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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS did more than prohibit new instruction in the spring, they prohibited nearly all interactions for K-2.  In April I emailed my kid's teacher for book recommendations, as the public library and school library were closed and I didn’t want to buy books on the wrong level.  Her teacher told me she wasn't permitted to recommend any books because not all parents have email so sending me book recommendations wouldn't be "equitable."  I asked the Principal if that was really the APS policy and she backed up the teacher.  It was absurd.

As far as I can tell my 2nd grader's math curriculum is waaaaay below grade level this year.   This week they're practicing identifying circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.  You know, the same content covered in 2 year old preschool.  It's really astoundingly bad.[/quote]

I can’t believe a teacher would go to the trouble of writing a reply email and refrain from naming book recommendations in the name of equity.  Wow.[/quote]

Probably the teacher was as furious as we were as parents (not PP), and wanted to make a point at how ridiculous it was.  Our principal told us in the spring that the system's only priority was feeding kids.  [/quote]

Or maybe the teacher thoroughly supported the policy.  How would you know?[/quote]The teacher later canceled one of the few class calls because she was taking her kids to a vacation at the beach, so I'm pretty sure she just didn't give a f---.[/quote]

Now I get it.  You’re probably just a huge pain in the ass, and your email had to do with more than book title recommendations, which you could’ve actually just Googled.  [/quote]Nope, just a realist who acknowledges that some teachers are doing their best and others are taking advantage of the situation to do less.[/quote]

I don’t believe your book recommendation story, quite frankly, and I still think you could’ve just Googled them, anyway.  My guess is you take the term “public servant” a little too far.  [/quote]

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