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3rd week of back to school, some thoughts:
I saw two different family members today. One dropped off a loaf of bread, knocked on the door, then retreated down the stairs for a distanced visit. The second came to the door and masked before talking to us.
And it hit me...
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I saw two different family members today. One dropped off a loaf of bread, knocked on the door, then retreated down the stairs for a distanced visit. The second came to the door and masked before talking to us.
And it hit me...
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It& #39;s going to be a lonely year.
This summer, our cohort included these people. Because my spouse and I are both teachers, our cohort is now more than 200 other children. And our own family support group aren& #39;t part of it any more. They can& #39;t be.
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This summer, our cohort included these people. Because my spouse and I are both teachers, our cohort is now more than 200 other children. And our own family support group aren& #39;t part of it any more. They can& #39;t be.
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And in a lot of ways that& #39;s ok. We became teachers because we have a heart for kids, and we take our duty of care (in loco parentis) seriously. We& #39;ve always helped students with more than the 3 Rs, so this is in our wheelhouse.
But it& #39;s going to be a lot.
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But it& #39;s going to be a lot.
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It& #39;s hitting me how much of an ask this is for teachers
We& #39;re not used to helping carry out intense sanitizing routines. We& #39;re not used to helping students find the balance between safety procedures and sanity. Sussing out the situations when masks and guards can come down
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We& #39;re not used to helping carry out intense sanitizing routines. We& #39;re not used to helping students find the balance between safety procedures and sanity. Sussing out the situations when masks and guards can come down
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All of those new little tasks take up time and energy. Cleaning, reporting, tracking, documenting. Moving classes so kids don& #39;t have to. Extra supervsion.
We& #39;re running around like chickens with our heads cut off months before we normally do that.
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We& #39;re running around like chickens with our heads cut off months before we normally do that.
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So when I hear the education minister say that she has done anything and everything to support reentry - that school boards want for nothing - that teachers& #39; anxieties are normal, because everyone has anxiety?
It& #39;s patronizing.
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It& #39;s patronizing.
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Because my class sizes are no smaller than a regular year. Because my students still sit three to a table. Because the only support this government has provided me has been 2 masks, a 4L jug of hand sanitizer, and a face shield that never showed up.
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And because I love my students I will show up every day and do my best to keep them safe. We& #39;ll sanitize and mask and count on being a little bit lucky. And I will love the time I spend with my students.
I& #39;ll stop seeing family and friends for their own safety.
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I& #39;ll stop seeing family and friends for their own safety.
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So know that I& #39;m not complaining about being back with my students.
But _don& #39;t_ tell me that you are doing anything and everything possible to limit the possibility of transmission within schools, @AdrianaLaGrange, because you& #39;re not.
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But _don& #39;t_ tell me that you are doing anything and everything possible to limit the possibility of transmission within schools, @AdrianaLaGrange, because you& #39;re not.
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