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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry folks, I love it this way. Some effort but a full paycheck. Knowing MCPS I'm 100% sure they won't open for a long time.[/quote]

You're a teacher apparently? I have two friends who teach elementary and they've both said they enjoy working from home. Now that they figured out how to use Zoom, they're settled in and don't want to go back.[/quote]

I don’t know anyone saying this IRL. Every teacher I know says DL is much harder than being in the classroom. We’re frustrated at how little we’re allowed to do —at least at my school which permits no more than two 45 min live sessions a week (neither can be mandatory) and just two gradable assignments. Everyone I talk to is concerned about how to engage unmotivated students who are in the same room as their pet, video games, a sibling (who they might be babysitting) or just a bed.

I have serious health concerns about reopening normally. But there’s nothing fun, relaxing, or easier about DL. It’s only preferable because I don’t want to die.[/quote]
I agree. This wasn’t my long game when I became a teacher. I never anticipated working from home. 
At the same time, my husband has a history of serious lung problems. He is in law school and I’m our sole breadwinner now. I’m sick of people saying, “okay then quit”. No. I worked for my masters in education. I paid for it. I’m not going to quit. They’re going to have to put predictions in place to decrease density, keep sick children out of school, provide me with cleaning supplies, provide testing and tracing, etc. If not? Then distance learning is our only choice. I don’t want it to be. I’m not asking for a vaccine. But if they won’t create and enforce strict policies regarding health and safety then we can’t go back. [/quote]

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