Chances of high school season happening

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dumb dumb dumb

So you want time trials with no direct competition? Why not have people time themselves and post the results and see who wins, lol.

Well, track and cross country are different “sports”. You could eliminate team huddles, stagger start times, Limit number of participants... there are things you can do if you really want to be creative. MIAA won’t, clubs will.

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We don't necessarily need subs. We have so many more options beyond all open or all closed. The same technologies that were used this spring for Remote Learning, could still be used to support a variety of hybrid engagement options. Many students and teachers may actually feel safer in school while others may feel better at home. The tools are there to include everyone and accommodate the needs of each family.

Don’t know if you have school-aged kids, but remote learning has been a joke. At best, they were doing 2 or 3 hrs of school-related activities per day whether it’s zoom calls or homework. Everything became pass/fail versus letter grades, which made things ridiculously easier. Hardly approaches actually being in school. It’s like a 10 hr a week part-time job; it can never replace a full-time job. Most schools and teachers don’t have the tools or training; let alone the ability to provide tailored solutions to different family situations remotely. And parents, who are trying to work or find jobs, are stressed trying to fill in the gaps. We’ve become the teachers, IT specialists (when the technology breaks down daily), and play date arrangers.

The only way it works is to get them physically in the schools whether that’s one week on, one week off or some other arrangement where it’s better than 50% out of the house.

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Or, as some states seem to be at least exploring, is they switch a few sports around spring vs fall

So glad my kid doesn’t play high school.

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Don’t know if you have school-aged kids, but remote learning has been a joke. At best, they were doing 2 or 3 hrs of school-related activities per day whether it’s zoom calls or homework. Everything became pass/fail versus letter grades, which made things ridiculously easier. Hardly approaches actually being in school. It’s like a 10 hr a week part-time job; it can never replace a full-time job. Most schools and teachers don’t have the tools or training; let alone the ability to provide tailored solutions to different family situations remotely. And parents, who are trying to work or find jobs, are stressed trying to fill in the gaps. We’ve become the teachers, IT specialists (when the technology breaks down daily), and play date arrangers.

The only way it works is to get them physically in the schools whether that’s one week on, one week off or some other arrangement where it’s better than 50% out of the house.

Not sure you understood my post. I am 100% against 100% Remote Learning, but I am also a realist, and recognize that we have to offer some accommodation for teachers or students that feel vulnerable. Allow those folks to stay home and participate remotely while those who feel comfortable (80%...98%?) are allowed to return to the classroom.

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So glad my kid doesn’t play high school.

So is your kid's school. They're not missed.

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Don’t know if you have school-aged kids, but remote learning has been a joke. At best, they were doing 2 or 3 hrs of school-related activities per day whether it’s zoom calls or homework. Everything became pass/fail versus letter grades, which made things ridiculously easier. Hardly approaches actually being in school. It’s like a 10 hr a week part-time job; it can never replace a full-time job. Most schools and teachers don’t have the tools or training; let alone the ability to provide tailored solutions to different family situations remotely. And parents, who are trying to work or find jobs, are stressed trying to fill in the gaps. We’ve become the teachers, IT specialists (when the technology breaks down daily), and play date arrangers.

The only way it works is to get them physically in the schools whether that’s one week on, one week off or some other arrangement where it’s better than 50% out of the house.

On again/off again schedules won't work with full time working parents, maybe only with school aged kids old enough to be home alone. Even then plenty of kids aren't exactly the most motivated to do their work without some supervision/prodding.

Face it, there's no easy solutions to any of this. I would not want to be on a school board or a school administrator right now.

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So is your kid's school. They're not missed.

Parents like you have no concept of what goes on behind the scenes. You’re like the pod people in the Matrix before they take the red pill.

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Games - some club games and some district select - will return this summer in Phase 3, possibly as early as July.

Look, the state has already had 100,000 cases and 7,200 deaths.

If games over the summer don't cause another 10,000 cases, HS sports are playing.

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You could very easily have kids in the classroom and a vulnerable teacher do a zoom from home. There are plenty of ways to do this. Maybe it takes some creativity but if all of us healthcare professionals could immediately pivot to a new model to get our patients “seen” teachers and schools should be able to do the same. We literally were forced to learn an entirely new healthcare delivery model in a few days.

The difference is you were will to do it. Our school district hasn't been willing to get creative. It is disappointing because we are considered a top school district. Majorly failing now.