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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Superintendent Smith just sent this to all parents:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/community/school-year-2019-2020/allin-doing-the-best-20200329.html

Sounds like a bunch of excuses.

Meanwhile, here's a Wash Post article about what other schools are doing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/plunging-into-remote-learning-families-find-stress-chaos-and-some-surprising-wins/2020/03/27/36429de4-6f90-11ea-aa80-c2470c6b2034_story.html

The best part is this:

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In Miami, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he started [b]planning for this in January[/b] when he first heard about the coronavirus crisis in China. The Miami-Dade County Public Schools had already invested in digital technology, and the district began creating online curriculum, working with the FBI and the Secret Service on digital security.

As the crisis arrived to the United States, Carvalho negotiated an agreement with the teachers union for remote learning [b]weeks before the schools closed[/b]. The district surveyed families to find out who needed computers and distributed 60,000 devices. A plan to feed all 350,000 students was put in place.

“If we are going to persist, let’s do it right,” Carvalho said. “Let’s do it big.”

To be sure, there are complaints. But instruction across the district began two days after schools went dark.
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Emphasis mine. Miami is a large school system just like MCPS, and they were able to plan ahead. Why not MCPS?

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This is just another example of the short sighted mentality of MCPS leadership. The ability to teach remotely should have been developed and utilized for any situation that prevents a student for attending schools for long periods of time.   For example,  it is a much cheaper option and a more cohesive option when students have long term illnesses that prevent them attending school in person.  Another use for remote learning is for when there are weather conditions  (ie. snow) that prevent students from traveling safely to school.  Finally,  distributing Chrombooks and hot spots to students should be done year round so all MCPS students have equal access to tools for learning anytime they are learning including when they are doing homework.  [/quote]

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