Real talk: are there going to be enough teachers for summer school?

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My teacher friend just retired early. And I don't blame her--she's not teaching summer school and she's not going back next year.

When you find out you are only a childcare worker, and people really don't care about their kids learning or about the teacher / childcare worker's health, why bother?

Why not retire early? Find another career? Do something people actually seem to value and don't scream at you over? Plenty of jobs out there now.

Oh can it with the child care thing. Do you not like it that women work outside the home? Or is your self-esteem just based entirely on being "more" than a lowly child care worker? I'm sorry that it offends you that the existential threat to women's careers associated with virtual learning is a problem for many families. Maybe have some perspective? Because I support teachers, I think they deserve better pay and more funding for school supplies and less bureaucracy, but as a woman who WOH and respects child care teachers, you lost me on this one.

It's not the school districts responsibility to deal with your childcare issues. What if your child fell seriously ill and couldnt attend school? What if a global pandemic happened and schools closed? Oh wait...

Right, still losing me. Why is it surprising that parents don't care about teachers, when teachers clearly don't care about parents? Oh, you're going to lose your job because you can no longer work without child care, and there were already severe child care shortages before the pandemic so it's not easy to find someone to care for your children? Not only is it not my problem, but IT'S OFFENSIVE TO ME THAT THIS IS STRESSFUL FOR YOU?"

I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent. I stand by my statement. You need to seek help if you think only teachers think like you or if you somehow think teachers are out to get you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Why are they having children they cannot afford?

DCUM can afford them, they just chose to put the money into overpriced real estate instead.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

Funny how the calculus suddenly changes when it's teachers that need child care. Then, it is up to MCPS to make sure they have time to get it. Lol.

[Anonymous]

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My teacher friend just retired early. And I don't blame her--she's not teaching summer school and she's not going back next year.

When you find out you are only a childcare worker, and people really don't care about their kids learning or about the teacher / childcare worker's health, why bother?

Why not retire early? Find another career? Do something people actually seem to value and don't scream at you over? Plenty of jobs out there now.

Oh can it with the child care thing. Do you not like it that women work outside the home? Or is your self-esteem just based entirely on being "more" than a lowly child care worker? I'm sorry that it offends you that the existential threat to women's careers associated with virtual learning is a problem for many families. Maybe have some perspective? Because I support teachers, I think they deserve better pay and more funding for school supplies and less bureaucracy, but as a woman who WOH and respects child care teachers, you lost me on this one.

It's not the school districts responsibility to deal with your childcare issues. What if your child fell seriously ill and couldnt attend school? What if a global pandemic happened and schools closed? Oh wait...

Right, still losing me. Why is it surprising that parents don't care about teachers, when teachers clearly don't care about parents? Oh, you're going to lose your job because you can no longer work without child care, and there were already severe child care shortages before the pandemic so it's not easy to find someone to care for your children? Not only is it not my problem, but IT'S OFFENSIVE TO ME THAT THIS IS STRESSFUL FOR YOU?"

I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent. I stand by my statement. You need to seek help if you think only teachers think like you or if you somehow think teachers are out to get you.

I don't think teachers are put to get me. I think they want me to care about how hard this year has been for them, yet they have demonstrated in so many ways that they don't care (that is what "not my problem" and "you just don't want to be inconvenienced" convey) about impact of school closures on working women and families.

[Anonymous]

PP, So teacher are not working women with families? People want teachers to return to their schools to teach their children but forget that if teacher's do not have childcare they cannot go back into the classroom.


People forget that teachers are working professionals, they are not your underpaid nannies. Thus as working professionals they are entitled to fair and safe working environments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

Funny how the calculus suddenly changes when it's teachers that need child care. Then, it is up to MCPS to make sure they have time to get it. Lol.

The alternative was that teachers didn’t work. And that pissed DCUM off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, So teacher are not working women with families? People want teachers to return to their schools to teach their children but forget that if teacher's do not have childcare they cannot go back into the classroom.


People forget that teachers are working professionals, they are not your underpaid nannies. Thus as working professionals they are entitled to fair and safe working environments

LOL so if a non-teacher (like a child care teacher) needs child care it is up to her, nobody else's problem, but if teachers need child care everyone else needs to accommodate them? Do you see how this does not engender much sympathy? Teachers are not the only important workers out there FFS.

Your disdain for child care workers isn't a good look either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

Funny how the calculus suddenly changes when it's teachers that need child care. Then, it is up to MCPS to make sure they have time to get it. Lol.

The alternative was that teachers didn’t work. And that pissed DCUM off.

IT IS ALSO BAD IF OTHER PEOPLE CAN'T WORK. TEACHERS ARE NOT THE ONLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

Stop lying. Teachers (real teachers, not anonymous DCUM posters) were absolutely offended that parents were stressed about an existential threat to their livelihoods. And it's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

What's the over/under on the number of years we can string this debate on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the over/under on the number of years we can string this debate on?

Not sure but one thing IS for sure...It's Josh Starr's fault!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's the over/under on the number of years we can string this debate on?

Not sure but one thing IS for sure...It's Josh Starr's fault!

Good question. How long are we as a society going to continue to pretend child care is a luxury for lazy women who hate their children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

Stop lying. Teachers (real teachers, not anonymous DCUM posters) were absolutely offended that parents were stressed about an existential threat to their livelihoods. And it's ridiculous.

Nah. They weren't. You just want to perpetuate this narrative because you're angry at the world. We get it. Try doing something productive with this anger. Get involved in politics, get involved,-help get universal childcare passed. You won't-you just want to waste time being petulant and whining on threads while disparaging the teachers who are providing your kids with an education. It is pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but school functions as child care for many families. When school buildings close, parents that can't work from home and can't magically conjure a new supply of child care during a pandemic, lose their incomes. If that offends you, I really can't help you, nor do I care to. You're on your own.

Teachers know part of their jobs is providing you with a form of childcare. No one is offended by that. However, it’s no one else’s responsibility but your own to provide for your kids if emergencies arise, pandemics occur,etc.

Funny how the calculus suddenly changes when it's teachers that need child care. Then, it is up to MCPS to make sure they have time to get it. Lol.

The alternative was that teachers didn’t work. And that pissed DCUM off.

IT IS ALSO BAD IF OTHER PEOPLE CAN'T WORK. TEACHERS ARE NOT THE ONLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.

If teachers quit, who watches all the children?