Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

Did your dentist work from home for almost a year? Because teachers did.

You didn’t like it, but that’s your problem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

+1 agree. Kids don't learn as well VL. That's been proven.

Also, most adults don't need supervision or help with tech; many kids do.

If you want teachers in the classroom being exposed to Covid from 30+ kids a period, then you can sit in your office and type away. Leadership runs from the top.

Data shows that VL negatively impacted kids. Many teachers struggled with VL themselves. Other states and countries are still doing in person school.

Teaching and children learning is not the same as adults working remotely. There are some jobs that cannot be done remotely. Your grocery store workers are still going into work so that you can get your groceries and don't starve.

IMO, teachers are essential for education for K-12. It's different if the students are adults.

Then how are there virtual academies for kids K-12 all over the world? So weird.

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are essential workers, just as grocery store workers are essential workers. Have you been to the grocery store lately? Meat shelves totally empty. Imagine if all grocery store workers decided to not go in because too many people in the stores don't wear the masks properly. If those grocery store workers have ES kids, then those workers will have stay home if we go virtual. Would you be ok not being able to get your groceries?

BOE members can do their jobs virtually. Kids (especially young ones) can barely learn virtually.

If school is nothing but a daycare, your argument makes sense. But the logical result is that MCPS converts to daycare-mode for hybrid.

You don't need the teachers in-person. They can teach remotely and in-person for those who aren't remote can be done with para's and subs, right?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

+1 agree. Kids don't learn as well VL. That's been proven.

Also, most adults don't need supervision or help with tech; many kids do.

If you want teachers in the classroom being exposed to Covid from 30+ kids a period, then you can sit in your office and type away. Leadership runs from the top.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those BOE members could be subs!

Best idea!

Schools need adults to work in them.

So could parents.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

How ironic that it's okay for the board to work remotely "in order to help slow the spread" but children with potentially unvaccinated siblings cannot?

Why is that?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Nah, that’s not irony at all.

The board are elected members, who make cents from this part time gig. Why would they work from an office? They didn’t do it before COVID. They have had in person meetings during the pandemic. Docca is like a 200 years old, do you really want her to leave her house?

This seems like a very weird way to make excuses for the BOE.

+1 Although it's spot on. Docca should be out there, vocal, doing everything she can to stop in-person until treatments are available. Yet she enjoys working at home while kids bring it home to younger siblings and family elderly? If the schools are so safe and covid is a non-issue, she should eat in the lunchroom of every ES.

Teachers are essential workers, just as grocery store workers are essential workers. Have you been to the grocery store lately? Meat shelves totally empty. Imagine if all grocery store workers decided to not go in because too many people in the stores don't wear the masks properly. If those grocery store workers have ES kids, then those workers will have stay home if we go virtual. Would you be ok not being able to get your groceries?

BOE members can do their jobs virtually. Kids (especially young ones) can barely learn virtually.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

How ironic that it's okay for the board to work remotely "in order to help slow the spread" but children with potentially unvaccinated siblings cannot?

Why is that?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Nah, that’s not irony at all.

The board are elected members, who make cents from this part time gig. Why would they work from an office? They didn’t do it before COVID. They have had in person meetings during the pandemic. Docca is like a 200 years old, do you really want her to leave her house?

This seems like a very weird way to make excuses for the BOE.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

How ironic that it's okay for the board to work remotely "in order to help slow the spread" but children with potentially unvaccinated siblings cannot?

Why is that?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Nah, that’s not irony at all.

The board are elected members, who make cents from this part time gig. Why would they work from an office? They didn’t do it before COVID. They have had in person meetings during the pandemic. Docca is like a 200 years old, do you really want her to leave her house?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

How ironic that it's okay for the board to work remotely "in order to help slow the spread" but children with potentially unvaccinated siblings cannot?

Why is that?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Nah, that’s not irony at all.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

I guess it's silly if you disregard all the millions of people that have died from covid but I'd rather not sweep that under the rug because it's inconvenient.

Your comment is not clear. Can you explain what you mean?

Are you saying that teachers should stay home because of the millions of people who have died from Covid? Some of whom live on the other side of the world.

Or are you saying that everyone should work from home? Nurses, dentists, the guy who stocks shelves at Giant, the postman. Huh. How is that going to work?

You might want to give it more thoughts. Some jobs need to be done in person (teaching) and some employees are essential personnel (teachers). Jobs that can be done equally well remotely should be done remotely. That is not the case with educators, especially in elementary schools and preschools.

From brief interaction with lower-down MCPS administration (coordinators, not executives) it seems as though they ARE filling in.

There may be (and likely is) some distasteful politics involved in the behavior of MCPS leadership to go along with the chaotic conditions that the changing pandemic brings. That they haven't been able to provide good order is part their fault, part the conditions and, to be honest, part ours, since we present little unanimity on which they might base decisions/actions. However, part of the job at the very top is to provide direction despite the presumed negative reactions of some (even of a majority, if the leader properly sees the need).

Please remember that the overwhelming bulk of MCPS employees do not have any real say in this matter, at most responsible for providing options to leadership, who may or may not respond to their suggestions. I'd suggest not using too broad a brush when painting a picture of the situation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is recommended that everyone who can do their jobs remotely, do them remotely. Teaching cannot be gone remotely. Same with grocery store workers and nurses. It’s a silly complaint.

This. Silly argument. Actually, it makes sense that everyone else who can work remotely do so, in order to help slow the spread.

Teaching young kids cannot be done remotely. There are plenty of studies to prove that.

Just like my dentist can’t work from home.

How ironic that it's okay for the board to work remotely "in order to help slow the spread" but children with potentially unvaccinated siblings cannot?

Why is that?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

There are how many of them vs. the number of teachers/students in a school?

Anonymous wrote:Yes all BOE and deadwood in Central need to be called up as subs and bus drivers

My neighbor is on the BOE and one in HR Central Office. The first send shis kids off and just slums it out all day every day. He hardly ever gets dressed. The latter has been gone for over 3 MO this. She did a lot of work hiring for the school year and went remote and stays somewhere else, probably with a good view. Shame on them!! Go in to the office like a decent human being.

Anonymous wrote:Those BOE members could be subs!

Best idea!

Schools need adults to work in them.