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Children Going Back To School This Fall

azgreg said:
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Taylor said:
Depends on your state. I don't think we can even require parents to purchase a pencil.
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So you don't think communities would donate water bottles for students? Let them start now with asking and I'll bet by the time schools open there would be plenty. Companies like Walmart could even donate. They run a back to school drive every year already.
 
roguenuke said:
Spectrum is giving the lowest income households (or was, during the last few months) with school children the lowest tier internet services for free. Most school districts in my state (all around me) have allowed kids to check out tablets owned by the schools for use to do schoolwork.

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I could see this program extending and/or others offering similar if the new school year looks like many schooling from home at least partially.

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Similar was done in Canada. While we have crushed the curve, if/when a 2nd wave comes, and school closures, I have no doubt a number of families do not have easy access to Chromebooks/IPads

If that occurs, I would expect the Feds to step up and assist the Provinces with specific funding.

And there lays another problem, shortage of equipment that mainly comes from China

Companies can only offer free for a period of time, before operating costs are affected

With many States in the US (approx 40) reporting steady and substantial increases in 7 day rolling averages, many parents in those areas will not be pleased and make their views (voters) known, if schools are opened while rates are increasing or at a high rate.

Education as I understand is a States area, with revenues down, education is just one area that will see substantial cuts

Ist week of July, how can States get that rate down dramatically before school year in Sept or ate August
 
SkyFox76 said:
So you don't think communities would donate water bottles for students? Let them start now with asking and I'll bet by the time schools open there would be plenty. Companies like Walmart could even donate. They run a back to school drive every year already.
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No, the claim was that this stuff is "easily mandated" and I'm just saying that that's probably not the case.
 
roguenuke said:
Then donate water bottles or water to your district.

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Kids love to do fundraiser type stuff all the time. It's mid summer, so by the time schools do start opening I think there would be enough donated personal bottles. If a school can't figure out how to keep kids hydrated then I'd worry about what else they can't accomplish.

Another simple solution is to redirect the water from the fountains to a touchless tap so the kids only have to touch their own personal bottle to refill.
 
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mrjurrs said:
45 just called the CDC guidelines 'too restrictive', so they are going to come back w/different guidance in a few days. Please be careful.
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I should rephrase that, they will follow rational precautions which have been obvious the entire time this pandemic started. wearing masks in public, washing hands regularly and unfortunately, keeping the kids away from the most susceptible in our society. ie grandparents!!!
 
Josie said:
From a teacher's perspective here.....

We're worried about many things. We're worried that if we go back in the fall, the sickness will spread to the children. We're worried that if we go back in the fall, the sickness will spread among the teachers. We're worried if we go back in the fall, the sickness will spread to parents and grandparents.

But we're also worried that our IEP kids haven't a proper education in months. We're worried that our emotionally traumatized students have been more traumatized. We're worried that our students whose parents don't give a damn about their education have done absolutely nothing the past several months and will be even further behind than they were before. We're worried that our students who come from abusive homes have been trapped inside with their abusers for months. We're worried about our students not getting enough to eat and never hearing positive words of affirmation. We're worried about those kids who always hate going home. We're worried about those kids whose only happy place is school.

So ... yeah. We're worried too, but about more than you might think.
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Most of us are worried for you and your coworkers too. I too worry for the kids, they need to some normalcy in their lives and parents need to go back to work, if they can. I worry for the food service and janitorial workers. It doesn't seem as though any real thought is going into how to make this school opening thing work and especially not about the 50% or so of the teachers who are over 50.
I think this is going to cause some pain in some places and not so much in others. But one thing is certain. This country cannot afford to lose experienced, dedicated teachers. There isn't anyone to take their place.
 
So sorry to see our teachers, custodians, aides, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, support staff , our children and their families being used by POTUS to appeal to those who believe the virus is a hoax to discredit him . If there was ever a time for civil disobedience this is it. Keep your kids home. Save the lives of of school personnel, parents, guardians and our children.
 
Parrish said:
Keep your kids home. Save the lives of of school personnel, parents, guardians and our children.
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And what if your 5 or 6 year old doesn't learn to read until he/she is 8 or 9? What if you can't afford daycare, have to quit your job, and your family ends up on foodstamps?
 
OrphanSlug said:
This is Trump... he needs schools open, so he can have people working, for the hope of an economy he can run on for a 2nd term.

If a few people are killed along the way, including kids, Trump and his “pro-life” supporters will cheer anyway.
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he needs schools open,
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Teachers will be paid anyway whether they're open or not

It's amazing what you can do on the tax payers dime
 
Taylor said:
Elsewhere in the district, not from their home school. Supposedly they've been receiving training over the summer. I think each teacher manages something like 60 students.
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Training? 60 students? Haven't heard anything about local school districts having the cash available to create anything like that. Sounds like something that could be done, but it would be done with no preparation and as a result would be fraught with problems.
 
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Luther said:
Teachers will be paid anyway whether they're open or not

It's amazing what you can do on the tax payers dime
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Teachers still have to teach to be paid.

Either in class Instruction or remote instruction.
 
Is there anyone on the thread that can address the issue of how 5, 6, 7 year olds are going to learn to read and write remotely

And what's going to happen in 2022 if 4th graders show up to school unable to read?
 
ReubenSherr said:
Is there anyone on the thread that can address the issue of how 5, 6, 7 year olds are going to learn to read and write remotely

And what's going to happen in 2022 if 4th graders show up to school unable to read?
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Personally, I would rather err on the side of caution, and not risk them dying, infecting others, or deal with any of the other unknowns about this thing. It could very well mutate on short notice, and Lord only knows what we could be dealing with. If a child has to make a trade off between waiting a year to learn certain things; I want my child to be alive, as well as anyone else who many come into contact with my child to live to fight another day. I would never risk my child's health with these unknowns. But that's just me. No easy answers on this issue. and so many variables to consider. On that, I hope we can all agree.
 
ReubenSherr said:
Is there anyone on the thread that can address the issue of how 5, 6, 7 year olds are going to learn to read and write remotely

And what's going to happen in 2022 if 4th graders show up to school unable to read?
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Children have been homeschooled online for years.

They learn sight words then Learn to read.

As for learning to print letters or numbers ...The parents print out work sheets where the child copies the letters or numbers.

Here is a sample of just one of dozens of homeschool programs

How to Rock Homeschool Language Arts | My Little Poppies


May 5, 2018 · How to make homeschool language arts, writing, and reading incredibly hands-on, educational, and fun. ... 1st grade, and 3rd grade) · Homeschooling Curriculum 2015-2016 (Pre-K, K, and 2nd .
 
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minnie616 said:
Children have been homeschooled online for years.

They learn sight words then Learn to read.

As for learning to print letters or numbers ...The parents print out work sheets where the child copies the letters or numbers.
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What about kids whose parents aren't able to effectively teach them, or kids whose parents have to work 50 hours per week?

Keeping schools closed is going to decimate the education of low income students in particular. This is a perfect example of the Democratic Party pretending they care about minority communities, when they don't.

Thanks for responding, Logical Man as well
 
ReubenSherr said:
What about kids whose parents aren't able to effectively teach them, or kids whose parents have to work 50 hours per week?

Keeping schools closed is going to decimate the education of low income students in particular. This is a perfect example of the Democratic Party pretending they care about minority communities, when they don't.

Thanks for responding, Logical Man as well
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Now, that is really not a fair claim to make, Reuben. I stated early on this thread isn't about 'any ones' politics. It about risk, personal decisions, hard choices we ALL have to make, regardless of political lean. Why are you pointing fingers at Democrats, and claiming they are only 'pretending' to care about minorities? That's BS. These decisions to send kids back into what is most likely a very dangerous situation transcends socio-economic issues. There are folks from all across the political spectrum that have to make these difficult decisions. Nothing good is going to come fom that stone you just threw at over 1/2 the U.S. population, politically speaking. We are all in this together, regardless of financial assets, race, creed, or color. It's disingenuous for you to politicize this issue, and put forth as given that any group cares about kids more than any other group.
 
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