I’m getting nervous about school because of delta

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Anonymous wrote:Where did all the "listen to science" people go?

The vaccine works. Really, it does. Get the vaccine and drop the mask.

Masks work too. The unvaccinated people can wear a mask.

Pick one: Mask or shot or accept the personal risk and move on.

So get the shot *or* wear a mask and open the damn schools,

Chill. The schools aren’t going to close unless kids start dying. Luckily, we have Texas, Florida, and Missouri who can serve as worst case test scenarios for us.

The problem is all our unvaccinated citizens are a breeding ground for new variants, and Delta is like 1000 X transmissible as what we dealt with in the spring. In England, if recent news is correct, forty percent of those hospitalized with COVID were fully vaccinated.

What we need to do is roll out those booster shots stat. Fauci’s directives always seem a month or two behind. I don’t know why people revere him so much.

No, the problem is all the unvaccinated kids who aren't eligible being put together with no precautions. In this area, majority adults are vaccinated.

We're not doing that here.

Yeah, I think ES kids will be masked.

Yep. I'd say we can count on it.

We need to start issuing vaccine mandates for everyone in high schools and for ES faculty and staff (especially important since the kids can’t be vaccinated). The more news I read, the more worried I become. Things don’t look so great in Europe right now. I think Macron has the right idea, but we have the stupidly slow FDA to contend with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where did all the "listen to science" people go?

The vaccine works. Really, it does. Get the vaccine and drop the mask.

Masks work too. The unvaccinated people can wear a mask.

Pick one: Mask or shot or accept the personal risk and move on.

So get the shot *or* wear a mask and open the damn schools,

The science says the viral load in those with the delta variant is 1000 times the original strain and Israel says Pfizer is only 39% effective against the delta variant for mild to moderate cases. There will be a recommendation for shots AND masks coming. It won't be or. I'm ok with that but schools need to be open.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

Says a person who didn’t have to teach concurrent and doesn’t know the absolute ineffective hell it is

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

Says a person who didn’t have to teach concurrent and doesn’t know the absolute ineffective hell it is

Of course! Says a mom who would like to make sure kids don't go in contagious and kids don't get disconnected from school. The entire developed world has been working on concurrent for 18 months. Surely there have been developments beyond 'absolute ineffective hell'?

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Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

Says a person who didn’t have to teach concurrent and doesn’t know the absolute ineffective hell it is

Of course! Says a mom who would like to make sure kids don't go in contagious and kids don't get disconnected from school. The entire developed world has been working on concurrent for 18 months. Surely there have been developments beyond 'absolute ineffective hell'?

Not in school. It was barely sustainable this spring let alone a whole school year when every day the amount of students trying to tune in concurrently will be unknown and changing. They can’t rely on that for a whole school year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

Says a person who didn’t have to teach concurrent and doesn’t know the absolute ineffective hell it is

Of course! Says a mom who would like to make sure kids don't go in contagious and kids don't get disconnected from school. The entire developed world has been working on concurrent for 18 months. Surely there have been developments beyond 'absolute ineffective hell'?

Not in school. It was barely sustainable this spring let alone a whole school year when every day the amount of students trying to tune in concurrently will be unknown and changing. They can’t rely on that for a whole school year.

Yep, no concurrent. No good comes out of that at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t the guidelines say that being masked meant you wouldn’t have to quarantine?

Not last year. We had to quarantine at the end of the year for outdoor playground while masked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

Different teacher here. I, too, will refuse to do informal concurrent. If you want to keep your kids home, go ahead, but don’t expect special “online” accommodations. Consider doing Virtual VA if you are worried.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

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What the…? Do you want schools open or not? Teachers will not do concurrent teaching. It is awful for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

Different teacher here. I, too, will refuse to do informal concurrent. If you want to keep your kids home, go ahead, but don’t expect special “online” accommodations. Consider doing Virtual VA if you are worried.

Im the first teacher PP. The absolute best I could do would be “ok a google meet is open and you can watch.” There is no way I would be responsive to a chat, attending to their questions, etc. Literally you watch from home I guess because I have to actually TEACH the kids in the room. Those of us who taught concurrent this spring know how sporadic attendance could be because kids figured if they didn’t feel like going to school that day they’d just stay home. It sucked never knowing who would be in person or at home, and trying to juggle the needs of two groups was impossible. It truly was. We cannot be expected to do that again for the whole year and have kids actually learn. It will not work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

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What the…? Do you want schools open or not? Teachers will not do concurrent teaching. It is awful for everyone.

We’ve pretty much been promised we will not have to do concurrent instruction this school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If students are constantly having to quarantine for 10 days, how are they going to make up work and lessons? They won’t be able to watch virtually anymore. This is going to be tough.

Teacher here. My biggest concern with this is we will be expected to just open a google meet for them to attend class from home. “Informal” concurrent if you will. And my other fear regarding that is if we have to do it, kids will start treating attendance as optional and just say “hey I’m home open a google meet” and it’s no holds barred. Schools HAVE to develop a plan for this and stick to it because I am not having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids . I refuse.

Do you have a plan in mind? "Having a google meet open daily for 2-3 absent kids" sounded exactly like the type of flexibility necessary right now, to keep students engaged and safe.

+1

What the…? Do you want schools open or not? Teachers will not do concurrent teaching. It is awful for everyone.

We’ve pretty much been promised we will not have to do concurrent instruction this school year.

Yes but I need a real plan from the district then on what happens if kids are quarantining. Because saying “official” concurrent isn’t happening isn’t convincing me “informal” on the fly concurrent as kids have to stay home won’t.