We are NEVER going back until covid is 100% gone - MCPS has no leadership

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

Agreed. It’s mostly that people like some of these posters are telling their kids that the pandemic is so hard on them sitting in a $800k house with two employed parents and they can’t possibly learn from DL. Meanwhile poor kids in other countries are learning from tv and radio.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS will not be the only local district closed. They have to put out some sort of effort even if it’s only elementary.

+100
The state superintendent basically said as much today.

Have they done a single thing to enable return to school? Literally, have they taken a single action (besides giving 45-day notice)?

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

More parents pulling kids out of MCPS to homeschool would benefit the teachers too, as they are massively overworked right now.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

More parents pulling kids out of MCPS to homeschool would benefit the teachers too, as they are massively overworked right now.

Sure. I'm not doubting they are working a lot. Too bad it's so much work for so little benefit.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

More parents pulling kids out of MCPS to homeschool would benefit the teachers too, as they are massively overworked right now.

I assume the budget would go down as well then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

Really? My first grader is learning a lot. Writing a ton (in a second language), lots of math, science, social studies. I actually feel like I have a better handle on what she is supposed to be learning now. My first choice is for her to safely be in school, but this seems like a pretty good alternative for most people we know. I get that it’s not working for everyone, but that is true of regular school too.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

More parents pulling kids out of MCPS to homeschool would benefit the teachers too, as they are massively overworked right now.

Sure. I'm not doubting they are working a lot. Too bad it's so much work for so little benefit.

Mine are benefiting a lot from DL. Speak for yours. However, it is a lot of work on our part to make sure it happens smoothly. If there is no benefit to your child, homeschool (which will require more support) or go private.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

More parents pulling kids out of MCPS to homeschool would benefit the teachers too, as they are massively overworked right now.

Very few are pulling out. Our school has up to 35 kids per class.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

Its no useless but you aren't willing to support it and part of it is your attitude. There is very little that goes on k-3, even k-5th but the difference is kids are at school so you don't really see what's going on. Things then ramp up in middle school and most aren't prepared because of the poor foundation they got in ES.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

More parents pulling kids out of MCPS to homeschool would benefit the teachers too, as they are massively overworked right now.

Sure. I'm not doubting they are working a lot. Too bad it's so much work for so little benefit.

Mine are benefiting a lot from DL. Speak for yours. However, it is a lot of work on our part to make sure it happens smoothly. If there is no benefit to your child, homeschool (which will require more support) or go private.

As I said, that's what we are doing, we are homeschooling. If I have to do the teacher's job anyway, I'd rather be in charge of the whole thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

Its no useless but you aren't willing to support it and part of it is your attitude. There is very little that goes on k-3, even k-5th but the difference is kids are at school so you don't really see what's going on. Things then ramp up in middle school and most aren't prepared because of the poor foundation they got in ES.

One of the (few) benefits of this whole fiasco is that I'm seeing how much my kids actually ARE learning in ES (as opposed to in the spring when they literally learned nothing). My 1st grader just came in to tell me how it's colder in summer than winter because our part of the Earth is further from the sun. I'll take it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS did a great job of pulling together distance learning for this fall. I was delighted that they announced in the summer that they wouldn't be opening in person all fall. That allowed families and teachers to make the best posisble use of their time. My kids are getting a lot out of school. As much as usual, really. I know there are kids who aren't doing as well, but this is a pandemic! It's temporary. There are privileged children with no excuse who are just checking out (not attending online classes, keeping their cameras off and clearly not really being there after attendance was taken in the beginning. These kids are doing this because their parents are letting them. Because their parents are griping about MCPS, and how useless online school is, without telling their children that they expect them to participate and take it seriously.

For sure- it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy mainly. Our kids have thrived in online learning and we get extra family time and outdoors exploring. I wish MD had a pennant online program like other states do, I could see doing this for an extra year or two. Not forever, but we are in a sweet spot where our kids like spending time with us right now.

Entry #84756029 on DCUM of This Works For Me So If It Doesn't Work For You It's Your Own Fault.

Sometimes that is the truth though. People are seldom aware of how their preconceptions and subconscious resistance can tank success. We see this with simple health measures sometimes. Other times, it is basic budgeting or simple home preventative maintenance. Some families are committed to a casual attitude about DL and then simultaneously arguing their child isn’t learning.

NP. I agree with you that in this situation, kids can be successful if the parents do the teacher's job. That's called homeschooling. At least at the elementary level, the job of the teacher cannot be done effectively online. A teacher over the internet for a first grader is useless. That's why we pulled our kids and are now homeschooling them. We are fortunate to be able to do this. Not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, and I would not judge those parents for not being able to fulfill the teacher's job.

Its no useless but you aren't willing to support it and part of it is your attitude. There is very little that goes on k-3, even k-5th but the difference is kids are at school so you don't really see what's going on. Things then ramp up in middle school and most aren't prepared because of the poor foundation they got in ES.

One of the (few) benefits of this whole fiasco is that I'm seeing how much my kids actually ARE learning in ES (as opposed to in the spring when they literally learned nothing). My 1st grader just came in to tell me how it's colder in summer than winter because our part of the Earth is further from the sun. I'll take it.

Obviously I meant warmer. My brain no longer works, so I'm glad my kids' do.