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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS seems to subtly testing who in school-based staff is willing to return before a vaccine. Last week, DH and I got emails stating that we could sign up for slots to come pack our classrooms. We were promised PPE. If we declined, MCPS would have everything packed for us. DH declined. I signed up for a slot. I have second thoughts several times a day. Then today, there was a survey asking who was willing to teach some form of summer school. I declined.[/quote]

Why?  What are you busy doing?  Both of you busy doing?

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Busy?[/quote]

Way to make the point you’re trying to argue against.[/quote]

I don’t understand your question. Do you think my DH doesn’t want to pack up his classroom and I don’t want to teach summer school because we are busy?

Well, we are busy but that’s not the primary reason. DH has serious health issues. He’s probably not going back if schools reopen 8/31.

Meanwhile, he’s trying to teach as much as he can to his juniors before classes end for the year. If you are going to pack you room, you have to do it during a specific slot that coincides with classes so teachers are expected to cancel their classes so they can pack. So he’s busy with his students, but he’s also been told by his doctor to stay out of the building.

My school was more liberal with slots so I don’t have to cancel my classes to pack. I’m also tentatively planning to return so I want to know exactly what is packed where. I’m nervous about bringing something home to DH though. I don’t want to teach summer school mainly because of that same concern. He’s immunocompromised. However, I will be busy as well. I have to recertify with the state next year and I need to take 6 grad credits this summer. In addition, MCPS is rolling out a new LMS called synergy that I will have to learn well enough to support my mentees with it. I think it’ll also be a lot of time moving materials from Google Classroom since that platform will be eliminated. But also, I don’t get a full curriculum for one of my courses, so I’ll spend the summer rewriting 180 lessons so they can be done via DL if needed.

However, if I didn’t want to teach summer school simply because I didn’t want to teach summer school that would be good enough. Let someone who would need the extra money more have the opportunity. [/quote]

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