Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

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School Wasn’t So Great Before COVID, Either

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/...at-before-covid-either/616923/

Has anyone just forwarded all these threads to the School Board?

I was majorly disappointed in FCPS before the pandemic and now it is horrid.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Disagree. Even a few weeks of school this year is "worth" it. And opening up schools this spring ensures that real summer school happens for the kids who usually need it, and that fall will start on time and 5 days a week. Not opening school all year for no particular reason will NOT lead to real summer school and real fall.

The science is VERY clear that people are well-protected (80-90%) two weeks after the first dose. All grades should be going back in together two weeks after all FCPS staff have had the first dose of vaccine.

That’s a good point about summer school. Hadn’t thought of that.

FCPS has been so bad. I see no reason to remain in FFX County. DH and I are not originally from here. We remained for schools, which have been terrible. Figure it'd be better to go back home where we have family, housing is cheaper and schools are open. We could even pay for private going back home. I feel like the curtain has been pulled back on the alleged benefits of living in this area. Not worth it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Bull Shit.

Youngers kids (k-4) will absolutely get something out of limited in person this year. 4 month, 3 months, 2 months. Any of them would be worth it.

Teaching kindergartners how to read and write over a freaking laptop doesn't work.

You don't do this at home at all? Because we did. Everyone we know did.

Listen, you can bitch and complain all you want. But, luckily I'm surrounded with more resilient people than you seem to be. They are stepping up and doing enrichment at home in the evening, on the weekend, etc. It doesn't take that much for the younger grades. I've been there. It doesn't. And going back for a few weeks or months is NOT going to make up for the last year. It just isn't. So, if you've been sitting back and not doing anything to make sure your kid is kept up, that's on you.

Of course a few months won't make up for a whole year + of nothing. But its better than nothing. That's FCPS's motto for this year, right? We'll take a month, a week, or a day. All better than the nothing that is now.

Anonymous wrote:I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Disagree. Even a few weeks of school this year is "worth" it. And opening up schools this spring ensures that real summer school happens for the kids who usually need it, and that fall will start on time and 5 days a week. Not opening school all year for no particular reason will NOT lead to real summer school and real fall.

The science is VERY clear that people are well-protected (80-90%) two weeks after the first dose. All grades should be going back in together two weeks after all FCPS staff have had the first dose of vaccine.

Anonymous wrote:I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Untrue.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

Because teachers have shown their true colors, no work or accountability and stay home eating bon bons while playing youtube clips to the kids as they netflix and chill

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Bull Shit.

Youngers kids (k-4) will absolutely get something out of limited in person this year. 4 month, 3 months, 2 months. Any of them would be worth it.

Teaching kindergartners how to read and write over a freaking laptop doesn't work.

You don't do this at home at all? Because we did. Everyone we know did.

Listen, you can bitch and complain all you want. But, luckily I'm surrounded with more resilient people than you seem to be. They are stepping up and doing enrichment at home in the evening, on the weekend, etc. It doesn't take that much for the younger grades. I've been there. It doesn't. And going back for a few weeks or months is NOT going to make up for the last year. It just isn't. So, if you've been sitting back and not doing anything to make sure your kid is kept up, that's on you.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is too big, they should split it up by school pyramid

YES!!! It needs to be split into at least 3 different districts. It's awful. We are so disappointed with FCPS. I do not understand what people are raving about here.

Anonymous wrote:I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Bull Shit.

Youngers kids (k-4) will absolutely get something out of limited in person this year. 4 month, 3 months, 2 months. Any of them would be worth it.

Teaching kindergartners how to read and write over a freaking laptop doesn't work.

I'm all for vaccinations and rolling those out as quick as possible. However, it does appear that some research is coming out showing the mutations are not as affected by the vaccines. This is worriesome, imo.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FCPS (our district) should focus on making next year happen instead of hand-wringing over less than half the year now. You're not making up anything this year. Do the best you can this year and focus on getting kids back in school in the fall. There is no reason to NOT have that happen if they do that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has spent the year almost since last March in a constant text, Facebook, etc... with other teachers complaining about the horror of it all. She also has the smallest group of students she's ever had teaching special ed and only for 6 kids virtually. All I hear bout is how hard this year is, how incredibility hard. Yes it is for all of us working virtually. Yes it is. But I don't have entire Facebook pages dedicated to it. Her job seems now to make sure we stay virtual. Even with the vaccines, the teachers want virtual (so she says).

I keep my mouth shut and try not to talk to her about it. I live in FFX County and will continue sending my DD to private.

I don’t get people like this—-if it’s so hard why aren’t they excited about the vaccine and opening schools again!?

The people who get the second dose of the vaccine and can wait a couple of weeks after that to build up their immunity will be okay, but they can still be carriers. No one wants to bring it home and spread it to their unvaccinated members of their families, or see the unvaccinated students get it and spread it to their own families.

This is why schools should remained closed and we should continue DL until EVERYONE has had an opportunity to have a vaccine.

This is nonsense.

Vaccinated people are not carriers. There simply is not a study (yet) proving this to be true. Every other vaccine in history has prevented vaccinated people from carrying a spreading the virus they are vaccinated against. Why would this one be any different. The proof will come soon enough.

FCPS teachers got to cut the vaccine line. They are cutting in front of people who are at a much higher risk from COVID, and in turn people will die because of this. If schools open people of the cutting the line then I say that trade off is worth it. Education is a pillar of society and should be prioritized.

However, if FCPS teachers cut the line, and still fight to stay out of school then they should be ashamed at the blood on their hands.