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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote]I feel like I'm pretty middle of the road and totally agree with this. It's inexcusable that they're not trying to get K-2 more days in person. [b]K-2 got nothing last spring and learned very little by DL this year. [/b]They need to go back for more days. And none of the putting them on iPads on in person day that some schools are pulling (ahem, Glebe), but real in person education.[/quote]

Okay, and again I'm the parent of a middle schooler, but this isn't language I'm hearing from any of my friends. "Inexcusable"? [b]Kids "got nothing" from DL?[/b] This is way over the top for me and it has not been my experience. We are still in the middle of a pandemic and while it's not ideal, DL has been working out for my family and most of my friends at APS. Nobody I know is talking about firing Duran.

It's like there are two completely separate worlds: parents of elementary kids who are furious with the status quo and want more kids in more seats more days STAT and then parents of older kids who are either mostly fine (or whose parents aren't on DCUM expressing their opinion).

I know there are people who are actually upset over this but I'm just saying that there are [b]a lot of people who are not upset and continue to coast along but aren't really posting that here.[/b][/quote]
First, reading comprehension.  K-2 got nothing [b]last spring,[/b] while older kids got no new content.  No teaching for K-2.  Zippo.  Not hyperbole.  APS said it was too hard to teach K-2 by DL so they didn't even try.  My kid had two check ins with no content between March and June.

Second, there is no circumstance where virtual kindergarten can result in "coasting" for a parent.  There just isn't.  The parent or caregiver has to be involved all day, every day.  And asynchronous Mondays are the worst for my 7 yo 2nd grader.  Hours and hours of handholding if I want her to do the work.  
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