Anonymous wrote:This seems way worse than virtual learning on every possible level-- worse education plus higher risk. Is this seriously what you guys want?

https://mobile.twitter.com/mollywobbbles/status/1478824824332070912

Exactly. We have a lot of people who (if I want to be generous) are dreamers. But I am going to be straightforward and say that they are unrealisitic, irresponsible, lacking forethought, have their heads buried in the mud.

The issue is that positive results require quarantine or isolation for multiple days. Staffing just won’t be consistent for a while, so it’s better to do some learning in a controlled fashion rather than waiting for the shoe to drop each night.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.

The drama queen is back.

"Things" are not that bad and they are certainly not "way worse" than they've ever been. A few people are out with what amounts to a bad cold or the flu.

Cases are 5 times higher than they've ever been (probably worse because test positivity rates indicate we're missing tons of cases), hospitalizations are as high as they've ever been and climbing, and we're facing a variant which has been studied for less than 6 weeks, has had some dramatic changes in how it affects the body, and whose long-term effects we know almost nothing about. Not sure how people can possibly manage to be casual about this unless they're scientifically illiterate or deep in denial.

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So, you two know more than (checks notes) literally every credible scientist out there? Better than Fauci? Ashish Jha? Leana Wen, FFS? You two have determined that virtual, and all it comes with*, is better for kids than COVID?

*claiming it’s “just virtual” is disingenuous AF, and you know it

No legit scientist is dismissing covid/omicron as NBD. There are disagreements on how to weigh the importance of virtual vs in-person school, which is fair, but the folks who advocate for kids being in school are doing it because they believe that in-person school is important enough that it's worth the risks of covid (which, frankly, is not necessarily in their lane as a scientist, but it's fine, we all have opinions about this stuff.)

I can respect an argument that says "in person education is really really important, so kids should stay in person," even if I disagree. But I will call out people who try to make the argument that "omicron is mild/not worth worrying about/just like colds or flu" any day of the week-- that is misinformation and not supported by the science.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.

The drama queen is back.

"Things" are not that bad and they are certainly not "way worse" than they've ever been. A few people are out with what amounts to a bad cold or the flu.

Cases are 5 times higher than they've ever been (probably worse because test positivity rates indicate we're missing tons of cases), hospitalizations are as high as they've ever been and climbing, and we're facing a variant which has been studied for less than 6 weeks, has had some dramatic changes in how it affects the body, and whose long-term effects we know almost nothing about. Not sure how people can possibly manage to be casual about this unless they're scientifically illiterate or deep in denial.

+1

So, you two know more than (checks notes) literally every credible scientist out there? Better than Fauci? Ashish Jha? Leana Wen, FFS? You two have determined that virtual, and all it comes with*, is better for kids than COVID?

*claiming it’s “just virtual” is disingenuous AF, and you know it

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.

The drama queen is back.

"Things" are not that bad and they are certainly not "way worse" than they've ever been. A few people are out with what amounts to a bad cold or the flu.

Cases are 5 times higher than they've ever been (probably worse because test positivity rates indicate we're missing tons of cases), hospitalizations are as high as they've ever been and climbing, and we're facing a variant which has been studied for less than 6 weeks, has had some dramatic changes in how it affects the body, and whose long-term effects we know almost nothing about. Not sure how people can possibly manage to be casual about this unless they're scientifically illiterate or deep in denial.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

The old bitter never had kids (thank God) crazy lady is back.

Nope. Sorry. I agree with that poster and I have multiple kids.

Sorry to disrupt your little “everyone agrees with me” echo chamber.

Anonymous wrote:This seems way worse than virtual learning on every possible level-- worse education plus higher risk. Is this seriously what you guys want?

https://mobile.twitter.com/mollywobbbles/status/1478824824332070912

Yes, it is. Nothing, nothing in the world matters to them except that little Brayden and Braxlynne are IN A BUILDING.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.

The drama queen is back.

"Things" are not that bad and they are certainly not "way worse" than they've ever been. A few people are out with what amounts to a bad cold or the flu.

Cases are 5 times higher than they've ever been (probably worse because test positivity rates indicate we're missing tons of cases), hospitalizations are as high as they've ever been and climbing, and we're facing a variant which has been studied for less than 6 weeks, has had some dramatic changes in how it affects the body, and whose long-term effects we know almost nothing about. Not sure how people can possibly manage to be casual about this unless they're scientifically illiterate or deep in denial.

If the teachers are sick and you insisted on the kids going to school in person no matter what, this is what you get.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.

The drama queen is back.

"Things" are not that bad and they are certainly not "way worse" than they've ever been. A few people are out with what amounts to a bad cold or the flu.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

And fourth, all of this is unnecessary theater at school, including this obsession with testing and sending asymptomatic positives home for many days.

No one wants that. But you imply by not wanting that, that the alternative is a possible "solution" for many/most/all parents.

The phrases "flip to virtual" or "pivot to virtual" are so casual-sounding, but it completely non trivial for many families who work in person with limited support and possibly no funds to . And for many many kids, it doesn't result in learning either.

All options are pretty terrible. For my personal child, I'd prefer they "flip to virtual" but I understand that isn't best for all. I do think that whatever happens, schools need to be open for emergency childcare for families that can't make other arrangements.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

The old bitter never had kids (thank God) crazy lady is back.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.

You’re hysterical. Things are hardly as bad as they’ve ever been. We have vaccines, boosters, monoclonal antibodies, Covid pills and they are not stacking bodies in meat coolers. Calm down.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around you people who would rather have your kid getting disorganized, asychronous "education" in a cafeteria while almost certainly being exposed to several other kids with the virus while they're in there. And you think this is better than having your kid get live virtual instruction for a week or two while safe at home? Can you explain it to me?

Simple, they don't want the responsibility.

DP, and no, it’s mostly two things. First, I have three elementary school kids and DH and I work full-time; between their ages and our schedules, “live virtual instruction” is stressful and worthless for them.

Second, I don’t trust for a second that virtual will be for a week or two. I literally cannot fathom how you (or anyone) can trust MCPS at this point to bring kids back in any kind of reasonable timeframe.

Third, I also don’t understand how people *still* do not get that plenty of kids are not “safe” at home. Not from COVID, not from being left unsupervised, etc. Are you that naive?

Huh? Are you kidding me? Given how despite bad things are-- way worse than they've ever been-- they're still resisting letting kids go virtual at all, it doesn't make sense to me that people are serious worrying that it's going to drag on forever. Is this just you guys having PTSD and learning the wrong lesson from their decisions last year? Because if what you learned is "MCPS loves virtual" rather than "MCPS is poorly managed and caters to the parents who put up the biggest fuss," you're not paying attention. It's obvious to anyone who's willing to look at the situation objectively that clearly they've massively overcorrected and have switched to be dead-set against virtual unless they get dragged into it kicking and screaming.