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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS had asynchronous learning assignments today.  DCPS is back to school tomorrow on a two hour delay.

MCPS is just not well managed.  [/quote]

Does DCPS have better academic outcomes than MCPS? No.

So the fact that they do asynchronous learning assignments is no feather in their cap.

Also, MCPS did an asynchronous day last year and it was a disaster. Most kids didn't do the asynchronous work they were assigned on that day.[/quote]

My kids did the work, why didn't yours?[/quote]

+1. What was your evidence that the asynchronous work was a “disaster?”[/quote]

Many students complained about it:

SOURCE: https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/mcps-announces-removal-of-asynchronous-days-for-the-2024-2025-school-year/article_3c1b41b8-2859-11ef-9780-174bd648a2e8.html

[QUOTE]some students criticized asynchronous days due to the workload they had to complete. Many Jewish students felt frustrated that they still had work to do during the most recent asynchronous day, which fell on Passover.

Junior Marisa Janger felt overwhelmed with the workload she had to balance with celebrating her religious traditions.

“It was hard to balance supporting my family and our traditions while also thinking about all the work I had to do,” Janger said.

ELM Learning, an organization dedicated to virtual learning, explained the disadvantages of asynchronous days. There is often a disconnect between the student and the material, causing a lack of motivation. Additionally, the lack of instant feedback and direct teacher-student contact may lead to misunderstandings during asynchronous learning.

Sophomore Ruth Hailu articulated the negative effects an asynchronous day could have on students.

“Students might not receive quick feedback on their work or have the opportunity to ask questions as they arise,” Hailu said. “Students may struggle to stay focused and engaged without any structure.”[/QUOTE]

Many parents were critical of it as well.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/04/24/mixed-reaction-from-parents-to-mcps-asynchronous-learning-day/

[QUOTE]Aaron Droller, a Silver Spring resident with second and fourth-grade students, was critical of the asynchronous learning day and said that it should not be considered a full school day.

“It’s really a pretend school day,” Droller said. “I think it sends the wrong message that school is optional, and this practice should stop, especially considering the terrible truancy issues that the school system is facing.”

Droller also noted that implementing an asynchronous learning day seemed like a “remnant of [COVID-19] era school closure policies.”

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Germantown resident Treena Selak, who has two students at Roberto Clemente Middle School and two students at Seneca Valley High School, said that there was some frustration from her and her children around the asynchronous learning day.

“All my kids said it was reminiscent of Zoom school, which none of my children liked and enjoyed,” Selak said, noting that her children all had online assignments to complete for the asynchronous learning day.

One of the main frustrations that her children ran into was getting questions about the assignments answered by their teachers, she said. Without teachers readily available to give answers, it took longer for her students to complete assignments.

Selak also said that she felt frustrated that “there were a lot of inconsistencies with the expectations” for students. She said that it was challenging to support her kids, two of whom have individualized education plans (IEP) and “struggle with executive function issues.”

“Some [assignments] were due at noon yesterday,” she said. “Some were due at 3 p.m. Some were due at midnight. Some weren’t due until later on this week or even next week. Some of my kids didn’t even have an assignment for a class except to complete something that they have been [working on] last week or Friday.”

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Students and parents complaining about something is not evidence of a disaster.

And if you read the article, the complaints were that MCPS didn’t implement it well.  Again, just bad planning by MCPS. [/quote]

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