Here is my question/concern and maybe it's dumb IDK. But there is a thread on ML about how people's jobs (office jobs, mostly) are handling the transition back to work and some are saying they can and are encouraged to WFH through 2020 basically. Others are only allowing 10-25% of staff in office at any given time. Plus other protocols.
If corporate America in general is doing that, then how is it safe to have school in session, even with half of our class? Half of our class can still be 15+ kids in an enclosed, small classroom. Don't get me wrong, I believe education is essential, and I know and understand how huge of an issue child care is for working parents. I want to be back at school. But as a teacher, I've got to be honest. It kind of freaks me out and makes me nervous about going back when I see that most other jobs (obviously aside from essential in-person jobs like grocery, healthcare, etc. etc.) are either severely limiting the amount of people in at one time or not even going back for months, but here we are, going back in two months :/
Totally get it.
As someone else said for many companies the open plan concept where you basically sit on your neighbors lap is coming back to bite companies in the butt. That’s the case for DH. He can’t go back until they solve that.
I think the main reason though is that with no camps or school many parents can’t work. Therefore teachers go back first. I get being frustrated and it shows out we kind of rely on teachers to fix everything in regards to social safety nets.
One thing I do think is that schools are planning hard and aggressively on how to keep teachers and kids safe in the fall. I do hope once the plans come out everyone feels a bit better and less panicky. Also the more people that keep working from home the less second hand exposure kids and teachers should have. We will just see how it shakes out and hope for options.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 10, 2020 14:57:38 GMT -5
Yeah I totally get that parents need kids to go to school to be able to return to work, and I absolutely feel in person learning is best for everyone. I think part of my hesitation is how this was just dropped on social media for my district with no specifics until maybe three weeks before we go back and I am nervous. And jealous of people like my DH whose boss is like “We are in no rush to go back. We’ll probably be remote until 2021.”
I know so many people have continued going to work this whole time and have been exposed and I sound Whiney lol. I think it’s just my stress about this coming out.
Here is my question/concern and maybe it's dumb IDK. But there is a thread on ML about how people's jobs (office jobs, mostly) are handling the transition back to work and some are saying they can and are encouraged to WFH through 2020 basically. Others are only allowing 10-25% of staff in office at any given time. Plus other protocols.
If corporate America in general is doing that, then how is it safe to have school in session, even with half of our class? Half of our class can still be 15+ kids in an enclosed, small classroom. Don't get me wrong, I believe education is essential, and I know and understand how huge of an issue child care is for working parents. I want to be back at school. But as a teacher, I've got to be honest. It kind of freaks me out and makes me nervous about going back when I see that most other jobs (obviously aside from essential in-person jobs like grocery, healthcare, etc. etc.) are either severely limiting the amount of people in at one time or not even going back for months, but here we are, going back in two months :/
Totally get it.
As someone else said for many companies the open plan concept where you basically sit on your neighbors lap is coming back to bite companies in the butt. That’s the case for DH. He can’t go back until they solve that.
I think the main reason though is that with no camps or school many parents can’t work. Therefore teachers go back first. I get being frustrated and it shows out we kind of rely on teachers to fix everything in regards to social safety nets.
One thing I do think is that schools are planning hard and aggressively on how to keep teachers and kids safe in the fall. I do hope once the plans come out everyone feels a bit better and less panicky. Also the more people that keep working from home the less second hand exposure kids and teachers should have. We will just see how it shakes out and hope for options.
Honestly, their hands are tied. States are recommending districts follow the CDC guidelines but no one is giving them money (at least here in CA) to do that. What’s going to happen is that teachers are going to be expected to do both online and in person learning so that the vulnerable kids can stay home. But basically vulnerable teachers are screwed.
RoxMonster, Your concerns are timely to me because there is a petition circulating on my town FB that basically demands in person schooling in the fall. It is so frustrating. I was talking to a friend and he said "it's getting ridiculous" that they are talking about distance learning in the fall. MA is one of the top states for case numbers and it is so disheartening to see people not taking it seriously. It is a very hard position to be in. I see both sides: we need in person school so people can work, but we need to be prepared to be home again to protect vulnerable populations if there is a second wave (which I believe there will be). The only reason cases are going down is because we have been isolating. I don't get why people don't understand that.
I listened to my town school board meeting and they are trying to make plans months out with guidance that may change by the time the fall rolls around. They are working on plans A, B, C, D, etc. I don't envy them right now.
Post by SusanBAnthony on Jun 10, 2020 21:43:04 GMT -5
2 comments:
1. School has to start before people can return to work
2. I am 95% effective working remotely and my kids are like 5@% effective schooling remotely, up to maybe 50% effective of I was a SAHP. So there is a big effectiveness gap in school compared to adults.
Is that fair to teachers? Hahahaha. No. But it's reality.