Private School Teachers are Scared

[Anonymous]

I won’t say which school I’m affiliated with but just want you to know that many are scared to come back and they are making it known to their Heads of School. Our teachers are not unique; this is the general sentiment among private school teachers I this area who are having to teach in person. Those of you who think it will be sunshine and roses and business as usual are sorely mistaken. Think no papers collected from students, all assessments done online, no library books either from the regular school library or the classroom library, etc.

[Anonymous]

Tell that to retail store workers.

[Anonymous]

Private school parents are scared too.

Some aren't, and you will mostly hear noise from them. I recommend sound cancelling ear phones.

[Anonymous]

All teachers are scared and I don't blame them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I won’t say which school I’m affiliated with but just want you to know that many are scared to come back and they are making it known to their Heads of School. Our teachers are not unique; this is the general sentiment among private school teachers I this area who are having to teach in person. Those of you who think it will be sunshine and roses and business as usual are sorely mistaken. Think no papers collected from students, all assessments done online, no library books either from the regular school library or the classroom library, etc.

I don't think anyone thinks this. It's just better than the even worse alternative of DL for young kids. We both work FT and one of us is a frontline health worker, no family in the area, and can't easily afford tutors/nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell that to retail store workers.

Right, or to the front line and other health care workers taking care of the teachers' children.

[Anonymous]

Papers can be put in a bin on Thursday and read the following Monday. There are adjustments to be made, but it can be done. They can also be submitted electronically.

[Anonymous]

Private school teachers are about to be out of a job when their private schools go out of business due to lack of enrollment after this utter catastrophe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell that to retail store workers.

I’m OP and I’m not a teacher. Right, or to the front line and other health care workers taking care of the teachers' children.

I never said that they are worse off than any of these other workers who have returned to work. My point was that the sentiment on this board makes it seem like these teachers are excited to return to school and they will be as nurturing, loving and ambitious as in previous years. That’s not the case and there’s really nothing Admin can do about it because no one is lining up to take their jobs.

[Anonymous]

Everyone is scared. Teachers are not different than anyone else and I’m so tired of hearing about how THEY feel as if it trumps every other working member of society.

[Anonymous]

Why wouldn’t teachers collect papers? That’s loony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell that to retail store workers.

I’m OP and I’m not a teacher. Right, or to the front line and other health care workers taking care of the teachers' children.

I never said that they are worse off than any of these other workers who have returned to work. My point was that the sentiment on this board makes it seem like these teachers are excited to return to school and they will be as nurturing, loving and ambitious as in previous years. That’s not the case and there’s really nothing Admin can do about it because no one is lining up to take their jobs.

Oops. I really screwed up the quote. I’m OP and I’m not a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t teachers collect papers? That’s loony.

Hygiene theater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private school teachers are about to be out of a job when their private schools go out of business due to lack of enrollment after this utter catastrophe

I’m a teacher and you’re exactly right. I am planning to update my license this year (I let it lapse when I moved to private a while back) because I truly do not expect the small privates to survive. Parents aren’t going to pay for this for another year and I can’t really blame them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell that to retail store workers.

That's right. Tell it to those people who get paid less than teachers, are most likely living paycheck to paycheck, and who most likely can't switch to a different line of work.