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Anonymous wrote:Ok. Color me confused, but, how does this line up with the teachers receiving vaccinations? Wasn't ahem, the point of that, so they could safely return to the classroom? Why now this latest concurrent pivot? My ten months of COVID brain is tired. So, apologies if I am missing the obvious, but, I thought that the vaccine prioritization would theoretically help to smooth over the safety in the classroom for teachers concerns............

We don't have enough teachers to cover both virtual and in person because you can only have a certain amount of kids in the building at a time. Nothing to do with vacc.

Shouldn't they have known this back in, say, September?? It's not like we just lost a ton of staff. WTF is going on? How can they possibly make this process any worse?? It's mind boggling.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok. Color me confused, but, how does this line up with the teachers receiving vaccinations? Wasn't ahem, the point of that, so they could safely return to the classroom? Why now this latest concurrent pivot? My ten months of COVID brain is tired. So, apologies if I am missing the obvious, but, I thought that the vaccine prioritization would theoretically help to smooth over the safety in the classroom for teachers concerns............

We don't have enough teachers to cover both virtual and in person because you can only have a certain amount of kids in the building at a time. Nothing to do with vacc.

Can't they adjust and have kids 3 feet apart (wearing masks) instead of 6 feet apart and then have kids there 4 days a week? For kids doing DL they could be taught separately by teachers who are not coming back in person. Or at least buy some cameras/tripods and let the teacher move around while the aide monitors Qs from the kids who are still at home. The current plan sounds like a disaster. And if they couldn't hire enough aides, they should pay them more -- that typically fixes that type of problem.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait so are teachers doing hybrid 2 days a week or 4?

Teachers teach 4 days per week. Teacher probably will be in the classroom. Teachers with ADA exemptions will teach via DL and an aide will be in the classroom to maintain order.
DL kids stay DL 4 days per week.
Hybrid kids go to school 2x/wk and learn via DL 2x/wk.

That part hasn't changed. What has changed is that those three groups of kids will all be taught by the same teacher at the same time.

I should’ve explained better what I was really asking. Will distance-learning kids be watching a masked teacher in the classroom 4 days a week or two? (Eg teacher in the classroom two days and teaching as they do now virtually two days ). I understand the teacher will be teaching no matter what how are from where four days a week.

The number of days the teacher is teaching hybrid students from school depends on the number of hybrid students and the classroom capacity. At some schools it might be that the Hybrid group can all be seen at school in a single 2-day period and then the other 2 days all would be virtual. But it would depend on the size of the group and the capacity of the classroom space with distancing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok. Color me confused, but, how does this line up with the teachers receiving vaccinations? Wasn't ahem, the point of that, so they could safely return to the classroom? Why now this latest concurrent pivot? My ten months of COVID brain is tired. So, apologies if I am missing the obvious, but, I thought that the vaccine prioritization would theoretically help to smooth over the safety in the classroom for teachers concerns............

We don't have enough teachers to cover both virtual and in person because you can only have a certain amount of kids in the building at a time. Nothing to do with vacc.

Vaccinating teachers only protects teachers. Students still need to distance from each other.

Anonymous wrote:Ok. Color me confused, but, how does this line up with the teachers receiving vaccinations? Wasn't ahem, the point of that, so they could safely return to the classroom? Why now this latest concurrent pivot? My ten months of COVID brain is tired. So, apologies if I am missing the obvious, but, I thought that the vaccine prioritization would theoretically help to smooth over the safety in the classroom for teachers concerns............

We don't have enough teachers to cover both virtual and in person because you can only have a certain amount of kids in the building at a time. Nothing to do with vacc.

Ok. Color me confused, but, how does this line up with the teachers receiving vaccinations? Wasn't ahem, the point of that, so they could safely return to the classroom? Why now this latest concurrent pivot? My ten months of COVID brain is tired. So, apologies if I am missing the obvious, but, I thought that the vaccine prioritization would theoretically help to smooth over the safety in the classroom for teachers concerns............

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I wish there was a way to create a protective barrier for the teacher so they could teach without a mask. Not only separate them from class, but literally build a see-through plastic barrier so they can teach. This could solve a lot of problems. l don't think this would be that costly or difficult.


Yes. It’s called home. But you all didn’t want that. We have to Open Schools Now.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait so are teachers doing hybrid 2 days a week or 4?

Teachers teach 4 days per week. Teacher probably will be in the classroom. Teachers with ADA exemptions will teach via DL and an aide will be in the classroom to maintain order.
DL kids stay DL 4 days per week.
Hybrid kids go to school 2x/wk and learn via DL 2x/wk.

That part hasn't changed. What has changed is that those three groups of kids will all be taught by the same teacher at the same time.

I should’ve explained better what I was really asking. Will distance-learning kids be watching a masked teacher in the classroom 4 days a week or two? (Eg teacher in the classroom two days and teaching as they do now virtually two days ). I understand the teacher will be teaching no matter what how are from where four days a week.

I believe teacher is in school 4 days a week.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait so are teachers doing hybrid 2 days a week or 4?

Teachers teach 4 days per week. Teacher probably will be in the classroom. Teachers with ADA exemptions will teach via DL and an aide will be in the classroom to maintain order.
DL kids stay DL 4 days per week.
Hybrid kids go to school 2x/wk and learn via DL 2x/wk.

That part hasn't changed. What has changed is that those three groups of kids will all be taught by the same teacher at the same time.

I should’ve explained better what I was really asking. Will distance-learning kids be watching a masked teacher in the classroom 4 days a week or two? (Eg teacher in the classroom two days and teaching as they do now virtually two days ). I understand the teacher will be teaching no matter what how are from where four days a week.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a big old middle bird to the virtual students.

And the in-person ones, too. The teachers will be teaching to them from computers at their desks, if they are even in the classroom. But there really isn’t another way. They don’t have the staff to accomplish both hybrid and distance at the same time.

I have friends who kids schools have been using this set up since September. What I have heard from them is that the teacher essentially just ignores the kids who are remote and only teaches to the kids in the classroom. So it is particularly brutal for these kids on days when they are remote. APS could end up being different but this is what I have heard from friends in other parts of the country.

This DL parent will be ALL OVER the teachers and principals if our kids get the short end of the stick. Hello equity.

You do know this wasn't the decision of teachers- this is what teachers wanted to avoid more than anything- it's an awful model.

OPEN SCHOOLS NOW!

*monkey paw curls*

Concurrent goes from failing kids who have issues engaging via DL, to failing all students. It literally only helps by providing child care for those who are desperate. It is absolutely worse for all from an education perspective.