JUNE 1ST- NO CHANCE

[Searc]

Pennsylvania just closed schools for the rest of the year, so...

I am guessing they closed in-person instruction, not school entirely.

 

[cabanafrau]

It hasn't been as dire as first predicted because the stay at home directives are working in most places. Opening things back up right now would be a disaster.

Strictly looking at an economic viewpoint and nothing more opening up immediately would mean the economic hits suffered were for nothing, as if we paid good money to play a round of Whack a Mole, took two swings and walked away with a great deal of time left to play while moles continued to pop up all over the game board for quite some time.

 

[Jrb1979]

Here in Canada they are taking summer til the first wave will be over with smaller outbreaks after. That says to me there is going to some sort of social distancing til there is a vaccine.

 

[MrsBooch]

I am guessing they closed in-person instruction, not school entirely.

Yes - continue virtual school if offered for the remainder of the school year.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Pennsylvania just closed schools for the rest of the year, so...

Does that mean no online learning as well?

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I am guessing they closed in-person instruction, not school entirely.

Does that mean no online learning as well?

In person only. Although I believe there is no mandate from the state that is requiring at-home instruction. That's up to the districts, as far as I understand.

 

[Disneypro1]

Our kids 14 and 12. This at home schooling got old real fast. Having to send pics of completed work... etc. I feel like I’m back in school ,lol. I’m hoping they either go back or just be done with it. I feel like I’m doing someone else job. And I know it had to be a pain to receive all the pics and such if completed work. You can’t test so I don’t see the point.

 

[shelemm]

If Disney increases prices too much then they will simply offer better deals, if needed.

"Nobody pays full price anymore, why should you?"

 

[Brett Wyman]

Our kids 14 and 12. This at home schooling got old real fast. Having to send pics of completed work... etc. I feel like I’m back in school ,lol. I’m hoping they either go back or just be done with it. I feel like I’m doing someone else job. And I know it had to be a pain to receive all the pics and such if completed work. You can’t test so I don’t see the point.

Im not seeing any schools going back for this school year. Most in our area have already cancelled until Fall 2020.

 

[ford family]

One element that will affect Disney (Florida much more than California) will be when the US allows inward international travel.
Foreign tourists are extremely important to both Disney and Florida alike.

One of our daughters has already had to move her DVC and DCL trip from March to the end of July and we have a transatlantic cruise booked for September followed by a BWV stay.

ford family

 

[gwynne]

Our kids 14 and 12. This at home schooling got old real fast. Having to send pics of completed work... etc. I feel like I’m back in school ,lol. I’m hoping they either go back or just be done with it. I feel like I’m doing someone else job. And I know it had to be a pain to receive all the pics and such if completed work. You can’t test so I don’t see the point.

I'd doubt it's a piece of cake for their teachers, either.

Still, your commitment to helping your children progress in their schooling is admirable.

We are all doing our part.

 

[sam_gordon]

Our kids 14 and 12. This at home schooling got old real fast. Having to send pics of completed work... etc. I feel like I’m back in school ,lol. I’m hoping they either go back or just be done with it. I feel like I’m doing someone else job. And I know it had to be a pain to receive all the pics and such if completed work. You can’t test so I don’t see the point.

Really? You don't see the point of trying to educate the kids? You do know each year builds on the other, right? So when they start classes in the fall, it's going to be expected that they learned the concepts being taught in the spring. While I agree that missing a week or two at the end of school wouldn't make much of a difference, you're talking two months (if not more). That's basically an entire grading period.

 

[disneychrista]

You can’t test so I don’t see the point.

In my opinion. Learning for the sake of learning is much more valuable than learning for a test. TOO much time is spent in school teaching the test and not enough time is spent learning for the sake of learning.

 

[holden]

I'm in PA where schools are closed for the remainder of the year. Each district is handling online learning differently. In our district teachers are posting lessons/assignments on Google Classroom. Kids have to check into each class before 12pm each school day and submit work by 11:59pm each night. Grades given are 2 (which is equivalent to a 70% or above), 1, or 0 (not completed at all). The last marking period counts for 10% of the final year end grade.

My DD in private school has real time classes on Zoom. Everything is proceeding as normal for her, just that all classes are on Zoom. She still has assignments/homework/tests, etc.

 

[wenrob]

Really? You don't see the point of trying to educate the kids? You do know each year builds on the other, right? So when they start classes in the fall, it's going to be expected that they learned the concepts being taught in the spring. While I agree that missing a week or two at the end of school wouldn't make much of a difference, you're talking two months (if not more). That's basically an entire grading period.

I agree that kids should be educated no matter what but that last grading period isn’t about the grade or learning new concepts, it’s about “teaching to the test.” It’s full of end of year programs, extra days off, classes broken down into focusing on nothing but studying for the test and then finally the tests. If my kids classes were to resume there would be 20 days of school left and it would literally be pointless. They’d be in school for the sake of being in school.

Our state/district has not called the year yet but I expect them to. If they don’t I won’t be sending my kids back this year. I’ve already warned them that if the district requires them to go back to school they will spend the summer homeschooled.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I saw a report last week that closing schools didn’t have much of an impact on the spread. It wasn’t until the adults were forced to stay home that there was an impact to the spread.
No idea with regards to Disney, but I don’t think we will see a shutdown to in-person schools next year. By August we will have had time to stock up on supplies including ventilators and tests, and we will know more about how to treat it. If they see an outbreak in a certain district they may close that district down for 2 weeks, but I think that will be the extent of it.

 

[godisney14]

In my opinion. Learning for the sake of learning is much more valuable than learning for a test. TOO much time is spent in school teaching the test and not enough time is spent learning for the sake of learning.

I'm in PA where schools are closed for the remainder of the year. Each district is handling online learning differently. In our district teachers are posting lessons/assignments on Google Classroom. Kids have to check into each class before 12pm each school day and submit work by 11:59pm each night. Grades given are 2 (which is equivalent to a 70% or above), 1, or 0 (not completed at all). The last marking period counts for 10% of the final year end grade.

My DD in private school has real time classes on Zoom. Everything is proceeding as normal for her, just that all classes are on Zoom. She still has assignments/homework/tests, etc.

This is what I’m seeing in the counties near me. Everything is really up to the individual teachers’ willingness to teach. Overall, public schools have been pretty lackluster in distance learning. There are some exceptional public school districts near me that have prepared and executed distance learning very well. For example, one district has given chrome books to EVERY student in the district to do video instruction during regular school hours. While another district has mostly been doing review of what was learned this year through worksheets. (These parents are obviously peeved for the most part and the superintendent announced he is retiring.)
Within a particular public school, and even within the same grade level, I hear of vast differences in what is being done through distance learning.

Then again, as mentioned, public schools spend a lot of time preparing kids for state tests because that is one way schools are assessed and funded.

So, at the end of the day, I say that it is really up to the individual teacher and how much time they’re willing to put in.

For my little kids private school, everything is as usual except the teacher is on Zoom. And I wouldn’t expect any less because they have not mentioned anything about tuition refunds or discounts.

 

[sam_gordon]

I agree that kids should be educated no matter what but that last grading period isn’t about the grade or learning new concepts, it’s about “teaching to the test.” It’s full of end of year programs, extra days off, classes broken down into focusing on nothing but studying for the test and then finally the tests. If my kids classes were to resume there would be 20 days of school left and it would literally be pointless. They’d be in school for the sake of being in school.

Our state/district has not called the year yet but I expect them to. If they don’t I won’t be sending my kids back this year. I’ve already warned them that if the district requires them to go back to school they will spend the summer homeschooled.

So there are NO new concepts taught for nine weeks? Based on what my kids have gone through, that's not the case here.

 

[Searc]

This is what I’m seeing in the counties near me. Everything is really up to the individual teachers’ willingness to teach. Overall, public schools have been pretty lackluster in distance learning. There are some exceptional public school districts near me that have prepared and executed distance learning very well. For example, one district has given chrome books to EVERY student in the district to do video instruction during regular school hours. While another district has mostly been doing review of what was learned this year through worksheets. (These parents are obviously peeved for the most part and the superintendent announced he is retiring.)
Within a particular public school, and even within the same grade level, I hear of vast differences in what is being done through distance learning.

Then again, as mentioned, public schools spend a lot of time preparing kids for state tests because that is one way schools are assessed and funded.

So, at the end of the day, I say that it is really up to the individual teacher and how much time they’re willing to put in.

For my little kids private school, everything is as usual except the teacher is on Zoom. And I wouldn’t expect any less because they have not mentioned anything about tuition refunds or discounts.

Every kid in our district is issued a Chromebook starting in 6th grade. It's a program that was started about 8 years ago.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

In person only. Although I believe there is no mandate from the state that is requiring at-home instruction. That's up to the districts, as far as I understand.

SCRATCH THAT: online learning is mandated by the state.