DC Health removes cohort limits and mixing ban!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools have empty seats? Can we still get in post lottery and apply to go in person? I’m at wits end, is that an option?

No. DCPS schools generally don't take new students after count day in October. It's disingenuous for WTU trolls to claim that we could have in-person seats but we just don't want them. Additionally, there's nothing wrong with expecting your own school to open.

I’m so sick of parent trolls on this website who can’t read. You can submit a post lottery application. The schools in Ward 8 have announced on Twitter they will take students to fill their empty inperson seats. You are welcome to apply.

Could you link to that Twitter, so that we can understand how to bring our kids there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm disgusted by the anti-union and anti-teacher voices on this site that are constant and cruel. In my opinion, it is really hard to dissociate that from race. Its hard to dissociate race discussions from the entire school system altogether. The union is a way to get everyone to have an seat at the table and represented. People who are actually SPECIALISTS, no less.

I disagree with many things that the Mayor has done, but she is not ruining my life or is a child-hater or any number of things she has been accused here on these boards.

I try to avoid the vitriol on this site and recognize these a complex issues. There are some kids, however, who will never recover from being out of school this long. Having worked in education for fifteen years, there is a small window to keep those kids engaged and motivated. Many will drop out at some point due to learning loss during the pandemic. Our society may not care or may still decide this shutdown of schools is worth that price but it is a price that will be paid.

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

This makes particular sense for the Cap Hill crowd:

"Any student transfers for the current school year may complete a mid-year application by calling the My School DC Hotline at [phone] between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

(also - I don’t really think twitter handle “Learning Loss Isn’t a Thing” is a great source.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

Maybe if I lived in Capitol Hill, but I don’t have time to spend 2-3 hours in the car for a couple of hours of IPL (assuming two round trips a day). I used to drive my kid to a school just east of Rock Creek, and that was 35 min in rush hour, so don’t tell me I can get EOTR in 20 min.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

Maybe if I lived in Capitol Hill, but I don’t have time to spend 2-3 hours in the car for a couple of hours of IPL (assuming two round trips a day). I used to drive my kid to a school just east of Rock Creek, and that was 35 min in rush hour, so don’t tell me I can get EOTR in 20 min.

Sorry, meant to say from Ward 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

I suppose it’s too hard to call and ask

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

I suppose it’s too hard to call and ask

No, I’m not going to enroll my kid in a poorly performing school I have no connection or relationship with that is an hour away from me on public transit. Those twitter idiots who think this is some kind of gotcha are just making themselves look stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm disgusted by the anti-union and anti-teacher voices on this site that are constant and cruel. In my opinion, it is really hard to dissociate that from race. Its hard to dissociate race discussions from the entire school system altogether. The union is a way to get everyone to have an seat at the table and represented. People who are actually SPECIALISTS, no less.

I disagree with many things that the Mayor has done, but she is not ruining my life or is a child-hater or any number of things she has been accused here on these boards.

I try to avoid the vitriol on this site and recognize these a complex issues. There are some kids, however, who will never recover from being out of school this long. Having worked in education for fifteen years, there is a small window to keep those kids engaged and motivated. Many will drop out at some point due to learning loss during the pandemic. Our society may not care or may still decide this shutdown of schools is worth that price but it is a price that will be paid.

It is very hard to ignore vitriol in this day and age. There is so much violence and misdirected anger about a system that has always been fundamentally broken for certain communities. I have been in education for 15 years and worked all over this city. I believe that children with good support and intervention will bounce back for a year of instability. This does still not address the immense gaps in achievement that exists. Fundamentally, the problem that I have with this site, is that it is so grounded in individualism at the expense of others. No progress will ever be made that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

I suppose it’s too hard to call and ask

No, I’m not going to enroll my kid in a poorly performing school I have no connection or relationship with that is an hour away from me on public transit. Those twitter idiots who think this is some kind of gotcha are just making themselves look stupid.

You don’t think they are showing you yourself?

The claim was IPL, my child is suffering, IPL yesterday because learning loss. So by any means necessary means moan on DCUM but not get your kid to in person for the mental health, for their test scores.

Are you the ward 3 mom who doesn’t want gov involvement in housing to ameliorate past ills because government shouldn’t be involved in past matters? Even your own neighbors can’t stand you

See, you couldn’t leave off that last paragraph?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

I suppose it’s too hard to call and ask

No, I’m not going to enroll my kid in a poorly performing school I have no connection or relationship with that is an hour away from me on public transit. Those twitter idiots who think this is some kind of gotcha are just making themselves look stupid.

You don’t think they are showing you yourself?

The claim was IPL, my child is suffering, IPL yesterday because learning loss. So by any means necessary means moan on DCUM but not get your kid to in person for the mental health, for their test scores.

Are you the ward 3 mom who doesn’t want gov involvement in housing to ameliorate past ills because government shouldn’t be involved in past matters? Even your own neighbors can’t stand you

This is not the clever argument you think it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/creidsboe/status/1371915262916710409?s=20

Now go register your kid and get them IPL

that says you can register them - not that they would be guaranteed an IPL spot.

I suppose it’s too hard to call and ask

No, I’m not going to enroll my kid in a poorly performing school I have no connection or relationship with that is an hour away from me on public transit. Those twitter idiots who think this is some kind of gotcha are just making themselves look stupid.

(also - school social worker making negative twitter posts against certain races? not a good look for you.)