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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a lot of people speculating that teachers just don't care about x or parents just don't care about y. Who cares about what is not the issue. We all have boundaries in our lives, things we will not tolerate. It is pretty rare that conversation with other people changes those boundaries. Further, we cannot force other people to change to suit our own needs. I know life would be easier that way, but people can only control their own actions, not others.

So, given the above, a lot of teachers have boundaries for what it will take for them to feel safe. [b]There are a lot of reasons why teachers have those boundaries, and it is really none of our business.[/b] They can absolutely care about the children, but feel the need to put themselves first. After all, no one on this planet is in charge of ensuring another neurotypical adult's well-being. The only person who can take care of you is you. In fact, teachers have been telling people for a long time pre-COVID that they care about their students, but they cannot solve the most pressing societal problems that interfere with student learning. No matter how much one loves teaching, at the end of the day it is a job and nothing more. Teachers can invest a lot in students, and it does not mean that administrators or the community will invest any more back in teachers. [/quote]

Each individual assess what [i]feels [/i]safe.  This often isn't based on some objective assessment of risk.  The problem for parents when teachers have feelings not based on risk assessment is that it can have a big impact on our lives and the lives of our kids.  So they can feel what they want to feel, but at the end of the day some sort of objective reality needs to step in. They can keep feeling however they want, but their feelings can no longer get in the way of school functioning.

I would think that the objective reality is really going to be the vaccine.  If you get the vaccine (both doses + two weeks) you really can't keep up a rational fear of covid.  If you do, then that's not something that we should all have to bend our lives around.[/quote]

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