Anonymous wrote:so is MCPS STILL not moving ahead with a virtual learning plan? Prince George's learned their lesson and their new superintendent jumped right on it after the storm--got their plan approved the first week of February. Where are you MCPS!?!?!
I can't believe school board members are running for other office based on the abysmal performance here.

Even if they tried to create one, it couldn't get implemented this year. You'd have thousands of kids with a need to update their IEPs. How would teachers schedule all of those? And what would they even be able to do?

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

A week of school with half of the teachers and students out at the end of the school year is an even bigger waste of time. I would rather my kids had had the chance to at least get an online recorded lecture and some homework assignments in their AP classes. As it is now they will go into AP exams with a week-plus less preparation than all the other students around the country.

My kids will get more out of half days than virtual days. Both of their classes were mostly there last year- I expect the same this year.

But I'd much rather see MCPS build in 5 days. In Massachusetts, they require 185 scheduled days, with a minimum of 180 days operating. Maryland should do that, too.

And that ladies and gentleman is part of the reason Massachusetts has better educations outcomes than Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

A week of school with half of the teachers and students out at the end of the school year is an even bigger waste of time. I would rather my kids had had the chance to at least get an online recorded lecture and some homework assignments in their AP classes. As it is now they will go into AP exams with a week-plus less preparation than all the other students around the country.

My kids will get more out of half days than virtual days. Both of their classes were mostly there last year- I expect the same this year.

But I'd much rather see MCPS build in 5 days. In Massachusetts, they require 185 scheduled days, with a minimum of 180 days operating. Maryland should do that, too.

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Anonymous wrote:I am really tired of people who are pissed off that MCPS stayed closed too long during the pandemic trying to insist that virtual learning is useless and doesn't work at all. Yes, we get it, over the course of a whole year kids fell behind where they would have been if they'd been in in-person school. That absolutely does not mean that kids can't learn anything from a few virtual snow days.

MCPS parents just prove over and over again that they don't value education-they value babysitting under the guise of education. It's so ridiculous at this point when practically every other district in the country has virtual offerings for normal school as well as inclement weather. MCPS parents pissed and moaned about the Virtual Academy, when *shocker* that's the norm for everyone else. "But it's taking away funding from my kidddddssss!"

MCPS has 100k kids. Do you think all the parents have the same opinions? If so, I hope you are not an educator of children.

I never heard of the Virtual academy you’re referring to, but it sounds different from a few virtual days for weather emergencies, which is the plan the OP is referring to.

Anonymous wrote:I am really tired of people who are pissed off that MCPS stayed closed too long during the pandemic trying to insist that virtual learning is useless and doesn't work at all. Yes, we get it, over the course of a whole year kids fell behind where they would have been if they'd been in in-person school. That absolutely does not mean that kids can't learn anything from a few virtual snow days.

MCPS parents just prove over and over again that they don't value education-they value babysitting under the guise of education. It's so ridiculous at this point when practically every other district in the country has virtual offerings for normal school as well as inclement weather. MCPS parents pissed and moaned about the Virtual Academy, when *shocker* that's the norm for everyone else. "But it's taking away funding from my kidddddssss!"

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

Yes! Because no teacher in MCPS is capable of providing instruction virtually. Far better to follow the current MCPS plan of providing no learning at all and asking Maryland to waive the required number of instructional days. /s

Try to set aside your resentment of educators for a brief moment. Of course they are capable. That has no bearing on whether there is any value to virtual learning. The majority of students will receive no benefit.

On the contrary, I was mocking your denigration of educators. My kids have done virtual learning with MCPS during Covid and several of their teachers have done it really well. And they’re older now, and virtual classes are no big deal.

+1. One of my kid’s MS teachers was on medical leave for 2 weeks but didn’t want his students to fall too far behind with the sub and did 2 evening “extra help sessions” on zoom. I listened in and the session was great-same dynamic teacher on an electronic white board.

Anyone who says virtual learning has no benefit for kids needs to go to a remedial writing and research class to learn more ankle evidence and nuance and the danger of making generalizations.

Anonymous wrote:I am really tired of people who are pissed off that MCPS stayed closed too long during the pandemic trying to insist that virtual learning is useless and doesn't work at all. Yes, we get it, over the course of a whole year kids fell behind where they would have been if they'd been in in-person school. That absolutely does not mean that kids can't learn anything from a few virtual snow days.

I’m really surprised that some people really oppose this. Covid era kids are so used to virtual learning. it’s like any other learning. With a good teacher and a willing student, your kid can learn a lot.

I am really tired of people who are pissed off that MCPS stayed closed too long during the pandemic trying to insist that virtual learning is useless and doesn't work at all. Yes, we get it, over the course of a whole year kids fell behind where they would have been if they'd been in in-person school. That absolutely does not mean that kids can't learn anything from a few virtual snow days.

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

Then why do all the MCPS administrators get their advanced degrees from virtual programs?

Hm. Are adults different than kids?

Are kids all identical? Are 5 year olds the same as 18 year olds?

I can tell you my younger elementary school students did a year of virtual learning during Covid and managed to learn something. A few snow days of virtual learning will have different levels of benefit varying by age and academic ability, but they’re certainly better than these random half days in end June.

With a good teacher and parent support it can work.

What a surprise! You know that’s true of in-person school too.

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

Yes! Because no teacher in MCPS is capable of providing instruction virtually. Far better to follow the current MCPS plan of providing no learning at all and asking Maryland to waive the required number of instructional days. /s

Try to set aside your resentment of educators for a brief moment. Of course they are capable. That has no bearing on whether there is any value to virtual learning. The majority of students will receive no benefit.

On the contrary, I was mocking your denigration of educators. My kids have done virtual learning with MCPS during Covid and several of their teachers have done it really well. And they’re older now, and virtual classes are no big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

Then why do all the MCPS administrators get their advanced degrees from virtual programs?

Hm. Are adults different than kids?

Are kids all identical? Are 5 year olds the same as 18 year olds?

I can tell you my younger elementary school students did a year of virtual learning during Covid and managed to learn something. A few snow days of virtual learning will have different levels of benefit varying by age and academic ability, but they’re certainly better than these random half days in end June.

With a good teacher and parent support it can work.

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It does. Maybe you are the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

Then why do all the MCPS administrators get their advanced degrees from virtual programs?

Hm. Are adults different than kids?

Are kids all identical? Are 5 year olds the same as 18 year olds?

I can tell you my younger elementary school students did a year of virtual learning during Covid and managed to learn something. A few snow days of virtual learning will have different levels of benefit varying by age and academic ability, but they’re certainly better than these random half days in end June.

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning does not work.

It will be a giant waste of time.

Yes! Because no teacher in MCPS is capable of providing instruction virtually. Far better to follow the current MCPS plan of providing no learning at all and asking Maryland to waive the required number of instructional days. /s

Try to set aside your resentment of educators for a brief moment. Of course they are capable. That has no bearing on whether there is any value to virtual learning. The majority of students will receive no benefit.

What’s your evidence that students will receive no benefit from virtual learning vs having no instruction at all? (The current McPS plan for makeup days.)