Teachers: do you trust the families in your school to take COVID seriously?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

53% of teachers are vaccinated. 43% of support staff/bus driver's.

Sorry, what? Where are 53% of teachers vaccinated?

Not in my system. It’s only 28% for professional staff. Less than 10% for support staff and many of them do not have home internet to check for openings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

53% of teachers are vaccinated. 43% of support staff/bus driver's.

Sorry, what? Where are 53% of teachers vaccinated?

Not in my system. It’s only 28% for professional staff. Less than 10% for support staff and many of them do not have home internet to check for openings.

Everyone has a phone. Plenty of people don't have a computer at home but everyone has a phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

Not all teachers have been able to get vaccinated. I’ve been trying every day for weeks. I am preregistered everywhere. There’s never any slots available. They vanish in seconds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

53% of teachers are vaccinated. 43% of support staff/bus driver's.

Sorry, what? Where are 53% of teachers vaccinated?

Not in my system. It’s only 28% for professional staff. Less than 10% for support staff and many of them do not have home internet to check for openings.

Everyone has a phone. Plenty of people don't have a computer at home but everyone has a phone.

Not everyone has a smart phone.

[Anonymous]

Are teachers really more COVID-cautious than non-teachers? I have not seen this to be the case.

I am in the Midwest, in a state where most schools are at least open for 2 days per week of in-person learning. In my kids' private school, virtually everyone complies with COVID precautions in public places, such as schools and grocery stores. But most people are not doing strict social distancing in their private life. The teachers are no different. A minority are strictly SD-ing, a majority are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll get my second vaccine dose one week before the kids come back to school. So I don't really care much about trusting families "to take COVID seriously." (I teach HS.)

Lucky you. I probably will be able to get my FIRST shot the week students return.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

53% of teachers are vaccinated. 43% of support staff/bus driver's.

Sorry, what? Where are 53% of teachers vaccinated?

Not in my system. It’s only 28% for professional staff. Less than 10% for support staff and many of them do not have home internet to check for openings.

Everyone has a phone. Plenty of people don't have a computer at home but everyone has a phone.

Not everyone has a smart phone.

Yes, really, everyone has some sort of smartphone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really more COVID-cautious than non-teachers? I have not seen this to be the case.

I am in the Midwest, in a state where most schools are at least open for 2 days per week of in-person learning. In my kids' private school, virtually everyone complies with COVID precautions in public places, such as schools and grocery stores. But most people are not doing strict social distancing in their private life. The teachers are no different. A minority are strictly SD-ing, a majority are not.

No, at least not in my experience. The teachers in my life are similar to other groups, some cautious some not as much so. In my neighborhood, there are teachers who routinely walk close together and have indoor game nights, things I don't do. Some if it is a matter of choice. Like others, teachers distinguish between personal choices they want to make (i.e. risks they are willing to take in their personal lives), and being forced in an indoor environment they don't feel comfortable in (risks they don't want to take).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

53% of teachers are vaccinated. 43% of support staff/bus driver's.

Sorry, what? Where are 53% of teachers vaccinated?

Not in my system. It’s only 28% for professional staff. Less than 10% for support staff and many of them do not have home internet to check for openings.

Everyone has a phone. Plenty of people don't have a computer at home but everyone has a phone.

Not everyone has a smart phone.

Yes, really, everyone has some sort of smartphone.

No, they don't. My parents do not have smartphones. They also do not have internet service at their home. One of my sisters and an aunt also do not have smartphones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Fellow parent here. These idiots broadcast to the world they are eating out and traveling and they don't care about anyone, only about showing their wealth and IDGAF attitude. The disappointment runs deep.

Yes... to the first teacher poster who thinks no one cares, I think it's not specific to teachers -those flauting regs are putting their thumbs up at ALL society.

And yes, your message reads like you have done the minimum job and you are really proud of that. But - that's your job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, I do not trust the parents of my students. I have been diligently teaching every class period on my schedule virtually, so I have had a lot of interaction with my students. I have seen the foreign and domestic holidays and the large gatherings of multiple households of kids and parents. The parents don’t give a damn about my health, they just want their kids in school and will then continue to do whatever the hell they want, because they want to, whether or not it flies in the face of social distancing and safety protocol.

Before you say I am lazy, I am a teacher who has taught every one of my classes virtually for the full length of the clas periods and I have done hours of small group support and tutoring of students who need it throughout the pandemic. But this site and my experience in the pandemic have shown me that to parents I am a low value person whose health is a worthy sacrifice for your desire to have your kid back in person while you continue to flout distancing and travel guidelines.

Yes, I should get out of teaching if I feel this way, and I will do so as soon as I find an exit strategy and new career. The parents have soured me on my profession: I have read all the vitriol and hate here, and I Know very well what you think of me, a lowly teacher.

Do you want a cookie? "I do the minimum expected, so I am not a bad teacher. But also your mean words have hurt me to the bone." It'll be fun out there when you try to switch careers. Teachers have a really over-inflated sense of their value on the job market. I say this having taught teachers before; your skills at lesson planning may be formidable, but without alternative experience, that's meaningless in most office work, and I assume you're heading towards that and not...retail or something.

I do far more than the minimum.

I have a Harvard degree and an MA in my subject, plus “alternative experience” from before I went into teaching. I think I’ll be fine when I figure out what I want to do, thanks.

Your attitude toward teachers is horrible, though. I know plenty who are fiercely intelligent and well-educated, and they CHOSE to teach. Many are burnt out and looking to leave, though. People like you contribute to the brain drain funneling those with options out of the education sector, and that is a terrible thing for our children.

An honest question for the teacher - do you really think that people without other experience make an okay transition into other professions? My hypothesis has been no, because I have a family of teachers and some of what they don't know about basic white collar professions is really surprising to me. At the same time,if you put "baker/candlestick maker/accountant" in place of "teachers" when you hear complaints, the complaints the non-teachers give would be really shocking.

[Anonymous]

There are jobs to transfer to for teachers. I was a teacher and then wrote educational material for students (at NASA). There is a lot of that going on at museums, nonprofits etc. That’s just one thing. Teachers aren’t worthless and most probably have no desire to be in “white collar” office job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

They're vaccinated and wearing masks with limited numbers of kids in the classroom. Millions of Americans have been working jobs that require interactions with the public including private school teachers and daycare teachers. Get over it.

That’s the thing...All teachers will NOT be vaccinated. I’ve pre-registered at places that allow that, wake up around 5 a.m. each morning to click and refresh all the open tabs on my laptop to all the possible locations where I am eligible to receive a vaccine, and I still can’t get a damn appointment. It’s a game of luck.

If I was fully vaccinated, I would feel better about being in a classroom with 12 nine year olds. Like previous posters, I have also heard firsthand about all of the travel to different states and countries, sports tournaments, birthday parties, sleepovers, etc. from my students. My husband has multiple underlying health conditions and my family has made very different choices to keep ourselves safe. I can’t say the same for the families of my students.

Have you heard that their parents, friends, or siblings are sick, hospitalized, dead, or dying? If not, and if what you have heard is true, then that should reassure you somewhat.

Actually, yes I have. One of my students had Covid. I know of two families where both parents had Covid. One student’s grandmother died from Covid, another student’s uncle died of Covid, and another student’s (local) aunt and grandmother are currently hospitalized with Covid.

Where do you teach?

Silver Spring/Wheaton area, not too far from Holy Cross Hospital

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares???? They are vaccinated! Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense.

They're vaccinated and wearing masks with limited numbers of kids in the classroom. Millions of Americans have been working jobs that require interactions with the public including private school teachers and daycare teachers. Get over it.

That’s the thing...All teachers will NOT be vaccinated. I’ve pre-registered at places that allow that, wake up around 5 a.m. each morning to click and refresh all the open tabs on my laptop to all the possible locations where I am eligible to receive a vaccine, and I still can’t get a damn appointment. It’s a game of luck.

If I was fully vaccinated, I would feel better about being in a classroom with 12 nine year olds. Like previous posters, I have also heard firsthand about all of the travel to different states and countries, sports tournaments, birthday parties, sleepovers, etc. from my students. My husband has multiple underlying health conditions and my family has made very different choices to keep ourselves safe. I can’t say the same for the families of my students.

Have you heard that their parents, friends, or siblings are sick, hospitalized, dead, or dying? If not, and if what you have heard is true, then that should reassure you somewhat.

Actually, yes I have. One of my students had Covid. I know of two families where both parents had Covid. One student’s grandmother died from Covid, another student’s uncle died of Covid, and another student’s (local) aunt and grandmother are currently hospitalized with Covid.

Where do you teach?

Silver Spring/Wheaton area, not too far from Holy Cross Hospital

And are the families with all of these COVID deaths the same ones attending soccer tournaments, birthday parties, travel, etc.?

I assume there is a larger lower income population with multigenerational households?

[Anonymous]

I’m a parent, not a teacher, and have chosen virtual because I don’t trust anyone.
I’ve seen the Principal of our MCPS school not wear a mask at school in close, lengthy, proximity to the assistant Principal, who has a young family at home.

I don’t trust anyone. Most people are incredibly stupid about this.