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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only reason DC schools have been closed so long is because of WTU. Bowser wanted schools to reopen in August, the medical community said it was totally safe and teachers refused to go to work because they didn’t *feel* it was safe (and they’d get paid the same regardless of whether they showed up for work so it was no skin off their back). That’s the only reason schools have been closed so long even as schools in most of the rest of the country, not to mention private schools and daycares in DC, were open for business.[/quote]

This. It's amazing how WTU members are now trying to pretend that this didn't happen.[/quote]

yeah it was “just” a weency little strike to refuse to let SN kids return! totally not teachers’ fault. [/quote]

I used to get really mad at DCUM until I went back to my WOTP school and realized that there maybe like 2% of the school community that thinks like the people on here and the rest actually understand that the situation was more complicated than “teachers hate kids”.
I’m glad you have your own weird little corner of the internet though. Better than having you lash out at me [/quote]

Yeah, you have no idea whah people at your school think because they are scared to speak up. You can’t erase the fact that in November my child’s teachers - his actual teachers - went on strike specifically to keep him and the other kids with IEPs out of the classroom. But go on and reduce that to a caricature because it doesn’t match your little self-serving bubble. Like it or not DCUM is where you will actually hear what people think. [/quote]

I agree.  I now treat all parents as if they think I am useless trash.  It really is a sad development but this has whole thing has pointed out to me what people really think when they are at home.  Oh well [/quote]

My kid’s teachers know exactly what I think, because I told them. They didn’t deserve to be insulated from the consequences of their actions. Now they have my child back in class and can see for themselves what a bad situation it is. There’s nothing “sad” about it. You took certain actions with predictable results. [/quote]

Oh I agree. I just think it has changed the dynamic.  But in the end it doesn’t really bother me much.  This is a job, I never participated in the teacher appreciation stuff (thought it was dumb) and refused to accept any sort of gifts or gift card (it’s inappropriate and I’m not in a tipped job).

It had affected my colleagues a lot more.  They thought parents and teachers were friends and on the same side.  We are not. And I think it was about time for people to realize that. [/quote]

you and I are in agreement then, which somewhat ironically means I probably respect you more as a professional than the “we love teachers” crowd. my child’s best teachers have been the no-nonsense pros who did not care about parents but were fantastic at what they did. [/quote]

All I need is respect. You don't give your doctor gifts but you respect them. Don't talk down to me and we'll have no issues. I'm not your mammy or slave, nor your kid's. I teach IPL out of choice but if I choose to continue DL you have a few options to hope you get another teacher, homeschool, private, move, etc. That is what people do when they don't like the free service provided. Teachers have been working, if you feel the quality has been lowered you have choices.

I however do not want to run a low quality classroom, can't blame others for choosing their family and kids over yours. [/quote]

FYI: you might want to take a civics lesson yourself. Public school isn't a "free service." We pay for it through our taxes. And respect is earned. I respect a lot of professionals. I lost respect for teachers who used a global pandemic as an excuse not to do their jobs while cosplaying as "front line" workers. And who continue to support a union that uses children as human shields to negotiate deals for themselves. I have just as much contempt for our mayor, who caved in to all of their demands.  IPL shouldn't be a "choice" that teachers get to make based on what they "feel" is safe. It can and should always have been about the scientific evidence, which clearly showed it was safe to return. Your union rejected that in favor of lies and PR stunts. [/quote]

Well said.[/quote]

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