Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are having a great experience. Elementary kid is being taught by a live teacher and barely uses her iPad all day (it comes back with 90+% charge each school day). 6th grader is having a great experience too. One class is taught virtually, but that’s because it’s taught by an elderly retired teacher who’s a long-term sub while the regular teacher is on parental leave. I’d rather have one virtual long-term sub than a random rotation of in-person subs.

This is really nice to hear. You seem to be the exception, but I am happy for your kids.

I think we are hearing disproportionately from the people who will whine no matter what. APS approved very few requests to teach virtually, so there simply is no way that the experiences reported here are representative of all of APS. But you can tell from the posts across threads that there are a handful of people complaining about the same talking points over and over again.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a K-2 student. She gets about an hour of instruction in person on days that she's at school. All other instruction is still via Teams. The teachers have chosen to departmentalize, but are refusing to switch classrooms, so only one subject is in person. The one in person class is being taught concurrently to a second in person class.. All specials are by Teams.

I'm extremely disappointed in APS. I can't believe anyone thinks this is appropriate. If teachers don't want to switch classrooms, then stop departmentalization temporarily. Teaching 7 yos by Teams when a qualified in person teacher is available and in the classroom is unconscionable.

This is incredible. They are supposed to be professionals and understand education. It is obvious that they are not qualified for their positions.

The principal's reasoning is literally that the won't ask teachers to prep and teach all core subjects because their school policy is departmentalization.

Anonymous wrote:I have a K-2 student. She gets about an hour of instruction in person on days that she's at school. All other instruction is still via Teams. The teachers have chosen to departmentalize, but are refusing to switch classrooms, so only one subject is in person. The one in person class is being taught concurrently to a second in person class.. All specials are by Teams.

I'm extremely disappointed in APS. I can't believe anyone thinks this is appropriate. If teachers don't want to switch classrooms, then stop departmentalization temporarily. Teaching 7 yos by Teams when a qualified in person teacher is available and in the classroom is unconscionable.

This is incredible. They are supposed to be professionals and understand education. It is obvious that they are not qualified for their positions.

Middle school. We have several of my child's teachers teaching from home. WTF. They have to type their questions into their laptop even with the in person teachers. Again. WTF.

It is almost like they set it all up out of spite. The kids are still looking at the screens. But, they are enjoying being around other kids.

I have a K-2 student. She gets about an hour of instruction in person on days that she's at school. All other instruction is still via Teams. The teachers have chosen to departmentalize, but are refusing to switch classrooms, so only one subject is in person. The one in person class is being taught concurrently to a second in person class.. All specials are by Teams.

I'm extremely disappointed in APS. I can't believe anyone thinks this is appropriate. If teachers don't want to switch classrooms, then stop departmentalization temporarily. Teaching 7 yos by Teams when a qualified in person teacher is available and in the classroom is unconscionable.

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I write because my kid is being taught in-classroom VIRTUALLY from a teach at home. Seriously. A good number of the teachers are broadcasting from their homes. I don't understand why so many when they were offered vaccinations. One in a school who might have an allergic reaction and unable to take it I can understand. We have FIVE of my child's middle school teachers teaching remotely.

Seriously WTF. Arlington you are failing. Meanwhile my friends whose kids are in Catholic school are nailing it with their concurrent learning. The teachers were teaching all year before they got their vaccines. This is insane.

I agree this is absolutely ridiculous. Some teachers who want to come back can’t because of space issues. Not saying all but some were told they can’t (at least at W-L) because there’s no enough room. APS is going out of its way to make this horrible for the older kids.

My kid goes back tomorrow but she’s seen and heard from her friends what it’s like. I’ll be shocked if she makes it 2 weeks in hybrid.

Anonymous wrote:My kids are having a great experience. Elementary kid is being taught by a live teacher and barely uses her iPad all day (it comes back with 90+% charge each school day). 6th grader is having a great experience too. One class is taught virtually, but that’s because it’s taught by an elderly retired teacher who’s a long-term sub while the regular teacher is on parental leave. I’d rather have one virtual long-term sub than a random rotation of in-person subs.

This is really nice to hear. You seem to be the exception, but I am happy for your kids.

Anonymous wrote:My kid were fine.

This is not going to be as good as school NOT during a pandemic. Nothing is.

But if Catholic school appeals to you, go for. I'd rather have my kids educated by professionals.

You do realize that a lot of the Catholic schools in this area have very good educators? And at least this year have shown that they were true professionals because they (unlike public school teachers) did their jobs.

My kids are having a great experience. Elementary kid is being taught by a live teacher and barely uses her iPad all day (it comes back with 90+% charge each school day). 6th grader is having a great experience too. One class is taught virtually, but that’s because it’s taught by an elderly retired teacher who’s a long-term sub while the regular teacher is on parental leave. I’d rather have one virtual long-term sub than a random rotation of in-person subs.

My kid were fine.

This is not going to be as good as school NOT during a pandemic. Nothing is.

But if Catholic school appeals to you, go for. I'd rather have my kids educated by professionals.

Early elementary and doing well. No concurrent.

Sorry, should add that his teachers are actually at the school.

Our kid's doing better than before with only DL.

Agreed. My daughter (7th- WMS) had a similar experience. She's happy to be there to see some friends in person (although the setup sounds miserable to me, she seems OK). It's clear the education is beyond awful.

I write because my kid is being taught in-classroom VIRTUALLY from a teach at home. Seriously. A good number of the teachers are broadcasting from their homes. I don't understand why so many when they were offered vaccinations. One in a school who might have an allergic reaction and unable to take it I can understand. We have FIVE of my child's middle school teachers teaching remotely.

Seriously WTF. Arlington you are failing. Meanwhile my friends whose kids are in Catholic school are nailing it with their concurrent learning. The teachers were teaching all year before they got their vaccines. This is insane.