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[quote=Anonymous]I think you've framed your post inaccurately.  I don't see anything like your premise on the Private Schools forum.  While there will be some bailouts from private schools because parents won't be afford tuition, there definitely is no preponderance of postings in the Private Schools forums that there is unhappiness with the way the private schools have managed their online programs.  If anything I think most parents are quite happy with the ways that their private schools have risen to the challenge.  It seems to have been a much smoother transition than 2 local public systems (I'm looking at you FCPS and MCPS) have managed it.  FWIW I am a public school teacher and our children go to schools that are frequently discussed on the Private School forums so I monitor the threads pretty carefully and I have a strong network of private school parent friends.  Anyway I see the continued desire by private parents to keep their children in their private school environment, and not a massive bailout that you seem to be implying.

I want to add that the online teaching for my children at their private schools has been outstanding.  Even the teacher whom I consider to be a Luddite with strong fuddy duddy tendencies (but an outstanding teacher nonetheless) has produced wonderful, high caliber live online lessons.  You could have knocked me over with a feather I was so surprised when I saw what she had my kid doing on Day 2 and how she interacted with him live online.  I was less surprised by the teachers at my daughters' school because they stepped up to the plate the way I anticipated.

Regarding changes for next year in my public school, I think we're going to have to do a lot more with a lot less.  I predict there will be budget cuts across the board for schools because tax revenues will have been way down and demands on public programs funding unemployment and health care will go way up.  I agree with assessments that we are going to need to plan for rolling closures.[/quote]

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