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Post by Peanut on Jun 26, 2020 6:32:53 GMT -5
Theoretically, you see pictures of your child's teacher (teacher-to-be) on social media. Said teacher is quite obviously NOT social distancing, but instead pretty much being the old version of normal.
It's June, there are weddings and wedding showers; bachelor and bachelorette parties; baby showers; just general generic cookouts and get togethers with his/her fellow relatively young and single friends. The elephant in the settings? No masks, no social distancing.
What do you think about it?
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jun 26, 2020 8:49:06 GMT -5
Theoretically, you see pictures of your child's teacher (teacher-to-be) on social media. Said teacher is quite obviously NOT social distancing, but instead pretty much being the old version of normal. It's June, there are weddings and wedding showers; bachelor and bachelorette parties; baby showers; just general generic cookouts and get togethers with his/her fellow relatively young and single friends. The elephant in the settings? No masks, no social distancing. What do you think about it? If the teacher is older then it’s way more likely that the teacher would get significantly sick catching it from a child than a child getting significantly sick catching it from a teacher. If the teacher is under 35 it’s very highly unlikely that they would have a significant illness at all. I’d stop trying to police the world, especially over summer break when my kid wasn’t in school or around the teacher at all. |
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Post by niccikatie on Jun 26, 2020 9:00:13 GMT -5
Are we in school right now (year-round schedule)? If not, then I wouldn't think much of it. If it happened to be while school was in session, I'd be concerned.
During the school year, it is concerning. Asymptomatic spread can't be denied at this point. I'd be worried about my child contracting it and spreading it asymptomatically to vulnerable relatives. I'd probably bring it up as gently as I could with the teacher- presumably if I can see their social media, I'm not just another parent to teacher. I'm about education not shaming. If the teacher ignored me or responded poorly to my conversation, then it would be a different issue.
I try to come from a place where we're all doing the best we can with the information we have. I do feel like teachers (when in school session) have an extra responsibility to the health and safety of their students.
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Post by justthinking on Jun 26, 2020 9:04:57 GMT -5
When the school district survey about what I hope will be part of the reopening plan comes out I would be even more resolute when selecting, "Teacher Masks Required." (We did just have a survey and this was one of the items.)
Ultimately in the fall we are all going to have to look out for each other if in-person school is going to safely happen, so I will be curtailing my extra activities and wearing a mask when out so I don't inadvertently pass covid on to my students or colleagues.
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Post by mmeblue on Jun 26, 2020 9:19:22 GMT -5
GoF, at least in my area, right now is when parents are having to decide whether to send their kids to classrooms in the fall or do digital learning. School districts are asking parents to commit to one choice or the other by early July, presumably so they can figure out staffing needs. So it's not necessarily Karening - not necessarily planning to tattle on or badmouth the teacher - but it's about having information on the risk level for your child. If you have to make a choice now, then you have to use the information that's available to you now.
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jun 26, 2020 9:21:53 GMT -5
GoF, at least in my area, right now is when parents are having to decide whether to send their kids to classrooms in the fall or do digital learning. School districts are asking parents to commit to one choice or the other by early July, presumably so they can figure out staffing needs. So it's not necessarily Karening - not necessarily planning to tattle on or badmouth the teacher - but it's about having information on the risk level for your child. If you have to make a choice now, then you have to use the information that's available to you now. I don’t think that someone’s behavior when they’re “off duty” would guarantee a reflection of their behavior when they’re “on duty”... Teacher isn’t around any students right now. 🤷♀️ To me it sounds pretty Karen-y..... |
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Post by mmeblue on Jun 26, 2020 9:38:59 GMT -5
GoF, at least in my area, right now is when parents are having to decide whether to send their kids to classrooms in the fall or do digital learning. School districts are asking parents to commit to one choice or the other by early July, presumably so they can figure out staffing needs. So it's not necessarily Karening - not necessarily planning to tattle on or badmouth the teacher - but it's about having information on the risk level for your child. If you have to make a choice now, then you have to use the information that's available to you now. I don’t think that someone’s behavior when they’re “off duty” would guarantee a reflection of their behavior when they’re “on duty”... Teacher isn’t around any students right now. 🤷♀️ To me it sounds pretty Karen-y..... I think we may be defining Karen-y differently. |
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jun 26, 2020 9:49:22 GMT -5
I don’t think that someone’s behavior when they’re “off duty” would guarantee a reflection of their behavior when they’re “on duty”... Teacher isn’t around any students right now. 🤷♀️ To me it sounds pretty Karen-y..... I think we may be defining Karen-y differently. Yeah, apparently so. Sometimes people do have differing opinions about things... lol |
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Post by shaena on Jun 26, 2020 13:19:47 GMT -5
Unfortunately any person we choose to be around or have our children be around could be a potential carrier.
What about teachers who are super social, but are not broadcasting it publicly?
You are either going to accept the risk of sending your kiddo back to school or homeschooling them. There will always be risk no matter what we do.
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Post by Tpatt100 on Jun 26, 2020 13:57:08 GMT -5
School is out so I’m fine with it. If they are older then social Darwinism will remove them from the planet before school gets back in session.
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Post by Mamapalooza on Jun 26, 2020 14:56:34 GMT -5
I'd make note of it for when it's time to make a decision in late August, but our schools don't even know yet what they're going to do in September in terms of who is going back. I think about 30% of our students did recently, although I've heard many retreated back to home. I'm reserving judgement on pretty much everything until we see what happens over the summer, but not social distancing among crowds isn't yet a thing here so it would be an anomaly.
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Post by maxmammy on Jun 26, 2020 16:05:56 GMT -5
I have asked my daughters caregivers to practice social distancing. One girl posted several pictures on Instagram at a cabin with girlfriends obviously not giving a crap who she had her arms around & smooching🙄. We took a break from her  |
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Post by alicechalmers on Jun 26, 2020 18:12:16 GMT -5
Unfortunately any person we choose to be around or have our children be around could be a potential carrier. What about teachers who are super social, but are not broadcasting it publicly? You are either going to accept the risk of sending your kiddo back to school or homeschooling them. There will always be risk no matter what we do. This. We cannot and should not police the entire community. If your children are going to attend school that comes along with risk. |
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Post by stellarfeller on Jun 26, 2020 19:05:39 GMT -5
Is it common practice in the US for teachers to friend parents on social? Our school board frowns upon it, to put it mildly 😄
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Post by Inky on Jun 26, 2020 19:06:59 GMT -5
When the schools start up again they will implement the how's of getting through this time. I wouldn't worry what the teacher is doing right now. But I do think it's not a good thing for teachers to be on social media unless they are super careful about what they post.
DH watches a youtube blogger (a camping blog) and he talks about his wife all the time, BUT there are no pictures or videos of her even when she's along on the trip. He explained one time that it is because she's a teacher.
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jun 26, 2020 19:09:26 GMT -5
I wouldn’t Facebook friend my patients.. ever... (except my actual friends that I treat).
I can just imagine the Karening. “Oh the dentist had a glass of wine with dinner! I bet she comes to work drunk every day... Better get on the Yelp!”
I’d rather die. 🙄
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Post by justthinking on Jun 26, 2020 19:12:07 GMT -5
Is it common practice in the US for teachers to friend parents on social? Our school board frowns upon it, to put it mildly 😄 It is not encouraged, though some of my teacher colleagues are also parents of students in our district and are involved on the local mom's facebook page which knows a leaf blew across the school yard before the leaf even made it to the other side. I don't know how they participate there at all considering how the rumors fly. I am not connected on social media with any of my student's parents or any of my kid's teachers. |
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Post by alicechalmers on Jun 26, 2020 20:49:34 GMT -5
Is it common practice in the US for teachers to friend parents on social? Our school board frowns upon it, to put it mildly 😄 In small towns you cannot avoid it. |
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Post by emmjay on Jun 27, 2020 2:44:13 GMT -5
Is it common practice in the US for teachers to friend parents on social? Our school board frowns upon it, to put it mildly 😄 I’m not in the US but some of my colleagues who also have kids at my school are FB friends with parents. My kids go to the school where I work but I am not social media friends with any parents. I’m not social media friends with any colleagues either. No thank you. I am very particular about who I am friends with on social media.  ETA: I am in the parent group on FB. That’s because due to the nature of the school, families move out of the country regularly and sell their nice belongings for peanuts. I never comment there though. I ask my husband to do it. |
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Post by deeniereenie on Jun 27, 2020 10:59:27 GMT -5
This. I have several facebook friends who were friends before their child was in my classroom. I am careful about what I post, for example, last year when we were in Chicago I had a drink at the Cubs game, and my husband took a picture, since I so rarely drink. I asked him to make sure not to post that picture. I wouldn't blink if one of my son's teachers posted a picture like that. Yes, I am friends with several of my son's former teachers, and will likely be friends with some of his future ones. Nature of the beast in a town my size.
We are supposed to be returning to school August 13. (teachers the week before). We will send out a parent/student/teacher survey after the 4th of July to form the actual plan for our "return to learn".
For the OP question- I would not say anything. It is the summer, teachers are not working, and have the right to make their own decisions, whether I agree with it or not as a parent. As a teacher, the parents of my students don't have the right to tell me how to live my life outside of school hours, provided what I am doing is legal, of course. I am not saying I agree that the teacher in this scenario is doing the right thing during the pandemic. However, they can live their life outside of what parents want them to do.
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