Were all Arlington Diocese schools closed all week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Staff could carpool? Perhaps park at a location close to the school and then carpool?

I want my kids to go back to school, but this is a ridiculous suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the week without school. My kids learned 100x more (academically and virtues) at home using AI and braving the snow with friends than they ever learned at school!

These diocese schools had better be careful. Every time they shut down, they could expose how unnecessary and overpriced they are!

And yet you still pay tuition?

Yeah, cuz I need the daycare.

Hopefully, one day, someone will open daycamps that just use AI to instruct, without all the boated bs. Much cheaper. And won’t close bc of snow bc only have a few staff and can easy switch to virtual if needed.

But these bloated diocese schools that think they can charge tens of thousands per year then close for a WEEK bc of some snow — they’ll be obsolete in 5-10 years.

What Diocese school (that has daycare) charges "tens of thousands" per year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the week without school. My kids learned 100x more (academically and virtues) at home using AI and braving the snow with friends than they ever learned at school!

These diocese schools had better be careful. Every time they shut down, they could expose how unnecessary and overpriced they are!

And yet you still pay tuition?

Yeah, cuz I need the daycare.

Hopefully, one day, someone will open daycamps that just use AI to instruct, without all the boated bs. Much cheaper. And won’t close bc of snow bc only have a few staff and can easy switch to virtual if needed.

But these bloated diocese schools that think they can charge tens of thousands per year then close for a WEEK bc of some snow — they’ll be obsolete in 5-10 years.

Homeschool your kid with in home childcare. Cheaper and you get the AI education you see as better to boot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a diocesan teacher and some of the posts on this thread sadden me. If you have complaints or questions about your child's education, reach out to their teacher directly. If you have complaints or questions about your school's closing, reach out to your principal directly. Maybe you will be confirmed in your conclusions. But maybe you'll learn something.

I assume you’re new here. This poster goes off the rails multiple times a year. Please just ignore.

[Anonymous]

So getting this somewhat back on topic are any Diocesan schools opening tomorrow (Monday)?

[Anonymous]

Ours is opening tomorrow! Great call

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So getting this somewhat back on topic are any Diocesan schools opening tomorrow (Monday)?

Ours is not open, and I’m supportive.

If your school policy says it follows the county, it should follow the county. If you want your school to operate on another policy, the time to change it is summer, not after the policies have been circulated, signed, etc.

We have kids who walk at our nova Catholic school, not just carpools. The sidewalks are non existent or in awful condition right now. It’s not enough that *my* street is clear. Driving around, many haven’t been adequately cleared.

It’s a lose-lose scenario, but nobody wants a kid, teacher, parent, or administrator to be hurt, either.

We learned a lot during the pandemic and we had just as little time to make the pivot. Schools should flip to virtual or minimally be asynchronous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours is opening tomorrow! Great call

Which one?

[Anonymous]

Ours is closed. No virtual learning.

[Anonymous]

ADW decided to deviate from MCPS policy and open tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ADW decided to deviate from MCPS policy and open tomorrow.

All of them? If so, this is wild. DC streets and sidewalks are barely plowed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ADW decided to deviate from MCPS policy and open tomorrow.

All of them? If so, this is wild. DC streets and sidewalks are barely plowed!

Yes seems like an archdiocesan wide decision. 2 hour delay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ADW decided to deviate from MCPS policy and open tomorrow.

All of them? If so, this is wild. DC streets and sidewalks are barely plowed!

DC streets and sidewalks are actually in decent condition. It’s the parking lanes that are the biggest issue, but you can’t keep schools closed forever and most ADW schools probably plowed their own lots and don’t rely on street parking. It’s time to open if you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ADW decided to deviate from MCPS policy and open tomorrow.

All of them? If so, this is wild. DC streets and sidewalks are barely plowed!

No, not all

DC streets are mostly passable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ADW decided to deviate from MCPS policy and open tomorrow.

All of them? If so, this is wild. DC streets and sidewalks are barely plowed!

No, not all

DC streets are mostly passable.

DP. Maybe it depends on where you are, but they are a mess. Most “main” streets missing minimally half a lane. Most side streets are still plowed 1 or 1.5 lanes across.

This is setting up to be a mess.