Hot-mic moment captures how some educators really feel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of the things said by California school board members in this article echo some things posted by teacher on forums here. Absolutely shameful:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/19/oakley-union-parents-babysitters/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Those aren’t educators. They are elected school board officials. And frankly, their observations are spot on. The way some parents have behaved the last year is scandalous and worthy of derision.

So you too sit in judgment of the working class Latino family population. Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of the things said by California school board members in this article echo some things posted by teacher on forums here. Absolutely shameful:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/19/oakley-union-parents-babysitters/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Those aren’t educators. They are elected school board officials. And frankly, their observations are spot on. The way some parents have behaved the last year is scandalous and worthy of derision.

So you too sit in judgment of the working class Latino family population. Disgusting.

Right? Do they hear themselves?

Hey, judgmental parent lady---the board was saying things that were very stereotypically racist about Latino families. And here you are defending them. Literally you DID NOT have to come out here and put those thoughts into text, but you actually chose to defend racists in order to attack parents. You should take a good long look at yourself.

[Anonymous]

I blame Newsom for this. If he’d been standing up to the unions and school boards then they wouldn’t have had the audacity to speak like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of the things said by California school board members in this article echo some things posted by teacher on forums here. Absolutely shameful:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/19/oakley-union-parents-babysitters/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Those aren’t educators. They are elected school board officials. And frankly, their observations are spot on. The way some parents have behaved the last year is scandalous and worthy of derision.

So you too sit in judgment of the working class Latino family population. Disgusting.

Right? Do they hear themselves?

Hey, judgmental parent lady---the board was saying things that were very stereotypically racist about Latino families. And here you are defending them. Literally you DID NOT have to come out here and put those thoughts into text, but you actually chose to defend racists in order to attack parents. You should take a good long look at yourself.

Sorry, what were they saying that was stereotypical of Latino families?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of the things said by California school board members in this article echo some things posted by teacher on forums here. Absolutely shameful:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/19/oakley-union-parents-babysitters/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Those aren’t educators. They are elected school board officials. And frankly, their observations are spot on. The way some parents have behaved the last year is scandalous and worthy of derision.

So you too sit in judgment of the working class Latino family population. Disgusting.

Right? Do they hear themselves?

Hey, judgmental parent lady---the board was saying things that were very stereotypically racist about Latino families. And here you are defending them. Literally you DID NOT have to come out here and put those thoughts into text, but you actually chose to defend racists in order to attack parents. You should take a good long look at yourself.

Sorry, what were they saying that was stereotypical of Latino families?

It's part of a long racist thread in American discourse which says that Latinos are looking for a handout and are connected to drugs. In this case, it materializes in the idea of Latino families wanting free babysitting so that they can take time to do drugs.

[Anonymous]

Sigh. I just realized that you probably didn't ask that question in good faith and perhaps just want to argue that this isn't racist.

[Anonymous]

Please tell me what two people in CA have to do with people here.

Because the answer is NOTHING.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sigh. I just realized that you probably didn't ask that question in good faith and perhaps just want to argue that this isn't racist.

You are right. Unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

The board member who said that the parents want to stay home and smoke pot IS a Latino man.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you okay with low-income Latinos?

The derision that white teachers have for their Black and Latino students is awful, especially when they are also exploiting those families in their efforts to continue to block the families' access to education. It is horrific.

+1

These are the same teachers who are arguing that they shouldn’t go back into school because POC prefer in-person (but not all!) I notice they erase the ones who DO want to be in person. Treating them with disrespect, outright racism and some paternalism seems to be what these teachers are doing. They can’t even be bothered to use culturally competent language.

That is so easy to do. So easy. Just say Latino. And yet here, even this one thing is a step too far. It’s clear these people are the ones using POC families to get what they want.

I feel so bad for the kids they teach.

Sorry, what are you even talking about? What are you referring to? The school board’s comments about parents? Or do you have some additional verifiable source where there are teachers talking about Latino students? Because that isn’t what happened here.

The teachers in this thread talking about their Latino students. Also, the white teacher who was on the board talking about the mostly Latino families.

Do you think we can't see that teachers unions are overwhelmingly white women? Do you think we are blind?

??? DP. I don't think you're blind as much as ignorant about how life works. Who, or I guess what, exactly, do you think most teachers are? White women. If you want other teachers and leaders, people who are males of color or females of color, then they need to go to become certified as teachers and teach. Until that starts to happen, the teaching profession will continue to be dominated by white women. Your ire is misplaced. Instead of blasting the people who are doing it, you should be kicking butts to get people of color to choose education as a major or to do a career switch into teaching.

There are actually already programs specifically designed to attract men of color to teaching (see NYC Men Teach). Perhaps education is dominated by white women because it is not a viable career path for people who aren’t married to someone who earns significantly more money than they (statistically, white men). How many people can afford to support a family on 30 or 40k? Please don’t quote the highest possible salary for an educator to make (after working for 20+ years and accruing student debt from getting a doctorate or second masters) as evidence that most teachers are making six figures. The average teacher salary in the US is $61,000 a year.

Kind of irrelevant to here, where the salary range STARTS at 60k.

False. I’m on step 5 as a BA. 60 is the slave wage I have right now

lololol slave wage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to say, parents totally deserve it this year, and plenty of other years for many reasons. Fully empathize.

Sorry- not sorry.

Word. I’m a teacher and parent and fukk those weak parents that shouldn’t have bred.

I’ve been enjoying myself for the last year and will milk every last drop.

You aren't a teacher or a parent. Just a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to say, parents totally deserve it this year, and plenty of other years for many reasons. Fully empathize.

Sorry- not sorry.

Word. I’m a teacher and parent and fukk those weak parents that shouldn’t have bred.

I’ve been enjoying myself for the last year and will milk every last drop.

You aren't a teacher or a parent. Just a troll.

I literally cannot imagine why someone who was not connected with education would be here. Why would anyone be on this site if they were neither a teacher, adminstrator, or parent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you okay with low-income Latinos?

The derision that white teachers have for their Black and Latino students is awful, especially when they are also exploiting those families in their efforts to continue to block the families' access to education. It is horrific.

+1

These are the same teachers who are arguing that they shouldn’t go back into school because POC prefer in-person (but not all!) I notice they erase the ones who DO want to be in person. Treating them with disrespect, outright racism and some paternalism seems to be what these teachers are doing. They can’t even be bothered to use culturally competent language.

That is so easy to do. So easy. Just say Latino. And yet here, even this one thing is a step too far. It’s clear these people are the ones using POC families to get what they want.

I feel so bad for the kids they teach.

Sorry, what are you even talking about? What are you referring to? The school board’s comments about parents? Or do you have some additional verifiable source where there are teachers talking about Latino students? Because that isn’t what happened here.

The teachers in this thread talking about their Latino students. Also, the white teacher who was on the board talking about the mostly Latino families.

Do you think we can't see that teachers unions are overwhelmingly white women? Do you think we are blind?

??? DP. I don't think you're blind as much as ignorant about how life works. Who, or I guess what, exactly, do you think most teachers are? White women. If you want other teachers and leaders, people who are males of color or females of color, then they need to go to become certified as teachers and teach. Until that starts to happen, the teaching profession will continue to be dominated by white women. Your ire is misplaced. Instead of blasting the people who are doing it, you should be kicking butts to get people of color to choose education as a major or to do a career switch into teaching.

There are actually already programs specifically designed to attract men of color to teaching (see NYC Men Teach). Perhaps education is dominated by white women because it is not a viable career path for people who aren’t married to someone who earns significantly more money than they (statistically, white men). How many people can afford to support a family on 30 or 40k? Please don’t quote the highest possible salary for an educator to make (after working for 20+ years and accruing student debt from getting a doctorate or second masters) as evidence that most teachers are making six figures. The average teacher salary in the US is $61,000 a year.

Kind of irrelevant to here, where the salary range STARTS at 60k.

False. I’m on step 5 as a BA. 60 is the slave wage I have right now

daaaaang you really just put the words "slave" and "wage" together

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to say, parents totally deserve it this year, and plenty of other years for many reasons. Fully empathize.

Sorry- not sorry.

Word. I’m a teacher and parent and fukk those weak parents that shouldn’t have bred.

I’ve been enjoying myself for the last year and will milk every last drop.

You aren't a teacher or a parent. Just a troll.

I literally cannot imagine why someone who was not connected with education would be here. Why would anyone be on this site if they were neither a teacher, adminstrator, or parent?

I see you are new to the internet.