Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 18:23     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:All of the Burgundy families I know have been taking this pandemic very seriously. There will be families who don't, just as there will be teachers who don't. To paint either side with a broad brush based on a few pictures -- and, conveniently, to fit your narrative -- is foolish.

This pandemic is going to be here for a while. We need to move forward with our lives in a safe manner. The great thing about Burgundy is that they have a large, outdoor campus to utilize. They spent the summer creating outdoor learning areas and tons of outdoor handwashing stations. Burgundy is uniquely situated to safely learn in person.

Can't wait for October!


Have you seen any outdoor learning areas? I was on campus and it is looking the same as always.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 13:42     Subject: Re:Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:
You don’t have to be out “whooping it up.” Are your kids playing sports? Do they hang out with other kids outside of their cohort at school? Do you eat indoors at restaurants? Do you have people over?


We do let our kids play sports - guess why? Because they're not going to school and need an in person outlet of some sort. Open school and we will happily pull them from their rec sports.


Ditto!
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 12:56     Subject: Re:Burgundy Farm
You don’t have to be out “whooping it up.” Are your kids playing sports? Do they hang out with other kids outside of their cohort at school? Do you eat indoors at restaurants? Do you have people over?


We do let our kids play sports - guess why? Because they're not going to school and need an in person outlet of some sort. Open school and we will happily pull them from their rec sports.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 12:43     Subject: Burgundy Farm
All of the Burgundy families I know have been taking this pandemic very seriously. There will be families who don't, just as there will be teachers who don't. To paint either side with a broad brush based on a few pictures -- and, conveniently, to fit your narrative -- is foolish.

This pandemic is going to be here for a while. We need to move forward with our lives in a safe manner. The great thing about Burgundy is that they have a large, outdoor campus to utilize. They spent the summer creating outdoor learning areas and tons of outdoor handwashing stations. Burgundy is uniquely situated to safely learn in person.

Can't wait for October!
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 08:55     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.



Yes this is happening at the open schools now. Positive tests from kids and/or parents. Most not abiding by social contract and feel the teachers are at their call to serve their children. Sure, there are some teachers who don’t care either and other parents who are worried and keeping kids home because of irresponsible parents. Poor teachers have no choice if they need the job. They are unfortunately captive unless they can give up their job.


This is BS. - signed parent from a nearby open school We ain’t out whooping it up. Get real. Stop letting your personal fear control your entire community. Everyone is a little scared and trying to find their way.


You don’t have to be out “whooping it up.” Are your kids playing sports? Do they hang out with other kids outside of their cohort at school? Do you eat indoors at restaurants? Do you have people over?



No sports, no hanging with kids outside their cohort at school. No eating indoors at restaurants. We have had a handful of people over maybe 3-4 times since the pandemic started (outside, backyard, masks, distanced, no shared food).

Let's not pretend that all teachers are living zero-risk lives, locked up in isolation in their homes, while those darn families are all out dining at indoor restaurants and living with wreckless abandon.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 08:23     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.


This is where masks, social distancing, open windows, etc come into play. There are ways to safeguard in person learning.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 07:47     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.



Yes this is happening at the open schools now. Positive tests from kids and/or parents. Most not abiding by social contract and feel the teachers are at their call to serve their children. Sure, there are some teachers who don’t care either and other parents who are worried and keeping kids home because of irresponsible parents. Poor teachers have no choice if they need the job. They are unfortunately captive unless they can give up their job.


This is BS. - signed parent from a nearby open school We ain’t out whooping it up. Get real. Stop letting your personal fear control your entire community. Everyone is a little scared and trying to find their way.


You don’t have to be out “whooping it up.” Are your kids playing sports? Do they hang out with other kids outside of their cohort at school? Do you eat indoors at restaurants? Do you have people over?

Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 00:13     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.



Yes this is happening at the open schools now. Positive tests from kids and/or parents. Most not abiding by social contract and feel the teachers are at their call to serve their children. Sure, there are some teachers who don’t care either and other parents who are worried and keeping kids home because of irresponsible parents. Poor teachers have no choice if they need the job. They are unfortunately captive unless they can give up their job.


This is BS. - signed parent from a nearby open school We ain’t out whooping it up. Get real. Stop letting your personal fear control your entire community. Everyone is a little scared and trying to find their way.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 00:08     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.


I don’t get it. Seems families would know the cost of misbehavior- ie DL. I sorta doubt the “families will continue to socialize” explanation.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2020 21:48     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.



Yes this is happening at the open schools now. Positive tests from kids and/or parents. Most not abiding by social contract and feel the teachers are at their call to serve their children. Sure, there are some teachers who don’t care either and other parents who are worried and keeping kids home because of irresponsible parents. Poor teachers have no choice if they need the job. They are unfortunately captive unless they can give up their job.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2020 21:30     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Alright, let's not trash the teachers. I was simply calling BS on this notion that families are all out mixing, mingling, and whoping it up, without any cares, while teachers are not leaving their homes.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2020 21:06     Subject: Re:Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:I heard a teacher this morning on a call saying she was at the beach this weekend.


I heard one say she wanted to be remote and you could tell during the call she was at the beach.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2020 20:59     Subject: Re:Burgundy Farm
I heard a teacher this morning on a call saying she was at the beach this weekend.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2020 20:27     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.


I call BS. I am frienrds with a lot of other families and some teachers. I know zero families who are behaving this way, let alone posting pictures of it on social media. I do know a few teachers who traveled a lot over the summer and even one teacher who took a leisurely trip at the end of March (by airplane) when it still seemed like a possibility that we might be back on campus "soon". I also know of a teacher who traveled out of state last weekend. (These are all Burgundy teachers, BTW). That doesn't mean I'm going to assume all teachers are behaving haphazardly.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2020 20:21     Subject: Burgundy Farm
Anonymous wrote:What doesn't help is seeing pictures of families at beach houses with multiple other families, at family weddings, etc.

Teachers don't want to go back because they know many families will continue to socialize, etc. exposing their children to many more people and then all that is brought into the classroom.


But it’s a shared risk. Parents who send kids to in-person school are taking huge riskS too. If a teacher is sick and gets our kids sick they could get parents and grandparents sick, etc. We have every motivation to be as responsible as they do.