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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To all the teachers who are saying they want to go back and their Union doesn't speak for you. I get it, and I 100% believe you.

But, the head of FEA (who spoke 1st again tonight at the SB meeting) has said they should not return to school until all children are vaccinated, which would be 2022 at the earliest. FEA may be small but they own half of the school board and the school board had been pushing the FEA agenda from day 1.

You say you are powerless?

I am in a union too (ALPA) and when my union started making unrealistic demands  and in my mind embarrassing my profession I ran for Union leadership and changed the agenda). Until one of you do that and remove the ass clowns who lead FEA and FCFT then you are as responsible as them.

Maybe that's not fair, but if you want the insurance and the soon to happen collective bargaining then that's your burden. [/quote]

Teacher associations are expensive, which is partly why teachers don't join. We can't lead change at the union level if we can't afford to join.[/quote]

If you don't get involved then you don't get to push back when people blame teachers for the current situation.

You don't want to pay? Ok, then when people blame teachers for the current situation you have to sit and take it. You are in a position to make a change and chose not to. You can make all the excuses you want, but that's just how it is.

My dues are 2% of my salary, I make it work.[/quote]

So when people say that the parents are doing a lousy job raising their children and that's part of the reason why education is failing, are you saying the parents don't have a valid reason to push back? Should the parents just sit there and take those comments?

Should they form a organization so that defending their ideas and viewpoints will be taken seriously?

Lastly, some of us live paycheck to paycheck. I'm glad that you can give 2% away, some can't. A few of us have to care for disabled family members and are saving for our child's future education and really don't have that extra money.[/quote]

Parents are not organized labor, so your first question makes no sense.

I believe OpenFCPS is the answer to your second, and I do hope they stick around after COVID to make sure parents input is taken more seriously when future school policies are created.

We can all make excuses for not participating. I too care for family members (my father passed from COVID last year, my mother lives with us and I cover most of her expenses) and am saving for my children's education (including paying for private school right now).

Like I said if you don't want to pay fine, but that payment if the cost of having your voice heard and you have chosen not to exercise it. Don't then get mad when people blame you and you don't get to yell back.
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Teachers are just going to get yelled at no matter what they do. Many people in this group have already found an enemy to blame. So they might as well stay at home and enjoy it. 😄[/quote]

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