Ep. 119: Manifest A Mask & Other Nonsense Educators Are Expected to Do

EQ: If society believes that having students attend  in-person schooling is so critical, why didn’t they do anything to make it safe and sustainable?

In this episode, Megan and Hope discuss the dire conditions in which educators and students are facing upon the return to school. As per usual, they try to dig into some of the arguments for the in-person vs. remote learning debate and hold multiple truths at the same time. Namely, we all know high quality in-person instruction is ideal but in-person schooling has hella flaws & leaves kids out all the time AND remote learning has hella flaws and leaves kids out too. BOTH can be empowering. BOTH can be meaningful. BOTH can be racist, inequitable and garbage for students and the teachers. One of our biggest concerns is that districts lack plan Bs, Cs, and Ds. The needs, desires, and health of teachers matters. They are people whose lives matter. Just because they are teachers does not mean that they surrender their humanity.

Related articles:

• Reddit thread of NYC Public HS student point of view

• King and Pierce County hospitals are facing “crisis levels” of hospitalizations. There are no beds left right now

• NYC School “Staying Open”

• Best article laying it out America Doesn’t have Enough Teachers to Keep Schools Open

• A good piece of satire about all of this

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Buy some rapid tests for your favorite school teachers

• Write to your local school board members about going remote during a search and creating clear plans for thresholds to school closures/return to in-person learning.