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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is thread is wildly self righteous. As a teacher I hate to tell you that I would do the exact same thing the next time a deadly pandemic came through. I was back as soon as we could get vaccinated but wasn't going to risk my life for my work. Obviously we learned later that some measures weren't needed during Covid, but I'd much prefer being more cautious than aggressive when it comes to my life.[/quote]

Seriously. I don’t see any of these folks volunteering to teach. Many of them STILL don’t go into their offices![/quote]

Teachers are vital, just like police, fire, health professionals - all of whom stayed on the job.[/quote]

No. Not even close, but keep saying it anyway.[/quote]

I agree, and I’m a teacher. I went back in September 2020 because I teach at a private school. My own child was home most of the year, often left to his own devices. He was old enough to manage technology and work independently, and my partner was able to work from home, so we were lucky. However, my child didn’t do nearly as well as the students in my school, either academically or emotionally. The kids I teach struggled too, but not to nearly the same extent as my own child. I definitely consider teachers to be vital, and I consider education to be a vital part of society. I am a Democrat too, and I think we got this wrong. [/quote]

Appreciate your calm perspective on this tricky subject, but I don’t know if it really serves to say if we got it right or wrong. I think we clearly got it wrong BUT I would do the same with the same information next time, bc the consequences could’ve literally been life or death. [/quote]

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