Schools reopening or not

[DeniseM]

Yeah! Big Jimmy Jim-Jim is my new best friend here on the dark side!

 

[DeniseM]

I have to go do a little bit of work, but I will be back to check on you kids, so be good while I'm gone, and if you can't be good, click the REPORT post button!

 

[Ken555]

Water under the bridge Ken and besides, I've been called worse by better. So, what about that log in and password info so we can all read that article you noted?

"by better"? LOL

You have difficulty using Google? As Denise said, this story is all over.

 

[Ken555]

You are not alone in your thinking. This is why many think institutions of higher learning are going to have some financial distress after this year as so many Freshman / Sophomores are saying "no thanks" to what is being offered and using their junior colleges. That will be my daughter's plan (or a gap year) if things don't get back on track by next fall.

I heard yesterday that 20% of Harvard's freshman class is deferring for a year. I expect we'll hear soon that this is happening all over. I know friends who work at a college all reporting this informally. It will be a hard year or two for all schools in America.

 

[SteelerGal]

Montgomery County Public Schools: Can't offer school, yet their buildings will be open AND staffed for "distance learning camps" for $1275 / month.

Bar-T Distance Learning Hub - Bar-T

Kids Club is a before and after school programs for children in Montgomery and Frederick County where they choose which clubs they would most enjoy.

www.bar-t.com

This is common in our County. Fortunately we can do weekly instead of monthly.
It burns me that only the wealthier SD are offering DL Camps. I know many parents are looking to switch to private or homeschool. I am hoping our County can possibly get a waiver or the State will loosen the standards for SN.

 

[elaine]

son's state college is doing hybrid. His biz classes are all online. College announced hybrid structure vs. all online for these reasons: 1. in person for science labs, performing arts and classes that really need in person, 2. to include international students, 3. if they closed the dorms, it would devastate the university financially for many years. They also released their "fall options" study with different options and revenue losses with closure of dorms.
I appreciated the candor and transparency. Son is going back to dorm for social contact with others his age.

 

[Cornell]

Class of '21 in Illinois are having to drive to different states to take the ACT or SAT b/c they can't take them here.
It never ends.

"When it has come to getting a standardized test score during the onslaught of COVID-19, fate has been cruel to Illinois’ rising high school seniors. They weren’t able to take the SAT at their schools in April, and many ACT sittings were canceled over the spring and summer after test sites, mostly schools, closed their doors."

COVID-19 shutdowns create mad dash for ACT, SAT spots as college application season looms

George Pareti is one of the lucky ones. Early one morning next month, the high school senior will make the 75-minute drive from Evanston to Racine, Wisconsin, where, after enduring three earlier ca…

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[Luanne]

Class of '21 in Illinois are having to drive to different states to take the ACT or SAT b/c they can't take them here.
It never ends.

"When it has come to getting a standardized test score during the onslaught of COVID-19, fate has been cruel to Illinois’ rising high school seniors. They weren’t able to take the SAT at their schools in April, and many ACT sittings were canceled over the spring and summer after test sites, mostly schools, closed their doors."

COVID-19 shutdowns create mad dash for ACT, SAT spots as college application season looms

George Pareti is one of the lucky ones. Early one morning next month, the high school senior will make the 75-minute drive from Evanston to Racine, Wisconsin, where, after enduring three earlier ca…

www.chicagotribune.com

Are these students checking to see if the schools they want to apply to have waived the ACT/SAT scores.

 

[Cornell]

Are these students checking to see if the schools they want to apply to have waived the ACT/SAT scores.

Many have but it's not a great solution for many kids. Often time, merit aid is maximized by test scores. Additionally, some kids are really great test takers and want to have those test scores as part of their application.

It's just another example where regionally, certain kids are now at a disadvantage.

 

[travelpager]

"by better"? LOL

You have difficulty using Google? As Denise said, this story is all over.

Brought you this and also this. Or, are such postings now verboten? If so, somebody let me know and I will remove.

 

[TravelTime]

I have a client who is creating a learning pod/private school for her kids and some other kids. They are forming an LLC for the school. There will be 10 kids in the school. They are hiring 2 teachers and an athletic coach for the 10 children. At least one of the teachers is coming from the local school district. They said they cherry picked the best teachers and athletic director for the kids.

Families with resources are doing everything they can to get real school for their children. It is a shame the public schools are not stepping up for the majority of families who can’t afford to pay for private teachers.

Also, I have heard that enrollments are up at traditional private schools.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Florida Elementary School Student's Mother Shot and Killed During Zoom Class as Teacher Watches

Florida Elementary School Student's Mother Shot and Killed During Zoom Class as Teacher Watches

The 10-year-old girl's computer was hit by a bullet as she began her first day of school

people.com

Richard

 

[fillde]

Florida Elementary School Student's Mother Shot and Killed During Zoom Class as Teacher Watches

Florida Elementary School Student's Mother Shot and Killed During Zoom Class as Teacher Watches

The 10-year-old girl's computer was hit by a bullet as she began her first day of school

people.com

Richard

Death penalty in Florida.

 

[Brett]

Florida Elementary School Student's Mother Shot and Killed During Zoom Class as Teacher Watches

Florida Elementary School Student's Mother Shot and Killed During Zoom Class as Teacher Watches

The 10-year-old girl's computer was hit by a bullet as she began her first day of school

people.com

Richard

Death penalty in Florida.

apparently the pandemic virtual remote learning can reduce mass school shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/corona...out-school-shooting-since-2002-united-states/

 

[Cornell]

Since so many teachers will be conducting classes from their homes or empty classrooms via Zoom, perhaps they, too, should also wear masks while doing so.

“Also, wear your mask, even if you are home, to participate in a virtual meeting that involves being seen — such as on Zoom or another video-conferencing platform — by non-DNR staff,” Preston Cole said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Set the safety example which shows you as a DNR public service employee care about the safety and health of others.”

Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article244861827.html#storylink=cpy

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article244861827.html

 

[Country Roads]

Since so many teachers will be conducting classes from their homes or empty classrooms via Zoom, perhaps they, too, should also wear masks while doing so.

“Also, wear your mask, even if you are home, to participate in a virtual meeting that involves being seen — such as on Zoom or another video-conferencing platform — by non-DNR staff,” Preston Cole said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Set the safety example which shows you as a DNR public service employee care about the safety and health of others.”

Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article244861827.html#storylink=cpy

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article244861827.html

“Also, wear your mask, even if you are home, to participate in a virtual meeting that involves being seen..."

"Evers’ executive order said that face coverings are required to be worn whenever a person is in an enclosed space — other than a private residence."

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not advise wearing a face mask while social distancing in your home except under certain conditions."

Okay, make up your mind Evers.

 

[Country Roads]

No internet service creates panic for parents in rural Stafford County before start of virtual school year

Dowdy said that time is running out for her kids and about 14 other families who reside on Flippo Road in the Griffis-Widewater District. She said the students don’t have a reliable internet source and lack cell service as well.

Dowdy explained that Comcast quoted her a price tag of $39,000 for the internet provider to run cable internet just to their home. She said it would cost nearly $90,000 to reach the homes of the other school-going kids who live toward the end of the same road.

Let me know if need further information regarding the story.


Oh well, there's a few that's bound to be left behind.

 

[Cornell]

@Country Roads Be careful -- your previous comment mentioned the name of a politician -- might went to edit that asap

But in all seriousness, I bring up this mask-in-zoom-calls story because I am honestly waiting for this kind of thing to happen in our virtual schools. Nothing makes sense anymore.

And I have a friend that is a principal with kids in rural areas. They had to use a school bus as a "remote access point" for getting wifi via a hotspot last spring. Gee- that's super conducive to learning.

 

[CPNY]

The shut down was to not overload the health system not eradicate the virus. But somehow that shifted (SHOCKING). Some kids were disadvantaged before school closing, felt the effects even worse when they did. We must open the schools for them. Time to stop quarantines and get back to life. If not, we are doomed.

 

[Country Roads]

@Country Roads Be careful -- your previous comment mentioned the name of a politician -- might went to edit that asap

But in all seriousness, I bring up this mask-in-zoom-calls story because I am honestly waiting for this kind of thing to happen in our virtual schools. Nothing makes sense anymore.

And I have a friend that is a principal with kids in rural areas. They had to use a school bus as a "remote access point" for getting wifi via a hotspot last spring. Gee- that's super conducive to learning.

Thanks Cornell, nice catch.

 

[bluehende]

@Country Roads Be careful -- your previous comment mentioned the name of a politician -- might went to edit that asap

But in all seriousness, I bring up this mask-in-zoom-calls story because I am honestly waiting for this kind of thing to happen in our virtual schools. Nothing makes sense anymore.

And I have a friend that is a principal with kids in rural areas. They had to use a school bus as a "remote access point" for getting wifi via a hotspot last spring. Gee- that's super conducive to learning.

It is called modeling. When dealing with young children you model the behavior you wish to enforce. My wife the day care teacher does this on a daily basis. It makes a lot of sense to model mask wearing in today's society. While you can argue how important this is you can not say it does not make sense.

 

[Cornell]

It is called modeling. When dealing with young children you model the behavior you wish to enforce. My wife the day care teacher does this on a daily basis. It makes a lot of sense to model mask wearing in today's society. While you can argue how important this is you can not say it does not make sense.

Actually, I can argue that it does not make sense to wear a mask while sitting in a private home on a Zoom call.

 

[elaine]

Wearing a mask while making a short speech/talk to thousands online makes sense for modeling. Wearing one to teach for hours does not. As a teacher, one could start off the Zoom session talking about wearing a mask and then saying, "as we're all in our homes/empty classroom for her, we can take off our masks to learn now" would likely reinforce when to (and not) wear masks.

 

[DannyTS]

Modeling is very important but it also mean that a model should not be doing something that is borderline ridiculous because it may have the opposite effect. Eleine's way makes sense to me, but anything more than that would be laughed at.

 

[bluehende]

Actually, I can argue that it does not make sense to wear a mask while sitting in a private home on a Zoom call.

Argue with the NEA

NEA - Modeling Positive Behavior in the Classroom

Teachers are role models for their students all day, every day, so I take my actions and behavior very seriously. Modeling positive behavior— and discussing it with my students— helps me create a positive environment where students feel safe and cared for and where they can develop behavioral skills they will use the rest of their lives.

Or are you actually going to argue that teachers are not role models and do not need to show students positive behaviors.