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Old 08-19-2020, 10:58 AM   #77
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui View Post
Considering that the virtual learning decision wasn’t made until recently, training wasn’t really done for most of those months. Add to that school districts would have to pay teachers for training days and they are currently figuring out how to furlough days instead. So most districts just had 1 week of training before students started.

Then those districts are ineptly run,and those teachers don't seem to have much interest in remaining viable. Even as a fairly vigorous opponent of shifting to online in most circumstances I recognized the significant chance it was going to come into play this fall.

But I've long understood the usefulness of acquiring skills that would come into play professionally, at least at a basic level.
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