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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The situation at Burgundy is entirely the responsibility of the HOS and not at all at the feet of teachers. Teachers spent the last several months trying to get administrators to work with them to plan for the fall. There is no safe plan for in-person school at this point because the admin didn't collaborate with the experts - the teachers - on how to implement school on campus. It's disgusting that teachers are being thrown under the bus. They aren't lazy. Virtual learning requires significantly more work, especially when trying to apply a progressive lens to it. I agree that it's a very difficult ask to charge $35K in tuition for virtual learning, especially when the appeal of Burgundy is the campus. The mistake is laying this at the feet of teachers. It's inaccurate and unjustified. [/quote]

I agree and I will defend our teachers. I think it's just a few vocal bad apples on this thread who are blaming teachers. I admit that I was initially frustrated when I heard that the on-campus plans changed at the last minute because of staffing issues. However, I didn't understand the whole story at the time.

To all the Burgundy teachers: our children adore you, and we love you! Thank you for all you do, and I am so, so sorry that you are in this position. The vast majority of us do not feel the way as these few bad apples.[/quote]

I like the teachers but I do not think they have gone about this the right way. They were on task forces. They have agency. They saw all the emails and comms from the school about the intent to be back in-person full time. They could have spoken up earlier and collaborated more. They could have contributed to the solutions. They could have suggested plans. [/quote]

Being on a task force and having access to communications is not equivalent to having agency. Speaking up and being heard and respected are also not the same thing. Unfortunately they did do all of the things you mention and their efforts were not respected or legitimately acknowledged until they all spoke as one. And getting to that place is not easy in any situation, especially when you want to have faith that your leadership will do the right thing and make clear decisions. For a faculty to come together and speak against the school’s decision making is very rare. We are used to putting the needs of others above our own always. Even negotiating salaries is seen as selfish in this profession. So making the choice as a group to speak out after being disenfranchised is a big deal. And not one they took lightly, whatsoever. [/quote]

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