Time to Fully Reopen Suffolk Schools (Hempstead, Huntington: buy, private schools, gated)
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Here in Suffolk essentially all the teachers/bldg admins /staffs have been back full time for two months (some kids are full time, some kids are hybrid, and some kids have personally opted for full remote). My point was, given the data and science here in Suffolk, the kids should all be back full time.
The students who are high risk should be given the option for full remote learning, like they do in NYC. Some schools have cameras set up in the classroom so that the kids at home can follow along and participate remotely.
Fortunately the general Suffolk school trend is reducing or eliminating the remote portion of the ‘hybrid’ approach many high schools began this year with. And a culling of the ‘full remote’ option. The slow triumph of data and science over (faux and otherwise) fear.
Many (not all) elementary Suffolk elementary schools have been full time in any case since the end of August.
Why not offer remote learning as a permanent option? Around 70% of NYC students have chosen this method and it costs less so it will help taxpayers.
People have been suggesting this for Senior High and College for years. A good many students nation-wide at the lower levels also tap in to remote instruction as a component of homeschooling - and it does seem to work for them.
Separate and apart from Suffolk school districts and concerns with Covid, flu, and other transmissible illnesses.
Last edited by Quick Commenter; 10-28-2020 at 11:28 AM..
People have been suggesting this for Senior High and College for years. A good many students nation-wide at the lower levels also tap in to remote instruction as a component of homeschooling.
Separate and apart from fears related to Covid and other illnesses.
Even with my employer, we were able to save a ton of money by transitioning training courses to Adobe or WebEx. We would not have considered this option had we not been forced to do it due to the pandemic. Even if only 25-30% of the student population did this, it will result in millions of dollars in cost savings for the districts.
Even with my employer, we were able to save a ton of money by transitioning training courses to Adobe or WebEx. We would not have considered this option had we not been forced to do it due to the pandemic. Even if only 25-30% of the student population did this, it will result in millions of dollars in cost savings for the districts.
No the school districts would then need to upgrade all the internet equipment, and platforms and blah, blah, blah, = no decrease in taxes.
Even with my employer, we were able to save a ton of money by transitioning training courses to Adobe or WebEx. We would not have considered this option had we not been forced to do it due to the pandemic. Even if only 25-30% of the student population did this, it will result in millions of dollars in cost savings for the districts.
Haha. You really believe that? They will never, ever, EVER find a way to reduce costs. Especially to the tune of millions. Exactly as above poster said, they will need to upgrade this and that, and production, bla bla bla. Never ending hamster wheel.
No the school districts would then need to upgrade all the internet equipment, and platforms and blah, blah, blah, = no decrease in taxes.
No. You can hire a third party to host the training platform. No need to buy new servers and storage. You'll need to buy gadgets like internet service which schools already have anyway, cameras, microphones and workstations for the teachers (NYC makes teachers pay for some of these out of pocket), and tech support, but these can be covered by lower maintenance, heating, janitorial and electrical costs. The students and their families can pay for their own devices and internet service but as I said, participation is optional and contingent on willingness to pay for their own expenses. Our company spent one-third of the amount it previously cost to do in-person training by going remote.
No. You can hire a third party to host the training platform. No need to buy new servers and storage. You'll need to buy gadgets like internet service which schools already have anyway, cameras, microphones and workstations for the teachers (NYC makes teachers pay for some of these out of pocket), and tech support, but these can be covered by lower maintenance, heating, janitorial and electrical costs. The students and their families can pay for their own devices and internet service but as I said, participation is optional and contingent on willingness to pay for their own expenses. Our company spent one-third of the amount it previously cost to do in-person training by going remote.
Might as well go all in.
Digitized lessons (think of Khan Academy as a rudimentary and first generation prototype) viewed via a subscription hosting service (Netflix?) will mean brick and mortar schools would go the way of Tower Records, Border Bookstore, and all those telegraph offices.
Student learning issues can be addressed via fee-based virtual help desks and fully staffed call centers.
No more schools. No more school taxes.
Last edited by Quick Commenter; 10-28-2020 at 02:35 PM..
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