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capnmike said:
Nearly identical plan for my 6th grader coming up - remote until 9/29. If somehow it's better on 9/29, in-person will be allowed - I really don't see that happening though.

Meanwhile, my wife's district backpedaled and decided the kids would be remote until October also - BUT, they also mandated that teachers have to come into the building to teach remotely. She works in the kind of burb where the FB pages (and school board meetings, no dobut) are filled with questioning teacher pay, what are we getting for that money, are you SURE they're working from home, and if the facilities aren't being used, where's my property tax refund? Literally the only way it makes sense is from a tech-support perspective. All teachers share rooms (one teaches solid in the morning/plans and has meetings in the afternoon, and vice-versa). But where does the other teacher go while one is teaching (all rooms occupied)? If the other teacher stays in the room - can they wear masks (won't make for great on-camera or audio)? Upon entry, they have to check in, (no temp check), write down where they plan to go in the building, only go those places, and confirm any changes in writing on the way out at the end of the day. My perception is it's pure appeasement of the folks who question, rather than support, teachers.
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So, they backpedaled AGAIN (thankfully)...now, the plan is for EVERYONE to be there on 9/21, but until that time, teachers also have the OPTION for remote (but still can come in if they want).

Yeah, we'll see about 9/21, I guess.
 
we got a survey a couple weeks back where each question had 4 or 5 options. wife and i each answered separately, but out answers were roughly the same across the 20+ question survey. when the district sent out the results for each question..... there were only 2 answers. the percentage totals for those 2 answers equaled out to 100%.

for example one of the questions on the survey was "what is your preference for how classes should be held this year?" (something similar). and the answers were

(1) 4 days in school, 1 day remote
(2) 3 days in school, 2 days remote
(3) 2 days in school, 3 days remote
(4) full-time in school
(5) full-time remote

wife voted "2 days in, 3 days remote" as she wants the kids to get SOME peer interaction. i voted full remote because... fuck them kids.

the survey results showed two answers to the above question:

(4) full-time in school - 71%
(5) full-time remote - 29%

so wife polled some friends and none of them voted full-time in school. limited sampling compared to the total number of parents polled by the district, but.... 1 out of 8 couples we asked said they voted full-time remote. all of the rest wanted some in school option.

so.... district shenanigans, apparently. can't wait to see how this turns out.
 
Jnorton00 said:
Man you guys all start school early as fuck wherever you are.
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Our district has been starting the third week of August for 15 years or so by now. When they decided to go remote in late July they pushed the start back to this coming Monday to give the teachers more time to prepare. They did mention that they will add that week of school on to the end of the year so now the last day of school will be the 10th of June instead of the 3rd.

Are your schools starting after Labor Day? The Tuesday after Labor Day was always when I started school until my senior year when they moved it to August.
 
It really sucks the way things are being handled in some places in the US, sorry:(
Wish they would take precautions, and do something crazy, like listen to scientists...

Here, Germany, it is mixed, remote and in-person. Kids going to school in small groups (or pods) for 2-3 days a week, and then the rest is remote (eg a class of 30 students is broken into 3 pods, and they switch each day that they go to school, and days they are not in school it is remote). Desks are spaced 2 meters apart and classrooms have to be ventilated, no air recirculation, masks must be worn, and there is an organized line when entering the school.
Of course, kids in risk groups or with contact with risk groups can do 100% remote, or parents can decide to do 100% remote.

Pre-school is small groups anyway, but parents, in general are not allowed to come in and must wear masks, the hours have also been reduced.
Have a child just starting and it is going pretty well through 2 weeks, with some tears here and there*.


Universities, it depends. Distancing must be kept, ventilated and regularly sanitized rooms. Depending on the department and studies it is largely remote.
Labs and such, or courses where it is nigh impossible to do remote, are done in small groups and on a rotating basis.
In our department, English, American and Celtic studies, we are teaching mostly remote, except for some small groups at times for MA and PhD students, but ONLY if the student and teacher want to. I would say the upcoming semester, which starts at the end of October, is about 90% remote in our department. In the medical school and engineering it is about 50% remote.





*Not sure how pre-school goes in the US, but here they start with a period called Eingewöhnung (settling in/acclimatisation). So the first few days a parent comes with the child for an hour or 2. Then parent stays for an hour and then says goodbye and goes away for 30minutes to an hour. Next step is saying goodbye at the start and child stays progressively longer, 1.5hrs, 2hrs, 3hrs. Is there for breakfast and lunch, until they stay the full day.
Usually takes around 6 weeks, sometimes longer sometimes shorter. Often depends on how old they are when they start.
 
thome50 said:
Our district has been starting the third week of August for 15 years or so by now. When they decided to go remote in late July they pushed the start back to this coming Monday to give the teachers more time to prepare. They did mention that they will add that week of school on to the end of the year so now the last day of school will be the 10th of June instead of the 3rd.

Are your schools starting after Labor Day? The Tuesday after Labor Day was always when I started school until my senior year when they moved it to August.
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I feel like when I was a kid we started later than my kids but they generally start the first Monday of September. They pushed it back to like the 10th or 11th I think because of the rona though. We pulled the kids and my wife is home schooling them though so they'll be starting first week of Sept like normal.
 
Most schools in WA start after Labor Day, when I was a School Psychologist my district always had the kids come after Labor Day. Seattle this year is starting the Friday before Labor Day weekend, cause that makes sense.
 
furley said:
gotta use that extra day to confirm positive corona tests and plan for the shut down
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We're 100% remote learning in Seattle. I don't think any districts in Western Washington (or the state for that matter) are doing in-person school.
 
Mr Gundam said:
We're 100% remote learning in Seattle. I don't think any districts in Western Washington (or the state for that matter) are doing in-person school.
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lucky/smart

then the district decision to start the Friday before Labor Day is just... perplexing
 
furley said:
lucky/smart

then the district decision to start the Friday before Labor Day is just... perplexing
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We were originally starting the Tuesday before Labor Day, but then the teachers union wanted a few extra days for remote teaching training, so they gave them three days and school is starting that Friday now. It's not like too many people will be going out of town but c'mon...
 
Mr Gundam said:
Most schools in WA start after Labor Day, when I was a School Psychologist my district always had the kids come after Labor Day. Seattle this year is starting the Friday before Labor Day weekend, cause that makes sense.
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My mother taught elementary school for 30+ years. A couple of years in there her school started the Thursday before Labor Day. The idea being that the first couple days of school, for elementary school at least, are just to get to know the teacher and what the routines will be. They also have all the paper work to fill out etc. They get all that out of the way to then fully start the curriculum in stride the Tuesday after Labor Day. Who knows if that really worked since they only did it a few times. :unsure:
 
Digita said:
*Not sure how pre-school goes in the US, but here they start with a period called Eingewöhnung (settling in/acclimatisation). So the first few days a parent comes with the child for an hour or 2. Then parent stays for an hour and then says goodbye and goes away for 30minutes to an hour. Next step is saying goodbye at the start and child stays progressively longer, 1.5hrs, 2hrs, 3hrs. Is there for breakfast and lunch, until they stay the full day.
Usually takes around 6 weeks, sometimes longer sometimes shorter. Often depends on how old they are when they start.
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Sounds great for the kids, horrible for the parents to transition back though (I’m sure your leave is longer than ours is so it’s easier to accommodate that transition). We throw our kids to the wolves as early as 6 months from what I’ve seen. Drop them off that first day and hope for the best.
 
Shakedwnst said:
Sounds great for the kids, horrible for the parents to transition back though (I’m sure your leave is longer than ours is so it’s easier to accommodate that transition). We throw our kids to the wolves as early as 6 months from what I’ve seen. Drop them off that first day and hope for the best.
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Kids start pre-school here anywhere from 6 months to 3 years.

I am also fully aware of my privilege here.
Partner had 6 weeks before birth and then 12 weeks after (usually it is 8 weeks after, but 4 extra weeks bc kid came 7 weeks early), at 100% pay. Then she had a year after that at 70% pay and I worked only 40% for 10 months but got 80% pay. Crazy socials systems, I mean watch out for the communist!!!
I am also lucky that I’m rather flexible with my job especially during the term break, so I am going each morning to pre-school w our child, who is 21 months old.
Was a major decision in us moving back to Europe. As well as the cost of having a child.
Came almost 7 weeks early, emergency c section, partner was in the hospital for a week and baby in the nicu for a month and we paid nothing.
 
Digita said:
Kids start pre-school here anywhere from 6 months to 3 years.

I am also fully aware of my privilege here.
Partner had 6 weeks before birth and then 12 weeks after (usually it is 8 weeks after, but 4 extra weeks bc kid came 7 weeks early), at 100% pay. Then she had a year after that at 70% pay and I worked only 40% for 10 months but got 80% pay. Crazy socials systems, I mean watch out for the communist!!!
I am also lucky that I’m rather flexible with my job especially during the term break, so I am going each morning to pre-school w our child, who is 21 months old.
Was a major decision in us moving back to Europe. As well as the cost of having a child.
Came almost 7 weeks early, emergency c section, partner was in the hospital for a week and baby in the nicu for a month and we paid nothing.
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Yall have dual citizenship? Work visas?
 
Digita said:
Lol we are a mess with our citizenships...
Me: permanent residency (I’ll apply for German citizenship soon) and US
Partner: Bosnian, Croatian, and permanent residency here (actually getting German pass soon)
Child: German, Croatian, US citizenship and passports. So currently the only “German” lol
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They make the child pick 2 if one is American correct? I'm not sure how that works in Deutschland. I have a friend with a kid (French citizen mother, Columbian citizen father, born in the US) and the US made her pick 2 and abandon one of them. She did French (her mom worked as a consulate) and US.
 
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