are homeless too?

It’s actually more like not going on a tropical vacation while your constituents are freezing to death.

We’ll all sit this out together and then we’ll all make up the days together.

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Anonymous wrote:Two things can be true at once. Virtual learning works well for us because I have a (demanding) job where I can work from home, and my kids are neurotypical learners. Virtual learning is a dumpster fire for teachers, kids who are neurodivergent, kids with families who don’t have available computers, or kids who don’t have parents who can monitor and implement (i.e., work outside of the home, don’t speak English, etc.). Why should alllll of those families be disadvantaged just because it works for mine? It’s highly inequitable.

Great so it’s equitable in that NONE of the kids are learning. That’s something to really feel good about. Should we all sleep outside since some are homeless too?

Seriously. If NYC can do remote learning, MCPS can too.

Do you know how many languages are spoken as the primary home language among NYC public school students? 180.

The socioeconomic needs are HUGELY diverse.

And yet they make it work.

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Anonymous wrote:Two things can be true at once. Virtual learning works well for us because I have a (demanding) job where I can work from home, and my kids are neurotypical learners. Virtual learning is a dumpster fire for teachers, kids who are neurodivergent, kids with families who don’t have available computers, or kids who don’t have parents who can monitor and implement (i.e., work outside of the home, don’t speak English, etc.). Why should alllll of those families be disadvantaged just because it works for mine? It’s highly inequitable.

Great so it’s equitable in that NONE of the kids are learning. That’s something to really feel good about. Should we all sleep outside since some are homeless too?

It’s actually more like not going on a tropical vacation while your constituents are freezing to death.

We’ll all sit this out together and then we’ll all make up the days together.

Yes, all our kids can spend half days in the classroom in June watching videos when the school year is over. Because again, it's preferable that all kids get no instruction...together.

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Anonymous wrote:Two things can be true at once. Virtual learning works well for us because I have a (demanding) job where I can work from home, and my kids are neurotypical learners. Virtual learning is a dumpster fire for teachers, kids who are neurodivergent, kids with families who don’t have available computers, or kids who don’t have parents who can monitor and implement (i.e., work outside of the home, don’t speak English, etc.). Why should alllll of those families be disadvantaged just because it works for mine? It’s highly inequitable.

Great so it’s equitable in that NONE of the kids are learning. That’s something to really feel good about. Should we all sleep outside since some are homeless too?

Seriously. If NYC can do remote learning, MCPS can too.

Do you know how many languages are spoken as the primary home language among NYC public school students? 180.

The socioeconomic needs are HUGELY diverse.

And yet they make it work.

Alexandria did virtual most of last week and also today. DCPS did virtual for part of last week. So did Baltimore. These are poorer school district than MCPS. MCPS wants to offer no instruction and call it "equity."

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Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

This is what bothers me the most about MCPS adding days to the school year. Take away any remaining professional days and whatever part of spring break is not legally required. MCPS adds half days instead and of actual instruction.

Yes. It baffles me that people scream about how it's impossible to do virtual learning because their kid learns better in person and it's inferior to the in-person product MCPS offers. It's like they want to ignore that last year MCPS added only half days in end-June where most kids spend their days in front of screens, because instruction was over for the year.

+1 million. People are comparing virtual learning to in-person learning as if it's possible for MCPS to make up 4 snow days this year in a way that's comparable to normal school. But the reality is that most days are going to be added on in end-June. A lot of kids won't come, and last year, my kids mostly watched videos.

So you hate virtual learning but want your kids watching videos for half-days June because teachers are done teaching?

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I will make sure i schedule a final exam on the make up days in my class

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Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

This is what bothers me the most about MCPS adding days to the school year. Take away any remaining professional days and whatever part of spring break is not legally required. MCPS adds half days instead and of actual instruction.

Yes. It baffles me that people scream about how it's impossible to do virtual learning because their kid learns better in person and it's inferior to the in-person product MCPS offers. It's like they want to ignore that last year MCPS added only half days in end-June where most kids spend their days in front of screens, because instruction was over for the year.

+1 million. People are comparing virtual learning to in-person learning as if it's possible for MCPS to make up 4 snow days this year in a way that's comparable to normal school. But the reality is that most days are going to be added on in end-June. A lot of kids won't come, and last year, my kids mostly watched videos.

So you hate virtual learning but want your kids watching videos for half-days June because teachers are done teaching?

Honestly, I really don't want to supervise virtual learning for my ASD 6 yo for multiple days on end. It sounds completely miserable and also I have a job. Maybe if it were limited to a couple of days or teachers sent packets home instead of would be somewhat tolerable.

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Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

This is what bothers me the most about MCPS adding days to the school year. Take away any remaining professional days and whatever part of spring break is not legally required. MCPS adds half days instead and of actual instruction.

Yes. It baffles me that people scream about how it's impossible to do virtual learning because their kid learns better in person and it's inferior to the in-person product MCPS offers. It's like they want to ignore that last year MCPS added only half days in end-June where most kids spend their days in front of screens, because instruction was over for the year.

+1 million. People are comparing virtual learning to in-person learning as if it's possible for MCPS to make up 4 snow days this year in a way that's comparable to normal school. But the reality is that most days are going to be added on in end-June. A lot of kids won't come, and last year, my kids mostly watched videos.

So you hate virtual learning but want your kids watching videos for half-days June because teachers are done teaching?

Honestly, I really don't want to supervise virtual learning for my ASD 6 yo for multiple days on end. It sounds completely miserable and also I have a job. Maybe if it were limited to a couple of days or teachers sent packets home instead of would be somewhat tolerable.

Then have your child skip it. Should the entire county miss out because your 6 year old can’t handle virtual? And for your child, just read him some extra stories in the evening or have him bake cookies with you. I guarantee you he will get more out of that than any school lesson at that age

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Anonymous wrote:I will make sure i schedule a final exam on the make up days in my class

If you pull that stunt, all the parents will howl and complain. It will come back to bite you.

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The ridiculous Mad Mommies of MoCo are always ridiculous. They get Big Mad over everything. It's exhausting.

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I think closed again tomorrow. Conditions have not significantly improved yet.

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Anonymous wrote:HS teacher here. I really wish we had a few days of virtual school. This is getting ridiculous. And once we go back, it takes a couple days to get back into the groove so the first couple days are inefficient. I wish I could have done virtual for my AP kids. No one ever thinks about them.

Go away teacher. This thread is for people who want to complain that anyone who wants to open schools 7 days after a storm while it's bright and sunny day hates children and wants them dead from a falling icicle to the head. All the school districts in the area that operated today--DCPS, ACPS, HoCo, Baltimore, Falls Church, Loudoun County, Alexandria-- they are full of parents who hate their children so much they made them attend school!

Zip it, Karen. You dumb twat. Could you BE any more of a ridiculous cliche?

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Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

This is what bothers me the most about MCPS adding days to the school year. Take away any remaining professional days and whatever part of spring break is not legally required. MCPS adds half days instead and of actual instruction.

Yes. It baffles me that people scream about how it's impossible to do virtual learning because their kid learns better in person and it's inferior to the in-person product MCPS offers. It's like they want to ignore that last year MCPS added only half days in end-June where most kids spend their days in front of screens, because instruction was over for the year.

+1 million. People are comparing virtual learning to in-person learning as if it's possible for MCPS to make up 4 snow days this year in a way that's comparable to normal school. But the reality is that most days are going to be added on in end-June. A lot of kids won't come, and last year, my kids mostly watched videos.

So you hate virtual learning but want your kids watching videos for half-days June because teachers are done teaching?

Honestly, I really don't want to supervise virtual learning for my ASD 6 yo for multiple days on end. It sounds completely miserable and also I have a job. Maybe if it were limited to a couple of days or teachers sent packets home instead of would be somewhat tolerable.

Then have your child skip it. Should the entire county miss out because your 6 year old can’t handle virtual? And for your child, just read him some extra stories in the evening or have him bake cookies with you. I guarantee you he will get more out of that than any school lesson at that age

I don't want my child to miss instruction. First grade is very academic. And if they aren't doing any actual instruction virtually, why do it at all?