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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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I don't think anyone is blaming teachers. Just like any other job on the planet, there are good teachers and there are bad teachers. Some went above and beyond and others just did the bare minimum if that. The school fiasco needs to be blamed on the administrators not the teachers. They are the ones who made the plans or lack there of. September should be different as there has been plenty of time to learn from the mistakes and plenty of time to give professional development to teachers that need it to get more familiar with online teaching. As far as teachers not going back to work, that is their prerogative but then they should be out on disability or a leave. No job just lets you stay home because you don't want to return, medical or not.
Unfortunately I asked about this and I was told that they cannot force “professional development” over the Summer because it’s not in the contract.
So if they let people attend by choice, the good teachers will get better and the bad teachers probably won’t show up.
Correct. We are ten month employees. We can’t be forced to work for free during our two months of vacation.
This last quote is exactly why public school educators failed so miserably these past few months. Private schools excelled at remote learning as they knew parents wouldn't pay for bs learning. Public school educators are entitled, backed by completely unnecessary unions, and refuse to work harder or think outside the box. We need a new, privatized system as this one is failing our children. 
ALL public school teachers? Here we go with the disgusting generalizations again. For the record? I heard the exact same thing about SOME private school teachers. I am SO SICK (as a public school teacher who "went above and beyond") of ANYONE being painted with the same brush. It's ENOUGH. (And for the record? Our "completely unnecessary unions" protect us from parents who unfairly paint everyone with a giant brush. So no. I don't think they're unnecessary at all.)
I will tell you IME, the lower grade teachers did a lot more work with kids than the higher ones. Emails were never returned for days, after an assignment was already due. All problems went through the guidance counselor, not the teacher. It was a pass/fail situation so why bother working your ass off as a student when your grade was already determined for the year. Many, many teachers make close to or well over 100K and SHOULD be going over and beyond. Not saying many did not but many of us make no where what a teacher makes, not even a first year teacher and have been working out butts off too and don’t get the next 2 months off. Us schlumps will be either back at work all day or working from home while many are traveling, at the beach, at home sitting by the pool, etc.
I appreciate what teachers do and yes there are good and bad ones so while we shouldn’t lump all as bad, we all shouldn’t lump as good and remember they get many perks that “regular” jobs do not.
First of all -- the "in my experience" makes this less offensive, so thanks for that. I mean it.
But I teach high school and -- like I said -- went above and beyond, and so did the other teachers I work with, so that's MY experience. i did not say we should lump all as good, but we also can't lump all as bad. THAT'S my point.
(And yes, while summers off are, indeed, a perk, teachers don't get paid for those two months, so it's certainly not a "rent-free" situation. Not saying it's not good but it's not all lollipops and rainbows. Plus -- there's still work to do for next year (when none of us have any idea what to expect).)
But to reiterate -- as you already said -- this is about one person's experience, and one person's experience neither can nor should define an ENTIRE profession.
You have the option (at least in my experience) to have your salary split into 12 months. If you are saying that you (in general) ONLY get paid 100K for 10 months, you do realize that sounds even worse then for non teachers who work all 12 months and don’t get paid close to that or do and still have to work the extra 2 months. Add on holidays, Christmas break, winter break, spring break, snow days.
I do know many teachers take classes on breaks so I am not against teachers and how hard they work to get more pay.
Nope. No such option. I am not saying I ONLY get paid my salary (and stop assuming what it is) in 10 months. I am saying I get no paychecks for two months. Period. This isn't an argument. It's a reality. I worked all 12 months in a different field, and it was a lot easier to manage finances when the paychecks arrived every two weeks. I work hard for my salary -- VERY hard. But I get paid for the months I'm working. That's my point. I'm not complaining about my salary, but I'm sick of hearing about the paid summer vacation. It isn't.
And I'm done debating this. It's never ending (and that's not about you, specifically -- just in general). I know I work very hard and have never stopped working very hard. My point is that generalizations are damaging.
(And I can't help but see the irony in people complaining about teachers not working very hard during a work day when they're on this website while also ostensibly at work. I'm not working now (clearly), but when I am, I can't be on here because I'm doing my job. This isn't a dig at you -- just the point that everyone who screams about teachers in their experience not working 24/7 should probably not post something like that from 9-5...)
I get it is easier to figure out when you get paid 12 months but it can be done as I did it when I saved for maternity leave as I didn’t get a dime so I made sure I had my entire paycheck for 12 weeks. It took 9-12 months before I even got pregnant and then while pregnant.
Personally this is my first PTO day off since January.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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There seems to be a huge disconnect between this website and reality. Apparently every single teacher on this website went above and beyond, communicated all day long with students, and provided live or pre-recorded personalized instruction.
At the same time, MANY of the parents on this website, and most that I know IRL (including me) had a poor experience with their teachers. (Even though my teachers made several comments about how hard they were working.)
In most other professions your job security is not tied to your effort. It's tied to results. And yes I realize that cannot translate directly over to teaching. But it can a little bit. And that is what parents are saying. Teachers may have worked harder than ever, but in *some* cases it wasn't enough. And for *some* teachers (including my own principal who I spoke to), the response was "well we did what we were required to do".
Some of us parents are just a little sick of the defensive responses. I worked hard the last few months too, harder than ever. But at the end of the day if my clients are unhappy I will lose my job. They don't care if I worked on their project until 2am every night. If it sucked, it sucked.
Yes and I think I have worked harder at home then in the office. On top of being the maid in between so at least in the office I get a little me time and less physical work.
When you have a pass/fail system it was all on the kids and parents while if I drop the ball at home I would have lost my job.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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Posted by KarenK122
I don't think anyone is blaming teachers. Just like any other job on the planet, there are good teachers and there are bad teachers. Some went above and beyond and others just did the bare minimum if that. The school fiasco needs to be blamed on the administrators not the teachers. They are the ones who made the plans or lack there of. September should be different as there has been plenty of time to learn from the mistakes and plenty of time to give professional development to teachers that need it to get more familiar with online teaching. As far as teachers not going back to work, that is their prerogative but then they should be out on disability or a leave. No job just lets you stay home because you don't want to return, medical or not.
Unfortunately I asked about this and I was told that they cannot force “professional development” over the Summer because it’s not in the contract.
So if they let people attend by choice, the good teachers will get better and the bad teachers probably won’t show up.
Correct. We are ten month employees. We can’t be forced to work for free during our two months of vacation.
This last quote is exactly why public school educators failed so miserably these past few months. Private schools excelled at remote learning as they knew parents wouldn't pay for bs learning. Public school educators are entitled, backed by completely unnecessary unions, and refuse to work harder or think outside the box. We need a new, privatized system as this one is failing our children.
ALL public school teachers? Here we go with the disgusting generalizations again. For the record? I heard the exact same thing about SOME private school teachers. I am SO SICK (as a public school teacher who "went above and beyond") of ANYONE being painted with the same brush. It's ENOUGH. (And for the record? Our "completely unnecessary unions" protect us from parents who unfairly paint everyone with a giant brush. So no. I don't think they're unnecessary at all.)
I will tell you IME, the lower grade teachers did a lot more work with kids than the higher ones. Emails were never returned for days, after an assignment was already due. All problems went through the guidance counselor, not the teacher. It was a pass/fail situation so why bother working your ass off as a student when your grade was already determined for the year. Many, many teachers make close to or well over 100K and SHOULD be going over and beyond. Not saying many did not but many of us make no where what a teacher makes, not even a first year teacher and have been working out butts off too and don’t get the next 2 months off. Us schlumps will be either back at work all day or working from home while many are traveling, at the beach, at home sitting by the pool, etc.
I appreciate what teachers do and yes there are good and bad ones so while we shouldn’t lump all as bad, we all shouldn’t lump as good and remember they get many perks that “regular” jobs do not.
First of all -- the "in my experience" makes this less offensive, so thanks for that. I mean it.
But I teach high school and -- like I said -- went above and beyond, and so did the other teachers I work with, so that's MY experience. i did not say we should lump all as good, but we also can't lump all as bad. THAT'S my point.
(And yes, while summers off are, indeed, a perk, teachers don't get paid for those two months, so it's certainly not a "rent-free" situation. Not saying it's not good but it's not all lollipops and rainbows. Plus -- there's still work to do for next year (when none of us have any idea what to expect).)
But to reiterate -- as you already said -- this is about one person's experience, and one person's experience neither can nor should define an ENTIRE profession.
I think the issue is it’s not one poster.
I had a terrible experience. I was appalled by how my daughters school handled the last three months of school, and I was quite vocal about it-to the administration, teacher, superintendent, and boe.
And I AM a teacher, so I get it. Good teachers like to remind everyone how great they are, but it’s ridiculous to pretend there aren’t MANY poor teachers-and I think the shut down demonstrated that.
How many teachers, pre-pandemic, take continuing education voluntarily after maxing out their pay scale? How many work to publish articles, or present at conferences?
There are not near as many exemplary teachers as some on these boards would like to claim.
I’m also super tired of hearing that teachers couldn’t do their work bc they have their own kids. If you couldn’t do your work well (key word-well) bc of your kids, you should have taken a leave of absence to care for them. End of story.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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There seems to be a huge disconnect between this website and reality. Apparently every single teacher on this website went above and beyond, communicated all day long with students, and provided live or pre-recorded personalized instruction.
At the same time, MANY of the parents on this website, and most that I know IRL (including me) had a poor experience with their teachers. (Even though my teachers made several comments about how hard they were working.)
In most other professions your job security is not tied to your effort. It's tied to results. And yes I realize that cannot translate directly over to teaching. But it can a little bit. And that is what parents are saying. Teachers may have worked harder than ever, but in *some* cases it wasn't enough. And for *some* teachers (including my own principal who I spoke to), the response was "well we did what we were required to do".
Some of us parents are just a little sick of the defensive responses. I worked hard the last few months too, harder than ever. But at the end of the day if my clients are unhappy I will lose my job. They don't care if I worked on their project until 2am every night. If it sucked, it sucked.
I could literally cry at this response. You get it.
The disconnect on this website is simply appalling at times. The education system is just beyond broken. Required to do is not acceptable. What my "job description requires me to do" and then "what I have to do get the job the done" are not one and the same. Do teachers and administrators understand that? There is ZERO accountability when a union is protecting you. If I don't perform I will be fired.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
I think that we should cut teachers/schools/districts some slack. (Of course, I'll get flamed for saying this). What is happening this year is unprecedented and shocking and happened without
warning...Teachers/schools/districts have never gone through something like before. I know at my job, we had a "learning curve" (for lack of a better word), where things were all over the place, upside down, etc.
For the record, I am very pleased with how my DD's school handled everything - but what the hell do I know? Did they do enough? is she really prepared for 3rd grade? I have no clue because I have nothing to compare it to.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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There seems to be a huge disconnect between this website and reality. Apparently every single teacher on this website went above and beyond, communicated all day long with students, and provided live or pre-recorded personalized instruction.
At the same time, MANY of the parents on this website, and most that I know IRL (including me) had a poor experience with their teachers. (Even though my teachers made several comments about how hard they were working.)
In most other professions your job security is not tied to your effort. It's tied to results. And yes I realize that cannot translate directly over to teaching. But it can a little bit. And that is what parents are saying. Teachers may have worked harder than ever, but in *some* cases it wasn't enough. And for *some* teachers (including my own principal who I spoke to), the response was "well we did what we were required to do".
Some of us parents are just a little sick of the defensive responses. I worked hard the last few months too, harder than ever. But at the end of the day if my clients are unhappy I will lose my job. They don't care if I worked on their project until 2am every night. If it sucked, it sucked.
I could literally cry at this response. You get it.
The disconnect on this website is simply appalling at times. The education system is just beyond broken. Required to do is not acceptable. What my "job description requires me to do" and then "what I have to do get the job the done" are not one and the same. Do teachers and administrators understand that? There is ZERO accountability when a union is protecting you. If I don't perform I will be fired.
I agree with you on this. And I had two completely different experiences with my two children. One kid - I felt his teachers were still involved, the other kid - well, thankfully his grade did the work together as a team or he would've been SOL.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
Posted by StaceyWill
I think that we should cut teachers/schools/districts some slack. (Of course, I'll get flamed for saying this). What is happening this year is unprecedented and shocking and happened without
warning...Teachers/schools/districts have never gone through something like before. I know at my job, we had a "learning curve" (for lack of a better word), where things were all over the place, upside down, etc.
For the record, I am very pleased with how my DD's school handled everything - but what the hell do I know? Did they do enough? is she really prepared for 3rd grade? I have no clue because I have nothing to compare it to.
ITA as no one knew what to do. What was the motivation though for kids to do anything though when it was pass/fail? If grades continued I can assure you the older kids would have worked harder and not given up after a few weeks.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
Posted by StaceyWill
...Teachers/schools/districts have never gone through something like before..
But here is my question - why, for all of their planning, preparation, money, expense, budgets, professional development, bloated salaries for all of these administrators with fancy expensive degrees and BOE meetings you practically need a phD to understand...why was there never any thought or put to disaster preparedness or readiness plans? In the last 90 years of the "modern education system" there has never been a disaster readiness model? I cannot accept that in 2020, on LI, that teachers were just this woefully unprepared and expect the rest the working world to just like, continue to be so sympathetic. My district was egregious.
I can answer my own question. Because that's literally the last thing the administrators care about. It's all about test scores. It's about whatever Albany is telling them to teach and whatever politician and company has bought and sold the education. Why else are the kids coming up learning absolutely nothing about history (because all they are learning is whitewashed history) but damned if they can do calculus out the womb.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
Posted by mrsrainbow
Posted by StaceyWill
...Teachers/schools/districts have never gone through something like before..
But here is my question - why, for all of their planning, preparation, money, expense, budgets, professional development, bloated salaries for all of these administrators with fancy expensive degrees and BOE meetings you practically need a phD to understand...why was there never any thought or put to disaster preparedness or readiness plans? In the last 90 years of the "modern education system" there has never been a disaster readiness model? I cannot accept that in 2020, on LI, that teachers were just this woefully unprepared and expect the rest the working world to just like, continue to be so sympathetic. My district was egregious.
I can answer my own question. Because that's literally the last thing the administrators care about. It's all about test scores. It's about whatever Albany is telling them to teach and whatever politician and company has bought and sold the education. Why else are the kids coming up learning absolutely nothing about history (because all they are learning is whitewashed history) but damned if they can do calculus out the womb.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
Posted by mrsrainbow
Posted by StaceyWill
...Teachers/schools/districts have never gone through something like before..
But here is my question - why, for all of their planning, preparation, money, expense, budgets, professional development, bloated salaries for all of these administrators with fancy expensive degrees and BOE meetings you practically need a phD to understand...why was there never any thought or put to disaster preparedness or readiness plans? In the last 90 years of the "modern education system" there has never been a disaster readiness model? I cannot accept that in 2020, on LI, that teachers were just this woefully unprepared and expect the rest the working world to just like, continue to be so sympathetic. My district was egregious.
I can answer my own question. Because that's literally the last thing the administrators care about. It's all about test scores. It's about whatever Albany is telling them to teach and whatever politician and company has bought and sold the education. Why else are the kids coming up learning absolutely nothing about history (because all they are learning is whitewashed history) but damned if they can do calculus out the womb.
I agree with this but I also think it underscores why the blame is misplaced. I could have missed it, but I don't think anyone else has mentioned test scores or politicians and all that nonsense yet. And if they have, it's certainly not the focus here. There is SO much pressure on teachers to meet so many metrics, use this system, teach it this way, differentiate this, answer questions about why this student failed the test etc. etc. Let's blame the bosses here, people. Let them earn their bloated salaries.
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CT announces full in person school in the fall
In the Triangle (NC) they've announce 2 different models:
For Durham County - all of high school will be online. Middle and elementary will be spread out through all schools - including using the "empty" high school.
For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
This is a ridiculous plan. It’s been almost four months and this is the best they can come up with?
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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In the Triangle (NC) they've announce 2 different models:
For Durham County - all of high school will be online. Middle and elementary will be spread out through all schools - including using the "empty" high school.
For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
Durham's plan doesnt sound so bad although it's not great for the high schoolers.
In our school district, the freaking #1 district in the state, the best they could come up with for elementary K-5 was
1. school as normal with expected classroom closures if someone tests positive
2. Distance-learning (online school but tied to your home school and follows their specific curriculum) and you need to commit for an entire quarter but can return to your regular school for the next quarter
3. Virtual school that you have to commit to for a semester (1/2 school year) and is not tied to your school so transitioning back to brick and mortar school can be a more difficult adjustment.
That's it, this is their grand plan. I would've thought they'd come up with a plan for kids to go to school partial weeks or alternating weeks to allow for social distancing and more normalcy for our kids. Our cases are on the rise.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
The plans sound OK, but for all the times I have heard that people don't want to get a new vaccine because they don't want to be test subjects,...does anyone else feel like showing up to school at all in person makes your family very much a test subject?
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
This is a ridiculous plan. It’s been almost four months and this is the best they can come up with?
Yeah, it's insane, but the issue is that schools are already overcrowded so they can't social distance - even if they had all high schoolers at home. There's a LOT of push back from parents so it'll be interesting to see if that's what they stick with.
COVID is really shining a light on so many issues with all aspects of life - food chain, school sizes, health care, etc. I really hope after this is over that there are major changes that will be made.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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Posted by Pomegranate5
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For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
This is a ridiculous plan. It’s been almost four months and this is the best they can come up with?
Yeah, it's insane, but the issue is that schools are already overcrowded so they can't social distance - even if they had all high schoolers at home. There's a LOT of push back from parents so it'll be interesting to see if that's what they stick with.
COVID is really shining a light on so many issues with all aspects of life - food chain, school sizes, health care, etc. I really hope after this is over that there are major changes that will be made.
this is my problem with the alternating weeks.
Lets say the answer for those that work to send to daycare and everyone can afford it.
Why can they be allowed together in daycare but not school?!!!
This is why I think alternating weeks/days etc is a dumb solution
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
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Posted by Funkybutt
In the Triangle (NC) they've announce 2 different models:
For Durham County - all of high school will be online. Middle and elementary will be spread out through all schools - including using the "empty" high school.
For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
Durham's plan doesnt sound so bad although it's not great for the high schoolers.
In our school district, the freaking #1 district in the state, the best they could come up with for elementary K-5 was
1. school as normal with expected classroom closures if someone tests positive
2. Distance-learning (online school but tied to your home school and follows their specific curriculum) and you need to commit for an entire quarter but can return to your regular school for the next quarter
3. Virtual school that you have to commit to for a semester (1/2 school year) and is not tied to your school so transitioning back to brick and mortar school can be a more difficult adjustment.
That's it, this is their grand plan. I would've thought they'd come up with a plan for kids to go to school partial weeks or alternating weeks to allow for social distancing and more normalcy for our kids. Our cases are on the rise.
So what are you suggesting they do? #1 sounds like the most normal plan suggested so far. Most people from what I have heard would have e bigger issues with the alternating days or weeks.
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Re: CT announces full in person school in the fall
Posted by blu6385
Posted by Funkybutt
Posted by Pomegranate5
Posted by Funkybutt
For Wake County (Raleigh) - all students are divided into 3 groups - 1 week in school and 2 weeks at home. Single parents are freaking out b/c they have no idea how they'll work for those 2 weeks at home (if they have jobs that are outside the house).
NC cases have been on the rise, so there's no telling what will actually end up happening when August comes around.
This is a ridiculous plan. It’s been almost four months and this is the best they can come up with?
Yeah, it's insane, but the issue is that schools are already overcrowded so they can't social distance - even if they had all high schoolers at home. There's a LOT of push back from parents so it'll be interesting to see if that's what they stick with.
COVID is really shining a light on so many issues with all aspects of life - food chain, school sizes, health care, etc. I really hope after this is over that there are major changes that will be made.
this is my problem with the alternating weeks.
Lets say the answer for those that work to send to daycare and everyone can afford it.
Why can they be allowed together in daycare but not school?!!!
This is why I think alternating weeks/days etc is a dumb solution
I don't think that is such a bad plan. There are no good plans. It is going to suck no matter what. Daycares still have to use the same guidelines but they can limit their children so they social distance. Schools just do not have the room. I am hoping that the States start going with the Pediatric guidelines which only require 3 feet social distancing, then most schools should be able to get most children back in the classroom.
What schools need to be focusing on more is enhancing their Distance Learning models because as soon as a student or a family member gets Covid, the entire class and any class that has come in contact is going to be quarantined and home for 14 days. Then we are back to distance learning again regardless of what their in school plan is.
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