The vaccine has exposed teachers unions' true priorities

[Counselor706]

Educators in many parts of the country are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, which should mean one thing: No more excuses. It’s time to return to school in person, full time, as quickly as possible.

There was already little evidence supporting teachers’ hesitance to head back to the classroom. If anything, the science supported the opposite: The academic setbacks and social problems incurred as a result of remote learning far outweighed the risk of transmission among children. Yet, for months, teachers unions have lobbied against cities’ efforts to reopen, arguing that in-person learning is not safe for the teachers they represent.

Now that the vaccine is available, the safety concern no longer applies. But that hasn’t stopped teachers unions from doing everything they can to extend schools’ shutdowns once again.

City officials must see this for what it is: political extortion. The longer these cities agree to abide by the unions’ demands, the more aggressive their demands will become. We saw this summer when an alliance of teachers unions threatened a “national day of resistance” and issued an ultimatum to city leaders across the country. Their list of demands included canceling rents and mortgages, placing a moratorium on charter schools, and taxing the wealthy to fund reopening.

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[DeYaKen]

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Just a few points here

1 In UK the age group of 14 yrs to 19 yrs have been identified as the biggest spreaders. They don't experience symptoms so don't know they've got it. That doesn't stop them from passing it on to their teachers and parents.

2 In UK schools have, until now, been kept open. However, many schools have been forced to close because more than half of their staff have been off sick or isolating due to corona virus.

3 It is a lot more work preparing online learning materials and monitoring students online than it is to stand in a class and deliver a lesson. This problem is exacerbated by having partially open schools where teachers end up having to do both online and face to face.

 

[missyunderstanding]

A problem that exists only because of a problem that exists

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The real problem is that most parents have abdicated responsibility to educate their children to the state. The concept that people march their children off to brainwashing camp is the real problem. Most of the "education" system from K-12 and all through college is infested with leftist thinking. Young minds are being ruined with toxic concepts. The schools themselves are not only a breeding ground for viruses but more damaging is the brainwashing that is taking place. Making it even worse, when they get out of school they have never learned to think for themselves, they have been molded into herd mentality and don't understand anything about real world cause and effect. They tend to be egotistical and self absorbed little socialist brats.

So, the best solution is for parents to teach their own children.

Ok, now start explaining all the reasons that state run "education" is important. I can just imagine the BS and blather that some will spew.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Poster was obviously homeschooled, with no post secondary education.