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Lahainaluna High is planning to reopen the first week of August with kids reporting to their first period class and staying there all day long for 5 weeks. Then, they will move to their second period class for 5 weeks, and so on.
Imagine having math all day long, or English or Japanese all day long? No contact sports in P.E. so I wonder what they can do? Lots of calisthenics?
There is also an option where students can work remotely from home.
Baldwin High and Maui High haven't posted their plans yet. Probably similar.
It's going to be one strange year. Not sure if I want to go back or not...
The Hawaii State school board is meeting today at 1:00pm to decide whether or not to postpone the start date of the schools from August 5th until August 17th.
The Hawaii State school board is meeting today at 1:00pm to decide whether or not to postpone the start date of the schools from August 5th until August 17th.
Betting that's going to happen.
5:00 pm. They still haven't made up their minds. 4+ hours of "testimony". What a waste of time!
Once government gets the "kick the can down the road itch", it won't end. Don't forget this is a DOE that wanted all schools closed until 4 consecutive weeks of 0 cases.
Now imagine if you told the teachers and administrators that they would be taking 2 weeks leave without pay and watch how quickly they change their tunes. They had 4 months to figure this out, and basically collected paychecks and did nothing.
Once government gets the "kick the can down the road itch", it won't end. Don't forget this is a DOE that wanted all schools closed until 4 consecutive weeks of 0 cases.
Now imagine if you told the teachers and administrators that they would be taking 2 weeks leave without pay and watch how quickly they change their tunes. They had 4 months to figure this out, and basically collected paychecks and did nothing.
I agree about Administrators at the State level. Not sure what they did all summer, and their jobs are year-round positions.
The teachers, aren't paid in the summer unless they teach summer school. I've spoken to enough teachers to know that they still don't know what is coming.
The time between Aug. 5th and Aug 17th (8 school days) for teachers will be spent at school preparing for the virtual, as well as face to face programs. Not sure why you think they should not be paid for that?
I believe that at the Federal, or at least State level, online, adaptable, programs should have been created for ALL teachers to use. Why have each teacher in America try to develop their own individual plans?
Create one plan for all Freshman English students. One for Sophomores, etc.. Do the same for all subjects. Why should every teacher have to re-invent the wheel, so to speak?
At the opposite end of the spectrum, imagine trying to create an online learning experience for Kindergarten kids. Like herding cats!
I agree about Administrators at the State level. Not sure what they did all summer, and their jobs are year-round positions.
The teachers, aren't paid in the summer unless they teach summer school. I've spoken to enough teachers to know that they still don't know what is coming.
The time between Aug. 5th and Aug 17th (8 school days) for teachers will be spent at school preparing for the virtual, as well as face to face programs. Not sure why you think they should not be paid for that?
I believe that at the Federal, or at least State level, online, adaptable, programs should have been created for ALL teachers to use. Why have each teacher in America try to develop their own individual plans?
Create one plan for all Freshman English students. One for Sophomores, etc.. Do the same for all subjects. Why should every teacher have to re-invent the wheel, so to speak?
At the opposite end of the spectrum, imagine trying to create an online learning experience for Kindergarten kids. Like herding cats!
The entire thing is absurd. Teachers need to get back to work and kids need to get back to school. I made this point on BI thieves on FB and nearly had my head chewed off. I’m just glad I wasn’t doxed. The data and science is on the side of kids going back.
The silver lining is public schools will soon be obsolete where more parents will begin to hire teachers to provide their children education. The public education system has failed children and they are refusing to get back to work. It’s time to privatize education and teachers will get paid what they deserve.
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