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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get where you’re coming from, OP. Even Montgomery County and Fairfax County have organized, public groups of parents calling for reopening. DCPS parents are much more likely to be a bit clueless and overly idealistic, so the official line is “support the teachers!!” If you go against that publicly, you risk your child’s reputation.  It’s kind of a small-town feeling. I think also DCPS parents are so used to feeling like the school reflects their choice and identity, which makes them feel overly identified with the teachers. Basically they feel like the way to preserve their precious “school community” is to keep the schools closed until the teachers feel totally happy. They dread seeming mean or “unempathetic” and hence cannot publicly call out the WTU. What this all boils down to is that [b]they only really care about their own kids[/b], as a practical matter, and [b]don’t really value school as education[/b]. [/quote]

Nailed it![/quote]

I think I did nail it, and it’s really perplexing. I think it’s a reflection of privilege (“Larla is bright and will be fine!”), an unshakeable belief in their child’s place in the meritocracy that someone dispenses with the need for education as long as the child is taking all the required steps in the meritocracy ladder. Right now, that step is “support the teacher’s! it’s not safe!” so all is well. [/quote]

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