Hot-mic moment captures how some educators really feel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

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Will you pro-DL people not stop centering yourself in everything? It's not "funny." It is not remotely "funny."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

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and in this case, it's mostly Latinos who wanted to be in school. But you can't really accept this, because it ruins your whole narrative that only wealthy white parents want to be back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

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and in this case, it's mostly Latinos who wanted to be in school. But you can't really accept this, because it ruins your whole narrative that only wealthy white parents want to be back.

I think it's the same teacher above who also referred to her students as "low income Hispanics." Appalling, of course.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

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and in this case, it's mostly Latinos who wanted to be in school. But you can't really accept this, because it ruins your whole narrative that only wealthy white parents want to be back.

The school district is majority Hispanic so duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

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and in this case, it's mostly Latinos who wanted to be in school. But you can't really accept this, because it ruins your whole narrative that only wealthy white parents want to be back.

The school district is majority Hispanic so duh.

...and they wanted to go back to school.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately the Superintendent was on the call and didn’t speak up at the time the comments were made. He should be fired as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately the Superintendent was on the call and didn’t speak up at the time the comments were made. He should be fired as well.

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[Anonymous]

Dear teacher who refers to students as "Hispanic," let me explain to you why you should refer to us as Latino/a. I'm about to do some emotional labor here, which I'm 99% sure you're going to ignore because you think your familiarity with us gives you some kind of authority.

Hispanic and Latino are often conflated. They are not the same. Hispanic refers to the language and Latino refers to the culture. If you have indigenous students in your classes (and if you have any from central America, you almost certainly do), these are Latinos, not Hispanics. Some of them may even speak Spanish, as is common in Guatemala, but that's the language of the colonizers. Brazilians are Latinos, not Hispanics. I can go on. This is just like how we don't call all Alaska Natives "Inuit" anymore.

Aside from mislabeling people with a moniker that refers to a particular language, "Hispanic" also refers to the colonizing culture. Many Latinos find it offensive for this reason.

I'm not going to get into Latinx. I don't understand it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear teacher who refers to students as "Hispanic," let me explain to you why you should refer to us as Latino/a. I'm about to do some emotional labor here, which I'm 99% sure you're going to ignore because you think your familiarity with us gives you some kind of authority.

Hispanic and Latino are often conflated. They are not the same. Hispanic refers to the language and Latino refers to the culture. If you have indigenous students in your classes (and if you have any from central America, you almost certainly do), these are Latinos, not Hispanics. Some of them may even speak Spanish, as is common in Guatemala, but that's the language of the colonizers. Brazilians are Latinos, not Hispanics. I can go on. This is just like how we don't call all Alaska Natives "Inuit" anymore.

Aside from mislabeling people with a moniker that refers to a particular language, "Hispanic" also refers to the colonizing culture. Many Latinos find it offensive for this reason.

I'm not going to get into Latinx. I don't understand it.

You didn't have to do that ... but thank you. You were gracious and kind, unlike that teacher.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shameful for these school officials to mock their own constituents like that. They have lost all moral authority in my eyes. Good luck getting me to vote for another school bond proposal!

I think school bond proposals will be failing all over this country in the coming years.

Never again, Fairfax County. Although I think the enrollment drop will obviate the need.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The entitlement is mind blowing.

Like it's soooooooo outrageous for taxpayers to expect school teachers to either actually do their jobs or to quit and stop getting money for nothing.

Teachers are doing their jobs. They are not getting "money for nothing." But you already knew that.

This is what public schools are offering during a pandemic? Don't like it? There's the door. Enjoy paying out the nose for private, if you can even get into one.

The bolded is the unions talking. It should never have been up to the unions. It should be up to the taxpayers. We're the ones paying for the service, so we should be the ones to decide what we're willing to pay for.

We should fire all the teachers and start again. Hire new teachers (or the good ones back), actually pay teachers based on performance, and start spending the vast majority of the money on teachers and kids rather than paper pushers sitting behind desks doing nothing for students.

Or just do away with large districts by approving more and more charter schools. They achieve the same outcomes or better for far less money. And they can operate independently and make the best decisions for students.

I agree with the fire rehire, but it’s a mess to implement. Charters and vouchers are coming though. And I am there for it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

No. Thar is just the rhetoric the unions are putting forth, but as you can see from this example, Latino parents are extremely concerned about the total loss of education as well.

That having been said, I do think white voices are dominating the conversation. They dominate the union rhetoric too.

No, it is not. I teach low-income Hispanics and a very small minority of them are returning to school. My son goes to school with most wealthy white students and nearly all of his classmates want to return,

...do you really teach them and call them "low-income Hispanics"?

I guarantee you that’s a lot nicer than the terms she uses with her colleagues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

No. Thar is just the rhetoric the unions are putting forth, but as you can see from this example, Latino parents are extremely concerned about the total loss of education as well.

That having been said, I do think white voices are dominating the conversation. They dominate the union rhetoric too.

No, it is not. I teach low-income Hispanics and a very small minority of them are returning to school. My son goes to school with most wealthy white students and nearly all of his classmates want to return,

...do you really teach them and call them "low-income Hispanics"?

Yes. I say that to them. Do people understand who school board members are? In many cases, they are not teachers.

But in this case, the worst offender was. So, there’s that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny because it is the wealthy white parents who seem to want their babysitting back more than the low income Hispanics.

No. Thar is just the rhetoric the unions are putting forth, but as you can see from this example, Latino parents are extremely concerned about the total loss of education as well.

That having been said, I do think white voices are dominating the conversation. They dominate the union rhetoric too.

No, it is not. I teach low-income Hispanics and a very small minority of them are returning to school. My son goes to school with most wealthy white students and nearly all of his classmates want to return,

...do you really teach them and call them "low-income Hispanics"?

I guarantee you that’s a lot nicer than the terms she uses with her colleagues.

DP. Ugh. You are undoubtedly right.