Movies at school. All day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

Let's hope those expectations continue when your kid has access to a tablet all day.

[Anonymous]

You can start by getting Kaya Henderson to go back into negotiation about a new teacher contract. Teachers have been working without a new on since Michelle Rhee days. And we know how long she has been gone.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what should students be doing this week? And at what grades?

They should be doing what the taxpayers are paying for - learning. Not movie-watching while the teachers clear out early so they can paid for not working. Learning.

When would you have teachers do their clean up, etc then? Should they not be paid for that?

Also PP, WHAT should students be learning this week? Should they be doing projects? Review sheets that will end up in the garbage?

How would parents structure these days?

Long-time DCPS parent here who recently switched to a small independent private school.

I was gobsmacked that the kids had tests and projects due the last day of school. Then I learned that the teachers are on the clock for a full week after the kids leave. That's when the assessments, the staff meetings, and the pack out happens. School ends about a week earlier than DCPS. The teachers work the same number of days, the kids get the same number of effective days of instruction. But they run through the finish line.

Yes. I think we need suck it up as a city and to pay the teachers for an additional 3 or 5 days of work. Have them teach until the last day - and give them a few days after the students are out of the buildings to complete grades, break down classrooms etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS HS teacher here,

I have to be out of the building by 4pm Friday. They gave us a checklist Monday of things that have to be done by Friday. Someone has to sign off on each one, and unfortunately it's not the same person for each thing so I'm at the mercy of other people's schedules. Textbooks are turned in to the librarian. Supplemental texts are turned in to department heads. Laptops and desktops have to be returned to the folks from OCTO, and the engineers have to do an inspection of the classroom. There's a debrief with the assistant principal regarding our final IMPACT component, TAS. There's also a meeting with the SPED supervisor to ensure all documents have been submitted. Finally, I have to supply a printout showing that all 4th quarter and final exam grades have been submitted. All of this while the other 100 teachers are trying to do the exact same thing.

It would make sense to have a week after all of the kids leave, but the reality is that central office knows that they don't show up the last two weeks of school. I had 4 out of 75 kids show up today. Attendance has been bad ever since the PARCC ended last month.

Have any of you complaining about the teachers actually read this? Do you have a suggestion about how they can accomplish all this while still teaching? I agree that an adjusted level of teaching should occur until the end of school, but we have to acknowledge the reality of the teachers' situation. My children are at charters and have been receiving lessons this last week, but the teachers also come back next week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS HS teacher here,

I have to be out of the building by 4pm Friday. They gave us a checklist Monday of things that have to be done by Friday. Someone has to sign off on each one, and unfortunately it's not the same person for each thing so I'm at the mercy of other people's schedules. Textbooks are turned in to the librarian. Supplemental texts are turned in to department heads. Laptops and desktops have to be returned to the folks from OCTO, and the engineers have to do an inspection of the classroom. There's a debrief with the assistant principal regarding our final IMPACT component, TAS. There's also a meeting with the SPED supervisor to ensure all documents have been submitted. Finally, I have to supply a printout showing that all 4th quarter and final exam grades have been submitted. All of this while the other 100 teachers are trying to do the exact same thing.

It would make sense to have a week after all of the kids leave, but the reality is that central office knows that they don't show up the last two weeks of school. I had 4 out of 75 kids show up today. Attendance has been bad ever since the PARCC ended last month.

Have any of you complaining about the teachers actually read this? Do you have a suggestion about how they can accomplish all this while still teaching? I agree that an adjusted level of teaching should occur until the end of school, but we have to acknowledge the reality of the teachers' situation. My children are at charters and have been receiving lessons this last week, but the teachers also come back next week.

I read it, and I acknowledge that it sounds like a ton of work to close out the year. But ALL school systems have this problem, and I can guarantee you that there are school systems that have figured out how to allow teachers time to do this admin work while not short-changing students (and taxpayers) of a full week's worth of education. DCPS has to stand up and say that learning won't stop when the tests are over. This general attitude is why families who can jump ship from systems like DCPS still do so at the first opportunity: because no matter what anyone says, the education of kids still isn't coming first much of the time at DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS HS teacher here,

I have to be out of the building by 4pm Friday. They gave us a checklist Monday of things that have to be done by Friday. Someone has to sign off on each one, and unfortunately it's not the same person for each thing so I'm at the mercy of other people's schedules. Textbooks are turned in to the librarian. Supplemental texts are turned in to department heads. Laptops and desktops have to be returned to the folks from OCTO, and the engineers have to do an inspection of the classroom. There's a debrief with the assistant principal regarding our final IMPACT component, TAS. There's also a meeting with the SPED supervisor to ensure all documents have been submitted. Finally, I have to supply a printout showing that all 4th quarter and final exam grades have been submitted. All of this while the other 100 teachers are trying to do the exact same thing.

It would make sense to have a week after all of the kids leave, but the reality is that central office knows that they don't show up the last two weeks of school. I had 4 out of 75 kids show up today. Attendance has been bad ever since the PARCC ended last month.

Have any of you complaining about the teachers actually read this? Do you have a suggestion about how they can accomplish all this while still teaching? I agree that an adjusted level of teaching should occur until the end of school, but we have to acknowledge the reality of the teachers' situation. My children are at charters and have been receiving lessons this last week, but the teachers also come back next week.

I read it, and I acknowledge that it sounds like a ton of work to close out the year. But ALL school systems have this problem, and I can guarantee you that there are school systems that have figured out how to allow teachers time to do this admin work while not short-changing students (and taxpayers) of a full week's worth of education. DCPS has to stand up and say that learning won't stop when the tests are over. This general attitude is why families who can jump ship from systems like DCPS still do so at the first opportunity: because no matter what anyone says, the education of kids still isn't coming first much of the time at DCPS.

Very similar thread on the VA Schools board http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/564007.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School is not over, the pack up shot should take place after school ends. Why does it seem like they are rushing to pack in the learning all year but then the last week is thrown away? That said, I would have no problem with it if the kids were outside or playing educational board or computer games but movies????

why can't teachers pack up after the students are no longer in the building?

I agree--that's what I meant to say

Because they aren't getting paid after that. Duh. Many of them have summer jobs, also, meaning you don't have extra days to come in to work to clean up. My son's last 3 teachers all taught summer school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School is not over, the pack up shot should take place after school ends. Why does it seem like they are rushing to pack in the learning all year but then the last week is thrown away? That said, I would have no problem with it if the kids were outside or playing educational board or computer games but movies????

why can't teachers pack up after the students are no longer in the building?

I agree--that's what I meant to say

Because they aren't getting paid after that. Duh. Many of them have summer jobs, also, meaning you don't have extra days to come in to work to clean up. My son's last 3 teachers all taught summer school.

I don't get paid for coming in on the occasional weekend or staying late on a weeknight. But I just do it because it is what it takes to get the job done. The work culture in DC is lacking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Guessing you are a DCPS teacher or admin. Your flippancy is appalling, it screams of DCPS's shortcomings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

Let's hope those expectations continue when your kid has access to a tablet all day.

Online access is a fact of life. Disinterested and unengaged teachers don't have to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Guessing you are a DCPS teacher or admin. Your flippancy is appalling, it screams of DCPS's shortcomings.

It's no secret that DCPS has shortcomings. Do you think using words like "appalling" or trying to be condescending will change that?

No one in DCPS cries when parents take their kids and head for greener pastures. In fact, people understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

Let's hope those expectations continue when your kid has access to a tablet all day.

Online access is a fact of life. Disinterested and unengaged teachers don't have to be.

And neither do hysterical childbearing people who don't actually want to be PARENTS.

For one, if you count on anyone else-school, teacher or otherwise-to be your child's sole educator, you're doing parenting all wrong.

Two, if you're so appalled by the lack of instruction happening the last week or two, supplement at home. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

Yes, the Chris Rock joke does apply here. DCPS doesn't give a damn if you reject their schools. YOU were never invited. DCPS is too concerned about educating the kids it has to worry about those who choose other schools. So, BYE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

Let's hope those expectations continue when your kid has access to a tablet all day.

Online access is a fact of life. Disinterested and unengaged teachers don't have to be.

And neither do hysterical childbearing people who don't actually want to be PARENTS.

For one, if you count on anyone else-school, teacher or otherwise-to be your child's sole educator, you're doing parenting all wrong.

Two, if you're so appalled by the lack of instruction happening the last week or two, supplement at home. Problem solved.

If you don't like the education, take it into your own hands. True for the law as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And some people wonder why parents reject their local DCPS.

Dear PP,

Bye.

Signed,

DCPS

Funny in a sad way. As if everyone at LAMB and YY doesn't already know our expectations are too high for you.

It's a bit like Chris Rock said. In this case, you boycotting us and our high expectations is irrelevant. You were never invited.

Yes, the Chris Rock joke does apply here. DCPS doesn't give a damn if you reject their schools. YOU were never invited. DCPS is too concerned about educating the kids it has to worry about those who choose other schools. So, BYE!

The soft bigotry of low expectations.