Teachers Move Goalposts, Now Worried About Online Learning, Too: ‘You Couldn’t Make This Stuff Up’
According to The New York Times, educators in the hard-hit states of Florida and California might be “wary of returning to class” this back-to-school season, but that concern hasn’t stopped them from shooting down alternatives such as virtual learning.
Widely promoted as the logical alternative to traditional learning, online video instruction was a go-to for many public institutions when coronavirus-related lockdowns first took effect in late March. Several major teachers unions now argue, however, that the practice was stressful, distracting and detrimental to learning — and they want to see their educators provided with alternatives or a reduction in labor hours this fall should virtual learning become the standard.
Presented as a primary concern among educators in the Times’ report was the potential for lessons via video conference to give way to student distractions or technical difficulties.
Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles — a major union in the nation’s second-largest school district — told the outlet that she believes students will “turn off” far more quickly to live virtual lessons than they would for in-person learning. She has advocated against a traditional eight-hour school day this fall as a result.
Meanwhile, other teachers apparently suggested in union listening sessions that the prospect of a full day of live video lessons had left them with feelings of “anxiety about how they and their homes would look on camera during live teaching.”
“If a teacher does not feel comfortable, and the teacher is not secure in the modality, they are not going to flourish and give the best of themselves,” said Karla Hernandez-Mats, a teachers union president in Miami-Dade County.
https://www.westernjournal.com/wary-teachers-now-opposed-online-person-classes-threaten-strike/
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It’s clear the teachers just don’t want to work. Period.
“You’re Fired!”
Worried about “how they and their homes would look on camera during live teaching.”
Clean your homes then, is that so hard?
And get out of your PJ’s, take a shower, throw on some clothes.
Scary to know that these pathetic whiny jerks are teaching our children.
They sure are not dedicated educators.