After This Last School Year, Is Anyone Leaving for Private?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't blame you.

I just hope that in the future we as a society can recognize that stopping in person learning has real consequences. Education is essential (and for large numbers of students, does not work virtually).

We were in a tough place, with no easy answers. Yes, school sucked for a lot of kids, mine included. How many more people might have died with 100% in-person school? I'm not qualified to answer that, but I can say I think we lost enough lives as it was.

We know that schools could have reopened safely with precautions in place.

We saw this happen in other parts of the country. And we saw it happen right here with private schools.

MCPS stayed closed longer than most other school systems in the US. That had too many negative effects.

Most of that information is in hindsight. The schools that opened up were doing an experiment with insufficient and evolving data. They weren’t smart they were lucky. I’m a public school parent and the sibling of a public school teacher and I am glad that they put the health and safety of my sibling and that of the children first.

Sure. And we were really UNlucky that our kids were kept out of school buildings for over a year. For no good reason.

Ah the Monday morning quarterback. We were unlucky there was a global pandemic. Most people
Did the best they could with the info they had. The idea that any of this was easier for the teachers and schools is laughable. Too bad you can’t or won’t look past the end of your own nose. We are very lucky this virus isn’t killing very many kids…..yet.

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It's not "Monday morning quarterbacking" if we were saying it last summer. We knew closing schools would have horribly harmful effects. And it was a political decision. The proof of that to me is that MCPS didn't even offer PEP in person, while child care programs were operating for the same ages in MCPS facilities. What on earth is more freaking essential than early intervention for preschool-aged children with developmental delays? This was about the union flexing it's muscle to "prove" teachers have more power than other workers. And it was a really dumb decision - as many have pointed out this past year has been hell for teachers. Guess what, it didn't need to be. Education is essential.

What’s more important ? Umm hundreds of thousands dead for one. Just because YOU thought we should go back does not mean that the science supported that. This was a novel virus, still is. Last summer they didn’t know why it wasn’t affecting kids the same and they still don’t. The decision made in the south was just AS political if not more. No one really knew where this was going so they made the best decision they could with the Information and resources they had. I love the idea the the union has so much power. They chose to flex their power so they could make their job twice as hard? Hmm wouldn’t you think if they had the power you think they do they would flex it for more funding, more supports and more freedom to teach as they like and not to the test. You are just upset that someone got something you wanted and you are looking to blame someone in a situation where there is no one to blame except Mother Nature or God. If they had opened and thousands of kids and teachers had died I’m sure you’d be first in line to call them stupid. They can’t win. Be glad that you and your family are well in the middle of a global pandemic. Sheesh

Very true! Sadly some felt this was an inconvenience because into their me time and complained about it without regard for the risks to their children or others.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two friends who stuck it out through this year and are moving to private school for the FY '21-22 school year. We thought about it before the pandemic - basically due to large class sizes and feeling like our DC was not getting enough individualized attention. I fully believe MCPS will be 100% in person but what do you think about everything being back on track this year? Will this be like a real year or a catch up/we're still getting our bearings type of year? Thanks.

This is a thread over and over again.

Private school troll.

MCPS is perfectly fine. You are the problem.

Lol - someone is insecure. Sure MCPS is JUST fine, can’t you tell? Nothing to see here!

Trust me - private school parents aren’t coming here to recruit MCPS families. They are still over there fretting over wait list movement and annoyed their precious children had so much admissions competition this year caused by families leaving MCPS in droves.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two friends who stuck it out through this year and are moving to private school for the FY '21-22 school year. We thought about it before the pandemic - basically due to large class sizes and feeling like our DC was not getting enough individualized attention. I fully believe MCPS will be 100% in person but what do you think about everything being back on track this year? Will this be like a real year or a catch up/we're still getting our bearings type of year? Thanks.

This is a thread over and over again.

Private school troll.

MCPS is perfectly fine. You are the problem.

Lol - someone is insecure. Sure MCPS is JUST fine, can’t you tell? Nothing to see here!

Trust me - private school parents aren’t coming here to recruit MCPS families. They are still over there fretting over wait list movement and annoyed their precious children had so much admissions competition this year caused by families leaving MCPS in droves.

I agree with the PP. Stop with the private school trolling. MCPS is fine.

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Anonymous wrote:After listening to the teaching that DC experienced over Zoom I would love to send to private but it's not affordable.
The amount of time wasted, the lack of individual feedback....EVER... the lack of rigor in the work.. I was and am disgusted at the state of "education. "

People are disgusted with parents like you. *Shrug*

Get over yourself and try to do better.

My own DC had a teacher who spent 15 minutes doing attendance every morning. She would ask the kids some silly question like "what's your favorite type of pizza" and spend 15 minutes gabbing with the kids when they answered. 15 minutes every class. That's 30 minutes a week for a class that met twice a week. I'll give you a hint: that's 25% of the learning time wasted.

And I don't blame teachers. I blame principals and administrators who allow this to go on. Not once did an administrator observe what was going on in a class. There is no accountability in schools.

First of all, did you ever stop and think that the teacher did attendance to establish a sense of normalcy and routine during a pandemic? Second of all, do you not realize that in a normal school year, there there is always time to be filled? Even with all of the content, there is always extra time. Seems like you need to do better.

If there is always extra time, it means that expectations are too low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame you.

I just hope that in the future we as a society can recognize that stopping in person learning has real consequences. Education is essential (and for large numbers of students, does not work virtually).

We were in a tough place, with no easy answers. Yes, school sucked for a lot of kids, mine included. How many more people might have died with 100% in-person school? I'm not qualified to answer that, but I can say I think we lost enough lives as it was.

We know that schools could have reopened safely with precautions in place.

We saw this happen in other parts of the country. And we saw it happen right here with private schools.

MCPS stayed closed longer than most other school systems in the US. That had too many negative effects.

Most of that information is in hindsight. The schools that opened up were doing an experiment with insufficient and evolving data. They weren’t smart they were lucky. I’m a public school parent and the sibling of a public school teacher and I am glad that they put the health and safety of my sibling and that of the children first.

Sure. And we were really UNlucky that our kids were kept out of school buildings for over a year. For no good reason.

Ah the Monday morning quarterback. We were unlucky there was a global pandemic. Most people
Did the best they could with the info they had. The idea that any of this was easier for the teachers and schools is laughable. Too bad you can’t or won’t look past the end of your own nose. We are very lucky this virus isn’t killing very many kids…..yet.

+1

It's not "Monday morning quarterbacking" if we were saying it last summer. We knew closing schools would have horribly harmful effects. And it was a political decision. The proof of that to me is that MCPS didn't even offer PEP in person, while child care programs were operating for the same ages in MCPS facilities. What on earth is more freaking essential than early intervention for preschool-aged children with developmental delays? This was about the union flexing it's muscle to "prove" teachers have more power than other workers. And it was a really dumb decision - as many have pointed out this past year has been hell for teachers. Guess what, it didn't need to be. Education is essential.

What’s more important ? Umm hundreds of thousands dead for one. Just because YOU thought we should go back does not mean that the science supported that. This was a novel virus, still is. Last summer they didn’t know why it wasn’t affecting kids the same and they still don’t. The decision made in the south was just AS political if not more. No one really knew where this was going so they made the best decision they could with the Information and resources they had. I love the idea the the union has so much power. They chose to flex their power so they could make their job twice as hard? Hmm wouldn’t you think if they had the power you think they do they would flex it for more funding, more supports and more freedom to teach as they like and not to the test. You are just upset that someone got something you wanted and you are looking to blame someone in a situation where there is no one to blame except Mother Nature or God. If they had opened and thousands of kids and teachers had died I’m sure you’d be first in line to call them stupid. They can’t win. Be glad that you and your family are well in the middle of a global pandemic. Sheesh

Very true! Sadly some felt this was an inconvenience because into their me time and complained about it without regard for the risks to their children or others.

Oh yeah it's really "inconvenient" to be denied early intervention.services for a developmentally delayed young child (or told that virtual is "fine") The reality is that during the pandemic the private sector provided the essential services that that the public sector (specifically public school systems) refused to provide, services that only the wealthy could access. That choice is going to undermine public education for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame you.

I just hope that in the future we as a society can recognize that stopping in person learning has real consequences. Education is essential (and for large numbers of students, does not work virtually).

We were in a tough place, with no easy answers. Yes, school sucked for a lot of kids, mine included. How many more people might have died with 100% in-person school? I'm not qualified to answer that, but I can say I think we lost enough lives as it was.

We know that schools could have reopened safely with precautions in place.

We saw this happen in other parts of the country. And we saw it happen right here with private schools.

MCPS stayed closed longer than most other school systems in the US. That had too many negative effects.

Most of that information is in hindsight. The schools that opened up were doing an experiment with insufficient and evolving data. They weren’t smart they were lucky. I’m a public school parent and the sibling of a public school teacher and I am glad that they put the health and safety of my sibling and that of the children first.

Sure. And we were really UNlucky that our kids were kept out of school buildings for over a year. For no good reason.

Ah the Monday morning quarterback. We were unlucky there was a global pandemic. Most people
Did the best they could with the info they had. The idea that any of this was easier for the teachers and schools is laughable. Too bad you can’t or won’t look past the end of your own nose. We are very lucky this virus isn’t killing very many kids…..yet.

+1

It's not "Monday morning quarterbacking" if we were saying it last summer. We knew closing schools would have horribly harmful effects. And it was a political decision. The proof of that to me is that MCPS didn't even offer PEP in person, while child care programs were operating for the same ages in MCPS facilities. What on earth is more freaking essential than early intervention for preschool-aged children with developmental delays? This was about the union flexing it's muscle to "prove" teachers have more power than other workers. And it was a really dumb decision - as many have pointed out this past year has been hell for teachers. Guess what, it didn't need to be. Education is essential.

What’s more important ? Umm hundreds of thousands dead for one. Just because YOU thought we should go back does not mean that the science supported that. This was a novel virus, still is. Last summer they didn’t know why it wasn’t affecting kids the same and they still don’t. The decision made in the south was just AS political if not more. No one really knew where this was going so they made the best decision they could with the Information and resources they had. I love the idea the the union has so much power. They chose to flex their power so they could make their job twice as hard? Hmm wouldn’t you think if they had the power you think they do they would flex it for more funding, more supports and more freedom to teach as they like and not to the test. You are just upset that someone got something you wanted and you are looking to blame someone in a situation where there is no one to blame except Mother Nature or God. If they had opened and thousands of kids and teachers had died I’m sure you’d be first in line to call them stupid. They can’t win. Be glad that you and your family are well in the middle of a global pandemic. Sheesh

Very true! Sadly some felt this was an inconvenience because into their me time and complained about it without regard for the risks to their children or others.

Oh yeah it's really "inconvenient" to be denied early intervention.services for a developmentally delayed young child (or told that virtual is "fine") The reality is that during the pandemic the private sector provided the essential services that that the public sector (specifically public school systems) refused to provide, services that only the wealthy could access. That choice is going to undermine public education for a long time.

I don't know about that but I mostly was annoyed because my kids made it hard for me to catch my soaps. Sure, kids spread it but so what. The Days of Lives are important!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame you.

I just hope that in the future we as a society can recognize that stopping in person learning has real consequences. Education is essential (and for large numbers of students, does not work virtually).

We were in a tough place, with no easy answers. Yes, school sucked for a lot of kids, mine included. How many more people might have died with 100% in-person school? I'm not qualified to answer that, but I can say I think we lost enough lives as it was.

We know that schools could have reopened safely with precautions in place.

We saw this happen in other parts of the country. And we saw it happen right here with private schools.

MCPS stayed closed longer than most other school systems in the US. That had too many negative effects.

Most of that information is in hindsight. The schools that opened up were doing an experiment with insufficient and evolving data. They weren’t smart they were lucky. I’m a public school parent and the sibling of a public school teacher and I am glad that they put the health and safety of my sibling and that of the children first.

Sure. And we were really UNlucky that our kids were kept out of school buildings for over a year. For no good reason.

Ah the Monday morning quarterback. We were unlucky there was a global pandemic. Most people
Did the best they could with the info they had. The idea that any of this was easier for the teachers and schools is laughable. Too bad you can’t or won’t look past the end of your own nose. We are very lucky this virus isn’t killing very many kids…..yet.

+1

It's not "Monday morning quarterbacking" if we were saying it last summer. We knew closing schools would have horribly harmful effects. And it was a political decision. The proof of that to me is that MCPS didn't even offer PEP in person, while child care programs were operating for the same ages in MCPS facilities. What on earth is more freaking essential than early intervention for preschool-aged children with developmental delays? This was about the union flexing it's muscle to "prove" teachers have more power than other workers. And it was a really dumb decision - as many have pointed out this past year has been hell for teachers. Guess what, it didn't need to be. Education is essential.

What’s more important ? Umm hundreds of thousands dead for one. Just because YOU thought we should go back does not mean that the science supported that. This was a novel virus, still is. Last summer they didn’t know why it wasn’t affecting kids the same and they still don’t. The decision made in the south was just AS political if not more. No one really knew where this was going so they made the best decision they could with the Information and resources they had. I love the idea the the union has so much power. They chose to flex their power so they could make their job twice as hard? Hmm wouldn’t you think if they had the power you think they do they would flex it for more funding, more supports and more freedom to teach as they like and not to the test. You are just upset that someone got something you wanted and you are looking to blame someone in a situation where there is no one to blame except Mother Nature or God. If they had opened and thousands of kids and teachers had died I’m sure you’d be first in line to call them stupid. They can’t win. Be glad that you and your family are well in the middle of a global pandemic. Sheesh

Very true! Sadly some felt this was an inconvenience because into their me time and complained about it without regard for the risks to their children or others.

Oh yeah it's really "inconvenient" to be denied early intervention.services for a developmentally delayed young child (or told that virtual is "fine") The reality is that during the pandemic the private sector provided the essential services that that the public sector (specifically public school systems) refused to provide, services that only the wealthy could access. That choice is going to undermine public education for a long time.

I don't know about that but I mostly was annoyed because my kids made it hard for me to catch my soaps. Sure, kids spread it but so what. The Days of Lives are important!

Wow you are so clever and funny. Unfortunately this is MCPS's attitude. I used to buy the idea that teachers can do little about educational disparities, now I'm realizing the whole "home life" thing is just parent-bashing to hide their own incompetence.

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I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

A bunch of hyper-privileged Karens. Nothing is ever enough. They feel put out regardless of what MCPS does. We get it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

A bunch of hyper-privileged Karens. Nothing is ever enough. They feel put out regardless of what MCPS does. We get it.

I was hoping they'd all go private already.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

A bunch of hyper-privileged Karens. Nothing is ever enough. They feel put out regardless of what MCPS does. We get it.

I was hoping they'd all go private already.

That's actually terrible for public education but sure, let's all

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

A bunch of hyper-privileged Karens. Nothing is ever enough. They feel put out regardless of what MCPS does. We get it.

I was hoping they'd all go private already.

Sure. See how that works out for the County. We have seen this play out in other urban areas, and in other parts of the world.

If you don’t have buy-in from middle-class and UMC families, the entire school system will suffer. There are too many people in this area who CAN afford private. Or can afford to move, especially if tele-work continues the way it has.

You can laugh all you want, but it’s terrible for the County as a whole that MCPS is not a strong, well-regarded school district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

By the end of the year my daughter's math teacher did the tests live with the whole class, giving them the answers. Things are not okay.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

A bunch of hyper-privileged Karens. Nothing is ever enough. They feel put out regardless of what MCPS does. We get it.

I was hoping they'd all go private already.

Sure. See how that works out for the County. We have seen this play out in other urban areas, and in other parts of the world.

If you don’t have buy-in from middle-class and UMC families, the entire school system will suffer. There are too many people in this area who CAN afford private. Or can afford to move, especially if tele-work continues the way it has.

You can laugh all you want, but it’s terrible for the County as a whole that MCPS is not a strong, well-regarded school district.

...on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the MCPS bashers. I've seen other public school systems, having moved a lot for secondary and higher education as well as for jobs, and there are a lot of poorly run school systems out there. I'd gladly pick MCPS over all of them.

By the end of the year my daughter's math teacher did the tests live with the whole class, giving them the answers. Things are not okay.

I heard this pandemic was just a hoax perpetrated by the teachers union so their members could lounge at the beach while "teaching"!