Dominique parker

June 15, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

MCPS Teacher Defends Virtual Classrooms: ‘Students Did Learn’

While students and teachers rarely met face to face, “Students did learn. They learned academically, because we worked awfully hard.” said Wootton High School English teacher Dominique Parker. “The pandemic hit us hard, as it did everyone,” said Parker, who has been an educator for 19 years with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Students also […]

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June 14, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Many Teachers ‘Burned Out,’ Reluctant to Teach Summer School

As a member of Montgomery County Education Association’s negotiating team, Dominique Parker worked with Montgomery County Public School officials to get summer school teachers a $200 a week bonus if they completed the semester. This was important, the Wootton High School English teacher said, because so many teachers are physically and emotionally burned out after […]

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