Teachers Not Wanting to Go Back in Person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

And the mindless yammering still goes on and on and on
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Note: Teacher's have been back in the school's since March 1st and all will be back in ES after SB. You can shut up now.

Are you trolling with those apostrophes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

DW and I, both ES teachers, would have preferred to have been face to face since August. I don’t know anybody who wouldn’t prefer otherwise.

Our district surveyed teachers, and 75% did not want to go back.

Then the state passed a law forcing them to open. Elementary back full time. Never thought I'd say this, but thank you, Republicans!

PP here. I’d be curious to see the wording of that survey. I stand by my statement that few ES teachers prefer distance instruction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just wholly laughable that anyone is arguing that teachers can educate elementary school kids through screens.

Shockingly Australia and Alaska educated children through radio for generations.

+1 Here's the thing...it isn't the delivery vehicle. It's the person on the receiving end.

What we're seeing here in all the 'DL doesn't work' crap is that some people can't adapt and have no ability to be resourceful and resilient. They're the ones who cannot and will not flex so of course it isn't working for them. They need it delivered one way and one way only because of their own limitations.

The kids in Australia and Alaska referenced above are resilient, resourceful, flexible and adaptable.

But here's the thing...
Our children don't need to be resilient, resourceful or adaptable because there is overwhelming evidence that in person schooling during this pandemic is safe with mitigation. None of this is necessary. Read the data and expert opinion. Nothing supports the argument that distance learning is safer than in person learning with mitigation for the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

And the mindless yammering still goes on and on and on
.......
Note: Teacher's have been back in the school's since March 1st and all will be back in ES after SB. You can shut up now.

Sorry, no, I am not "shutting up". Why should I? Because we have been in this for more than a year now and I am still hearing that many teachers don't want to go back to school and that schools might still opt for DL starting September??!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

“Getting mental health issues” lol. I’m going to assume English is not your first language and give you the benefit of the doubt. Teachers don’t exist to fix parent “mental health issues” or allow you to telework in peace. Our job is to assess students, provide tailored instruction, and monitor progress. In what world have students been out of school for 1.5-2 years? The pandemic only began a year ago.

This is all about your convenience. If you want to work in peace then hire someone to come work with your children for an hour or two a day to help with their work, just as people have been doing all year long. Put on headphones. It is not the school or the teachers’ fault that you are a single mother or mentally ill. Frankly? It is totally irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

“Getting mental health issues” lol. I’m going to assume English is not your first language and give you the benefit of the doubt. Teachers don’t exist to fix parent “mental health issues” or allow you to telework in peace. Our job is to assess students, provide tailored instruction, and monitor progress. In what world have students been out of school for 1.5-2 years? The pandemic only began a year ago.

This is all about your convenience. If you want to work in peace then hire someone to come work with your children for an hour or two a day to help with their work, just as people have been doing all year long. Put on headphones. It is not the school or the teachers’ fault that you are a single mother or mentally ill. Frankly? It is totally irrelevant.

You sound quite entitled for a teacher. Don't you care about the wellbeing of the kids you are in charge of teaching? Don't you get what I described above or you just don't care?
By Sept. it will be 1.5 years of DL. No-one said it was anyone's fault that I am a single Mom. I was just giving some examples and scenarios for those people who still do not understand why DL does not equal in-school education, like e.g. you it seems. And you are not my teacher (luckily), so you do not need to lecture my knowledge of English. If kids will not go back to school soon, an entire generation will have major issues with math, English etc etc. And yes, many kids are having mental issues, as parents too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just wholly laughable that anyone is arguing that teachers can educate elementary school kids through screens.

Shockingly Australia and Alaska educated children through radio for generations.

+1 Here's the thing...it isn't the delivery vehicle. It's the person on the receiving end.

What we're seeing here in all the 'DL doesn't work' crap is that some people can't adapt and have no ability to be resourceful and resilient. They're the ones who cannot and will not flex so of course it isn't working for them. They need it delivered one way and one way only because of their own limitations.

The kids in Australia and Alaska referenced above are resilient, resourceful, flexible and adaptable.

But here's the thing...
Our children don't need to be resilient, resourceful or adaptable because there is overwhelming evidence that in person schooling during this pandemic is safe with mitigation. None of this is necessary. Read the data and expert opinion. Nothing supports the argument that distance learning is safer than in person learning with mitigation for the community.

Only because you are risking other people. This is a perfect example of privileged statements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

Why don’t you move somewhere else where school is open 5 days a week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just wholly laughable that anyone is arguing that teachers can educate elementary school kids through screens.

Shockingly Australia and Alaska educated children through radio for generations.

+1 Here's the thing...it isn't the delivery vehicle. It's the person on the receiving end.

What we're seeing here in all the 'DL doesn't work' crap is that some people can't adapt and have no ability to be resourceful and resilient. They're the ones who cannot and will not flex so of course it isn't working for them. They need it delivered one way and one way only because of their own limitations.

The kids in Australia and Alaska referenced above are resilient, resourceful, flexible and adaptable.

But here's the thing...
Our children don't need to be resilient, resourceful or adaptable because there is overwhelming evidence that in person schooling during this pandemic is safe with mitigation. None of this is necessary. Read the data and expert opinion. Nothing supports the argument that distance learning is safer than in person learning with mitigation for the community.

Only because you are risking other people. This is a perfect example of privileged statements.

Read the data about open schools - they aren’t “risking other people”. Educate yourself rather than calling others names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

Why don’t you move somewhere else where school is open 5 days a week?

Why don't YOU move somewhere else where kids don't have to attend school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

Why don’t you move somewhere else where school is open 5 days a week?

Why don't YOU move somewhere else where kids don't have to attend school?

I don't have to move. Kids don't have to attend school here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

“Getting mental health issues” lol. I’m going to assume English is not your first language and give you the benefit of the doubt. Teachers don’t exist to fix parent “mental health issues” or allow you to telework in peace. Our job is to assess students, provide tailored instruction, and monitor progress. In what world have students been out of school for 1.5-2 years? The pandemic only began a year ago.

This is all about your convenience. If you want to work in peace then hire someone to come work with your children for an hour or two a day to help with their work, just as people have been doing all year long. Put on headphones. It is not the school or the teachers’ fault that you are a single mother or mentally ill. Frankly? It is totally irrelevant.

You sound quite entitled for a teacher. Don't you care about the wellbeing of the kids you are in charge of teaching? Don't you get what I described above or you just don't care?
By Sept. it will be 1.5 years of DL. No-one said it was anyone's fault that I am a single Mom. I was just giving some examples and scenarios for those people who still do not understand why DL does not equal in-school education, like e.g. you it seems. And you are not my teacher (luckily), so you do not need to lecture my knowledge of English. If kids will not go back to school soon, an entire generation will have major issues with math, English etc etc. And yes, many kids are having mental issues, as parents too.

Don’t you care about the well-being of other people? No, right? You only care about yourself and your kids. It is the absolute epitome of entitlement to believe you deserve to work from the safety of your home while others put themselves unnecessarily at risk to better serve you. You aren’t worried that a child dies of COVID every 26 hours in the United States or any of the 1,536 people who died yesterday. Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is: teachers needs to get vaccinated and get back to school and teach our kids. No more excuses and BS. I am a single Mom, working full time from home, and I am not my kids' teacher. It's impossible to work from home and supervise my two ES kids at the same time. How long do you teachers want to stay home and teach via DL? Like forever? It has been more than a year now. How are working parents supposed to work and not go crazy? Do teachers who do not want to go back to teach at school even care about the kids' development and mental health? C'mon !

“I work from home, but the bottom line is that other people should put themselves at risk because it’s more convenient for me.”

Yes, I am not a teacher. My kind of work is such that I can 100% do it from home. In fact, I can be sitting anywhere in the world and do it. Does not make a difference. Teaching ES kids is not that kind of work. ES Teachers need to be in school, teaching young kids. Just like doctors/ nurses/ bus drivers/ garbage people/ cashiers can not do their work from home, right? Why on earth would teachers be at risk once they are vaccinated? Please give me the reasons, and they better be good ones. Why are you trying to twist this about "my convenience"? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand that this has a domino effect on society? Parents are not able to work and take care of their kids, we are not teachers. Teaching is a profession. Parents are getting mentally ill, and can take care of their kids even less. Kids are getting mental health issues. Kids are falling behind. Being out of school for 1.5-2 years is a big deal. So, don't make this about "my convenience".

“Getting mental health issues” lol. I’m going to assume English is not your first language and give you the benefit of the doubt. Teachers don’t exist to fix parent “mental health issues” or allow you to telework in peace. Our job is to assess students, provide tailored instruction, and monitor progress. In what world have students been out of school for 1.5-2 years? The pandemic only began a year ago.

This is all about your convenience. If you want to work in peace then hire someone to come work with your children for an hour or two a day to help with their work, just as people have been doing all year long. Put on headphones. It is not the school or the teachers’ fault that you are a single mother or mentally ill. Frankly? It is totally irrelevant.

You sound quite entitled for a teacher. Don't you care about the wellbeing of the kids you are in charge of teaching? Don't you get what I described above or you just don't care?
By Sept. it will be 1.5 years of DL. No-one said it was anyone's fault that I am a single Mom. I was just giving some examples and scenarios for those people who still do not understand why DL does not equal in-school education, like e.g. you it seems. And you are not my teacher (luckily), so you do not need to lecture my knowledge of English. If kids will not go back to school soon, an entire generation will have major issues with math, English etc etc. And yes, many kids are having mental issues, as parents too.

Don’t you care about the well-being of other people? No, right? You only care about yourself and your kids. It is the absolute epitome of entitlement to believe you deserve to work from the safety of your home while others put themselves unnecessarily at risk to better serve you. You aren’t worried that a child dies of COVID every 26 hours in the United States or any of the 1,536 people who died yesterday. Gross.

^^the above is a person who has heard the information and research about the lower risks of in person school, and yet chooses to ignore it simply in order to try to win the pandemic morality game.