Mark Seagraves confirms the Nov 2nd Sick Out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good news!

I’m a parent, and I stand with the teachers.

DCPS Central Office and the Chancellor need to get their house in order, take a pause, ENGAGE parents and teachers, and aim to reopen with a real, safe, plan in Feb.

Thank you. You have no idea how much your support means. We support you and your family too! We are here for you and will be advocating for you and your families.

No you don't. Your stupid plan targets children and families instead of management. How do you people have no idea how to conduct a strike?

Dear previous teacher poster,
Please know that 1,000 DCPS parents signed this letter of solidarity with you.

ONE THOUSAND. In just a few days.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEj2ex2OnG8RNLlt_6htHHNg8v6KKydXrVefwRE6kxyLDmGQ/closedform

There’s a lot of conservatives out there who want to damage public schools and damage unions, because a few rightwing billionaires can make money by privatizing education. And this opinion, for whatever reason, is overrepresented on DCUM.

Parents are with the teachers. DCPS has no good options because of Republicans mismanaging the pandemic.
But parents all know you’re trying hard.

Real DCPS parents reading this thread, I encourage you to send a note to your teachers now talking about what you’re happy about with their teaching, and saying you support them.

(I’m sure we’ll get more anti-union, anti-teacher replies to this. Ignore them!)

Dear clueless parent,
Please know that there is a large, silent majority of parents who think it’s a travesty. We aren’t conservatives, as much as you’d love to think that.

+100. Arch liberal here who's fed up with WTU refuseniks. Kids need to be back in school at least 2 days a week. I have a PhD, a lawyer spouse and a big house near Lincoln Park. Knowing that I'm struggling to help my little kids learn much of anything via DL, leaves me certain that most of the poor kids are screwed.

DCPS is proposing a reasonable reopening to help the most vulnerable young students, after WTU rejected their two-daily shifts proposal (a MUCH better approach) over the summer. The science just doesn't support the view that ES are super spreader events. NYC has hardly seen any Covid in schools in the past six weeks. Come on, WTU, stop playing hardball with Bowser over re-opening because you've had a fraught relationship with her all along.

Yup. If you knew me in real life, you would identify me as a hippiesh liberal -- I'm absolutely furious with teachers and the WTU. Lost all sympathy from me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good news!

I’m a parent, and I stand with the teachers.

DCPS Central Office and the Chancellor need to get their house in order, take a pause, ENGAGE parents and teachers, and aim to reopen with a real, safe, plan in Feb.

Thank you. You have no idea how much your support means. We support you and your family too! We are here for you and will be advocating for you and your families.

No you don't. Your stupid plan targets children and families instead of management. How do you people have no idea how to conduct a strike?

Dear previous teacher poster,
Please know that 1,000 DCPS parents signed this letter of solidarity with you.

ONE THOUSAND. In just a few days.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEj2ex2OnG8RNLlt_6htHHNg8v6KKydXrVefwRE6kxyLDmGQ/closedform

There’s a lot of conservatives out there who want to damage public schools and damage unions, because a few rightwing billionaires can make money by privatizing education. And this opinion, for whatever reason, is overrepresented on DCUM.

Parents are with the teachers. DCPS has no good options because of Republicans mismanaging the pandemic.
But parents all know you’re trying hard.

Real DCPS parents reading this thread, I encourage you to send a note to your teachers now talking about what you’re happy about with their teaching, and saying you support them.

(I’m sure we’ll get more anti-union, anti-teacher replies to this. Ignore them!)

Dear clueless parent,
Please know that there is a large, silent majority of parents who think it’s a travesty. We aren’t conservatives, as much as you’d love to think that.

Aww, this is so cute. In the 90s online, this was known as the "all the lurkers agree with me" fallacy.

BS.

All I can tell you is that I got multiple, private emails from parents agreeing with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good news!

I’m a parent, and I stand with the teachers.

DCPS Central Office and the Chancellor need to get their house in order, take a pause, ENGAGE parents and teachers, and aim to reopen with a real, safe, plan in Feb.

Thank you. You have no idea how much your support means. We support you and your family too! We are here for you and will be advocating for you and your families.

No you don't. Your stupid plan targets children and families instead of management. How do you people have no idea how to conduct a strike?

Dear previous teacher poster,
Please know that 1,000 DCPS parents signed this letter of solidarity with you.



Post them or you are lying. That’s the standard other posters are held to
ONE THOUSAND. In just a few days.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEj2ex2OnG8RNLlt_6htHHNg8v6KKydXrVefwRE6kxyLDmGQ/closedform

There’s a lot of conservatives out there who want to damage public schools and damage unions, because a few rightwing billionaires can make money by privatizing education. And this opinion, for whatever reason, is overrepresented on DCUM.

Parents are with the teachers. DCPS has no good options because of Republicans mismanaging the pandemic.
But parents all know you’re trying hard.

Real DCPS parents reading this thread, I encourage you to send a note to your teachers now talking about what you’re happy about with their teaching, and saying you support them.

(I’m sure we’ll get more anti-union, anti-teacher replies to this. Ignore them!)

Dear clueless parent,
Please know that there is a large, silent majority of parents who think it’s a travesty. We aren’t conservatives, as much as you’d love to think that.

Aww, this is so cute. In the 90s online, this was known as the "all the lurkers agree with me" fallacy.

BS.

All I can tell you is that I got multiple, private emails from parents agreeing with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good news!

I’m a parent, and I stand with the teachers.

DCPS Central Office and the Chancellor need to get their house in order, take a pause, ENGAGE parents and teachers, and aim to reopen with a real, safe, plan in Feb.

Thank you. You have no idea how much your support means. We support you and your family too! We are here for you and will be advocating for you and your families.

No you don't. Your stupid plan targets children and families instead of management. How do you people have no idea how to conduct a strike?

Dear previous teacher poster,
Please know that 1,000 DCPS parents signed this letter of solidarity with you.

ONE THOUSAND. In just a few days.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEj2ex2OnG8RNLlt_6htHHNg8v6KKydXrVefwRE6kxyLDmGQ/closedform

There’s a lot of conservatives out there who want to damage public schools and damage unions, because a few rightwing billionaires can make money by privatizing education. And this opinion, for whatever reason, is overrepresented on DCUM.

Parents are with the teachers. DCPS has no good options because of Republicans mismanaging the pandemic.
But parents all know you’re trying hard.

Real DCPS parents reading this thread, I encourage you to send a note to your teachers now talking about what you’re happy about with their teaching, and saying you support them.

(I’m sure we’ll get more anti-union, anti-teacher replies to this. Ignore them!)

Dear clueless parent,
Please know that there is a large, silent majority of parents who think it’s a travesty. We aren’t conservatives, as much as you’d love to think that.

Aww, this is so cute. In the 90s online, this was known as the "all the lurkers agree with me" fallacy.

BS.

All I can tell you is that I got multiple, private emails from parents agreeing with me.

Post them or you are lying.

[Anonymous]

This is what happens when DCPS & the Mayor disrespect & disregard & ignore & refuse to hear the ideas of teachers and principals. You can’t teach people like crap & expect people to just take it forever. Call the mayor & tell her to get to the table & negotiate in good faith finally.
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This is what happens when DCPS & the Mayor disrespect & disregard & ignore & refuse to hear the ideas of teachers and principals. You can’t teach people like crap & expect people to just take it forever. Call the mayor & tell her to get to the table & negotiate in good faith finally.
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thanks for spamming every thread with that exact comment!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This is what happens when DCPS & the Mayor disrespect & disregard & ignore & refuse to hear the ideas of teachers and principals. You can’t teach people like crap & expect people to just take it forever. Call the mayor & tell her to get to the table & negotiate in good faith finally.
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Freudian slip?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This is what happens when DCPS & the Mayor disrespect & disregard & ignore & refuse to hear the ideas of teachers and principals. You can’t teach people like crap & expect people to just take it forever. Call the mayor & tell her to get to the table & negotiate in good faith finally.
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Completely agree. We can't allow teachers to teach students like crap indefinitely- they need to go back to school and receive a proper education.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kids need to go back to school period. I have teens who are great students and independent learners so I don't have to engage much with them on that front but there is so much more that's needed and that all students are missing out on. And for smaller children or those not in good environments this is so sad. LET'S AT LEAST TRY! YOU CAN'T FAIL IF YOU DON'T TRY! Stop living in fear and let's move forward. This disease won't go away. We can't keep hiding, we must learn to live with it and move forward. Seems like many other states and countries are placing children first. England locking down but now closing schools...hmm, children first. Teachers stop being so scared of the unknown. 20+ year Army retiree here, we just make a plan, execute it, if it fails, make a new plan. We don't just sit in fear in the corner waiting for someone else to take care of things. I'm over all this back and forth. JUST TRY!!!

Teachers get the short end of the stick all the time. And they should have been critical partners in the reopening plan. It’s very frustrating. But I agree with this sentiment above. It’s time to try and teachers should be putting out the message that it’s time to get back to school in some way. If it doesn’t work, we do something else. But at least we get started.

I agree *except* you should first try with a plan that has promise to start with. Trying with a clearly flawed plan is folly.

Have the teachers proposed their own plan for reopening? They don't have to be in negotiations to put out a proposal. All I've heard is that they have demands. That doesn't give them the same claim to the higher ground that a proposal supporting some sort of reopening would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good news!

I’m a parent, and I stand with the teachers.

DCPS Central Office and the Chancellor need to get their house in order, take a pause, ENGAGE parents and teachers, and aim to reopen with a real, safe, plan in Feb.

Thank you. You have no idea how much your support means. We support you and your family too! We are here for you and will be advocating for you and your families.

Oh no you do not support families. Not at all. If you did, you’d be doing your jobs.

Exactly. You would be. We know that this isn't a lot of you, but your union is taking this way too far. I know that a lot of the goodwill at our WOTP elementary towards the teachers is completely evaporating. Know that you are making children PAWNS in your power play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is what happens when DCPS & the Mayor disrespect & disregard & ignore & refuse to hear the ideas of teachers and principals. You can’t teach people like crap & expect people to just take it forever. Call the mayor & tell her to get to the table & negotiate in good faith finally.
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Freudian slip?

are they even pretending anymore?