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It's really nice that parents of Wake County Schools are learning this important news from the local news instead of, you know, a simple courtesy email (like the dozens of other, contradictory ones they've sent us over the last month). https://www.wral.com/wake-county-students-won-t-return-to-classrooms-before-oct-22/19235119/#.XzfYQsG9Au0.twitter
In the last month:
- in-person instruction will happen for those who want it
- in-person delayed 2-3 wks for orientation
- orientation = ltd attendance/instruction
- orientation = mandatory w full attendance/instruction
- orientation = back to ltd
- in-person delayed 6 more wks
- in-person instruction will happen for those who want it
- in-person delayed 2-3 wks for orientation
- orientation = ltd attendance/instruction
- orientation = mandatory w full attendance/instruction
- orientation = back to ltd
- in-person delayed 6 more wks
(and this just scratches the surface)
my patience is wearing thin.
my patience is wearing thin.
Allow me to elaborate: the changing nature of CV19 (cases, testing, knowledge, etc) guarantees that everyone - parents, kids, schools, etc - will need to be patient & adapt to the facts on the ground. And large public school districts have VERY diverse needs. OK, fine.
BUT...
BUT...
We knew all of this 5 mos ago, and it seems that, while the district did prep virtual materials/etc, they did little to establish 1) a clear comms protocol/system (internal & external); & 2) clear, public rules/metrics for virtual v return.
So it's chaos. Still. 5 mos later.
So it's chaos. Still. 5 mos later.
And we're in a GOOD position to adapt on the fly. We'll make it work, even tho the uncertainty/miscommunication is insanely frustrating. BUT I can't even imagine what low/middle-income parents, w non-remote jobs & multiple kids (esp youngins), are doing right now. Just brutal.
One more thing: this isn't *only* about kids/parents, either. From the various emails/etc, it seems pretty clear that principals/teachers also have been in the dark (and are also now scrambling). Indicative of a *systemic* comms/planning failure.
