How bad is your APS back to school experience?

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WTAF, since when do you need to departmentalize 1st grade curriculum. What school is this? I have two kids in k-2. They are getting their teacher for half a day for each in person day and an aide (repurposed Extended Day staff) for the other half of the day (teacher moves to the 2nd room). My kids are so happy to be back in the building and with their friends, but this isn't challenging from an educational perspective. We need to get back to 5 days in person this fall!

Calm your tits. Your kids are going to be fine if you stop having tantrums. And yeah, this is DCUM, but there is no change they don't know your attitude.

You calm your tits. I'm not complaining about my situation. Our ES is doing a great job, I'm just trying to say this isn't something that I will be OK with them continuing in the fall. If I was at Glebe and my kids were getting one hour of live instruction, I would be unhappy. Our ES and our teachers are doing amazing job. But all the effort is giving really marginal educational benefit, that is a fact, not a complaint. I don't fault the teachers for the crappy situation.

I would just like to say that the expression “calm your tits” was about the funniest thing I’ve come across in days. Thanks for the laugh.

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I have 2 kids back (elementary and middle) and one (high school) returns tomorrow. So far so good! My kids have loved being with teachers and friends. My kids are all doing fine academically so I’m not terribly worried about that part. Grade wise doing fine, reading books, etc. honestly I’m most concerned about my middle and high schooler in Spanish because there is so much less speaking practice in this setting and they are both in high school level Spanish so not sure how that will work next year.
Teachers are trying their best, none of my lids is sitting on teams with in-person teachers. My 4th grader came gone with ipad at 90% charge because they barely used it.
Better than I hoped for.

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Our WMS experience has been great and our 6th grade daughter is happy. She has a few teachers working virtually, but we prefer that to a long term sub without knowledge of the students or curriculum. From what she explains her experience is interactive and positive, and she is not logging into teams in all of her classes (just as needed).

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How bad is your attitude, AEM Rant Dad?

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Anonymous wrote:I do support parents who talk about divergent experiences at different APS ES's. We have personally experienced two stark realities: a very poorly run APS ES and an excellent APS ES. It is really unfortunate that APS doesn't have more oversight over quality and principal decisions.

Which two schools? Or at least name one.

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Anonymous wrote:It's quite clear that OP is the same dad who is ranting about this on AEM, joined in by his APE friends.

APE will keep complaining until they get complete normal which you just can't have in a pandemic.

I think it's disgusting to complain about teachers who need to teach from home due to a private medical reason.

Absolutely THIS!

Is Ranting Dad also Lawsuit Man?

[Anonymous]

Ranting Dad is MS and I think lawsuit Dad has kids in ES.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's quite clear that OP is the same dad who is ranting about this on AEM, joined in by his APE friends.

APE will keep complaining until they get complete normal which you just can't have in a pandemic.

I think it's disgusting to complain about teachers who need to teach from home due to a private medical reason.

Absolutely THIS!

Do you know that the teachers have an ADA claim? Our principal has made a school decision that many teachers don't have to teach in person unless they want to do so. There is no ADA issue. It's solely teacher preference.

I’m surprised to hear that principals are allowed that leeway. I would imagine that decision will face opposition now that kids are back.

It’s not that they were allowed that leeway. APS just made the principals make these decisions, abandoning any pretense of leadership.

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Anonymous wrote:It's quite clear that OP is the same dad who is ranting about this on AEM, joined in by his APE friends.

APE will keep complaining until they get complete normal which you just can't have in a pandemic.

I think it's disgusting to complain about teachers who need to teach from home due to a private medical reason.

Absolutely THIS!

Is Ranting Dad also Lawsuit Man?

No, totally different people.

[Anonymous]

I love that his new name is "ranting Dad". Fits in perfectly with ventilation lady, forest school lady, lawsuit dad, and many more.

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Is this Glebe? Just go talk to the principal already.

This isn't the case for the vast majority of APS elementary schools. Stop acting like it's a universal issue.

You think parents haven't spoke to the principal? She doesn't care. APS won't respond to attempts at contact. You literally get an email back from APS stating that they've receive too many emails and won't be replying. There is no option but to try to raise public notice to try to get APS to take action.

Maybe so, but STOP making it sound like ALL APS schools are this way, and that everyone is having a bad experience. It simply isn't true.

So because you don't have this issue it's not important? This is a universal issue because APS isn't getting guidelines for any school. Some aren't offering handouts so kids can work on paper. Some aren't offering outdoor lunch. Some aren't offering in person instruction, while others are. APS needs to provide guidance and oversight rather than letting APS principals make public health decisions with zero oversight and accountability.

Different schools have different percentages of virtual/hybrid kids, different staffing levels, different volunteer/PTA supports, different needed accommodations. There isn’t a way for every school to address every issue exactly the same. And WTF at departmentalizing subjects for K-2. Our school only does this for grades 4-5, and stopped doing that this year due to Covid.

100% Agree. One size fits all does not work in this situation. Each school has different variables to take into consideration.

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Anonymous wrote:It's quite clear that OP is the same dad who is ranting about this on AEM, joined in by his APE friends.

APE will keep complaining until they get complete normal which you just can't have in a pandemic.

I think it's disgusting to complain about teachers who need to teach from home due to a private medical reason.

Absolutely THIS!

Do you know that the teachers have an ADA claim? Our principal has made a school decision that many teachers don't have to teach in person unless they want to do so. There is no ADA issue. It's solely teacher preference.

At WMS (where the AEM rant dad is from), our principal said teachers who are virtual are only temporary until a permanent sub can be found; they're required to take a leave of absence but agreed to work virtually until sub is found. NO one was approved to work from home. However given the sub shortage, its very likely the teachers will remain in place at home. (last sentence is my opinion, not what WMS has said).

This makes sense. Of course Rant Dad will have an even bigger tantrum when his kids are taught by a sub.

It makes sense, but it's not great.

JFC. This is a pandemic. Nothing is "great."

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JFC. This is a pandemic. Nothing is "great."

BUT WHY DOES THE PANDEMIC HAVE TO BE HARD ON MEEEEEEEEE?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that his new name is "ranting Dad". Fits in perfectly with ventilation lady, forest school lady, lawsuit dad, and many more.

Haha!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that his new name is "ranting Dad". Fits in perfectly with ventilation lady, forest school lady, lawsuit dad, and many more.

Haha!!

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