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I’m not going in with the mentality that DL will suck. It won’t be as good as in person, but it’s a pandemic. We are going to make the best of a crappy situation, and I’m going to hype my kid up and support FCPS. The only person that hurts if this fails is my kid, so I’m have no interest in it failing. I don’t get why so many people seem to hope it does. We aren’t getting in-person instruction at the moment. If it sucks, Brabrand is going to say it’s robust and keep it moving until he can get people back in buildings.[/quote]

I agree that FCPS will advertise that things are going great no matter what the product. So I consider it important to push for the maximum accountability we can get right now. I am so tired of the “it’s a pandemic!” posters. Suggests that we have to accept third rate stuff. No we don’t. We can and should expect FCPS to provide excellent education.  Without some level of holding the school district to the fire for bad implementation of DL in the spring, how can we hope for better?

Also, the decision to open/not open was not explained to people. It was based on an assessment of risk. It seems (to me) that the metrics for reopening should have been part of that conversation.  We do have to hold the system accountable to the tax payer by asking how they are making these determinations and what will trigger a re-evaluation. [/quote]

I’m 100% for accountability, but there’s a difference between that and saying “DL will fail, and it’s third rate.” That’s like a self fulfilling prophecy. I get that this doesn’t work well for everyone, and I feel for people. But I’m tired of all the bellyaching. No, it’s not the same as in-person. It’s never going to be. If you go in believing it will, it won’t live up.

It is a pandemic, and we do need to be flexible. The tax argument is also tired. We pay taxes for a lot of things. Are you taking this same energy to Congress to try and get them to solve some of these problems and hold them accountable? Metrics need to come from the health department, which also takes out tax money. They haven’t developed of published any.

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