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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher currently teaching concurrently (clearly not in DCPS), it is HARD. I took a mental health day today (something i have never done in 10 years of teaching) because I'm so wiped. I feel like I'm failing all kids because i only have half my attention toward anyone at any time.

Is it possible? Yes, clearly.  Is it good? I don't think so.  My kids had a more focused, relaxed teacher when we were all in person or all virtual.  We got through more content, we had less classroom management to wade through, and we were focused just on school.  I have high schoolers, so i get that it wasn't this way for the little guys but man...This split is really challenging.

I don't know what the right answer is, but I'm pretty sure it's not concurrent teaching.  I am crossing my fingers we move sharply in either direction so all my kids are in one place again soon.[/quote]

Thank you for writing this.  I am a teacher and think concurrent sounds stressful and ineffective.  I just imagine all of the moving around the classroom I do, activities, etc. that are so different in person vs online.  I would probably just lecture and give worksheets because that’s all I can think of that would work okay for both groups.  I’d be fine going back in person but wouldn’t want to teach concurrently.[/quote]

Did you even read the teacher’s post? He or she IS back in person! Who’s the lazy one?
right. so teachers want no solution. [/quote]

+1. Why do teachers feel entitled to an easy job? I'm so sick of this teacher entitlement. They want zero risk for COVID even though DCPS agreed that teachers with medical conditions (and even those who lived with someone with a medical condition!) could remain virtual, they've failed to offer enough extra supports to reach SPED and ELL students, and now they don't want to do a job that isn't easy. Parents who aren't wealthy enough to afford pods or tutors have been struggling to keep our jobs and also do a large part of the teacher's job for her.

Now this lazy teacher needs a mental health day - abandoning her students to deny them access to education that day - because she can't work harder and she also can't come in during a pandemic??? So teachers give nothing but keep taking their full salary and benefits??????[/quote][/quote]

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