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[quote=mombn]I'm sorry that we are all going through this and I know everyone is just concerned about their children. I do hope that if everyone on here is a Burgundy parent that you think back to the values of our school and about what that means during this pandemic. It is not just about you. I also think that to put this on the teachers and accuse them of being lazy or spoiled is really rotten. I think the Burgundy teachers are some of the most committed I know. From conversations I have had, much of the desire for the recommended plan is based on the teachers being truly concerned about the academic and mental health implications of on campus learning. I had visions of this being like normal school, but with masks and handwashing because that has been the changes I have had to make to my life. When I started to really think about how this will play out in reality in a classroom, I don't want my kid working through a math problem or trying to spell out a word with a teacher not able to help from six feet away because he/she can't get close and can't see clearly through the goggles ad mask they need to wear. I don't think that will be healthy for my kids or support their actual learning. I fear for their mental health under those circumstances and I fear that the joy they find in learning will be completely replaced with frustration. That happened a bit with distance learning of course, but i think it would be far worse with what we would face with full-time in person class. I also have concerns for not just the health implications for the teachers, but the stress that this will put upon them and what that means for my kids. I would be much more satisfied with a teacher who has put time and effort into distance learning (they have hopefully had time to prepare and improve over the summer) than one who is monitoring mask wearing, cleaning the bathroom between uses, keeping kids six feet apart, trying to teach through a ceiling camera to the kids that are health compromised and at home learning, etc... Yes, in person would give me childcare so I could do my job (i'm fully acknowledging that I do have the flexibility to work remotely, but also work 60+ hours a week) more easily, but the learning sacrifices seem really real to me.  2020 has also made me think a lot about my values and living my values. I am just not comfortable pressuring teachers to do something they aren't comfortable with and I am not comfortable devaluing them and their expertise and health. I'd rather my mental health and sleep suffer than impose suffering on other people even if I am paying a ton of money for school. These are crappy times, but I hope I can look back on them and live with myself. [/quote]

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