I work in US education and I don't even have words for how most everyone—K–12 through post-secondary—is handling this. Teachers, staff, and admin are being treated as disposable. We've already made huge sacrifices in money, time, emotional labor, etc. so what's another? Aren't school employees supposed to be martyrs? (Which is a whole ot…
I work in US education and I don't even have words for how most everyone—K–12 through post-secondary—is handling this. Teachers, staff, and admin are being treated as disposable. We've already made huge sacrifices in money, time, emotional labor, etc. so what's another? Aren't school employees supposed to be martyrs? (Which is a whole other topic.)
And higher ed? While it was easier for many institutions to move online because more of them had online programs, they're rushing to reopen because they can't miss out on those sweet housing fees and they're worried students won't pay for online-only. (And let's be frank: even before all this, there was a lot of bad online ed practice going on, but there was also a lot of bad in-person teaching, too.)
I feel for everyone, but am a constant mix of furious, despondent, depressed, and numb.
I work in US education and I don't even have words for how most everyone—K–12 through post-secondary—is handling this. Teachers, staff, and admin are being treated as disposable. We've already made huge sacrifices in money, time, emotional labor, etc. so what's another? Aren't school employees supposed to be martyrs? (Which is a whole other topic.)
And higher ed? While it was easier for many institutions to move online because more of them had online programs, they're rushing to reopen because they can't miss out on those sweet housing fees and they're worried students won't pay for online-only. (And let's be frank: even before all this, there was a lot of bad online ed practice going on, but there was also a lot of bad in-person teaching, too.)
I feel for everyone, but am a constant mix of furious, despondent, depressed, and numb.