Good lord, there are grocery store employees, prison guards, postal workers, dozens of other kinds of essential workers who have worked through this entire thing and continue to do so. These teachers are being unreasonable.
HCES teachers have the cushiest gigs. Easy kids and the freedom to plan your own curriculum. What, having 3 months off for the summer wasn't enough for them?
Anonymous
Aug 08, 2020
I don't know about easy kids. Of the 3 I know, two are likely on the spectrum. Very smart but quirky and not easy at all.
I personally know students at HCES who have gone to sleepaway camp during the summer. They need to make it a requirement that all families quarantine for 2 weeks before the 1st day of in person schooling.
You peeps are cray. I don’t want disgruntled people being forced to teach anyone. If they feel safer with remote, fine w/me. And I work upwards of 80 hours a week with K-2 dc so don’t start with the, you just don’t understand. I do understand. It’s painful. But I also hear them.
They're not being asked to take an unreasonable risk. If your whole life is about "safety" then you need to find a work from home position. Not teaching. End of story.
Have you been in the HCCS building? It is PRECISELY the type of indoor situation that every expert says should be avoided. NONE of the classrooms have windows. The windows that do exist are very small (mostly on hallways in corners) and will never be able to provide adequate fresh air. The HVAC system is old. Every classroom has an air purifier sitting in the corner trying to mitigate the lack of ventilation issue during regular times. This is an arguement about a very specific situation for these teachers and students. It is absolutely insane to think that building can be used safely right now.
I'm sending DC. Hated every minute of remote last semester.
I can't even with these teachers. Unlike DOE publics Hunter has a reasonable plan. Mask up and get in there.
+1 What was laughable was the "discreet conversations" in the email. Whiny and entitled. Don't put the onus on the parents. Do your damn jobs.
what language did they use to beg? how can they try to persuade people like that?
Please share email with us?
It's not really your business unless you have a DC at Hunter
@Anonymous But the OP posted about it here. I'm curious. I have a kid too, am arming myself for similar.
@Anonymous HAHAHA but OP made it everyone's business by sharing it on this board.
Good lord, there are grocery store employees, prison guards, postal workers, dozens of other kinds of essential workers who have worked through this entire thing and continue to do so. These teachers are being unreasonable.
HCES teachers have the cushiest gigs. Easy kids and the freedom to plan your own curriculum. What, having 3 months off for the summer wasn't enough for them?
I don't know about easy kids. Of the 3 I know, two are likely on the spectrum. Very smart but quirky and not easy at all.
I am sending DC with the full understanding that they may shut down within the first two weeks...
I personally know students at HCES who have gone to sleepaway camp during the summer. They need to make it a requirement that all families quarantine for 2 weeks before the 1st day of in person schooling.
Ha! My child has been to sleep away camp and already had 3 tests. She's good. Take care of your own kids.
so that's what they were talking about in the HCHS meeting!
If they are coming from a high infection rate state, they would be required to quarantine. The Northeast camps have been operating without issue.
You peeps are cray. I don’t want disgruntled people being forced to teach anyone. If they feel safer with remote, fine w/me. And I work upwards of 80 hours a week with K-2 dc so don’t start with the, you just don’t understand. I do understand. It’s painful. But I also hear them.
Agree.
Ditto.
They're not being asked to take an unreasonable risk. If your whole life is about "safety" then you need to find a work from home position. Not teaching. End of story.
Have you been in the HCCS building? It is PRECISELY the type of indoor situation that every expert says should be avoided. NONE of the classrooms have windows. The windows that do exist are very small (mostly on hallways in corners) and will never be able to provide adequate fresh air. The HVAC system is old. Every classroom has an air purifier sitting in the corner trying to mitigate the lack of ventilation issue during regular times. This is an arguement about a very specific situation for these teachers and students. It is absolutely insane to think that building can be used safely right now.
I went to HCCS and we had no air purifiers back then.
I'm a current parent and elementary at least has air purifiers now.
@Anonymous I am a current HCES parent and I thought they did a pretty good job with their plan. DC will be going back in Sept.
@ Anonymous I'm a HCHS parent and my child will be returning as well.
us too, but we get to be in a different building.