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Maybe so, but STOP making it sound like ALL APS schools are this way, and that everyone is having a bad experience. It simply isn't true.


So because you don't have this issue it's not important? This is a universal issue because APS isn't getting guidelines for any school. Some aren't offering handouts so kids can work on paper. Some aren't offering outdoor lunch. Some aren't offering in person instruction, while others are. APS needs to provide guidance and oversight rather than letting APS principals make public health decisions with zero oversight and accountability.

No, you do not have the right to tar all the APS schools, and teachers, with the same brush. And no, not all schools do things exactly the same way, nor should they. There is a reason that states and localities dictate the needs of their students...different populations have different needs, and the principals DO have the right to make decisions about the needs of students in their own schools. For you to think that there should be an APS-wide policy about such things who gets paper copies of schoolwork is ridiculous.

Maybe so, but STOP making it sound like ALL APS schools are this way, and that everyone is having a bad experience. It simply isn't true.


So because you don't have this issue it's not important? This is a universal issue because APS isn't getting guidelines for any school. Some aren't offering handouts so kids can work on paper. Some aren't offering outdoor lunch. Some aren't offering in person instruction, while others are. APS needs to provide guidance and oversight rather than letting APS principals make public health decisions with zero oversight and accountability.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid were fine.

This is not going to be as good as school NOT during a pandemic. Nothing is.

But if Catholic school appeals to you, go for. I'd rather have my kids educated by professionals.

You do realize that a lot of the Catholic schools in this area have very good educators? And at least this year have shown that they were true professionals because they (unlike public school teachers) did their jobs.

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WTAF, since when do you need to departmentalize 1st grade curriculum. What school is this? I have two kids in k-2. They are getting their teacher for half a day for each in person day and an aide (repurposed Extended Day staff) for the other half of the day (teacher moves to the 2nd room). My kids are so happy to be back in the building and with their friends, but this isn't challenging from an educational perspective. We need to get back to 5 days in person this fall!

Calm your tits. Your kids are going to be fine if you stop having tantrums. And yeah, this is DCUM, but there is no change they don't know your attitude.

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Is this Glebe? Just go talk to the principal already.

This isn't the case for the vast majority of APS elementary schools. Stop acting like it's a universal issue.

You think parents haven't spoke to the principal? She doesn't care. APS won't respond to attempts at contact. You literally get an email back from APS stating that they've receive too many emails and won't be replying. There is no option but to try to raise public notice to try to get APS to take action.

Maybe so, but STOP making it sound like ALL APS schools are this way, and that everyone is having a bad experience. It simply isn't true.

So because you don't have this issue it's not important? This is a universal issue because APS isn't getting guidelines for any school. Some aren't offering handouts so kids can work on paper. Some aren't offering outdoor lunch. Some aren't offering in person instruction, while others are. APS needs to provide guidance and oversight rather than letting APS principals make public health decisions with zero oversight and accountability.

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WTAF, since when do you need to departmentalize 1st grade curriculum. What school is this? I have two kids in k-2. They are getting their teacher for half a day for each in person day and an aide (repurposed Extended Day staff) for the other half of the day (teacher moves to the 2nd room). My kids are so happy to be back in the building and with their friends, but this isn't challenging from an educational perspective. We need to get back to 5 days in person this fall!

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Anonymous wrote:It's quite clear that OP is the same dad who is ranting about this on AEM, joined in by his APE friends.

APE will keep complaining until they get complete normal which you just can't have in a pandemic.

I think it's disgusting to complain about teachers who need to teach from home due to a private medical reason.

Absolutely THIS!

Do you know that the teachers have an ADA claim? Our principal has made a school decision that many teachers don't have to teach in person unless they want to do so. There is no ADA issue. It's solely teacher preference.

At WMS (where the AEM rant dad is from), our principal said teachers who are virtual are only temporary until a permanent sub can be found; they're required to take a leave of absence but agreed to work virtually until sub is found. NO one was approved to work from home. However given the sub shortage, its very likely the teachers will remain in place at home. (last sentence is my opinion, not what WMS has said).

This makes sense. Of course Rant Dad will have an even bigger tantrum when his kids are taught by a sub.

It makes sense, but it's not great.

It's rants like this that are forcing teachers to leave. APE complained so loudly about teachers teaching virtually to their in person snowflakes, so now these experienced teachers will have to quite or take LOAs. So that's bad for them and bad for the students. I'd much rather have my in person kid be taught by their great teacher virtually instead of a long term sub or brand new teacher.

Agree completely. We would much rather stick with excellent teachers virtually than switch to someone else in-person.

Anonymous wrote:I'm so glad I don't teach at APS and I'm going to try to remember to thank my kid's APS teachers whenever I see them and send them gifts at end of the year. APS parents are so high maintenance and exhausting. Take a deep breath and get over yourselves and your tiny problems.

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Middle school. We have several of my child's teachers teaching from home. WTF. They have to type their questions into their laptop even with the in person teachers. Again. WTF.

It is almost like they set it all up out of spite. The kids are still looking at the screens. But, they are enjoying being around other kids.

Sadly I agree with the spite intent. I think APS is trying very hard to get more kids to commit to virtual. It would solve a lot of their problems and alleviate them from actually making the effort to do their job the right way. ridiculous

GMAFB. If they didn’t do concurrent they’d have to change the teacher assignments - again. Or have three asynchronous days for the hybrid kids.

It’s not a great solution but the best one we have given the circumstances. And it’s disgusting that some parents are trying to vilify teachers/APS for doing their best during a deadly pandemic. Truly disgusting.

PP here - I wasn't vilifying teachers, my response was directed at APS. I personally love most of my children's teachers and know they are doing the best with the hand they are dealt. APS is to blame for the horrific rollout.

Like I said, it’s disgusting that some parents are trying to vilify APS for doing their best during a deadly pandemic. Truly disgusting.

What do you want - you want them to swap around the teachers again?

I’m not pp, but if it is true that principals are allowed to let their teachers continue teaching from home just because they want to, that is a massive failure that needs to be corrected quickly. That’s not APS “doing their best.”

Deciding which teachers work from home vs. school is an APS decision. It's not a "failure".

The PPs were complaining about concurrent. The point was that the decision to go with concurrent was NOT made out of spite - they were trying to avoid reshuffling class assignments again.

Concurrent is a necessity, not a failure. Agreed. Allowing teachers to choose for whatever reason they want (not necessarily health related) to teach concurrently from home while kids are physically back in buildings, if true, is a charade and a failure.

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Is this Glebe? Just go talk to the principal already.

This isn't the case for the vast majority of APS elementary schools. Stop acting like it's a universal issue.

You think parents haven't spoke to the principal? She doesn't care. APS won't respond to attempts at contact. You literally get an email back from APS stating that they've receive too many emails and won't be replying. There is no option but to try to raise public notice to try to get APS to take action.

Maybe so, but STOP making it sound like ALL APS schools are this way, and that everyone is having a bad experience. It simply isn't true.

So because you don't have this issue it's not important? This is a universal issue because APS isn't getting guidelines for any school. Some aren't offering handouts so kids can work on paper. Some aren't offering outdoor lunch. Some aren't offering in person instruction, while others are. APS needs to provide guidance and oversight rather than letting APS principals make public health decisions with zero oversight and accountability.