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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not buying that DCPS is closing school early to help close the achievement gap.  The leadership knows that many families, high AND low SES, are struggling to homeschool, and that their teachers are also struggling.  They're moving on to an on-line summer school program geared toward poor kids.  They know that most UMC families in the system will find a way to provide adequate learning opportunities to their children until school starts up again.[/quote]

Step outside of your experience. If 30% of families are logging I that means it is an equity issue. And 20% of the 30% is constantly b*tching. [b]So- we’ll end & have an optional End of summer session[/b]. I’d love for them to only open sites in ward 7/8. Where everyone can attend if they choose. For the complainers and honestly mostly for the kids who are not able to log in. My guess is that very few will actually attend. [/quote]

Who are you accusing of "bitching" and where are you getting the optional end-of-summer session?  Will this session involve an hour of two or morning live learning in virtual "classrooms" where the kids interact on Zoom or Microsoft Teams like our school provides now?  My guess is No.  Make that no way.

Our DCPS is doing very well on the live learning front, with a lot of innovation and tech in the mix.  I'm disappointed that the school year is being cut short by several weeks because the live learning on-line we're being offered on-line, along with some good pre-recorded video instruction by familiar teachers, has been impressive.  I can't plug a 7 year old into a virtual program without a good and familiar teacher leading it, or providing videos, and expect that to work.

In six weeks, DCPS will shut down the teachers and, hence, innovative live learning work some schools have been mastering despite a steep learning curve.  Build on what's working, DCPS, don't curtail it in the name of "equity" in education. Not impressed.

We'll manage - we'll sign up for paid live instruction on-line outside the public system since, apparently, live learning within the public system won't be available to us for months after May 29th.  Can't see how that will help the poor kids.  Kids, especially those in the lower elementary grades, need live learning, whether they're high or low SES.  [/quote]

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