They’re certainly not taking writing seriously.

Anonymous wrote:Not uniformly. There are effective teachers and ineffective teachers, just like their are in other professions, public and private. To expect otherwise is Pollyannaish.

Yep. There's certainly a lot of pollyannaish behavior here. Someone in another thread said teachers were doing god's work.

We WERE in MCPS. Deeply unimpressive bunch. Literally could only recommend 1 teacher who was decent out of 11. No interest in science of learning. No interest in dyslexia or any child who doesn’t make them look good. No interest in curriculum. They stayed with Curriculum 2.0 for years. It is as bad as everyone says it is - and the ones who say it is decent never admit they have a spouse, family member, close friend who works for MCPS. It is truly like a socialist country. We were in the vaulted ‘W’ school - utter disaster.

Anonymous wrote:“Hi, I’m your friendly neighborhood scientist studying Related Fields. I won’t make any claims about my stated expertise(s), but I will imagine some stuff about learning loss. A field that is clearly related to Related Fields is education research, as all fields can be found in Related Fields.”

Anonymous wrote:“Hi, I’m your friendly neighborhood scientist studying Related Fields. I won’t make any claims about my stated expertise(s), but I will imagine some stuff about learning loss. A field that is clearly related to Related Fields is education research, as all fields can be found in Related Fields.”

Ahahaha!

Anonymous wrote:This has definitely not been our worst year with public education. Our worst year was in 4th grade, with a teacher who refused to make accommodations for my son's ADHD 504 plan and who belittled him for his issues. This year has been a much safer year emotionally.

Yes, having them zoomed into our homes has really unmasked the weak teachers.

Not uniformly. There are effective teachers and ineffective teachers, just like their are in other professions, public and private. To expect otherwise is Pollyannaish.

“Hi, I’m your friendly neighborhood scientist studying Related Fields. I won’t make any claims about my stated expertise(s), but I will imagine some stuff about learning loss. A field that is clearly related to Related Fields is education research, as all fields can be found in Related Fields.”

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I am concerned by the times that I've seen purported educators on DCUM state that they:

1) don't listen to education research

2) don't believe that learning loss is happening

3) deny science.


It makes me worried about the public education my kids are receiving. My hope is just to weed out the bad information the teachers might provide in school.

As a scientist in virology and related fields, opening schools now is crazy.
Learning loss is not as bad as you imagine it to be.
Death is irreversible. Temporary gaps in knowledge and socialization are reversible.

I don’t need to “imagine” learning loss. I can look at data. Something that a “scientist” should also do.

I mean, I’ve had friends with BAs who work in labs and call themselves “scientists.”

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I am concerned by the times that I've seen purported educators on DCUM state that they:

1) don't listen to education research

2) don't believe that learning loss is happening

3) deny science.


It makes me worried about the public education my kids are receiving. My hope is just to weed out the bad information the teachers might provide in school.

As a scientist in virology and related fields, opening schools now is crazy.
Learning loss is not as bad as you imagine it to be.
Death is irreversible. Temporary gaps in knowledge and socialization are reversible.

You don't seem to have any grasp of the years and years of studies which demonstrate the deleterious impact of loss of learning on children, including shortened lifespan. It is not reversible in many instances.

I do not believe you are a scientist.

I mean, what scientist describes themselves as in “virology and RELATED FIELDS.” No actual PhD would claim expertise outside of their broad field lol

They’re not even taking COVID seriously.

Anonymous wrote:Do you take your job seriously, OP? Can you understand how insulting you sound?

DP but it’s a riff on the post - teachers, do you trust your families to take coronavirus seriously?

Do you take your job seriously, OP? Can you understand how insulting you sound?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I am concerned by the times that I've seen purported educators on DCUM state that they:

1) don't listen to education research

2) don't believe that learning loss is happening

3) deny science.


It makes me worried about the public education my kids are receiving. My hope is just to weed out the bad information the teachers might provide in school.

As a scientist in virology and related fields, opening schools now is crazy.
Learning loss is not as bad as you imagine it to be.
Death is irreversible. Temporary gaps in knowledge and socialization are reversible.

You don't seem to have any grasp of the years and years of studies which demonstrate the deleterious impact of loss of learning on children, including shortened lifespan. It is not reversible in many instances.

I do not believe you are a scientist.

The above.....form a different county and slightly different details but agree with the above beliefs and sentiments.

Most teachers I know truly care about their students and give their all.