Why keep arguing, NO FALL SOCCER!

Hackers are going after zoom accounts already. They are trying to get users to download executable files via zoom chat. Wait til they hit LA unified or one of ultra rich school districts, you will have Riots in the streets and everyone will go back to class.
 
DAY 1 of HOME SCHOOLING


0800 Opened school website to get assignments.
0900 Found where assignments were hidden on the website.
0915 Called school to have the website explained.
0930 Called school again.
0945 Had wife call school
1030 Started printing first assignment
1031 Ran out of printer ink
1035 Sent wife to buy more ink while I watched YouTube to learn how to do common core.
1039 Had first cocktail
1100 Googling who the idiot was that came up with common core.
1102 2nd cocktail.
1115 Called school to see if the virus was still an issue and if so, could I sign a waiver for my kids.
1116 School asked me not to call back.
1120 Realized my wife wasn't home yet. Called her to find out if she was having a difficult time finding the right ink. Pretty sure, I heard someone in the background yell her name followed with "Venti vanilla latte!" Right before she hung up on me.
1130 Started 1st assignment.
1145 lunch break.
1230 Restarted first assignment.
1235 Read 3 chapters to help answer 2 questions.
1240 Figured I'm either being played or the kids have been falsifying their report cards.
1245 Practicing disguising my voice so I can call the school again.
1300 Didn't work.
1315 Scraping "My kid is a TERRIFIC student" sticker off of all vehicles.
1400 Beginning to think wife isn't coming home.
1415 Decided to have an early release day.
1430 Walked to town in hope of catching virus and being quarantined.
1600 Arrested for egging school and drinking in public.
1615 Released and given a ride home to maximize punishment.
1800 Wife gets home. Couldn't find ink. Pretty sure her hair and nails are done.

2200 Working on an excuse to get out of school tomorrow.
 
Desert Hound said:
DAY 1 of HOME SCHOOLING


0800 Opened school website to get assignments.
0900 Found where assignments were hidden on the website.
0915 Called school to have the website explained.
0930 Called school again.
0945 Had wife call school
1030 Started printing first assignment
1031 Ran out of printer ink
1035 Sent wife to buy more ink while I watched YouTube to learn how to do common core.
1039 Had first cocktail
1100 Googling who the idiot was that came up with common core.
1102 2nd cocktail.
1115 Called school to see if the virus was still an issue and if so, could I sign a waiver for my kids.
1116 School asked me not to call back.
1120 Realized my wife wasn't home yet. Called her to find out if she was having a difficult time finding the right ink. Pretty sure, I heard someone in the background yell her name followed with "Venti vanilla latte!" Right before she hung up on me.
1130 Started 1st assignment.
1145 lunch break.
1230 Restarted first assignment.
1235 Read 3 chapters to help answer 2 questions.
1240 Figured I'm either being played or the kids have been falsifying their report cards.
1245 Practicing disguising my voice so I can call the school again.
1300 Didn't work.
1315 Scraping "My kid is a TERRIFIC student" sticker off of all vehicles.
1400 Beginning to think wife isn't coming home.
1415 Decided to have an early release day.
1430 Walked to town in hope of catching virus and being quarantined.
1600 Arrested for egging school and drinking in public.
1615 Released and given a ride home to maximize punishment.
1800 Wife gets home. Couldn't find ink. Pretty sure her hair and nails are done.

2200 Working on an excuse to get out of school tomorrow.
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Thanks for this. I'm sure many can relate.
 
Desert Hound said:
DAY 1 of HOME SCHOOLING


0800 Opened school website to get assignments.
0900 Found where assignments were hidden on the website.
0915 Called school to have the website explained.
0930 Called school again.
0945 Had wife call school
1030 Started printing first assignment
1031 Ran out of printer ink
1035 Sent wife to buy more ink while I watched YouTube to learn how to do common core.
1039 Had first cocktail
1100 Googling who the idiot was that came up with common core.
1102 2nd cocktail.
1115 Called school to see if the virus was still an issue and if so, could I sign a waiver for my kids.
1116 School asked me not to call back.
1120 Realized my wife wasn't home yet. Called her to find out if she was having a difficult time finding the right ink. Pretty sure, I heard someone in the background yell her name followed with "Venti vanilla latte!" Right before she hung up on me.
1130 Started 1st assignment.
1145 lunch break.
1230 Restarted first assignment.
1235 Read 3 chapters to help answer 2 questions.
1240 Figured I'm either being played or the kids have been falsifying their report cards.
1245 Practicing disguising my voice so I can call the school again.
1300 Didn't work.
1315 Scraping "My kid is a TERRIFIC student" sticker off of all vehicles.
1400 Beginning to think wife isn't coming home.
1415 Decided to have an early release day.
1430 Walked to town in hope of catching virus and being quarantined.
1600 Arrested for egging school and drinking in public.
1615 Released and given a ride home to maximize punishment.
1800 Wife gets home. Couldn't find ink. Pretty sure her hair and nails are done.

2200 Working on an excuse to get out of school tomorrow.
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Unfortunately, many kids don't even get to your 8:00 am step. In the future just skip to 10:39 and 11:02 and repeat. Or try my technique and pretend that online learning doesn't even exist and hope for the best. In defense of my kids, they're diligent with their school work. They will survive online learning, just not thrive. I'm lucky, I can't fathom the frustration of the parents whose kids need a ton of supervision and assistance with online learning. Such a cluster F. Hopefully, you know who gets a beat down by the California Supreme Court. I can't fathom how its even legal particularly in light of the scientific evidence supporting in person learning.
 
Long thoughts coming:
Why can't both sides be right -- Anecdotally -- Friends ex-husband tests positive for Covid-19 and gets very ill (high fever, vomiting...) 3 kids (under 11) of share custody, one tests positive and is pretty sick, 2 test positive and asymptomatic, friend tests positive. We interact with them friend and kids, outside in pool and walks and dinner - all socially distanced (mostly). We test negative.
1. All ages are susceptible
2. Not everyone dies when getting the virus
3. Not everyone who comes in contact with someone will contract it

Not everyone who believes in social distancing and masks are living in fear and avoiding the world
We practice social distancing as much as possible and wear masks when going out and about to stores or when inside. We have traveled by plane (wore masks entire time at airports and planes). Girls have been having soccer practices for a couple of months with whatever protocols are in place (distance, own ball, no contact). I have been coaching basketball outside (take temperature to start, distance, own ball, no contact). We order local eats, wear a mask to pick it up and social distance eat it outside with friends.

Why can't we have games -- have them as league games with protocols in place-- 2 games each day over a couple of weekends at one location. I would say between Thanksgiving and Christmas. People get games in and video out to coaches. Then everyone goes their separate ways over the holidays and January, see what happens -- Hopefully based on limited infection return in February.
 
Desert Hound said:
DAY 1 of HOME SCHOOLING


0800 Opened school website to get assignments.
0900 Found where assignments were hidden on the website.
0915 Called school to have the website explained.
0930 Called school again.
0945 Had wife call school
1030 Started printing first assignment
1031 Ran out of printer ink
1035 Sent wife to buy more ink while I watched YouTube to learn how to do common core.
1039 Had first cocktail
1100 Googling who the idiot was that came up with common core.
1102 2nd cocktail.
1115 Called school to see if the virus was still an issue and if so, could I sign a waiver for my kids.
1116 School asked me not to call back.
1120 Realized my wife wasn't home yet. Called her to find out if she was having a difficult time finding the right ink. Pretty sure, I heard someone in the background yell her name followed with "Venti vanilla latte!" Right before she hung up on me.
1130 Started 1st assignment.
1145 lunch break.
1230 Restarted first assignment.
1235 Read 3 chapters to help answer 2 questions.
1240 Figured I'm either being played or the kids have been falsifying their report cards.
1245 Practicing disguising my voice so I can call the school again.
1300 Didn't work.
1315 Scraping "My kid is a TERRIFIC student" sticker off of all vehicles.
1400 Beginning to think wife isn't coming home.
1415 Decided to have an early release day.
1430 Walked to town in hope of catching virus and being quarantined.
1600 Arrested for egging school and drinking in public.
1615 Released and given a ride home to maximize punishment.
1800 Wife gets home. Couldn't find ink. Pretty sure her hair and nails are done.

2200 Working on an excuse to get out of school tomorrow.
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That was AWESOME!!
 
Socal United said:
I have never had more tears, frustration, etc my first two days last week than I have my previous 20 years of teaching. Kids borrowing a computer, having to have an aunt drive them to a place with wifi and trying to get on zoom calls to learn American Politics. I had 31 kids in a class and could maybe converse with half of them. Many of the kids I have are not high up the socioeconomic ladder so they don't have computers, wifi, or a firm grasp of all of the things to be able to do virtual learning. They are beyond fearful that they are not going to be able to graduate as this is a grad requirement. I have spent much of the time in the last 5 days on the phone with as many as I can but I cannot sustain it and neither can they.

Copa9, just for you as you are the Covid is the worst thing we need to stay and wait person on here. I nearly lost my son 10 days ago as he just snapped given everything that has happened. Gun, ready, etc it was likely short away but as we fanned out in the city looking for him a friend of mine found him and likely saved his life. He was a gifted player but dropped out of college mid spring semester and refused to go back and had been spiraling since. Taking their lives away is more dangerous than you think. I guess every time you show the one young person that died due to Covid, I will do the same.
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That is sad. Hope you have taken the gun out of the house and put it or given it to someone who will lock it up. Please get your son the help he needs, as an educator you know there are services available for counseling or maybe seek private help. Don't wait. Where did he play soccer? Maybe his college coach can offer some suggestions to get him training again as there are a lot of college players in the same situation. Wishing you and him the help you need to get through this.
 
Heart goes out to @Socal United, hope things get better with your students and son.

Between the unrest, political protest movement, start of school, and the convention rough week so far in no particular order.

The covid updates for the state have shown some promise with the numbers going down but the guidance releases yesterday makes it clear in bold that it doesn't apply to youth sports:

small-groups-child-youth

www.cdph.ca.gov www.cdph.ca.gov

Even so I don't get why school's can't even apply for waivers in LA county:
deadline.com

Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: Public Health Issues Guidelines For Public Protesters

Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: Public Health Issues Guidelines For Public Protesters
deadline.com deadline.com

Not to get too off topic but hope your kids or young adults are adjusting to virtual school. Zero problems with mine and they even where on schedule without any reminders.
 
jpeter said:
Even so I don't get why school's can't even apply for waivers in LA county:
deadline.com

Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: Public Health Issues Guidelines For Public Protesters

Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: Public Health Issues Guidelines For Public Protesters
deadline.com deadline.com
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Because once parents see that some school or schools can figure out how to re-open, that puts pressure on other schools (public) to do the same.

The government would rather not deal with trying to explain why they are not ready.
 
watfly said:
This is why:

L.A. Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, Police Defunded – California Globe

californiaglobe.com californiaglobe.com



Which is a matter of choice, not circumstance.
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As an educator I do think UTLA's demands are over the top. At one time I worked for LAUSD. Its a big machine. However, most teacher unions are not like UTLA. Not even close. Nor do they make demands like UTLA. My union works directly with the community, the district and the teachers. It's as transparent as it can be and essentially tries to avoid politics as much as possible. When statements are made about districts not able to open because of unions take into account its just not the unions. It is a collective. State government, local government, a district, etc...
 
LASTMAN14 said:
As an educator I do think UTLA's demands are over the top. At one time I worked for LAUSD. Its a big machine. However, most teacher unions are not like UTLA. Not even close. Nor do they make demands like UTLA. My union works directly with the community, the district and the teachers. It's as transparent as it can be and essentially tries to avoid politics as much as possible. When statements are made about districts not able to open because of unions take into account its just not the unions. It is a collective. State government, local government, a district, etc...
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Very well said! In my district the large majority of teachers want to be back in the classroom too and the district and the union easily agreed on a plan to do so. We only did not because Newsom issued the state order prohibiting a return by counties on the watchlist.
 
LASTMAN14 said:
As an educator I do think UTLA's demands are over the top. At one time I worked for LAUSD. Its a big machine. However, most teacher unions are not like UTLA. Not even close. Nor do they make demands like UTLA. My union works directly with the community, the district and the teachers. It's as transparent as it can be and essentially tries to avoid politics as much as possible. When statements are made about districts not able to open because of unions take into account its just not the unions. It is a collective. State government, local government, a district, etc...
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For me its just about the choice. LA County is not allowing parents and children a choice which is particularly tragic given the evidence that overwhelming supports reopening schools. Online schooling for kids doesn't work, period, and dramatically increases the education gap between the haves and the have nots.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-coronavirus-remote-learning-lockdown-tech-11591375078
www.nytimes.com

Research Shows Students Falling Months Behind During Virus Disruptions (Published 2020)

The abrupt switch to remote learning wiped out academic gains for many students in America, and widened racial and economic gaps. Catching up in the fall won’t be easy.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
Now I have to admit the online education this fall is slightly improved but doesn't change its fundamental problems. Additionally, education is just one part of the in-person school benefits. Safety and socialization are a few of the other benefits. Yes, I agree all teacher unions are not the same. LAUSD and SDUSD unions are more concerned about their political power than they are students' needs, and likely teachers' needs for that matter. Like the alleged saying goes maybe they will be more concerned about students when students start paying union dues. My son's district was ready to open (with support of its union) with parents choice of 100% in person, 100% online or 50/50 but that choice was taken away by State politicians. Fortunately, they will be reopening shortly as the County has given permission to reopen September 1 (assuming Covid cases remain at the same rate). SDUSD is still refusing to reopen. Thankfully we're out of that corrupt and incompetent school district.
 
Soccerfan2 said:
Very well said! In my district the large majority of teachers want to be back in the classroom too and the district and the union easily agreed on a plan to do so. We only did not because Newsom issued the state order prohibiting a return by counties on the watchlist.
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Exactly. I opted to return.
 
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