Will the WTU illegally strike? Not return on 2/1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The gag is that everything you just mentioned starts at home and not in a public building.

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

No I want the bus I take to run so I don't have to spend $25 a day on lyft. All of you are yelling at teachers but have said nothing about other jobs that are running at a much, much lower capacity. But that doesn't matter to you because it has no impact on your life.

You're just as selfish as some teachers, how about you admit that?

Maybe those other jobs don't affect a fundamental societal function and the well-being and future prospects of millions of vulnerable citizens without a strong lobby? This is about what's the right policy when you look at the big picture, not about individual DCUM posters who may or may not be selfish.

Oh, you are one of those who think public school is NOT a fundamental societal function. Ok, so we can stop talking to you, since we can't even agree on basic facts.

Oh and public transportation isn't integral to some people in DC? You can check that privilege at the door.

um ... last I checked, buses and metros were running, and you can get an Uber too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The gag is that everything you just mentioned starts at home and not in a public building.

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Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

No I want the bus I take to run so I don't have to spend $25 a day on lyft. All of you are yelling at teachers but have said nothing about other jobs that are running at a much, much lower capacity. But that doesn't matter to you because it has no impact on your life.

You're just as selfish as some teachers, how about you admit that?

Maybe those other jobs don't affect a fundamental societal function and the well-being and future prospects of millions of vulnerable citizens without a strong lobby? This is about what's the right policy when you look at the big picture, not about individual DCUM posters who may or may not be selfish.

Oh, you are one of those who think public school is NOT a fundamental societal function. Ok, so we can stop talking to you, since we can't even agree on basic facts.

Oh and public transportation isn't integral to some people in DC? You can check that privilege at the door.

How many employees get to make showing up to work contingent on the availability of convenient public transportation? You can check that privilege at the door.

[Anonymous]

If Feb 1 isn't going to happen, I sure as hell expect DCPS and the WTU to come to that decision BEFORE Feb 1. I've rolled with it thus far. And when we were offered an in-person spot we didn't ask for, we debated and decided to give it a try because that was the only way for my daughter to keep her teacher. But if thousands of children are brought to school on Feb 1 and all teachers are on strike and my child is sitting with a babysitting sub or administrator I'm going snap. It was hard enough to convince her that she should give in-person a try but the selling point is that her teacher would be there. If I inadvertently bait and switch her, it will damage trust big time.

[Anonymous]

Pathetic. DCPS and WTU have completely failed students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The gag is that everything you just mentioned starts at home and not in a public building.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

No I want the bus I take to run so I don't have to spend $25 a day on lyft. All of you are yelling at teachers but have said nothing about other jobs that are running at a much, much lower capacity. But that doesn't matter to you because it has no impact on your life.

You're just as selfish as some teachers, how about you admit that?

Maybe those other jobs don't affect a fundamental societal function and the well-being and future prospects of millions of vulnerable citizens without a strong lobby? This is about what's the right policy when you look at the big picture, not about individual DCUM posters who may or may not be selfish.

Oh, you are one of those who think public school is NOT a fundamental societal function. Ok, so we can stop talking to you, since we can't even agree on basic facts.

Oh and public transportation isn't integral to some people in DC? You can check that privilege at the door.

How many employees get to make showing up to work contingent on the availability of convenient public transportation? You can check that privilege at the door.

Just because other people have poor circumstances doesn’t make this one less.
And like you care, you’re just a white liberal who pretends to care about other races when you continue to support systematic racism and white supremacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did something.

I moved. No more tax dollars to a corrupt WTU.

Seriously, folks. WTU is having its moment of power in national spotlight.

And it chose to = not support CHILDREN!

No - (and spare me the BS on it exists for teachers) - it empowered itself to hurt children. HURT.

It bought into hysteria! "We will all die if we must teach in person"! OMG!

Facts do not support this assertion but here in the DMV we must bow to the garbage spewed forth but a small minority.

Thank god, I’m so happy you moved. Guess black and brown people never count in your white world huh? Because the majority of us want DL. Or are you going to make a 8th grade education comment again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

Teachers cannot do the work at home. To think that is laughable.

This is very true.

Teachers can, are and will continue to do the work at home. You're just mad. Your problem.

Oh, and I'm not a teacher, so save your sanctimonious BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did something.

I moved. No more tax dollars to a corrupt WTU.

Seriously, folks. WTU is having its moment of power in national spotlight.

And it chose to = not support CHILDREN!

No - (and spare me the BS on it exists for teachers) - it empowered itself to hurt children. HURT.

It bought into hysteria! "We will all die if we must teach in person"! OMG!

Facts do not support this assertion but here in the DMV we must bow to the garbage spewed forth but a small minority.

Thank god, I’m so happy you moved. Guess black and brown people never count in your white world huh? Because the majority of us want DL. Or are you going to make a 8th grade education comment again?

If the majority of you want DL then why are a huge percentage of your kids (up to 50% in so schools) never logging on to school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The gag is that everything you just mentioned starts at home and not in a public building.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So disgusted with teachers. There aren’t words. My job has been in person the whole pandemic. Meanwhile, the only things my first grader has learned have come from me teaching after work. For shame. Shame!

And we are disgusted with parents like you. Shame! Shame!

Huh? You don't make any sense.

NP. They make perfect sense. These idiotic wails of "I've worked in person the whole time!" are absurd. If your job absolutely, positively, 100% cannot be done in person (inpatient nurse, postal worker, surgeon, etc), then you should be in person. Otherwise, if your employer treats you like crap and forces you to be in person when you could be at home during a pandemic, that's not a good thing or something to be emulated.

People who can work from home (and yes, teachers CAN and ARE and will continue to work from home) should do so until vaccination is prevalent or case rates drop dramatically. You can scream all you want, but that's what will happen.

But you're NOT doing all of your teacher job from home; parents are doing a large portion of it for you.

The idiotic wails of “we ARE doing our job, you just may not like it” are what have really pushed me into the “WTF teachers” camp. Can you all just not admit that you are not doing 100% of your job right now? I totally understand why schools closed back in March, but now, many schools have adapted and made teaching in person safe.

Teachers seem to want it all - work from home, free childcare for THEIR children, and to be first in line for the vaccine. Most people didn’t get any one of those things, let alone all three.

This. We're waaaaay past the point when schools should have reopened.

No I want the bus I take to run so I don't have to spend $25 a day on lyft. All of you are yelling at teachers but have said nothing about other jobs that are running at a much, much lower capacity. But that doesn't matter to you because it has no impact on your life.

You're just as selfish as some teachers, how about you admit that?

Maybe those other jobs don't affect a fundamental societal function and the well-being and future prospects of millions of vulnerable citizens without a strong lobby? This is about what's the right policy when you look at the big picture, not about individual DCUM posters who may or may not be selfish.

Oh, you are one of those who think public school is NOT a fundamental societal function. Ok, so we can stop talking to you, since we can't even agree on basic facts.

Oh and public transportation isn't integral to some people in DC? You can check that privilege at the door.

How many employees get to make showing up to work contingent on the availability of convenient public transportation? You can check that privilege at the door.

Just because other people have poor circumstances doesn’t make this one less.
And like you care, you’re just a white liberal who pretends to care about other races when you continue to support systematic racism and white supremacy.

that's a cheap shot and you now it. making those sort of blanket declarations accusing people of the worst thing you can think of does nothing to support your argument. it just gets you ignored and discounted. someone who throws around such serious accusations so easily can't be taken seriously. but you do you and see how far it gets you

[Anonymous]

I think there are a variety of reasons people want or don't want to continue virtual learning. While there are plenty of people who don't think it's safe and say that's why they won't send their students back, I also think there are plenty of parents who are complacent or even lazy and don't really want to deal with the hassle of getting their students to school every day. But they hide behind the safety argument.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are a variety of reasons people want or don't want to continue virtual learning. While there are plenty of people who don't think it's safe and say that's why they won't send their students back, I also think there are plenty of parents who are complacent or even lazy and don't really want to deal with the hassle of getting their students to school every day. But they hide behind the safety argument.

+1 there is thread after thread on DCUM from posters living the WFH/DL arrangement. “Please don’t slam me but I just love this! No traffic! No stress! More family time! I never want this to end!”

Sad part is they’re probably all white UMC liberals with the most political influence and money to put towards whatever cause they want. They’ll scream social distancing and masks 4ever but are okay with throwing lower income families and POC under the bus for their own selfish reasons. They’re okay with poor people with no healthcare getting sick with Covid to deliver all their crap while scrambling to play part time teacher just so long as they can stay in their matching PJ’s and enjoy more family time. For shame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there are a variety of reasons people want or don't want to continue virtual learning. While there are plenty of people who don't think it's safe and say that's why they won't send their students back, I also think there are plenty of parents who are complacent or even lazy and don't really want to deal with the hassle of getting their students to school every day. But they hide behind the safety argument.

+1 there is thread after thread on DCUM from posters living the WFH/DL arrangement. “Please don’t slam me but I just love this! No traffic! No stress! More family time! I never want this to end!”

Sad part is they’re probably all white UMC liberals with the most political influence and money to put towards whatever cause they want. They’ll scream social distancing and masks 4ever but are okay with throwing lower income families and POC under the bus for their own selfish reasons. They’re okay with poor people with no healthcare getting sick with Covid to deliver all their crap while scrambling to play part time teacher just so long as they can stay in their matching PJ’s and enjoy more family time. For shame.

Taken directly from the thread below this one:

“As a parent of 2 kids in ES, we aren't accepting even if we were offered. I think a lot of this decision depends on the adults and how they have handled the situation at home, zoom calls, play dates, mask wearing, social distancing, visiting relatives interstate, traveling, skiing etc. We've supported our kids and kept them informed. They like being at home. They like being together. Do they miss school and their friends? For sure. Are they learning, yes. Is DL perfect? Far from it. We'll wait for the surge and numbers to go down to what they were like in the fall.“

[Anonymous]

Today’s article in the Washington Post makes me think 2/1 opening ain’t gonna happen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/district-schools-reopening-plan/2021/01/24/e7c2ec0e-5cb1-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did something.

I moved. No more tax dollars to a corrupt WTU.

Seriously, folks. WTU is having its moment of power in national spotlight.

And it chose to = not support CHILDREN!

No - (and spare me the BS on it exists for teachers) - it empowered itself to hurt children. HURT.

It bought into hysteria! "We will all die if we must teach in person"! OMG!

Facts do not support this assertion but here in the DMV we must bow to the garbage spewed forth but a small minority.

Thank god, I’m so happy you moved. Guess black and brown people never count in your white world huh? Because the majority of us want DL. Or are you going to make a 8th grade education comment again?

If the majority of you want DL then why are a huge percentage of your kids (up to 50% in so schools) never logging on to school?

What’s the overlap between parents who want DL and the kids who don’t log in and go to class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did something.

I moved. No more tax dollars to a corrupt WTU.

Seriously, folks. WTU is having its moment of power in national spotlight.

And it chose to = not support CHILDREN!

No - (and spare me the BS on it exists for teachers) - it empowered itself to hurt children. HURT.

It bought into hysteria! "We will all die if we must teach in person"! OMG!

Facts do not support this assertion but here in the DMV we must bow to the garbage spewed forth but a small minority.

Thank god, I’m so happy you moved. Guess black and brown people never count in your white world huh? Because the majority of us want DL. Or are you going to make a 8th grade education comment again?

If the majority of you want DL then why are a huge percentage of your kids (up to 50% in so schools) never logging on to school?

What’s the overlap between parents who want DL and the kids who don’t log in and go to class?

Parents who have to work in person, multiple jobs, 40+ hours a week. These are the new latch key kids.