Please don't talk to me about equity in schools ever again

[Anonymous]

Clearly it is of no concern to anyone. The kids whose parents can afford private school tuition or to hire a MCPS teacher on LOA for their POD can get education this year. The kids whose parents are educated and SAH/can work from home will get somewhat of an education. The rest will get nothing and noone cares.

[Anonymous]

Saving lives > education.

Always and for ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Saving lives > education.

Always and for ever.

Rich people don’t need to make that choice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Saving lives > education.

Always and for ever.

Rich people don’t need to make that choice

Are you just now discovering that the rich have it easier in life? The USA has the most inequalities of the rich nations. This is because all throughout its history, its citizens have consistently voted for economic dynamism over safety nets.

Right now you're seeing a consequence of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Saving lives > education.

Always and for ever.

That's a foolish statement, PP. How many lives saved, compared to how many people's education affected (and affected how much)? For example, would you be willing to close all schools in the US for a year, if doing so saved one life? How about saving two lives by closing all high schools in the US for half a year? Etc. etc. etc.

[Anonymous]

Clearly it is of no concern to anyone. The kids whose parents can afford private school tuition or to hire a MCPS teacher on LOA for their POD can get education this year. The kids whose parents are educated and SAH/can work from home will get somewhat of an education. The rest will get nothing and noone cares.

Except that in surveys done, more parents who live in poorer areas of DC and VA responded that they wanted distance learning only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Saving lives > education.

Always and for ever.

You’re right, but so is op.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clearly it is of no concern to anyone. The kids whose parents can afford private school tuition or to hire a MCPS teacher on LOA for their POD can get education this year. The kids whose parents are educated and SAH/can work from home will get somewhat of an education. The rest will get nothing and noone cares.

EVERYONE CARES. Individual parents can't redress the broader inequities on their own, and they're just trying to do the best they can for their own kids. School districts are trying as best they can with limited resources and no clear guidance. There are no good answers here because we are in an unprecedented crisis.

[Anonymous]

You’ll get over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Clearly it is of no concern to anyone. The kids whose parents can afford private school tuition or to hire a MCPS teacher on LOA for their POD can get education this year. The kids whose parents are educated and SAH/can work from home will get somewhat of an education. The rest will get nothing and noone cares.

Except that in surveys done, more parents who live in poorer areas of DC and VA responded that they wanted distance learning only.

This is the Maryland Public Schools forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’ll get over it.

I will, for sure. Many of the kids left behind won't though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clearly it is of no concern to anyone. The kids whose parents can afford private school tuition or to hire a MCPS teacher on LOA for their POD can get education this year. The kids whose parents are educated and SAH/can work from home will get somewhat of an education. The rest will get nothing and noone cares.

EVERYONE CARES. Individual parents can't redress the broader inequities on their own, and they're just trying to do the best they can for their own kids. School districts are trying as best they can with limited resources and no clear guidance. There are no good answers here because we are in an unprecedented crisis.

It's not true that everyone cares, but many people do care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’ll get over it.

I will, for sure. Many of the kids left behind won't though.

They will. Generations of kids managed on far, far, far, less education. Now all of sudden a few semesters of IN-SCHOOL math and English are critical? Are we actually sending the kids down into the mines with no learning whatsoever, instead of just having them sit comfortably at home with expensive technology and a certified teacher at the other end of the Zoom?

Give me a break. You're ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’ll get over it.

I will, for sure. Many of the kids left behind won't though.

They will. Generations of kids managed on far, far, far, less education. Now all of sudden a few semesters of IN-SCHOOL math and English are critical? Are we actually sending the kids down into the mines with no learning whatsoever, instead of just having them sit comfortably at home with expensive technology and a certified teacher at the other end of the Zoom?

Give me a break. You're ridiculous.

Well, yes, a year and a half of school does seem to me like something that is quite important for most kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Saving lives > education.

Always and for ever.

That's a foolish statement, PP. How many lives saved, compared to how many people's education affected (and affected how much)? For example, would you be willing to close all schools in the US for a year, if doing so saved one life? How about saving two lives by closing all high schools in the US for half a year? Etc. etc. etc.

+1. Ridiculous and simplistic thinking from PP