Anonymous wrote:DD is an ACPS special ed teacher. She's bright, extremely hardworking and incredibly invested in her kids. She defies all the stereotypes that so many DCUM parents apply to public school teachers.

For the first time ever, she's taking the summer off. You all have worn her -- and many others like her -- out.

I’m not sure what you mean by “you all,” but I will ignore that part.

Our SpEd teacher is amazing. Time and again I’ve told her and emailed her AP whenever she has gone above and beyond (which is something she’s needed to do a LOT of this year). I would not expect her or ANYONE really to want to work this summer, but this is on the ACPS administration for telling people one thing and making plans without determining the feasibility first. We should have come to expect that by now. I don’t even know why I’m disappointed.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is an ACPS special ed teacher. She's bright, extremely hardworking and incredibly invested in her kids. She defies all the stereotypes that so many DCUM parents apply to public school teachers.

For the first time ever, she's taking the summer off. You all have worn her -- and many others like her -- out.

You raise a good point. How could ACPS central office not anticipated how exhausted teachers are? Are they that out of touch with the people doing the heavy lifting?

Yes, yes they are. Easy to do, if you are still working virtually 2-3 days per week and haven't set foot in a classroom for at least the past decade.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is an ACPS special ed teacher. She's bright, extremely hardworking and incredibly invested in her kids. She defies all the stereotypes that so many DCUM parents apply to public school teachers.

For the first time ever, she's taking the summer off. You all have worn her -- and many others like her -- out.

You raise a good point. How could ACPS central office not anticipated how exhausted teachers are? Are they that out of touch with the people doing the heavy lifting?

Because they're still largely working from home and not engaging with teachers directly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is an ACPS special ed teacher. She's bright, extremely hardworking and incredibly invested in her kids. She defies all the stereotypes that so many DCUM parents apply to public school teachers.

For the first time ever, she's taking the summer off. You all have worn her -- and many others like her -- out.

You raise a good point. How could ACPS central office not anticipated how exhausted teachers are? Are they that out of touch with the people doing the heavy lifting?

I agree and the same applies to students. While pandemic related learning loss (or delays) is real and some families can only supplement through what ACPS provides, ACPS should also have thought about students who may just be overwhelmed by the pandemic and more than a year of virtual school. Some of those students might do best by having the (comparably short) summer off or only have a limited supplemental program.

Anonymous wrote:DD is an ACPS special ed teacher. She's bright, extremely hardworking and incredibly invested in her kids. She defies all the stereotypes that so many DCUM parents apply to public school teachers.

For the first time ever, she's taking the summer off. You all have worn her -- and many others like her -- out.

You raise a good point. How could ACPS central office not anticipated how exhausted teachers are? Are they that out of touch with the people doing the heavy lifting?