Masking off-ramp coming soon?

[Anonymous]

My kids are usually still wearing their masks when they get back from school which means they walked back from the bus stop with them on. They know they can take them off then but they don't seem to mind wearing them and I guess it's just easier for them to keep them on. Works for me since they don't lose them this way.

[Anonymous]

Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

[Anonymous]

Parents should know it’s all theater anyway. I work at a public school and we have tons and tons of habitual nose peekers. I’ve given up telling them to fix their mask so they can slide it back down 30 seconds later. Admin doesn’t care.

[Anonymous]

The following countries are NOT masking elementary school kids in school (not an exclusive list):
1) United Kingdom
2) Ireland
3) The Netherlands
4) France (particular states)
5) Germany (particular states)
6) Switzerland
7) Slovenia
8 Portugal
9) Iceland
10) Norway
11) Sweden
12) Denmark
13) Finland
14) Australia
15) New Zealand

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

[Anonymous]

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Not buying this. Kids also don't wear hats, gloves, scarves, warm coats, and boots inside either. They know the difference between indoor and outdoor items.

Bad example -- those are items kids are constantly losing.

My sister teaches at a school where kids take their masks of at recess and she says it is a lot of trouble to get then to put masks back on afterwards; the masks are lost, ripped, thrown away, whatever. She has started requiring kids to bring 2 masks daily if they plan to take it off at recess for this reason.

It's not really a bad example though is it? Do you expect them to wear their boots and hats and gloves inside because it's easier for you?

Plan for some misplaced masks and let them be outside without them on. This isn't that hard.

Soooooo...I am just an innocent bystander reading your posts. Here is my input for you: you are so angry and threatening that as a parent I am turned off by your behavior and what you're saying.

You are being rude and disrespectful towards the men and women who have your children in their care. If you cannot be civil, if you cannot manage your anger, if you cannot understand how rude you are then you really need to take a break from this thread and this forum.

There is no place for people like you here.

Shrug. I think this person is asking normal questions. But I enjoyed your “Good Day Sir” speech.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

Same as your theory of all the kids will lose all the masks.

[Anonymous]

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Not buying this. Kids also don't wear hats, gloves, scarves, warm coats, and boots inside either. They know the difference between indoor and outdoor items.

Bad example -- those are items kids are constantly losing.

My sister teaches at a school where kids take their masks of at recess and she says it is a lot of trouble to get then to put masks back on afterwards; the masks are lost, ripped, thrown away, whatever. She has started requiring kids to bring 2 masks daily if they plan to take it off at recess for this reason.

It's not really a bad example though is it? Do you expect them to wear their boots and hats and gloves inside because it's easier for you?

Plan for some misplaced masks and let them be outside without them on. This isn't that hard.

Soooooo...I am just an innocent bystander reading your posts. Here is my input for you: you are so angry and threatening that as a parent I am turned off by your behavior and what you're saying.

You are being rude and disrespectful towards the men and women who have your children in their care. If you cannot be civil, if you cannot manage your anger, if you cannot understand how rude you are then you really need to take a break from this thread and this forum.

There is no place for people like you here.

Shrug. I think this person is asking normal questions. But I enjoyed your “Good Day Sir” speech.

You can pry her mask out of her cold dead hands. This is a last gasp for someone losing the battle.

[Anonymous]

Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

DP. I work at a public school with over 1,000 students. Our compliance rate for masks is 99.999999999%. Do we have to remind 7 or 8 kids out of 100 to put their masks up ALL the way over their noses during classes or during transitions? Sure. Because the dratted things slip but we have virtually no students who are purposefully noncompliant.

As an aside I was at a different school for a few days this week. I was in a multitude of classrooms. I saw the same high level of compliance for masks, including and especially for the little ones, about whom you seem to be generalizing. They were happy as clams and there was no drama associated with the masks. If anything their masks were tighter and had closer fits than the ones for the older kids (who have to wear adult masks which are generally too big).

Those of you claiming that kids cannot wear masks are teaching your kids that they cannot wear masks because you cannot wear a mask. If you would get ahold of your own anxiety and manage yourselves better then your kids would not be having problems. Please remember that your kids follow what you model. When you model stable behavior then your kids will follow it barring any mental or physical health issues that might preclude it. And those are very rare. Most people can wear masks and there is only a very, very, very, very, very small percentage of society that cannot because of sensory issues or physical issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

DP. I work at a public school with over 1,000 students. Our compliance rate for masks is 99.999999999%. Do we have to remind 7 or 8 kids out of 100 to put their masks up ALL the way over their noses during classes or during transitions? Sure. Because the dratted things slip but we have virtually no students who are purposefully noncompliant.

As an aside I was at a different school for a few days this week. I was in a multitude of classrooms. I saw the same high level of compliance for masks, including and especially for the little ones, about whom you seem to be generalizing. They were happy as clams and there was no drama associated with the masks. If anything their masks were tighter and had closer fits than the ones for the older kids (who have to wear adult masks which are generally too big).

Those of you claiming that kids cannot wear masks are teaching your kids that they cannot wear masks because you cannot wear a mask. If you would get ahold of your own anxiety and manage yourselves better then your kids would not be having problems. Please remember that your kids follow what you model. When you model stable behavior then your kids will follow it barring any mental or physical health issues that might preclude it. And those are very rare. Most people can wear masks and there is only a very, very, very, very, very small percentage of society that cannot because of sensory issues or physical issues.

Of course they can wear the masks. Some of them don’t like it.

They can wear them. They do wear them. They’d prefer not to wear them.

I find it amazing the number of you that are arguing with this. It seems so obvious to me it would be true. Why would they like it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

DP. I work at a public school with over 1,000 students. Our compliance rate for masks is 99.999999999%. Do we have to remind 7 or 8 kids out of 100 to put their masks up ALL the way over their noses during classes or during transitions? Sure. Because the dratted things slip but we have virtually no students who are purposefully noncompliant.

As an aside I was at a different school for a few days this week. I was in a multitude of classrooms. I saw the same high level of compliance for masks, including and especially for the little ones, about whom you seem to be generalizing. They were happy as clams and there was no drama associated with the masks. If anything their masks were tighter and had closer fits than the ones for the older kids (who have to wear adult masks which are generally too big).

Those of you claiming that kids cannot wear masks are teaching your kids that they cannot wear masks because you cannot wear a mask. If you would get ahold of your own anxiety and manage yourselves better then your kids would not be having problems. Please remember that your kids follow what you model. When you model stable behavior then your kids will follow it barring any mental or physical health issues that might preclude it. And those are very rare. Most people can wear masks and there is only a very, very, very, very, very small percentage of society that cannot because of sensory issues or physical issues.

Of course they can wear the masks. Some of them don’t like it.

They can wear them. They do wear them. They’d prefer not to wear them.

I find it amazing the number of you that are arguing with this. It seems so obvious to me it would be true. Why would they like it?

I thought the issue was being able to take them off for recess. Some PPs really don’t want that and are inventing excuses that kids will never find their masks again as a lame reason as to why this can’t happen. Even though it works seamlessly at some schools. Truth is they just want the kids to unnecessarily mask outside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

DP. I work at a public school with over 1,000 students. Our compliance rate for masks is 99.999999999%. Do we have to remind 7 or 8 kids out of 100 to put their masks up ALL the way over their noses during classes or during transitions? Sure. Because the dratted things slip but we have virtually no students who are purposefully noncompliant.

As an aside I was at a different school for a few days this week. I was in a multitude of classrooms. I saw the same high level of compliance for masks, including and especially for the little ones, about whom you seem to be generalizing. They were happy as clams and there was no drama associated with the masks. If anything their masks were tighter and had closer fits than the ones for the older kids (who have to wear adult masks which are generally too big).

Those of you claiming that kids cannot wear masks are teaching your kids that they cannot wear masks because you cannot wear a mask. If you would get ahold of your own anxiety and manage yourselves better then your kids would not be having problems. Please remember that your kids follow what you model. When you model stable behavior then your kids will follow it barring any mental or physical health issues that might preclude it. And those are very rare. Most people can wear masks and there is only a very, very, very, very, very small percentage of society that cannot because of sensory issues or physical issues.

This is rich. The people simply stating we would one day like to unmask our children and don’t think they need to wear masks outside, we need to get ahold of our own anxiety. Not the people who want children masked 24-7 and in every setting.

Mmkay.