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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we have dumped so many social responsibilities on the school system—childcare, food, social skills, counseling, etc.—that [b]we are just in a state of shock when they assert that their main job is education.[/b][/quote]

And they haven't been doing their main job--education--since March. [/quote]

Where do your kids go to school? What are you talking about? My kid's teachers are online live nearly all day except for lunch and their special area class. Do you have any idea how long it takes to prepare for a daily 5+ hour live session? I have two meetings a week that I lead for an hour and it takes a loooooong time to prepare for them (and they are for adults). [/quote]

I do not care at all about how hard teachers are working. The kids are not learning. These two are completely separate things. Public education is results-focused not input-focused. School is not designed as a vehicle for teachers to teach, but as a place for students to learn. If students are not learning, then education is not happening, and it doesn't matter at all that teachers think they're working harder.

This is why we are saying that teachers have not been doing their job. [/quote]

I've had parents ever year that don't do their jobs. It's not a perfect world, especially in a pandemic.[/quote]

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