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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just filled out that survey (and now understand why everyone was complaining—what horribly worded questions). I said that if they go with 100% DL as the only option then any family should be able to opt out of school for 2020-2021 without having to homeschool. Their children should then enter the 2021-2022 in whatever grade they should have been in during the 2020-2021 year.

I don’t need my kid to be babysat. But I do need her to learn. I am incapable of homeschooling her, and MCPS is incapable of providing her with an education via 100% DL. [/quote]

You make no sense. You need her to learn, but you want to be able to opt out of any school. So she spends a year doing what exactly? You would chose to have her do nothing, instead of the other options? [/quote]

She’ll do what she’s been doing this summer: playing outside; playing games, doing art, reading, play dates with friends, etc. I don’t have the capability of home schooling and expect MCPS to provide her with an actual education, which they aren’t able to do through DL. So if there is no in-person option, I’d prefer to have her stick to what she is doing now and do 3rd grade in a year when they are able to provide in-person instruction, thorough which she can actually learn.[/quote]

That sounds great. She'll play outside all year long. Her reading will probably be fine. Do you really want her in third grade though when her reading skills will probably be well above third grade by the end of next year with all the voluntary reading she's doing. She'll go to third grade in 2021, probably read well above grade level, maybe be a little behind in math if you don't do any mathematics with her for a year (no adding, subtracting, or multiplying), and then she'll graduate at age 19, almost 20 with the 18 year olds. Sounds like a plan. Or you could stop complaining and make a plan for your family. Have her do all that, add in a little math. She's in third grade so you won't be teaching algebra, geometry, or calculus. Add maybe a couple of documentaries for social studies and science.[/quote]

Yes, I expect her actually to receive the education that she's entitled to and that my tax dollars help pay for. She needs reading, writing, science, social studies, and math. I'm not prepared to provide her with that, and she didn't get anything out of DL in the spring. If that's the best MCPS can do, then we'll opt out for the year, and I'll bet that we won't be the only ones doing it. That's the reality that MCPS will have to deal with if they refuse to actually do the work to open schools at least a few days a week. [/quote]

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