Anonymous
01/31/2026 13:43
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:How can so many other school systems implement virtual learning when there are long-predicted prolonged absences.
Every student has a Chromebook.
Is it ideal? No.
Will there be complete equitable participation? No.
Will it prevent school from going well into the summer? Yes.
I just don’t get it.
Virtual learning is an ineffective disaster.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 13:41
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
If it useless to have video based classes, then why wouldn't you rather see real school days? What an odd comment.
Seems like you don’t know how to read. She said a few days of teacher- lead virtual instruction is fine and what virtual learning is good for but an entire semester of asynchronous learning (no teacher) is bad especially for college level courses. Some of you parents are such dummies so perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
If virtual can't consistently be done in a useful way even when you're limiting it to a course that was intended to online, taught by someone who planned for online lessons, and attended by students who opted-in to the online class, then
there's simply no way forcing unmotivated teachers and students into it at the last-minute is going to go well.
This is not a good option. If it were the only option, that would be one thing, but it clearly isn't. We should hold real make-up days. We have them in the calendar.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 13:09
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
If it useless to have video based classes, then why wouldn't you rather see real school days? What an odd comment.
Seems like you don’t know how to read. She said a few days of teacher- lead virtual instruction is fine and what virtual learning is good for but an entire semester of asynchronous learning (no teacher) is bad especially for college level courses. Some of you parents are such dummies so perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
They can do live teaching via zoom. The MVA did it for three years.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 12:40
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
If it useless to have video based classes, then why wouldn't you rather see real school days? What an odd comment.
Seems like you don’t know how to read. She said a few days of teacher- lead virtual instruction is fine and what virtual learning is good for but an entire semester of asynchronous learning (no teacher) is bad especially for college level courses. Some of you parents are such dummies so perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
That’s not a real virtual class. That’s not how mcps ran their hs classes. It’s a money grab for Mc.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 12:39
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
That’s crazy. That’s not virtual teaching. Ritual works when done right and taught as a regular live class with access to teacher during office hours. That is more of a homeschool class. No reason why mcps cannot do live virtual classes. That’s lazy and bad teaching. They refused to let my kid do math despite a’s in math.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 11:23
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?
Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.
Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.
NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time
Hundreds of schools have had virtual school this week, NYC had it Monday the day after the storm, and had kids back in classrooms on Tuesday.
Anne Arundel has also done virtual learning this week.
Even Oklahoma has managed to do virtual school this week.
MCPS is just lazy.
Virtual is the lazy path. Everyone knows those virtual days are worthless. Schools only do them because they're easier and cheaper than adding real days. That's not a good reason.
Who is everyone? Universities, community colleges, NYC, Anne Arundel schools, Baltimore schools, lots of Virginia schools including Alexandria did virtual learning this week. My kid has had some great virtual learning instruction.
So no, “everyone” does NOT think these days are worthless and think it’s better to add three half days in end June and tell kids not to come to school because no real instruction is going on.
The actual lazy path is the one we all know MCPS will take. No virtual, not taking March 20 and April 15 as make up days, and just slapping three useless half days on to end of the year. If something takes effort, MCPS wants no part of it.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 11:12
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
If it useless to have video based classes, then why wouldn't you rather see real school days? What an odd comment.
Seems like you don’t know how to read. She said a few days of teacher- lead virtual instruction is fine and what virtual learning is good for but an entire semester of asynchronous learning (no teacher) is bad especially for college level courses. Some of you parents are such dummies so perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Anonymous
01/31/2026 09:32
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
If it useless to have video based classes, then why wouldn't you rather see real school days? What an odd comment.
Anonymous
01/31/2026 09:22
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
My kid is doing the MC program where you get a AA degree + HS degree (Northwood HS). I wish someone would tell Montgomery College that virtual learning is useless. They make the kids take some summer/winter classes that are completely asynchronous (just a bunch of videos and no live teacher). I think it’s ridiculous and my kid got put in an advanced calculus class that was accelerated and completely video based. It was horrible and he passed but really didn’t learn much. That being said, I think virtual learning works when it is temporary and for a few days. Bad idea when it constitutes the entire course
Anonymous
01/30/2026 23:32
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are grades necessary to learn? If I teach myself how to replace the brakes and rotors on my truck using Youtube did I not actually learn how to do it because nobody assigned me a grade?
If you are taking Calculus, its helpful, same with sciences, engineering, computer science and other classes. Or, can you learn those easiliy with youtube?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsQQvHm4lSw
And, can you learn from that? Of course you can find videos, but that’s not virtual learning.
Anonymous
01/30/2026 23:31
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?
Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.
Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.
NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time
Hundreds of schools have had virtual school this week, NYC had it Monday the day after the storm, and had kids back in classrooms on Tuesday.
Anne Arundel has also done virtual learning this week.
Even Oklahoma has managed to do virtual school this week.
MCPS is just lazy.
Virtual is the lazy path. Everyone knows those virtual days are worthless. Schools only do them because they're easier and cheaper than adding real days. That's not a good reason.
Who is everyone? Universities, community colleges, NYC, Anne Arundel schools, Baltimore schools, lots of Virginia schools including Alexandria did virtual learning this week. My kid has had some great virtual learning instruction.
So no, “everyone” does NOT think these days are worthless and think it’s better to add three half days in end June and tell kids not to come to school because no real instruction is going on.
Yeah but everyone who cared enough about the subject made sure to tell the county that virtual learning on snow days was a bad idea when the county specifically asked for community input. Maybe you should have compaigned a bit harder to counteract that decision
Where are the data that show that parents preferred to have schools closed for an entire week rather than have virtual learning? Hint: you won’t find any.
The data is made up from parents who’d rather complain than support their kids.
Anonymous
01/30/2026 20:50
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Let's take 3 days out of Spring Break because apparently a week is too long to be without school
Anonymous
01/30/2026 20:48
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?
Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.
Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.
NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time
Hundreds of schools have had virtual school this week, NYC had it Monday the day after the storm, and had kids back in classrooms on Tuesday.
Anne Arundel has also done virtual learning this week.
Even Oklahoma has managed to do virtual school this week.
MCPS is just lazy.
Virtual is the lazy path. Everyone knows those virtual days are worthless. Schools only do them because they're easier and cheaper than adding real days. That's not a good reason.
Who is everyone? Universities, community colleges, NYC, Anne Arundel schools, Baltimore schools, lots of Virginia schools including Alexandria did virtual learning this week. My kid has had some great virtual learning instruction.
So no, “everyone” does NOT think these days are worthless and think it’s better to add three half days in end June and tell kids not to come to school because no real instruction is going on.
Yeah but everyone who cared enough about the subject made sure to tell the county that virtual learning on snow days was a bad idea when the county specifically asked for community input. Maybe you should have compaigned a bit harder to counteract that decision
Where are the data that show that parents preferred to have schools closed for an entire week rather than have virtual learning? Hint: you won’t find any.
Anonymous
01/30/2026 20:43
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?
Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.
Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.
NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time
Hundreds of schools have had virtual school this week, NYC had it Monday the day after the storm, and had kids back in classrooms on Tuesday.
Anne Arundel has also done virtual learning this week.
Even Oklahoma has managed to do virtual school this week.
MCPS is just lazy.
Virtual is the lazy path. Everyone knows those virtual days are worthless. Schools only do them because they're easier and cheaper than adding real days. That's not a good reason.
Who is everyone? Universities, community colleges, NYC, Anne Arundel schools, Baltimore schools, lots of Virginia schools including Alexandria did virtual learning this week. My kid has had some great virtual learning instruction.
So no, “everyone” does NOT think these days are worthless and think it’s better to add three half days in end June and tell kids not to come to school because no real instruction is going on.
Yeah but everyone who cared enough about the subject made sure to tell the county that virtual learning on snow days was a bad idea when the county specifically asked for community input. Maybe you should have compaigned a bit harder to counteract that decision
Anonymous
01/30/2026 20:41
Subject: Virtual Learning - Why Not MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what an embarrassment. half the counties in the state including baltimore city had plans in place for remote learning--and places like garrett and frederick counties that have far more rural areas were two hour delayed. Really, MCPS?
Most places were and are not doing virtual because they know it doesn't work.
Yes, MCPS could have opened, but Taylor can't manage.
NYC and baltimore county both have virtual school this week-- why is it an equity issue here and not those places? both still allow for plenty of play in the snow time
Hundreds of schools have had virtual school this week, NYC had it Monday the day after the storm, and had kids back in classrooms on Tuesday.
Anne Arundel has also done virtual learning this week.
Even Oklahoma has managed to do virtual school this week.
MCPS is just lazy.
Virtual is the lazy path. Everyone knows those virtual days are worthless. Schools only do them because they're easier and cheaper than adding real days. That's not a good reason.
Who is everyone? Universities, community colleges, NYC, Anne Arundel schools, Baltimore schools, lots of Virginia schools including Alexandria did virtual learning this week. My kid has had some great virtual learning instruction.
So no, “everyone” does NOT think these days are worthless and think it’s better to add three half days in end June and tell kids not to come to school because no real instruction is going on.