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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not being snarky, but how can you expect schools to reopen when the majority of dc offices have announced telework until 2021?

My office and upwards of 20 other fed agencies, nonprofits, firms, etc. (plus the thread in the jobs forum) have already announced they’ll reevaluate in 2021.

I understand many people still must go to offices/hospitals/etc., but you must realize the seriousness of the situation when DC offices that never allowed telework are now mandating it through 2021.

Can everyone just stop criticizing the schools and focus on planning for the Fall? You critics sound ridiculous. Like Chuck Woolery.[/quote]

Some parents believe their needs eclipse those of teachers regardless of the risks the teachers must take on and believe they'll be fine and mainly feel inconvenienced by this pandemic. Others don't believe the risks apply to them. [/quote]

Alternately, many parents are desperate for their kids to be in school because "distance learning" was a disaster last spring and will continue to be a disaster this coming school year.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/24/remote-school-parents-rage/?arc404=true[/quote]

I’m not defending DL. It was appallingly deficient.

But doesn’t safety trump education at the moment?

Candidly, I think schools should up their DL game but essentially plan for this year to not count. I suggest no grades, and just repeat the grade level next year—at least for math and foreign language which cannot be self taught. Nobody is learning calculus via DL, and Spanish instruction was a joke. [/quote]

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