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Teachers say crucial questions about how schools will stay clean, keep students physically distanced and prevent further spread of the virus have not been answered. And they feel that their own lives, and those of the family members they come home to, are at stake.
“I want to serve the students, but it’s hard to say you’re going to sacrifice all of the teachers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers and bus drivers,” said Hannah Wysong, a teacher at the Esperanza Community School in Tempe, Arizona, where virus cases are increasing.
originally posted by: Hypntick
a reply to: JAGStorm
The wife and I were discussing this earlier, hopefully it does move online. This then leads to the argument that not all children have internet access, which could lead toward legislation making ISP's utility providers. Hopefully leading to better infrastructure and lower prices all around.
If we go to all online education then taxpayers should no longer pay for the administrators and the teachers who are not teaching. If we go to 2 day a week education then taxpayers should get back 3/5 of the tax money they paid.
originally posted by: mtnshredder
originally posted by: tovenar
originally posted by: KKLOCO
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: KKLOCO
Good luck with that.
It's time to reassess this. I'm not going to get into detail on what I pay in taxes but it's absurd and close to 80% of it goes to the school budget. If they aren't doing their jobs they shouldn't get paid.
Totally agree.
If schooling goes online, they should sell the schools and give the taxpayers back their money.
But it will never happen, unfortunately.
“ if they aren’t doing their jobs they shouldn’t get paid. “
Which job is that? Making sure the kids learn the course subject, or babysitting your little darlings while you’re at work?
Working parents pay taxes that provide income for teachers. If they don’t go to work, how do we pay the teachers?
originally posted by: mtnshredder
Working parents pay taxes that provide income for teachers. If they don’t go to work, how do we pay the teachers?
originally posted by: American-philosopher
I guess One of the things that I assumed were that teachers werre passionate about their jobs. I am passionate abou tmy job and work that I do, I am willing to put myself at risk to help others.
Schools are vital to our society.
This notion about remote learning being effective. If someone can show me data that remote learning for children is effective or more effective then in person learning. I am all ears.
But lets think how most kids are, they can be easily distracted. If a teacher is gving a critical part of the lesson they might be able to tell if a child didnt catch that how are they going to tell if all the children understood the lesson doing remote learning.
originally posted by: tovenar
I expect the teachers are paid to educate the children the best way they possibly can. In other words, focus on the outcome rather than the process. If the best way to teach kids in 2020, is to do so online, then so be it.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: The2Billies
If we go to all online education then taxpayers should no longer pay for the administrators and the teachers who are not teaching. If we go to 2 day a week education then taxpayers should get back 3/5 of the tax money they paid.
That's not the way it works.
First, the money is already spent.
Second, you don't decide how the money is spent.
Now, if you want your government to negotiate with the various unions involved that's fine. But you ain't gonna get nothing back.
Welcome to America.
originally posted by: JAGStorm
I have a lot of friends that are teachers.
I don't know a single one that wants to go back
www.yahoo.com...
'I Don't Want to Go Back': Many Teachers Are Fearful and Angry Over Pressure to Return
Some are going to retire, some don't know what they will do. One thing is for sure, if they don't go back
and things continue to go toward online classes, there is no need for as many teachers. Many could be shooting themselves
in the foot. You know that cliche, becareful what you wish for. I see many of these jobs being eliminated. I could even see things consolidating
on a state/county region. Take the best teachers, give them IT help, and maybe multiple grading assistants/helpers, boom.
I'm old enough to see this coming for years. One of the best ways to control people (the church has done this for centuries) is to control education.
If everything goes online some kids will just fall behind because parents are too lazy. I actually think that will be the case for a lot of kids.
The small percent of kids that have active parents will rise to the top. Some of these kids might gather in groups and get tutored etc. Maybe there will be private quarantined bording type of schools.
This is just one more way to push the divide between the rich and the poor. I didn't think it would happen so soon, but is is happening....
originally posted by: mtnshredder
Working parents pay taxes that provide income for teachers. If they don’t go to work, how do we pay the teachers?
Are the teachers paid to educate the children, or entertain them at the school house?
“Better Off in School”: School Medical Inspection as a Public Health Strategy During the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic in the United States
During the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic in the United States, most cities responded by implementing community mitigation strategies, such as school closure. However, three cities—New York City, Chicago, and New Haven, Connecticut—diverged from the dominant pattern by keeping their public schools open while the pandemic raged. This article situates the experiences of these three cities in the broader context of the Progressive era, when officials and experts put great faith in expanding public programs in health and education. It adds an important dimension to the historical understanding of the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic and offers lessons for public health practitioners and policymakers today who might face difficult decisions about how to respond to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
I lost a lot of respect for the teachers around here when they wanted our property taxes increased by 40% so they could get an extra $7,000.00 raise along with their normal raise. Nobody wanted their property taxes (keep in mind that it included businesses as well) raised that high because the cost of higher property taxes would have trickled down on us as stores raised prices to make up for it.