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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, it's clear at YOUR school the hybrid and departmentalization has not been managed well BY THE PRINCIPAL.  It is poor leadership for him/her to allow teachers to continue teaching core subjects virtually to students while both are in person.  At every APS school most specials are continuing to be taught virtually even if staff is present due to high levels of exposure. The exception at my school is PE and I'm honestly not sure why they decided PE could be in person but they did. At my school we did not departmentalize at all this year (when we usually do by ELA and Math/Content).  It has been a learning experience for us teachers who are used to teaching only the two subjects to learn the curriculum for the other subjects while also learning how to teach virtually and concurrently, but we are hanging in there and some of us prefer not departmentalizing now that we've experienced it.

Anyhow, the vast majority of elementary students in APS are not being taught virtually while they are in person in the core academic subjects. So stop pushing that it is happening everywhere and start working to make changes at YOUR school by going up the chain, speaking at APS board meetings and naming your school, emailing Duran and DTL staff, etc. Complaining on an anonymous forum isn't going to change the scenario at your own school.[/quote] What makes you the concern police?  I'm an APS parent with legitimate concerns.  I'm not making it up.  I've expressed my concerns via many avenues to APS to zero effect.  APS admin and the school board either think in person teaching via iPad is fine or doesn't have the bandwidth to respond.  I do think there is a broader issue with APS letting schools and principals make vastly different decisions with no oversight whatsoever.  For all of APS's talk of equity, it is extremely inequitable.  So no, I won't stop speaking up.

Why not be supportive and agree that you'd be upset if it was your kid?  If you're sick of hearing it, then just scroll past.  [/quote]

I would be upset if it was my kid. But I wouldn't go on every thread of an anonymous forum and push it like it was happening everywhere. I would be working to make changes that would positively benefit my kid. I'd be speaking at board meetings, rallying other concerned parents (strength in numbers). What you are doing is not going to effect change. Concerns and complaints are not the same. Have you mentioned this on AEM? Naming the school?[/quote]
+1 PP makes it seem like this is the norm in APS and it's not. I work in one school and have a child in another and it's nothing like they describe.[/quote]

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