Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 08:51     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Not seeing the take-advantage-of-disadvantaged person problem with these scenarios.

You pay the person who runs your pod at least DC minimum, maybe provide room and board, ensure that their working conditions are humane.

Sounds like win-win solutions at a tough time for all involved.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 08:41     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We've lined up a college kid to live in our guest room, eat with us, and supervise two kids' DL each morning, plus two friends of our kids for two mornings. College kid can't return to her campus this fall, has her own studying to do most of the day and no longer wishes to stay with her family in a crowded NYC apartment.

Our family is paying room, board and $150/week. The other two families will pay $160/week combined.

We're OK with the DL supports our DCPS provides, but need an upbeat, with-it babysitter to supervise, and talk about content with the kids, to keep them engaged. We couldn't do that in the spring and the kids wandered off assigned links too much, and complained about being lonely.


So her hours are something like 9-12 on weekdays and that’s it? You’re not going to have job creep where she’s helping them with homework in the afternoon, playing with them and keeping them engaged for part of the afternoon, home with them while you run weekend errands, and so on?


Yes. that's it, she takes on-line classes in the afternoons and studies evenings. My parents live nearby and take care of the kids most afternoons. They're not tech savvy enough to supervise DL in the mornings. We deal with the kids on weekends.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 08:40     Subject: How much to pay a pod teacher?
Did anyone see the studyhub ad? Interesting model. Do they need to register as childcare? Licensing?
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 08:34     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not if they only work around 15 hours a week they don't, like ours, and there are legal ways to calculate room and board contributions.


I hope this kid has the backbone to enforce the 15 hours only and doesn’t get roped into soft hours of being there for the kids “since you’ll be here anyway while we run out.”


Right. And what kind of kid wants to live in a stranger’s guest bedroom at a time when they can’t have a social life?

Stop being cheap.


Who are you to judge? We're seeing Great Depression levels of unemployment in this country this summer. Young people tend to be last to be hired and the first to let go in a brutal economy. Some are simply looking for a place to land where they can make ends meet, and pick up some resume-worthy experience, until Covid is rolled back in this country. Young people can maintain social lives on screens these days.

So only the rich should be able to hire help to improve the DL experience for their children?


Yes, you cannot justify exploiting a more disadvantaged person.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 07:53     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:We've lined up a college kid to live in our guest room, eat with us, and supervise two kids' DL each morning, plus two friends of our kids for two mornings. College kid can't return to her campus this fall, has her own studying to do most of the day and no longer wishes to stay with her family in a crowded NYC apartment.

Our family is paying room, board and $150/week. The other two families will pay $160/week combined.

We're OK with the DL supports our DCPS provides, but need an upbeat, with-it babysitter to supervise, and talk about content with the kids, to keep them engaged. We couldn't do that in the spring and the kids wandered off assigned links too much, and complained about being lonely.


So her hours are something like 9-12 on weekdays and that’s it? You’re not going to have job creep where she’s helping them with homework in the afternoon, playing with them and keeping them engaged for part of the afternoon, home with them while you run weekend errands, and so on?
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 07:22     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not if they only work around 15 hours a week they don't, like ours, and there are legal ways to calculate room and board contributions.


I hope this kid has the backbone to enforce the 15 hours only and doesn’t get roped into soft hours of being there for the kids “since you’ll be here anyway while we run out.”


Right. And what kind of kid wants to live in a stranger’s guest bedroom at a time when they can’t have a social life?

Stop being cheap.


Who are you to judge? We're seeing Great Depression levels of unemployment in this country this summer. Young people tend to be last to be hired and the first to let go in a brutal economy. Some are simply looking for a place to land where they can make ends meet, and pick up some resume-worthy experience, until Covid is rolled back in this country. Young people can maintain social lives on screens these days.

So only the rich should be able to hire help to improve the DL experience for their children?
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 06:10     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:We've lined up a college kid to live in our guest room, eat with us, and supervise two kids' DL each morning, plus two friends of our kids for two mornings. College kid can't return to her campus this fall, has her own studying to do most of the day and no longer wishes to stay with her family in a crowded NYC apartment.

Our family is paying room, board and $150/week. The other two families will pay $160/week combined.

We're OK with the DL supports our DCPS provides, but need an upbeat, with-it babysitter to supervise, and talk about content with the kids, to keep them engaged. We couldn't do that in the spring and the kids wandered off assigned links too much, and complained about being lonely.


What happens when her virtual class sessions conflict with your kids’ online learning schedule?
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 05:58     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:Teachers are cashing in. First, they force schools to close. Then, while collecting their full salary, they charge an arm and a leg for private tutoring. Nice racket.
. Huh? What teachers are doing this? Teachers who are doing distance learning don't have time to run a pod because they are working. Also, you seem to have a very inflated idea of how much power teachers have in terms of school closing! DCPS doesn't care what teachers want and that's been made abundantly clear over the years. Bowser closed schools for health reasons, but it sure is nice to have teachers as a scapegoat, isn't it?
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2020 23:54     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not if they only work around 15 hours a week they don't, like ours, and there are legal ways to calculate room and board contributions.


I hope this kid has the backbone to enforce the 15 hours only and doesn’t get roped into soft hours of being there for the kids “since you’ll be here anyway while we run out.”


Right. And what kind of kid wants to live in a stranger’s guest bedroom at a time when they can’t have a social life?

Stop being cheap.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2020 21:03     Subject: Re:How much to pay a pod teacher?
Anonymous wrote:Not if they only work around 15 hours a week they don't, like ours, and there are legal ways to calculate room and board contributions.


I hope this kid has the backbone to enforce the 15 hours only and doesn’t get roped into soft hours of being there for the kids “since you’ll be here anyway while we run out.”