Anonymous
02/18/2021 13:04
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Somebody can be curious about why they went from closing just buildings to closing buildings and classes and still be excited about the kids having a break. (I’m somebody)
My kids have had a break for 11 months with no schooling from Mid March -September, and the bare minimum this year. There is absolutely no reason why they can’t do virtual learning.
A) That hasn't been my experience at all. School is tough for my kids, both emotionally and intellectually. B) You don't know that there is absolutely no reason why they can't do virtual learning without an explanation from the district. It could be legit, it could not.
The district gave a reason. They said they updated the status due to the weather forecast and OPM closure and full closure of other districts and they noted they are concerned with power outages.
That's good. Where did they say this? And how did the weather forecast change?
Omg . You NEED to get a life or learn how to look stuff up for yourself.
It’s not in the website, on the email, or in a text message. I don’t have Facebook. I am fine with a snow day but I don’t think wanting an explanation on somewhere besides a social media platform I don’t use is unreasonable (or means I don’t have a life or know how to look stuff up).
Anonymous
02/18/2021 13:03
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Another day, another (un)creative way to complain. y’all need a new hobby. That’s right, I said y’all!
Anonymous
02/18/2021 13:01
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Most teachers I know are working moms.
Interesting are they most ES teachers? DD 10 has 2 teachers both unmarried. DD 12 has 7 teachers and only one is a working mom. Others are empty nesters, men (both married with kids) or single women. Interesting to think about.
At our ES there is not a lot of working moms. However, if you look around the Arlington community, tons of working moms & dads, double-income is necessary given the cost of housing (that was supposed to be worth it due to the high-quality education, gasp).. this is in-part why everyone is fuming at another unnecessary day off of school.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:57
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Most teachers I know are working moms.
Interesting are they most ES teachers? DD 10 has 2 teachers both unmarried. DD 12 has 7 teachers and only one is a working mom. Others are empty nesters, men (both married with kids) or single women. Interesting to think about.
My point is, there are plenty, plenty, plenty of working teacher moms. It is a demanding profession, and they are in the same boat as you.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:57
Subject: Re:APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:
I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
This is a lie.
They closed because the feds closed out of worry about ice storms and a lack of power.
Next time, if you don't know the facts, shut up.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:56
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Most teachers I know are working moms.
Interesting are they most ES teachers? DD 10 has 2 teachers both unmarried. DD 12 has 7 teachers and only one is a working mom. Others are empty nesters, men (both married with kids) or single women. Interesting to think about.
I don’t have any data, but I’m pretty damn sure. There ARE singles and men, though. It happens.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:54
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Most teachers I know are working moms.
Interesting are they most ES teachers? DD 10 has 2 teachers both unmarried. DD 12 has 7 teachers and only one is a working mom. Others are empty nesters, men (both married with kids) or single women. Interesting to think about.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:52
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Lmao you mean this lawsuit?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/virginia-school-lawsuit-round-2
Has he even filed the first one and he's begging for more money? He's only 1% into his second round lmao. Someone is stealing money here. What a joke.
He’s an asshole. He’ll never win, but he’ll succeed in draining resources from APS throughout the litigation.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:50
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Most teachers I know are working moms.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:48
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Lmao you mean this lawsuit?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/virginia-school-lawsuit-round-2
Has he even filed the first one and he's begging for more money? He's only 1% into his second round lmao. Someone is stealing money here. What a joke.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:45
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:LOL @ the different tones in the threads about the closure decision. One thread = enjoying the unexpected day off. This thread = highly upset at the decision to close.
Agreed, although I admit to being disturbed by (and frankly concerned for) those who seem ready to fire Duran because he happened to call a snow day.
This is not about snow day. This is aboit total and compete failure to teach the younger grades.
Yup. APS has completely given up on teaching the younger grades. Did you see the Glebe plan to offer only 40 minutes or 40+30 minutes of in person instruction on hybrid days, with the rest via iPad? For third graders. It's insane.
That's a scenario specific to Glebe -- they have the model where each teacher only teaches one subject. Our elementary school has had a single teacher teaching all subjects, so they won't have the same experience. APS should do more to standardize across neighborhood schools.
That having been said, elementary kids will have had two days off a week (not counting asynchronous Mondays) every week in February. I think that's why people are complaining.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:42
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:When a snow day is called, someone is always pissed off. Teachers on AEM complain about lots of things. You’re stupid if you think APS takes all of it seriously.
And I should add, parents bitch about plenty of stupid things, too.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:41
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
When a snow day is called, someone is always pissed off. Teachers on AEM complain about lots of things. You’re stupid if you think APS takes all of it seriously.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:37
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?
Oh? Is that why they closed. I thought it was concern over power loss. You people are too much. Hatred is ugly. Directing it at teachers is comical.
Anonymous
02/18/2021 12:21
Subject: APS Distance learning cancelled due to weather
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm so frustrated by all the messaging that kids should enjoy this day with their families and that kids and teachers deserve a day off. It is extremely tone-deaf for working families where the parents do not get a day off.
(Not to mention the day off this Monday for President's day, or the day and a half off kids have next week due to conferences). I can't exactly tell my employer I need the day off today. (And I can't find a kids camp, or group playdate as I would do in normal circumstances). Instead, yet another day of too much junk-food screen time for my kids, which is the last thing they need at this point in the pandemic.
Amen. Once again, everyone else's interests come at the expense of working women, who are expected to smile while eating shit with a spoon because that's what good women do.
YUP - teachers complained they didn't have childcare today so APS closed.. So many working mothers/families have been battling this for almost a year. The bias is unbelievable and I don't understand how APS gets away with this. Curious of what's happening with that lawsuit - anyone have any insight?