@chrislhayes Can I opine as a teacher?
It's a disaster, a complete shit-show, and an equity nightmare. Kids are barely engaged, highly stressed, and incredibly lonely.
My kids who are doing well because they live in stable, supportive homes surrounded by books are going to be fine. (1/n)
It's a disaster, a complete shit-show, and an equity nightmare. Kids are barely engaged, highly stressed, and incredibly lonely.
My kids who are doing well because they live in stable, supportive homes surrounded by books are going to be fine. (1/n)
@chrislhayes (2/n)
My kids with learning differences or stressful homes are completely decompensating, bit by bit, and it's tragic to look at.
That said, as science indicates more and more that kids are central to spreading COVID, we can't rush school reopenings.
My kids with learning differences or stressful homes are completely decompensating, bit by bit, and it's tragic to look at.
That said, as science indicates more and more that kids are central to spreading COVID, we can't rush school reopenings.
@chrislhayes (3/n)
Opening schools too quickly is going to kill a lot of people. I know this is answering a question you didn't ask, but teacher morale is absolutely in the toilet right now. Check out online communities like r/teachers on Reddit if you want to see what I mean.
Opening schools too quickly is going to kill a lot of people. I know this is answering a question you didn't ask, but teacher morale is absolutely in the toilet right now. Check out online communities like r/teachers on Reddit if you want to see what I mean.
@chrislhayes (4/n)
Teachers feel that they are being treated as disposable, they don't trust the admins or the parents to keep them safe, and they are quitting in droves.
We need to reduce the load of stress on teachers, parents, and kids, but without just passing the buck around.
Teachers feel that they are being treated as disposable, they don't trust the admins or the parents to keep them safe, and they are quitting in droves.
We need to reduce the load of stress on teachers, parents, and kids, but without just passing the buck around.
@chrislhayes (5/n)
Speaking as a veteran teacher, the answer is very simple: we need to treat this year as a loss. Suspend all high-stakes testing, start getting ready to remediate and reintegrate for the next few years. We can't make progress under these conditions.
Speaking as a veteran teacher, the answer is very simple: we need to treat this year as a loss. Suspend all high-stakes testing, start getting ready to remediate and reintegrate for the next few years. We can't make progress under these conditions.
@chrislhayes (6/n)
We can't even stop the kids from sliding backwards.
We are in survival mode. Let's acknowledge that and start looking for ways to recover in the future rather than setting unrealistic goals for ourselves and our students.
We can't even stop the kids from sliding backwards.
We are in survival mode. Let's acknowledge that and start looking for ways to recover in the future rather than setting unrealistic goals for ourselves and our students.
@chrislhayes (7/7)
It turns out that there are 7 tweets in this thread. Allow me to follow up by saying #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool and #teachertwitter.
It turns out that there are 7 tweets in this thread. Allow me to follow up by saying #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool and #teachertwitter.
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