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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers do care about education. We don't trust the district or the parents to keep us safe. Parents are saying their kids should not be required to wear masks, but they want schools to open full time. Give me a break.[/quote]

I don't think that's parents in DC. I would bet all DCPS parents are fine with masks.[/quote]

I am 100% not only fine with but also an advocate for masks at all times. However, I also know there is zero chance my prek4 and K children who will be in a JKLM school this Fall will wear one the entire day- here and there, yes, but mostly off. And yes, we practice every single day for over a month now.  It’s just a reality of that age[/quote]

Your pk & k children will absolutely wear a mask for the majority of the day with appropriate expectations in place and a good teacher. If they can be trained to criss cross applesauce and all the other routines established  in early education they can be trained for masks. They just need to understand that taking it off is not an option so please also practice them understanding that at home this summer or consider keep them home in the fall.[/quote]

Little kids in other countries wear masks. There is no reason that most kids in America can't wear them, too.  They learn and adapt to many other classroom rules, why not this one?[/quote]

That is not true. Across Europe, masks are not required below 2nd grade, some countries 3rd grade. It’s because it is not practical to require since it’s not a realistic expectation at that age. And re PP who mentioned crisscross apple sauce...I’m guessing you never actually observed pre-K and k classes or you would know MANY kids in those grades have a problem doing that for more than like two seconds[/quote]

Kids have a hard time with compliance because they have been conditioned at home that it is not necessary, that the adults they encounter are their peers and that they deserve special consideration. This starts early, before school. If a child is treated as an absolute equal at home, why would they look at a teacher/adult any different? Pk & k is conditioning/training children to be compliant in the classroom, follow rules etc. Parents that think their prek/k kids have "zero" chance of wearing a mask for the majority of the day are the problem. And since I'm a teacher, I know from experience that while the youngest learners may start in a formal school setting not being able to do any for "more than like two seconds," in my classroom they are expected to. And guess what, this can be done in a loving & supportive environment.[/quote]

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