How do we get the law reversed requiring in-person school?

[Anonymous]

Can the governor call a special session of the legislature?

We need to give our schools the ability to close schools if they need to without being in violation of a short-sighted, ridiculous law.

I'll write my state senator and delegate. I urge you to do the same. Let's give the schools the flexibility and autonomy they need to make decisions based on circumstances and infection rates in their communities.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t this what homeschooling is for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this what homeschooling is for?

No. Try to keep up. I want regular teachers doing instruction online. It was tremendously successful last year and I don't know why this isn't being continued under the circumstances.

What school systems are at least making it an option?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this what homeschooling is for?

No. Try to keep up. I want regular teachers doing instruction online. It was tremendously successful last year and I don't know why this isn't being continued under the circumstances.

What school systems are at least making it an option?

Is this satire?

[Anonymous]

I don't think anyone thinks it was successful last year. You should do homeschooling instead (and it doesn't have to be you teaching- they have excellent online programs)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this what homeschooling is for?

No. Try to keep up. I want regular teachers doing instruction online. It was tremendously successful last year and I don't know why this isn't being continued under the circumstances.

What school systems are at least making it an option?

Because it’s extremely unfair to teachers and expensive for the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this what homeschooling is for?

No. Try to keep up. I want regular teachers doing instruction online. It was tremendously successful last year and I don't know why this isn't being continued under the circumstances.

What school systems are at least making it an option?

Successful?

You are better off contacting the various and sundry gubernatorial candidates’ campaign offices.

[Anonymous]

Well, you had all these rabid parents on here last year pitchforking their way into this stupid law. This is one of the consequences.

If you can do something about it, wonderful! You'll be saving the lives (literally) of lower-income families who don't have the means to pay for online private schools or homeschooling curriculae.

[Anonymous]

tremendously successful?

Are you a troll? NO ONE thinks it was 'tremendously successful'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this what homeschooling is for?

No. Try to keep up. I want regular teachers doing instruction online. It was tremendously successful last year and I don't know why this isn't being continued under the circumstances.

What school systems are at least making it an option?

Successful?

You are better off contacting the various and sundry gubernatorial candidates’ campaign offices.

Of course it was successful. For some, it was even optimal. It was a great new model that needs to be preserved as an option at the very least. For one thing, it's the same model most workforces are going to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone thinks it was successful last year. You should do homeschooling instead (and it doesn't have to be you teaching- they have excellent online programs)

I do not wish to homeschool. I wish to have credentialed teachers teaching my children. Stop suggesting home schooling.

Virtual education was very successful for most kids. A few struggled.

Most of the people bellyaching were just resentful that they didn't have child care. They're flailing was never about the kids' or their communities' best interests. They were just selfish assholes and it makes me angry the legislature caved.

Give the local districts the flexibility back to make good decisions.

Where's your data on this?

The problem is: the local districts didn't make good decisions, when they were given flexibility. The legislators did NOT want to go on record on this hard topic. They were forced to by paralyzed school boards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:tremendously successful?

Are you a troll? NO ONE thinks it was 'tremendously successful'.

My friend who sells online learning aids and lessons to teachers made BANK last year. So maybe OP is coming at it front that point of view?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:tremendously successful?

Are you a troll? NO ONE thinks it was 'tremendously successful'.

No, I am absolutely not a troll. MOST PEOPLE WERE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE VIRTUAL OPTION. Please don't confuse your own distaste for it for being common reaction. That was a fringe position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:tremendously successful?

Are you a troll? NO ONE thinks it was 'tremendously successful'.

No, I am absolutely not a troll. MOST PEOPLE WERE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE VIRTUAL OPTION. Please don't confuse your own distaste for it for being common reaction. That was a fringe position.

Who are these “most people”? Where is the data to back up this absurd statement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:tremendously successful?

Are you a troll? NO ONE thinks it was 'tremendously successful'.

+1 op, have actually looked at any data? Our town analyzed all our youngest kids (we went back full time for k-2 in January) against 17 years of assessments for mid and end of year benchmarks. 75% of our kids were significantly below prior years in every single metric. This is a wealthy New England town that provided laptops to everyone who needed it.

You need to homeschool