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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do logistics (in a different field) for logistics, and I am not worried that the virtual option will take resources away from IPL, because it's not happening at this point.

Even if Bowser/Ferebee came out today and said yes to a virtual option, it would take at least a few months to put it together. But first, they would want to have a committee explore the options for expansion of virtual learning to see if it's even feasible.

It ain't getting done this calendar year. And there's even less of a reason to try to institute it for terms 3 & 4.

Sometimes I wonder what kind of jobs the people hold who think we can just flip a switch and turn on virtual.[/quote]

well ... they actually did just flip a switch in March 2020! I'm against a virtual option, but I have no doubt they could flip a switch and do it. The real sticking point for DCPS is probably hiring teachers for it. Not sure where the "IPL option" folks think the teachers are going to magically come from?  [/quote]

Wait, You think what happened in March 2020 and last school year in terms of "flipping the switch" was a success?  Have you spoken to many educators about the toll it has taken on them and the students and their families?  Ask an educator what they think about the quality of the education they were able to offer virtually.  Ask about the rates of depression in kids and the thousands of students who just never logged on. Ask about the number of Kindergarten/1st graders who have yet to touch a physical reading book. [/quote]

Upon re reading this, I think PP is actually conflating making all students virtual with having a virtual option. Running a parallel stream at the same time is a logistics challenge. They have very different challenges.[/quote]

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