Either find a way to open schools, or send me a stimulus check so I can pay for childcare.

[Anonymous]

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Still not sure why OP things people should send them a check.

Probably because they are doing two full-time jobs for the price of one?

Oh wait. People keep telling me that "childcare" and "education" are totally separate and have nothing to do with each other.

Scratch that. THREE full time jobs for the price of one.

Your kids, your responsibility. Teachers are handling the education.

Haha- are you actually trying to suggest that a kindergarten/first grade child’s educational needs can be adequately handled via zoom? I guarantee you that for the very early elementary students either parents are the ones actually covering 75% + of the educational content or the kids are just being left behind.

That's pretty typical during in person learning. Kids whose parents support and work with them at home do far better.

So you’re okay with the disparity now being multiplied 10-fold?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, you and your husband represent a very privileged minority. The majority of society (including pretty much all blue collar workers, service oriented professions and government employees) is back to work in person, so it’s not about being tired/wanting a break but literally not being able to keep our jobs while simultaneously educating/caring for our school aged kids. I get no one wants to have to go work in person but most don’t have a choice and in order for people like nurses, grocery store workers, emergency services personnel, and a laundry list of others to be able to continue to work they need to be able to have a safe place to care for and educate their children, making teachers equally essential personnel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

It isn’t worth anyone’s life? Have you gotten take out? Been to the store? Gotten gas? Ordered from Amazon? You’re okay with all of those people risking their lives though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

What don’t you get? All of these are operating at a severely reduced capacity. At least in the city. You can’t do that in an equitable manner with 800,000 students who are mandated to receive public education, so they are taught from home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

What don’t you get? All of these are operating at a severely reduced capacity. At least in the city. You can’t do that in an equitable manner with 800,000 students who are mandated to receive public education, so they are taught from home.

They really aren’t. It’s only still a pandemic for white collar workers. Everyone else is back. And only the white collar workers are home to help their kids with school. Other kids are either home alone or trying to do DL from a “learning center” or a daycare or their grandmas house. So don’t talk about equitable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

What don’t you get? All of these are operating at a severely reduced capacity. At least in the city. You can’t do that in an equitable manner with 800,000 students who are mandated to receive public education, so they are taught from home.

They really aren’t. It’s only still a pandemic for white collar workers. Everyone else is back. And only the white collar workers are home to help their kids with school. Other kids are either home alone or trying to do DL from a “learning center” or a daycare or their grandmas house. So don’t talk about equitable.

You really need to stay home with your 6th-12th grader?

There are children in 2nd grade taking the metro and bus alone....I'm sure your middle and high school kids could manage.

The ones who need to have hybrid our elementary kids but DCPS has thrown hybrid out the window because YOU ALL screamed education is childcare. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

What don’t you get? All of these are operating at a severely reduced capacity. At least in the city. You can’t do that in an equitable manner with 800,000 students who are mandated to receive public education, so they are taught from home.

They really aren’t. It’s only still a pandemic for white collar workers. Everyone else is back. And only the white collar workers are home to help their kids with school. Other kids are either home alone or trying to do DL from a “learning center” or a daycare or their grandmas house. So don’t talk about equitable.

You really need to stay home with your 6th-12th grader?

There are children in 2nd grade taking the metro and bus alone....I'm sure your middle and high school kids could manage.

The ones who need to have hybrid our elementary kids but DCPS has thrown hybrid out the window because YOU ALL screamed education is childcare. Thanks.

My kids are early elementary, and I’m a physician who is lucky enough to be able to SOMETIMES be home to help them . Other days they go to a giant room with other kids and a daycare provider supervising them all on their DL. Because somehow that’s ok, but actual school is not? So stop assuming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone owe you a check? I'm not paying for your childcare.

This. I will pay for my kids, you pay for yours freeloader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

What don’t you get? All of these are operating at a severely reduced capacity. At least in the city. You can’t do that in an equitable manner with 800,000 students who are mandated to receive public education, so they are taught from home.

They really aren’t. It’s only still a pandemic for white collar workers. Everyone else is back. And only the white collar workers are home to help their kids with school. Other kids are either home alone or trying to do DL from a “learning center” or a daycare or their grandmas house. So don’t talk about equitable.

You really need to stay home with your 6th-12th grader?

There are children in 2nd grade taking the metro and bus alone....I'm sure your middle and high school kids could manage.

The ones who need to have hybrid our elementary kids but DCPS has thrown hybrid out the window because YOU ALL screamed education is childcare. Thanks.

My kids are early elementary, and I’m a physician who is lucky enough to be able to SOMETIMES be home to help them . Other days they go to a giant room with other kids and a daycare provider supervising them all on their DL. Because somehow that’s ok, but actual school is not? So stop assuming.

+1

Lots of kids go to daycare and there are many 6-12 graders who are having a hard time getting their education because they are babysitting younger siblings all day while their parents are at work out of the house. I teach high school and there are lots of students who miss class or can’t fully participate because they are in a crowded house watching younger kids and those responsibilities take precedence. This is really difficult for many children, including older ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still not sure why OP things people should send them a check.

Probably because they are doing two full-time jobs for the price of one?

Oh wait. People keep telling me that "childcare" and "education" are totally separate and have nothing to do with each other.

Scratch that. THREE full time jobs for the price of one.

Your kids, your responsibility. Teachers are handling the education.

Haha- are you actually trying to suggest that a kindergarten/first grade child’s educational needs can be adequately handled via zoom? I guarantee you that for the very early elementary students either parents are the ones actually covering 75% + of the educational content or the kids are just being left behind.

That's pretty typical during in person learning. Kids whose parents support and work with them at home do far better.

So you’re okay with the disparity now being multiplied 10-fold?

You do you. If you cannot find the time to supplement your kids learning, especially K-5th, then that's on you, not me. So, yes, I'm ok with it. I am willing to put in the work, are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

Anyonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

Yes, white collar office workers are working from home still. Every single service is open. Hair salons, gyms, indoor play spaces, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations.... look at the roads, the shopping centers.... everyone is out and about. Because everything is open. Except white collar office workers are doing their jobs from home/ that’s literally it. And oh yeah- schools.

What don’t you get? All of these are operating at a severely reduced capacity. At least in the city. You can’t do that in an equitable manner with 800,000 students who are mandated to receive public education, so they are taught from home.

They really aren’t. It’s only still a pandemic for white collar workers. Everyone else is back. And only the white collar workers are home to help their kids with school. Other kids are either home alone or trying to do DL from a “learning center” or a daycare or their grandmas house. So don’t talk about equitable.

You really need to stay home with your 6th-12th grader?

There are children in 2nd grade taking the metro and bus alone....I'm sure your middle and high school kids could manage.

The ones who need to have hybrid our elementary kids but DCPS has thrown hybrid out the window because YOU ALL screamed education is childcare. Thanks.

My kids are early elementary, and I’m a physician who is lucky enough to be able to SOMETIMES be home to help them . Other days they go to a giant room with other kids and a daycare provider supervising them all on their DL. Because somehow that’s ok, but actual school is not? So stop assuming.

+1

Lots of kids go to daycare and there are many 6-12 graders who are having a hard time getting their education because they are babysitting younger siblings all day while their parents are at work out of the house. I teach high school and there are lots of students who miss class or can’t fully participate because they are in a crowded house watching younger kids and those responsibilities take precedence. This is really difficult for many children, including older ones.

A doctor can afford child care and tutors if they don't want to help them. Very different from low income where parents are working to just pay the rent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Your kids, your responsibility. Teachers are handling the education.“

Such a tiresome argument!

1) DL is not “handling the education.”

2) That children go to school on weekdays was a well-established part of our economy and society for 100 years. Of course the abrupt end to that system is hugely problematic for parents.

1. Yes, it is. Education is being provided. Too bad if you don't like it.
2. In building schooling was never an entitlement. It was just erroneously ASSUMED by many people to be so. It took a pandemic to clue them in that it is, indeed, not an entitlement.

And yes, it is hugely problematic for parents. Many things are hugely problematic right now, because of that oh so inconvenient pandemic we're experiencing. But that problem is indeed a problem for PARENTS to handle, as it is their responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I don’t disagree with you but literally EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN BESIDES SCHOOLS. My suggestion is to close restaurants bars and gyms, and open schools in a limited capacity. But we are too selfish to close things that WE enjoy, so we will just continue to keep closed the one thing that our children need.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN? That’s news to me. My office building has been closed March. My husband isn’t expected to return in person until around February. Why? Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and no one wants to risk their life going to work.

I realize I am privileged but so are a lot of you. You are asking teachers to go into old buildings where social distancing from students will be nearly impossible. I get that we are all tired, that we want our kids in school with their peers, that we need a break...but put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. This isn’t worth anyone’s life.

It isn’t worth anyone’s life? Have you gotten take out? Been to the store? Gotten gas? Ordered from Amazon? You’re okay with all of those people risking their lives though?

I was not aware that store clerks, Amazon pickers/drivers or gas station attendants sat in prolonged indoor contact greater than 15 minutes (more like 6-7 hours) with multiple people who lack impulse control and will not be compliant with safety measures.

Weird. Gas stations must be different where you live.