APS Parent - incredibly disappointed.

[Anonymous]

PS. My kids have 14 APS teachers among them and all have impressed. Some have been downright spectacular in their warmth, kindness and support. And my kids are learning plenty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just stop. It isn’t minimal effort. It isn’t teachers taking advantage. I’m so tired of you privileged APS whiners complaining.

x1 million

Just stop. The pandemic sucks. DL sucks. Teachers are doing their best in a crappy situation.

Just stop. Teachers are making a minimal effort. Most weren’t doing doing a good job in person so they are doing a crappy job is in virtual learning.

I am so sick and tired of all this whining about how teachers are being so awesome. No, they are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just stop. It isn’t minimal effort. It isn’t teachers taking advantage. I’m so tired of you privileged APS whiners complaining.

x1 million

Just stop. The pandemic sucks. DL sucks. Teachers are doing their best in a crappy situation.

Just stop. Teachers are making a minimal effort. Most weren’t doing doing a good job in person so they are doing a crappy job is in virtual learning.

I am so sick and tired of all this whining about how teachers are being so awesome. No, they are not.

It's sounds exhausting having all the right answers! Take a break! Do some yoga!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just stop. It isn’t minimal effort. It isn’t teachers taking advantage. I’m so tired of you privileged APS whiners complaining.

x1 million

Just stop. The pandemic sucks. DL sucks. Teachers are doing their best in a crappy situation.

Just stop. Teachers are making a minimal effort. Most weren’t doing doing a good job in person so they are doing a crappy job is in virtual learning.

I am so sick and tired of all this whining about how teachers are being so awesome. No, they are not.

Liar. Stop whining and making up your own facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's face it, most of our kids will likely need to repeat whatever grade they are currently in.

APS has done a poor job with distance learning, and teachers need to step up and start thinking about how to support and brainstorm on what needs to get done to get back into the classroom, even part-time/hybrid.

To the best of my knowledge, from what I've seen, this is all coming from parents advocating for their children.

Where are the teacher voices here advocating for how to make classrooms and schools safe?

They are all too busy trying to make DL work. You also want them to advocate for your kids? JFC. Who are you people?

"too busy trying to make DL work" - with all of Monday dedicated to planning, and several hours t-th (as OP mentioned, most teachers are online about 8 hours/week TOTAL). Seriously, this excuse needs to stop.

Teachers are busy *at least* the whole school day M-F and frequently into the evenings and weekends. A teacher has already detailed all of the work they do. Go read it again.

Not to mention many have their own kids at home and are trying to manage their DLing to some extent. You can't rely on babysitters to manage that 100%.

Or they may have childcare issues - one teacher friend we know had two babysitters fall through within a month. One turned out to be COVID positive and she couldn't get another sitter while their family was quarantining.

Yes. Lots of fury on DCUM about what working parents are doing right now. Most teachers are working parents too... we are just as overwhelmed as you are and the entire community doesn’t hate you

The entire community does NOT hate teachers. It's only a small number of LOUD, ignorant bullies.

I hope you’re right. The comments are really hard to read sometimes when I know the toll this situation has taken on my colleagues and myself and the kids and all of us are literally trying everything we can to do right by your kids in this horrible situation.

[Anonymous]

It wasn’t that long ago when some APS parents weee very nervous about radiation from ipads.

[Anonymous]

What you are all missing is this situation is now artificially horrible. Schools don't make community spread worse. Now there is higher community spread but we should have been back months ago, and we should go back in January. Take precautions and accept some risk, in exchange for a lot of benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just stop. It isn’t minimal effort. It isn’t teachers taking advantage. I’m so tired of you privileged APS whiners complaining.

x1 million

Just stop. The pandemic sucks. DL sucks. Teachers are doing their best in a crappy situation.

Just stop. Teachers are making a minimal effort. Most weren’t doing doing a good job in person so they are doing a crappy job is in virtual learning.

I am so sick and tired of all this whining about how teachers are being so awesome. No, they are not.

Man I feel bad for your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What you are all missing is this situation is now artificially horrible. Schools don't make community spread worse. Now there is higher community spread but we should have been back months ago, and we should go back in January. Take precautions and accept some risk, in exchange for a lot of benefit.

We should not be going back in January. You’re insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What you are all missing is this situation is now artificially horrible. Schools don't make community spread worse. Now there is higher community spread but we should have been back months ago, and we should go back in January. Take precautions and accept some risk, in exchange for a lot of benefit.

We should not be going back in January. You’re insane.

Your right, we shouldn't go back in January- we should go back next week. We should never have been closed. School spread matches community spread, it doesn't increase it. If anything it decreases it because there is much more mask compliance etc. That scare photo that's been circulating on facebook about a little girl with COVID who got it from her teacher? Her "teacher' was/is a nanny that was hired to help with DL- no masks, no heath screenings etc. That transmission would not have happened if the little girl had been in school where she belongs.

No- the teachers aren't working hard and I for one am sick of pretending that they are. If they are spending all day Monday in meetings, that's on them/ their admin. Its not improving the product. I have twins in different classes in elementary school. The teachers are using the exact same lesson plan. One is much better at delivering it that the other one is- but neither of them is putting effort into these plans. DL in elementary school is truly horrific. We need to get these kids back in school now. If we are not going to do this- we need to admit to mass failure and plan for mass grade retention.

[Anonymous]

You make no sense. Community spread is sky high right now. If school spread = community spread, then why would We send our teachers and students to school. I read the article in the post trying to convince us to open up schools because they are not super spreaders. Ok. They are not super spreaders. They spread at the same rate as the community. But the community is out of control. Why would we open school buildings??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You make no sense. Community spread is sky high right now. If school spread = community spread, then why would We send our teachers and students to school. I read the article in the post trying to convince us to open up schools because they are not super spreaders. Ok. They are not super spreaders. They spread at the same rate as the community. But the community is out of control. Why would we open school buildings??

because community spread happens 1)in restaurants with indoor dining; 2) in bars with eating and drinking indoors; 3) in indoor gatherings where people remove their masks (e.g. family house parties.)
Schools are none of those. Thus, minimal spread in schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What you are all missing is this situation is now artificially horrible. Schools don't make community spread worse. Now there is higher community spread but we should have been back months ago, and we should go back in January. Take precautions and accept some risk, in exchange for a lot of benefit.

We should not be going back in January. You’re insane.

Your right, we shouldn't go back in January- we should go back next week. We should never have been closed. School spread matches community spread, it doesn't increase it. If anything it decreases it because there is much more mask compliance etc. That scare photo that's been circulating on facebook about a little girl with COVID who got it from her teacher? Her "teacher' was/is a nanny that was hired to help with DL- no masks, no heath screenings etc. That transmission would not have happened if the little girl had been in school where she belongs.

No- the teachers aren't working hard and I for one am sick of pretending that they are. If they are spending all day Monday in meetings, that's on them/ their admin. Its not improving the product. I have twins in different classes in elementary school. The teachers are using the exact same lesson plan. One is much better at delivering it that the other one is- but neither of them is putting effort into these plans. DL in elementary school is truly horrific. We need to get these kids back in school now. If we are not going to do this- we need to admit to mass failure and plan for mass grade retention.

Just STFU with your lies already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What you are all missing is this situation is now artificially horrible. Schools don't make community spread worse. Now there is higher community spread but we should have been back months ago, and we should go back in January. Take precautions and accept some risk, in exchange for a lot of benefit.

We should not be going back in January. You’re insane.

Your right, we shouldn't go back in January- we should go back next week. We should never have been closed. School spread matches community spread, it doesn't increase it. If anything it decreases it because there is much more mask compliance etc. That scare photo that's been circulating on facebook about a little girl with COVID who got it from her teacher? Her "teacher' was/is a nanny that was hired to help with DL- no masks, no heath screenings etc. That transmission would not have happened if the little girl had been in school where she belongs.

No- the teachers aren't working hard and I for one am sick of pretending that they are. If they are spending all day Monday in meetings, that's on them/ their admin. Its not improving the product. I have twins in different classes in elementary school. The teachers are using the exact same lesson plan. One is much better at delivering it that the other one is- but neither of them is putting effort into these plans. DL in elementary school is truly horrific. We need to get these kids back in school now. If we are not going to do this- we need to admit to mass failure and plan for mass grade retention.

I feel like you have led a very blessed life if you’re calling elementary school instruction “truly horrific.” Congrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What you are all missing is this situation is now artificially horrible. Schools don't make community spread worse. Now there is higher community spread but we should have been back months ago, and we should go back in January. Take precautions and accept some risk, in exchange for a lot of benefit.

We should not be going back in January. You’re insane.

Your right, we shouldn't go back in January- we should go back next week. We should never have been closed. School spread matches community spread, it doesn't increase it. If anything it decreases it because there is much more mask compliance etc. That scare photo that's been circulating on facebook about a little girl with COVID who got it from her teacher? Her "teacher' was/is a nanny that was hired to help with DL- no masks, no heath screenings etc. That transmission would not have happened if the little girl had been in school where she belongs.

No- the teachers aren't working hard and I for one am sick of pretending that they are. If they are spending all day Monday in meetings, that's on them/ their admin. Its not improving the product. I have twins in different classes in elementary school. The teachers are using the exact same lesson plan. One is much better at delivering it that the other one is- but neither of them is putting effort into these plans. DL in elementary school is truly horrific. We need to get these kids back in school now. If we are not going to do this- we need to admit to mass failure and plan for mass grade retention.

Just STFU with your lies already.

Like most batshit insane Americans, these people believe if teachers are literally working themselves to death, their level of productivity isn't high enough. (tHeY gET suMMeRs oFf!!1)