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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t get how people complain, but have no practical advice. It’s like when a subordinate comes to me with a list of problems but zero ideas on how to fix them. Bring me solutions, not complaints.

I was sympathetic to the teachers, but they’ve really lost my total support by scheduling multiple “parent zoom calls”, presumably behind the schools back, to bash the plan and to instill fear and division in parents. Half of what they say comes from a union pamphlet.

Should the schools be safe? Yes. 
Is the plan perfect? No 
Will some kids benefit and some not? Yes 
Should teachers not have evaluations ? No

It’s just a huge complaint festival, and it ignores the harsh realities that there simply aren’t enough classrooms or teachers to go back to hybrid right now, and the union is steadfastly digging in on this, wasting my teachers time, and mine.

I don’t know what anyone hopes to achieve with this. DCPS isn’t going to go “oh alright, we’ll just open everything back up”, because they can’t - half the student body would chose to stay DL, schools are shutting back down in other states, and teachers - and the union - won’t go back until they get concessions that have nothing to do with safety.

A lot of folks are being easily manipulated.

Signed, an ex union negotiator. [/quote]

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