Just spoke to an MCPS teacher who said she was 99% sure MCPS will be DL in the fall

[Anonymous]

So what's the point of the survey?

[Anonymous]

Where is she getting her information?

[Anonymous]

Is her name Madam Marie?

[Anonymous]

OP here. She seemed very confident. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[Anonymous]

She doesn’t know any better than you or I do.

-a principal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t know any better than you or I do.

-a principal

This

[Anonymous]

We all know this already. Its not news.

The whole point of the survey is to make parents feel involved in the decision making process. It's subterfuge.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I really haven't been following this issue much. My kids are in private. I just found her level of confidence quite stunning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We all know this already. Its not news.

The whole point of the survey is to make parents feel involved in the decision making process. It's subterfuge.

I don’t think it’s subterfuge. It might be process for the sake of process but that’s different. I think the real point of it is to demonstrate that there are parents who want each option so you can’t come along to this thread in a week and say “everyone wanted in person learning and they ignored us”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I really haven't been following this issue much. My kids are in private. I just found her level of confidence quite stunning.

I mean, anything is possible when you lie.

I don't think mcps will have full time f2f-they have made that quite clear but they have already made it known that there are basically two options: f2f 2 days a week or 100% DL.

But only offering 100 distance learning will pretty much ensure an uproar. They need to compromise somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We all know this already. Its not news.

The whole point of the survey is to make parents feel involved in the decision making process. It's subterfuge.

There was a paper they (Maryland) put out that had Jan 2021 as return to school date than they said it was a printing error? Typo? I have been thinking it would be that date since that appeared. The date was recalled but really...

[Anonymous]

God I hope it's the 2 day in-person option....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God I hope it's the 2 day in-person option....

I'm almost as certain as the teacher friend that it will be the hybrid. All of the districts who have announced already mentioned working with neighboring jurisdictions. If MCPS went against what everyone else is doing I'd be shocked.

[Anonymous]

Given their utter lack of planning prior to neighboring schools systems announcing that they're offering some F2F learning, I think that's what they secretly were pinning their hopes on. But the pressure to open is increasing, and now they have far less time to figure it out. But my sources in central say they haven't a clue what's going to happen, so that teacher is out of date.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God I hope it's the 2 day in-person option....

I'm almost as certain as the teacher friend that it will be the hybrid. All of the districts who have announced already mentioned working with neighboring jurisdictions. If MCPS went against what everyone else is doing I'd be shocked.

I hope so. My kid with ADHD does not learn well at all with the 100% distance learning. I think they can keep things "safer" with half the students in school each day. I know none of it is ideal in any way, shape, or form. It all sucks.