Do DC parents still blame teacher unions for everything?

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Anonymous wrote:The WTU should be ashamed of itself but, based on teachers' posts here, it's not.

The real problem is that we have mayoral control of DCPS in the hands of a mayor who is uninterested in being in control of the schools. The chancellor is subpar, the mayor is uninterested. WTU took advantage of that situation and children suffered.

The mayor took advantage of the union. Bowser didn't know how to handle reopening between Wards 3/4 vs. 7/8- it was too political. She played the media and made it seem like the union had way more power than it actually did and the union bit the bait. Other than ADA, there was no reason to keep teachers virtual. Principals had the power to bring back teachers depending on how aggressive their reopening plans were and the population the school served.

Reopening schools in DC was incredibly complex because of it's population. I know everyone on this forum had grand ideas on how to reopen their lNW schools but no one knew how to nor cared about the title 1 schools.

And if you are still harboring this deep contempt and hate for DCPS teachers in the fall- then leave. Even with full reopening, you will be disappointed. Go somewhere that will make you happy.

I care about Title 1 schools. The way to reopen them would have been to end virtual and require parents to send their kids back, with a normal 5 day week and after care. And for WTU to have refrained from scaremongering.

This is the problem with the people on this site. You don’t get to tell other people what to do. Your feelings are no more valid than those of those in title 1 schools (in fact, I’d argue that they are less valid bc you are trying to tell people what to do with their children).
I swear people love the idea of DC being a diverse city until it impacts them

And you would agree that this goes both ways? Do families in T1 schools get to tell those not in T1 schools what they are allowed to feel and do for their kids?

I hope you’re not comparing the plight of UMC families to low income neighborhoods

I hope you aren’t basing a parent’s right to advocate for their own child on skin color.

Actually, I am. Systemic racism is a pretty big problem that has been exacerbated during reopening.

The systemic racism was/is keeping black kids out of school and not ensuring they had equal access to in person school. Unless you’re suggesting that white kids should have been kept in DL to keep things equal?

And I’m sure it’s hard for teachers and admins to accept that in this year of racial reckoning and florid declarations of equity, they were responsible for the biggest act of systemic racism in DC schools since segregation. But that’s how systemic racism works ... it’s a system, so you don’t feel individually responsible.

Lmaoooooooo
Then I guess white women feel guilty that they bolster white supremacy. But yo don’t feel individually responsible.
Ps. Low SES families wanted DL.

No they did not uniformly want DL. And they received strong messages that IPL was unsafe and were directly and indirectly discouraged from taking IPL spots.

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What would have been wrong with just giving everyone a choice? Families that want IPL should get IPL. Families that want virtual can stay virtual. So tired of the condescending sermons on both sides. The only winner was WTU fanning all this division to keep schools shut for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:What would have been wrong with just giving everyone a choice? Families that want IPL should get IPL. Families that want virtual can stay virtual. So tired of the condescending sermons on both sides. The only winner was WTU fanning all this division to keep schools shut for everyone.

Because as much as people here don’t want to accept, we should not give parents the “choice” to keep their kids out of school.

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Anonymous wrote:The WTU should be ashamed of itself but, based on teachers' posts here, it's not.

The real problem is that we have mayoral control of DCPS in the hands of a mayor who is uninterested in being in control of the schools. The chancellor is subpar, the mayor is uninterested. WTU took advantage of that situation and children suffered.

The mayor took advantage of the union. Bowser didn't know how to handle reopening between Wards 3/4 vs. 7/8- it was too political. She played the media and made it seem like the union had way more power than it actually did and the union bit the bait. Other than ADA, there was no reason to keep teachers virtual. Principals had the power to bring back teachers depending on how aggressive their reopening plans were and the population the school served.

Reopening schools in DC was incredibly complex because of it's population. I know everyone on this forum had grand ideas on how to reopen their lNW schools but no one knew how to nor cared about the title 1 schools.

And if you are still harboring this deep contempt and hate for DCPS teachers in the fall- then leave. Even with full reopening, you will be disappointed. Go somewhere that will make you happy.

I care about Title 1 schools. The way to reopen them would have been to end virtual and require parents to send their kids back, with a normal 5 day week and after care. And for WTU to have refrained from scaremongering.

This is the problem with the people on this site. You don’t get to tell other people what to do. Your feelings are no more valid than those of those in title 1 schools (in fact, I’d argue that they are less valid bc you are trying to tell people what to do with their children).
I swear people love the idea of DC being a diverse city until it impacts them

And you would agree that this goes both ways? Do families in T1 schools get to tell those not in T1 schools what they are allowed to feel and do for their kids?

I hope you’re not comparing the plight of UMC families to low income neighborhoods

I hope you aren’t basing a parent’s right to advocate for their own child on skin color.

Actually, I am. Systemic racism is a pretty big problem that has been exacerbated during reopening.

The systemic racism was/is keeping black kids out of school and not ensuring they had equal access to in person school. Unless you’re suggesting that white kids should have been kept in DL to keep things equal?

And I’m sure it’s hard for teachers and admins to accept that in this year of racial reckoning and florid declarations of equity, they were responsible for the biggest act of systemic racism in DC schools since segregation. But that’s how systemic racism works ... it’s a system, so you don’t feel individually responsible.

Lmaoooooooo
Then I guess white women feel guilty that they bolster white supremacy. But yo don’t feel individually responsible.
Ps. Low SES families wanted DL.

Are you formally on the payroll of the Republican National Committee or are you just providing these hot takes pro bono?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WTU should be ashamed of itself but, based on teachers' posts here, it's not.

The real problem is that we have mayoral control of DCPS in the hands of a mayor who is uninterested in being in control of the schools. The chancellor is subpar, the mayor is uninterested. WTU took advantage of that situation and children suffered.

The mayor took advantage of the union. Bowser didn't know how to handle reopening between Wards 3/4 vs. 7/8- it was too political. She played the media and made it seem like the union had way more power than it actually did and the union bit the bait. Other than ADA, there was no reason to keep teachers virtual. Principals had the power to bring back teachers depending on how aggressive their reopening plans were and the population the school served.

Reopening schools in DC was incredibly complex because of it's population. I know everyone on this forum had grand ideas on how to reopen their lNW schools but no one knew how to nor cared about the title 1 schools.

And if you are still harboring this deep contempt and hate for DCPS teachers in the fall- then leave. Even with full reopening, you will be disappointed. Go somewhere that will make you happy.

I care about Title 1 schools. The way to reopen them would have been to end virtual and require parents to send their kids back, with a normal 5 day week and after care. And for WTU to have refrained from scaremongering.

This is the problem with the people on this site. You don’t get to tell other people what to do. Your feelings are no more valid than those of those in title 1 schools (in fact, I’d argue that they are less valid bc you are trying to tell people what to do with their children).
I swear people love the idea of DC being a diverse city until it impacts them

And you would agree that this goes both ways? Do families in T1 schools get to tell those not in T1 schools what they are allowed to feel and do for their kids?

I hope you’re not comparing the plight of UMC families to low income neighborhoods

I hope you aren’t basing a parent’s right to advocate for their own child on skin color.

Actually, I am. Systemic racism is a pretty big problem that has been exacerbated during reopening.

The systemic racism was/is keeping black kids out of school and not ensuring they had equal access to in person school. Unless you’re suggesting that white kids should have been kept in DL to keep things equal?

And I’m sure it’s hard for teachers and admins to accept that in this year of racial reckoning and florid declarations of equity, they were responsible for the biggest act of systemic racism in DC schools since segregation. But that’s how systemic racism works ... it’s a system, so you don’t feel individually responsible.

Lmaoooooooo
Then I guess white women feel guilty that they bolster white supremacy. But yo don’t feel individually responsible.
Ps. Low SES families wanted DL.

No they did not uniformly want DL. And they received strong messages that IPL was unsafe and were directly and indirectly discouraged from taking IPL spots.

+1000. And most importantly it was the wron thing to do for kids. For low income kids and for all kids. I have worked for a decade in education policy, with unions, with govt, with philanthropy. The way this all was handled makes me want to run screaming from the public school system. This was a huge mistake that will have grave consequences for a generation of poor kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What would have been wrong with just giving everyone a choice? Families that want IPL should get IPL. Families that want virtual can stay virtual. So tired of the condescending sermons on both sides. The only winner was WTU fanning all this division to keep schools shut for everyone.

Because as much as people here don’t want to accept, we should not give parents the “choice” to keep their kids out of school.

Bingo. This is the truth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What would have been wrong with just giving everyone a choice? Families that want IPL should get IPL. Families that want virtual can stay virtual. So tired of the condescending sermons on both sides. The only winner was WTU fanning all this division to keep schools shut for everyone.

Because as much as people here don’t want to accept, we should not give parents the “choice” to keep their kids out of school.

Exactly this. School is compulsory for a reason.

[Anonymous]

I’m a DCPS a teacher who has returned to in person learning along with two handfuls of my colleagues. By and large, the kids don’t come.

Do you hate us too, or just the teachers who are still working from home on a daily basis?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a DCPS a teacher who has returned to in person learning along with two handfuls of my colleagues. By and large, the kids don’t come.

Do you hate us too, or just the teachers who are still working from home on a daily basis?

Does it matter? We seriously don't need validation from these moms. I teach IPL too and 90% of my kids come everyday, it's too late in the year but those who missed 3 days in a row were dropped and put back to DL and 'traded' with another student.
Some parents don't value education but yes, that's our fault lol.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a DCPS a teacher who has returned to in person learning along with two handfuls of my colleagues. By and large, the kids don’t come.

Do you hate us too, or just the teachers who are still working from home on a daily basis?

Certainly don't hate you - I think we all thank you for doing your jobs. It's your union that's the problem and the position it's put you in. Might be nice for the WTU to show up at all of the high school graduations at Audi Field and apologize to the seniors from whom they stole their last year in high school. But of course they won't, because they don't care about them.

[Anonymous]

ah, memories...

https://twitter.com/debbietruong/status/1287812716950884352?s=20

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Anonymous wrote:ah, memories...

https://twitter.com/debbietruong/status/1287812716950884352?s=20

Don't forget this one

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-william-teachers-union-apologizes-for-child-size-coffin-props-at-protest/2440259/

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a DCPS a teacher who has returned to in person learning along with two handfuls of my colleagues. By and large, the kids don’t come.

Do you hate us too, or just the teachers who are still working from home on a daily basis?

Certainly don't hate you - I think we all thank you for doing your jobs. It's your union that's the problem and the position it's put you in. Might be nice for the WTU to show up at all of the high school graduations at Audi Field and apologize to the seniors from whom they stole their last year in high school. But of course they won't, because they don't care about them.

You need professional help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a DCPS a teacher who has returned to in person learning along with two handfuls of my colleagues. By and large, the kids don’t come.

Do you hate us too, or just the teachers who are still working from home on a daily basis?

Isn't this your own fault?

WTU has spent the past year lying to the public about the risks of reopening schools.

Maybe it's not a coincidence that more highly educated, sophisticated parents, who saw through WTU's brazen and shameless lies, want their kids back in the classroom. And poorly educated parents think their kids are all going to die if they step in a classroom.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, the anti-WTU poster(s) give them far more power than they have. The poster(s) have made them seems like a powerful cabal of lazy people. It’s comical yet deeply annoying. Get some help.