COVID and kids. What the data says. 🧵 Childhood rates of hospitalization have remained low.

@JamesAFurey My school district (nycdoe) has no attendance policy and NYS no longer has a seat time requirement for credits. My class website is not the problem.

@rpondiscio Direct instruction never went away. We just don’t do it when we are being observed.

@rpondiscio Oh okay. Sure.

@BadSchoolparent @NatashaCoster1 @greg_ashman Yes and bc it’s a huge admin burden, it largely doesn’t happen and teachers play whack-a-mole all day.

@JamesAFurey Direct instruction.

@marcportermagee It’s kind of like the $800 million dollar stimulus program: there just weren’t structures and programs and “ready to go.” And what was “ready to go” was plugging budget shortfalls from enrollment drops.

@DALupton Bc randomized, controlled studies show they don’t work?

@Debi22979287 @rpondiscio Interesting. When I spot check suburban districts they all have a clear one posted, as do the local charters. But it’s true, we made school optional during the pandemic and it’s hard to walk that back.

@ModestTeacher Intensive small group tutoring for any kid who is behind in reading.

@guypbenson This will def lower the cost of eggs.

@rpondiscio And if charters were conceived to be “laboratories of ideas” then why aren’t we allowed to adopt some of their successful attendance and lateness policies which have disciplines allowed that are not permitted under our discipline policy?

@JValentineDE @marcportermagee I am not blaming the kids but I AM blaming the school you went to for not teaching you how to interpret data.

@JValentineDE @marcportermagee Right. The results would be exactly the same without the selection bias.

@rpondiscio Cell phones are the single worst part of my job now.

@jonmedeiros @FreeSpeech3291 @FixingEducation You leave your class unattended to go to the bathroom?

@rpondiscio I think many people who have been posting about this are confusing “engaging” with “entertaining.”

@EDUwithEmily For some reason, a delay is not an option in NYC. It’s all or nothing.