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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its like Teachers got frozen in time and are stuck on March 20th when the US shut down and we thought everyone who left their house would get COVID and die.

Fast forward, we know so much more now. People are SAFELY returning to work with PPE, safeguards, modifications to their work space/hours/business but we still hear teachers crying about not wanting to die. 
It is like they haven't realized that 90% of us are back in offices, businesses and going about or daily lives with masks and other precautions. 
Oh!!! But the kids can't be safe!!! 
Well, yes they can as proven by Day cares, camps, sports and playdates. THey can also wear masks. Gasp, I know!!!
You can also turn gyms, cafeterias, libraries into classrooms to spread kids out. You can also change the schedule a bit. Hell have 2 groups, one in the am, one in the after. Or get even more creative and have an evening session for those who want/need.

[b]Teachers just dont' get it and I don't get why they want to DL. By all accounts it is more stressful, more work and really limitied learning can take place at gradeschool level. Why in the hell are they wanting this[/b]?

It also makes me wonder about my children's safety in their care. What about fires, active shooters, hurricanes? Will they run away and leave the kids to fend for themselves because they don't want to die??[/quote]

I honestly believe most teachers " do get it" and most don't really think it's that risky.  And no, DL isn't necessarily more stressful and more work. [b] For some subjects it probably is.  And possibly even for lower elementary school as a whole.[/b]  But for MS and above not really.  And a lot of the stress we dealt with in the spring was because it was so suddent and we had no idea how to even approach DL and were spending hours and hours trying to figure it out.  My guess is that for many teachers (at least those in the upper grades) once the kinks get worked out it will be a lot less stressful than it was in the spring.  [/quote]

As a primary teacher I have pointed this out in response to those who say teachers “won DL” or that teachers won’t want to give up DL, but IME nobody I know who teaches elementary grades sees this DL as being less stressful or easier. When I have posted this I have been told I speak for myself or “.00000001 % of the teachers”, but I honestly don’t know anyone looking forward to DL as a primary grade teacher.[/quote]

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