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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here it is again...parents in this county are so behind the times. Most districts across the country have offered virtual options since the early aughts. The fact MCPS only did in 2020 because of the pandemic is embarrassing. It's time to join the rest of the country in the 21st century without complaining because remote instruction didn't work for your kid during the pandemic. It's so absurd. [/quote]

Just curious- how many of the virtual programs "across the country" are actually offered at the district level?  Particularly in pre-pandemic times.  Quite often the virtual programs are administered at the state level, which makes sense to me.  So this is partly on the state of MD.[/quote]

DP-I would first say, do your own research before asking others to do it for you. But all of my teaching friends from my program are in various states and it is offered at the district level. So, no. It's not on the state of Maryland at all. It could be implemented district wide as its done in MANY other places. MoCo has a unique set of parents that simply refuse to hear any other alternatives other than "in-person". It is sad because instead of using the money and time to refine a district wide program, people just want to shut it down because of the pandemic. All of the parents who continue to post this article on social media are the same exact parents who were at every single board meeting complaining about virtual. Doesn't take a genius to figure out their agenda. It is quite sad and pathetic. [/quote]
 
Lady, well before the pandemic there was research showing that virtual doesn’t even work for college students. Anyone with a single brain cell knows it’s a disaster for children, and yes, we know this because of the pandemic   There is an extremely narrow case for it as a stop-gap for sick kids and SN kids who truly cannot be accomodated at their current placement, but it is not a long-term solution. [/quote]

My kids did great in virtual. I think the problem is mostly with parents who left young children unsupervised and expected better results. The problem isn't virtual but lazy parents.[/quote]

No, the problem is that it is completely developmentally inappropriate for young children to be staring at a screen like that all day long.  Don't take my word for it, ask a developmental pediatrician.  That's awesome that it worked for your kids (really! I am happy for you!) but that [b]you would blame others experience on lazy parents is unbelievable[/b].[/quote]

This is all VA evangelists do when confronted with data, research and anecdotes that point out how virtual learning is either not working or nowhere near as effective as in-person learning. It's ridiculous but they don't seem to have another play in their playbook.[/quote]

+1. And the thing is, I think most of us can get behind the idea of a virtual program for kids that need it. My cousin’s DC had cancer a few years ago and they were able to shift to the virtual program (they’re in Florida) during the year they got treatment. I do think this would be more efficient at the state level, which it seems that VA supporters are largely opposed to.  But if they want this long term I would not be putting all my eggs in the MCPS basket.[/quote]

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