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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“ Again, what's the solution? DL for a 5, 6, or 7 year old is not a viable solution for parents who work full-time and don't have the luxury of telecommuting for all of that time. Recognizing that this logistically does not work for my family does not mean we are choosing not to give teachers grace, or choosing to focus on the negative.

I'll be at work. My DH will be at work. My kids will be in child care where they won't always be able to DL. Again, how is Burgundy helping me to come up with a solution here? They're not. Instead, I get to pay a lot of money for nothing. I feel like my family doesn't matter.”

Do what many of us are being forced to do. Quietly form a “pod” with other parents at Burgundy. [/quote]

Are you all running background checks on the other parents? There are a couple of parents who I know well, but many who I don't know well at all. Logistically, how does this work? If 2-3 kids are in each pod, then each family has to take off work to each 1-2 times per week, every week? Not doable for every family.[/quote]

We are hiring someone to supervise the distance learning and outdoor activities. Google it and you can get a ton of information. DCUM public school section has a lot of tips, etc. We are hiring a college student on a gap year to supervise and moving the pod to different homes each week. Going rate is $200-$400 a kid. FCPS teachers on leave of absences for the year are also offering this service, but you have to ask around to find them because they will loose their teaching position for 2021-2022 if they get caught. [/quote]

This is why what the private schools are doing is so short sighted and stupid. They are going to put themselves out of business as parents make their own arrangements for DL.[/quote]

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