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Re: Schools- all or nothing
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I still want to know- since kids were in school in early to mid March- while this thing was spreading like wild fire- and it clearly was spreading before we shut down- spreading on trains, in NYC, on public transport, at concerts and events and just every day life- why didn't we have huge spikes of children with it?
What was happening in schools that it wasn't spreading there like wild fire?
Agreed. Like I posted previously, my co-worker was diagnosed a few days after we shut down, meaning he had it the days leading up to the closure. We are a small, cramped school in NYC. He teaches in multiple classrooms a day, was on the elevator, in the staircase, eating in the faculty room. No other teachers or students were sick until well after two weeks after we were home.
I would be VERY curious to have large numbers of children tested for antibodies and to see the results.(if the tests were actually accurate, which seems they are not)
Because I am willing to bet a lot more children were exposed to it before schools were shut down than we know.
Because why was the child population so largely unaffected by it as compared to adults...when kids were in school all day right up until mid March...and we know how everything from the flu to stomach bugs run rampant through schools.
Interesting.
I get that a small number of kids see symptoms however can't they be carriers? So now you have these kids in daycare and school not socially distancing and then they end up bringing it home to their families.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
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I still want to know- since kids were in school in early to mid March- while this thing was spreading like wild fire- and it clearly was spreading before we shut down- spreading on trains, in NYC, on public transport, at concerts and events and just every day life- why didn't we have huge spikes of children with it?
What was happening in schools that it wasn't spreading there like wild fire?
Agreed. Like I posted previously, my co-worker was diagnosed a few days after we shut down, meaning he had it the days leading up to the closure. We are a small, cramped school in NYC. He teaches in multiple classrooms a day, was on the elevator, in the staircase, eating in the faculty room. No other teachers or students were sick until well after two weeks after we were home.
I would be VERY curious to have large numbers of children tested for antibodies and to see the results.(if the tests were actually accurate, which seems they are not)
Because I am willing to bet a lot more children were exposed to it before schools were shut down than we know.
Because why was the child population so largely unaffected by it as compared to adults...when kids were in school all day right up until mid March...and we know how everything from the flu to stomach bugs run rampant through schools.
Interesting.
I get that a small number of kids see symptoms however can't they be carriers? So now you have these kids in daycare and school not socially distancing and then they end up bringing it home to their families.
Yes absolutely they can be positive and asymptomatic. I’ve had a good dozen patients that are pediatrics and asymptotic and that’s just me based on my job function, I’m sure there are others that have been at my hospital. We do have a good handful of pediatrics though requiring an extended hospitalization and medical interventions however we thankfully have not lost a pediatric patient to covid yet where I am
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by TwinMommyToBoys
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LMichele
Posted by NervousNell
I still want to know- since kids were in school in early to mid March- while this thing was spreading like wild fire- and it clearly was spreading before we shut down- spreading on trains, in NYC, on public transport, at concerts and events and just every day life- why didn't we have huge spikes of children with it?
What was happening in schools that it wasn't spreading there like wild fire?
Agreed. Like I posted previously, my co-worker was diagnosed a few days after we shut down, meaning he had it the days leading up to the closure. We are a small, cramped school in NYC. He teaches in multiple classrooms a day, was on the elevator, in the staircase, eating in the faculty room. No other teachers or students were sick until well after two weeks after we were home.
I would be VERY curious to have large numbers of children tested for antibodies and to see the results.(if the tests were actually accurate, which seems they are not)
Because I am willing to bet a lot more children were exposed to it before schools were shut down than we know.
Because why was the child population so largely unaffected by it as compared to adults...when kids were in school all day right up until mid March...and we know how everything from the flu to stomach bugs run rampant through schools.
Interesting.
I get that a small number of kids see symptoms however can't they be carriers? So now you have these kids in daycare and school not socially distancing and then they end up bringing it home to their families.
Yes absolutely they can be positive and asymptomatic. I’ve had a good dozen patients that are pediatrics and asymptotic and that’s just me based on my job function, I’m sure there are others that have been at my hospital. We do have a good handful of pediatrics though requiring an extended hospitalization and medical interventions however we thankfully have not lost a pediatric patient to covid yet where I am
Yeah I'm not thinking that kids don't get it, but it seems the number of kids that have it are disproportionately lower than the number of adults. Which must mean most are either asymptotic or their symptoms are so mild it's mistaken for something benign.
Because no way was this virus not spreading around schools before they closed
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by ChilisWife
I think that whoever said above that social distancing in schools is a pipe dream is absolutely correct. We are spending so much time figuring out HOW to do it (smaller classes, alternating days, etc.) and not realizing that it is not going to happen that way no matter what. We are MUCH better prepared even now, compared to where we were in March, in terms of hospitals, contact tracing, hygiene, etc. Let them go to school.
I think a good plan may be what they do when like 80% of the school has the flu. They close for a day and sanitize. A building in my district did that last year and no one complained; people offered to watch others kids if needed and everyone moved on. I think they should set criteria (lower then 80% maybe like 10%) and if the building is at say 10% covid positive close for a day for sanitizing. It’s better then no school IMO. I’m sure there needs to be a better and more detailed plan with the understanding this virus will be present. I’m all for some closures (like large gatherings for now) but I think small businesses need to start opening and kids NEED to go to school. The next generation america is doomed if they don’t. We will have such a highly uneducated, illiterate society. Then what? Next pandemic I have a doctor that can add 2+2, no way. Schools NEED to be like phase 2, not phase 4. We open beaches but we don’t open schools (I get it it’s outdoors at the beach) but there’s a plan for a beach and no school... so wrong...
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by TwinMommyToBoys
Posted by ChilisWife
I think that whoever said above that social distancing in schools is a pipe dream is absolutely correct. We are spending so much time figuring out HOW to do it (smaller classes, alternating days, etc.) and not realizing that it is not going to happen that way no matter what. We are MUCH better prepared even now, compared to where we were in March, in terms of hospitals, contact tracing, hygiene, etc. Let them go to school.
I think a good plan may be what they do when like 80% of the school has the flu. They close for a day and sanitize. A building in my district did that last year and no one complained; people offered to watch others kids if needed and everyone moved on. I think they should set criteria (lower then 80% maybe like 10%) and if the building is at say 10% covid positive close for a day for sanitizing. It’s better then no school IMO. I’m sure there needs to be a better and more detailed plan with the understanding this virus will be present. I’m all for some closures (like large gatherings for now) but I think small businesses need to start opening and kids NEED to go to school. The next generation america is doomed if they don’t. We will have such a highly uneducated, illiterate society. Then what? Next pandemic I have a doctor that can add 2+2, no way. Schools NEED to be like phase 2, not phase 4. We open beaches but we don’t open schools (I get it it’s outdoors at the beach) but there’s a plan for a beach and no school... so wrong...
Problem was some schools in NYC were lying and covering up sick kids and teachers so they wouldn’t have to close and clean.
And in addition to cleaning those who have tested positive need to not come back for two weeks parents need to be responsible and keep their sick kids home and many don’t.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by NicoleF219
Posted by TwinMommyToBoys
Posted by ChilisWife
I think that whoever said above that social distancing in schools is a pipe dream is absolutely correct. We are spending so much time figuring out HOW to do it (smaller classes, alternating days, etc.) and not realizing that it is not going to happen that way no matter what. We are MUCH better prepared even now, compared to where we were in March, in terms of hospitals, contact tracing, hygiene, etc. Let them go to school.
I think a good plan may be what they do when like 80% of the school has the flu. They close for a day and sanitize. A building in my district did that last year and no one complained; people offered to watch others kids if needed and everyone moved on. I think they should set criteria (lower then 80% maybe like 10%) and if the building is at say 10% covid positive close for a day for sanitizing. It’s better then no school IMO. I’m sure there needs to be a better and more detailed plan with the understanding this virus will be present. I’m all for some closures (like large gatherings for now) but I think small businesses need to start opening and kids NEED to go to school. The next generation america is doomed if they don’t. We will have such a highly uneducated, illiterate society. Then what? Next pandemic I have a doctor that can add 2+2, no way. Schools NEED to be like phase 2, not phase 4. We open beaches but we don’t open schools (I get it it’s outdoors at the beach) but there’s a plan for a beach and no school... so wrong...
Problem was some schools in NYC were lying and covering up sick kids and teachers so they wouldn’t have to close and clean.
And in addition to cleaning those who have tested positive need to not come back for two weeks parents need to be responsible and keep their sick kids home and many don’t.
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
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I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
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Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Well then there really is no solution and schools will become relics of the past.
Seriously- what are they supposed to do?
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Well then there really is no solution and schools will become relics of the past.
Seriously- what are they supposed to do?
Keep kids locked up in the house forever and have them become anti social, uneducated members of society, I guess. You will NEVER keep every single germ out of school. This is becoming ridiculous.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Well then there really is no solution and schools will become relics of the past.
Seriously- what are they supposed to do?
Keep kids locked up in the house forever and have them become anti social, uneducated members of society, I guess. You will NEVER keep every single germ out of school. This is becoming ridiculous.
Someone posted a stat recently of the number of children that died of the flu alone THIS year.
It was a hell of a lot more than have died of this virus.
I'm just flabbergasted at this point.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Well then there really is no solution and schools will become relics of the past.
Seriously- what are they supposed to do?
Keep kids locked up in the house forever and have them become anti social, uneducated members of society, I guess. You will NEVER keep every single germ out of school. This is becoming ridiculous.
I can't do this again in the fall. This morning has been a disaster, as has every day this week. I am done, the kids are done. I don't get to spend any quality time with them during the week since I'm catching up on work because I need to take breaks to teach.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Yes, there are definitely parents who do this but in 4-6 hrs the meds wear off and they're at the nurse with a fever, then out for 72 hours. Much better than nothing!
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
They will have fever checks multiple times a day, and if your kid has a fever they will be sent home and not readmitted for 48 or 72 hours. NJ has said it is planning on A day and B day schedules with reduced head count, I am not sure what working parents will do.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway... [/QUOTE
This is true. It was a disgusting thing to do before we had heard of covid. Now it would be depraved/criminal, and I can already picture people doing it.... Sickening, and one of many reasons why my kids won't be going back unless something big happens on the containment, treatment, or prevention fronts.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by ali120206
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Well then there really is no solution and schools will become relics of the past.
Seriously- what are they supposed to do?
Keep kids locked up in the house forever and have them become anti social, uneducated members of society, I guess. You will NEVER keep every single germ out of school. This is becoming ridiculous.
I can't do this again in the fall. This morning has been a disaster, as has every day this week. I am done, the kids are done. I don't get to spend any quality time with them during the week since I'm catching up on work because I need to take breaks to teach.
I think part of what upsets me is that nobody, not DiBlasio, Cuomo, or Carranza has talked about what this is doing to our children mentally. All they say is that remote learning is going well. First of all, no it's not. Second of all, even if academically this was great, the social-emotional piece of it is pure crap. These kids are falling apart mentally, and that doesn't concern any of these politicians.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by LSP2005
They will have fever checks multiple times a day, and if your kid has a fever they will be sent home and not readmitted for 48 or 72 hours. NJ has said it is planning on A day and B day schedules with reduced head count, I am not sure what working parents will do.
this was announced officially?
I would love to know what working parents will do. If the answer is Daycare/after care then it will make no sense to have A and B days!!
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NervousNell
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by ali120206
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by Naturalmama
I doubt DiBlasio & Carranza would ever do that again. They know they screwed up big time, and schools should have been closed early March, not mid March. That isn't a reason to keep schools closed indefinitely. I also think schools will be MUCH stricter about sick kids coming into school. My principal is already saying that when we return, the usual 24 hour fever free rule will be replaced with 72 hours fever free.
parents will still be loading their kids up with fever reducing drugs and send them anyway...
Well then there really is no solution and schools will become relics of the past.
Seriously- what are they supposed to do?
Keep kids locked up in the house forever and have them become anti social, uneducated members of society, I guess. You will NEVER keep every single germ out of school. This is becoming ridiculous.
I can't do this again in the fall. This morning has been a disaster, as has every day this week. I am done, the kids are done. I don't get to spend any quality time with them during the week since I'm catching up on work because I need to take breaks to teach.
I think part of what upsets me is that nobody, not DiBlasio, Cuomo, or Carranza has talked about what this is doing to our children mentally. All they say is that remote learning is going well. First of all, no it's not. Second of all, even if academically this was great, the social-emotional piece of it is pure crap. These kids are falling apart mentally, and that doesn't concern any of these politicians.
Because they don't give a shit. Honestly, the only people they give a shit about it themselves, their power, their positions and money.
Period, the end.
They don't give a rat's azz about our kids.
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Lemon76
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
I have not read through all the responses. I am a first grade public school teacher in NYC. Remote teaching is NOT even close to the same as being in a classroom. I spend upwards of 3 hours a day with my kids doing live instruction. We do a read aloud, we do a writing response, we dance, we do math, and its very interactive. However, I can tell you that there is NOTHING that can replace sitting down next to a child to teach them how to read, to give them feedback on their writing, to sit on the carpet with math manipulatives and tools and to have the students interact with each other, and help each other. These kids learn how to cooperate, how to help, how to give each OTHER feedback. This remote stuff is for the birds. I hate it. I miss my kids, I miss my classroom, and yes, my class is still learning and growing, but its NOT the same. The physical school building is SO much more than just academics.
On another note... I am ANGRY that there are teachers out there just uploading YouTube videos and sending out worksheets. There are MANY of us who are busting our a$$e$, while teaching our own kids at home, who are DESPERATELY working to make sure that our students are read for the next grade.
And to answer the original question.... we are prepared (at least in my school) for a normal opening in September with precautions (masks, hand washing, deep cleaning, and as much distancing as possible for elementary kids). Personally, I think beginning a school year remotely will be impossible. You need to build relationships first. I am hoping we start normally and if we need to close for a month in the winter, transitioning to remote will be easier that beginning remote. Thats just my opinion though
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by Lemon76
Remote teaching is NOT even close to the same as being in a classroom. I spend upwards of 3 hours a day with my kids doing live instruction. We do a read aloud, we do a writing response, we dance, we do math, and its very interactive. However, I can tell you that there is NOTHING that can replace sitting down next to a child to teach them how to read, to give them feedback on their writing, to sit on the carpet with math manipulatives and tools and to have the students interact with each other, and help each other.
Now imagine, like what is going on with my DD's class, there is not even that.
She has not had ONE minute, not ONE second of interaction or live instruction or a google meet or ANYTHING with her teacher
Zero.
You are saying the 3 hours you do a day of interactive live instructions isn't even close to enough.
And thousands of kids aren't even getting that.
Disgraceful.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Lemon76
Remote teaching is NOT even close to the same as being in a classroom. I spend upwards of 3 hours a day with my kids doing live instruction. We do a read aloud, we do a writing response, we dance, we do math, and its very interactive. However, I can tell you that there is NOTHING that can replace sitting down next to a child to teach them how to read, to give them feedback on their writing, to sit on the carpet with math manipulatives and tools and to have the students interact with each other, and help each other.
Now imagine, like what is going on with my DD's class, there is not even that.
She has not had ONE minute, not ONE second of interaction or live instruction or a google meet or ANYTHING with her teacher
Zero.
You are saying the 3 hours you do a day of interactive live instructions isn't even close to enough.
And thousands of kids aren't even getting that.
Disgraceful.
I am ANGRY for you! That is ridiculous... I do not care what the "contract" says... no ones contract makes provisions for a pandemic. My coworkers are doing as much work as I am. I promise you that NOT all teachers are like your daughters. I am so sorry for you and her.
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ali120206
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Lemon76
Remote teaching is NOT even close to the same as being in a classroom. I spend upwards of 3 hours a day with my kids doing live instruction. We do a read aloud, we do a writing response, we dance, we do math, and its very interactive. However, I can tell you that there is NOTHING that can replace sitting down next to a child to teach them how to read, to give them feedback on their writing, to sit on the carpet with math manipulatives and tools and to have the students interact with each other, and help each other.
Now imagine, like what is going on with my DD's class, there is not even that.
She has not had ONE minute, not ONE second of interaction or live instruction or a google meet or ANYTHING with her teacher
Zero.
You are saying the 3 hours you do a day of interactive live instructions isn't even close to enough.
And thousands of kids aren't even getting that.
Disgraceful.
Yeah - wow, 3 hours? My 4th grader has a 30 minute Google meet 1x a week... He also gets continuous feedback on his writing through his google classroom though.
My 2nd grader has squat. Worksheets and videos posted on a crappy app which are difficult to populate. I typically ask him what the answer is and populate it myself. His teacher has office hour 30 minutes a day - usually not at the time we are doing learning so she's not required to respond.
My DH had to do something this am with his dad so I was on my own. They were both asking questions at the same time while i was trying to update a presentation for the Board of Directors for work. It's ridiculous.
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by blu6385
Posted by LSP2005
They will have fever checks multiple times a day, and if your kid has a fever they will be sent home and not readmitted for 48 or 72 hours. NJ has said it is planning on A day and B day schedules with reduced head count, I am not sure what working parents will do.
this was announced officially?
I would love to know what working parents will do. If the answer is Daycare/after care then it will make no sense to have A and B days!!
Either that or an am/pm schedule. I know our school, administration has been talking of some alternatives in Sept. that will be a change for kids and teachers. They havent told us their plans yet, because they have to make a decision, and also wait on what Cuomo decides.
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Naturalmama
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Schools- all or nothing
As an educator, I am so tired of the argument that districts aren't allowing teachers to teach. They are not requiring it. So because it isn't required, some teachers think it is ok to do the bare minimum? Are there really school districts saying teachers can absolutely not teach?? NYC is an inner city school system is financial peril, and they seem to be doing much more than most LI teachers. For all the taxes LI pays...that is total crap.
Are most teachers doing their job? Of course. But there are bad teachers out there, just as there are bad doctors, nurses, scientists, police officers, etc. It seems like teachers can never be complained about. It is ridiculous.
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| Posted 5/20/20 12:16 PM |
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LSP2005
Bunny kisses are so cute!
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by Diane
Posted by blu6385
Posted by LSP2005
They will have fever checks multiple times a day, and if your kid has a fever they will be sent home and not readmitted for 48 or 72 hours. NJ has said it is planning on A day and B day schedules with reduced head count, I am not sure what working parents will do.
this was announced officially?
I would love to know what working parents will do. If the answer is Daycare/after care then it will make no sense to have A and B days!!
Either that or an am/pm schedule. I know our school, administration has been talking of some alternatives in Sept. that will be a change for kids and teachers. They havent told us their plans yet, because they have to make a decision, and also wait on what Cuomo decides.
it is what the superintendent of my school district mentioned in his daily letter that this is one of the possibilities they are looking into.
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| Posted 5/20/20 12:40 PM |
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Pomegranate5
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Re: Schools- all or nothing
Posted by Lemon76
On another note... I am ANGRY that there are teachers out there just uploading YouTube videos and sending out worksheets. There are MANY of us who are busting our a$$e$, while teaching our own kids at home, who are DESPERATELY working to make sure that our students are read for the next grade.
This makes me want to cry.
My oldest child has had absolutely NO interaction. One phone call from the teacher since the shut down.
Youtube videos, worksheets, math links. This is what school is now.
The teachers posts a 5 minute video message to tell the kids what their work is for the day, and she doesn't even show her face in it.
I have reached out to her twice this week begging for some assistance with a concept my child is struggling with and her response was "have you watched the youtube videos I linked, because that has been helpful to many of the parents". YES WE WATCHED THE DAMN VIDEOS. They clearly aren't helping. So her follow up response was "ok I will look around online for some additional videos to watch that might help". What is the point of this teacher?? Are not the same youtube videos available for me to find?
I'm done. My children are done. I'm disgusted with my district right now. I'm disgusted with all of it.
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| Posted 5/20/20 1:01 PM |
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