The sad thing is you don't see why that reaction is very bad.
Beshear about to issue mask Mandate in schools?
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The sad thing is you don't see why that reaction is very bad.
There's so much more to it than "it's just a mask get over it" that's lib talk there.
You have to remember these people complaining have such weak lungs they can't breathe with a mask on.
I know the others then and a bunch who must have lied. lolCool. I personally know 2 of the 5
I want to see a mask mandate for OP's post thread button. Maybe he wouldn't be able to find it and start a child or mask thread every day.
You’ve obviously never taught young kids or knew how your kids were being taught. You cannot teach phonemic awareness to Kindergarten and first grade students while wearing a mask or while they’re masked. Schools in other states knew this and that’s part of why TN and others made sure that when students were seated they could take their masks off and so could the teacher.
Surely you wouldn’t want that with a screen name like rebelfreedomeagle. As long as they keep on with the nonsense, I’ll keep fighting for my kids and other kids out there who don’t have someone fighting for them.
Gold jacket, green jacket...who gives a ****?
My kids are 13 and 10, so I didn't realize that was an issue. I agree that accommodations should be made for curriculum such as this.
I know 1st and 2nd grade teachers who say their classes are dramatically behind where they should be. They completely understood parents removing their kids from public schools where they teach to get their kids into private education.
The older they are, the less it effects their instruction. Your children are of an age where it’s not as big of a deal as long as their speech isn’t effected. The biggest issue I’ve seen with masks at school is it dramatically increases the likelihood that kids touch their face. I watched several 3rd graders even reach under their mask to pick their nose when observing classes last year in KY. lol. I hope there is some middle ground if masks are mandated again. There’s no need for them during instruction if students are socially distanced in their seats, but I could understand hallways and buses.
Yes. I have a child in 1st grade. If my wife wasn’t a teacher, I don’t know what we would have done. Her teacher last year is one of the best in the district but there was only so much that could be done with tied hands. The fact that the state isn’t using this time to rewrite standards and take away some of the “junk standards” that aren’t necessary for development is beyond me.
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How far is too far for the ones in favor of a new mask mandate, if it happens?
At what point will you say this is enough?
At what point will you say this is enough?
Online classes is my breaking point. I'm not in favor of masks at school necessarily, but I also don't really care about them either. Just not a big deal to me. However, after seeing virtual school for the better part of last year with my son, I never want him to go back to that again. It just doesn't work IMO.
Give them an inch, they take a mile. It starts with masks, and when the spread doesn't slow (because cloth on your face does nothing), closures will begin. It's only a matter of time at this point.
I personally know a whole school district who didn't go to Frankfort and a minimum of 30 teachers in that district that didn't vote for Andy but hey don't let facts stand in the way of a good witch hunt.Cool. I personally know 2 of the 5
Including before and after school care that means my child will be in a mask 9-10 hours a day. Eff that!
In Jefferson County, the Superintendent doesn’t wear a mask when sitting within 2 feet of a child but then that same night he mandates all people in school building wear a mask.
I was actually making a joke to back up what you’re saying. I speak in veiled sarcasm at times.
I work at a small school. There are only 5 teachers who are openly political with me. 2 of them didn’t vote Andy and can’t stand him. I know a ton of teachers did vote for him, go to Frankfort, etc. but I also know many did not.
Is your anecdote dispositive? Didn’t teachers pat themselves on the back publicly after he won? I guess I am asking if there might be more “facts.”
It really seemed that was the case in larger cities but not as much in smaller communities.
I was actually making a joke to back up what you’re saying. I speak in veiled sarcasm at times.
I work at a small school. There are only 5 teachers who are openly political with me. 2 of them didn’t vote Andy and can’t stand him. I know a ton of teachers did vote for him, go to Frankfort, etc. but I also know many did not.
Some but not all voted for him, support him and patted themselves on the back when he won. I don't get why everyone thinks all teachers got together and voted the same way pulling off some kind of coup by getting Andy voted in. Kentucky has had a Democrat Governor 32 times compared to only 9 Republicans over the last 150 years. Were the results of all of those elections the teachers fault as well?
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Sorry I didn't mean to tag you.
I was actually making a joke to back up what you’re saying. I speak in veiled sarcasm at times.
I work at a small school. There are only 5 teachers who are openly political with me. 2 of them didn’t vote Andy and can’t stand him. I know a ton of teachers did vote for him, go to Frankfort, etc. but I also know many did not.
Because the Union which represents the teachers publicly stated this.
There wasn't any pushback within the teacher ranks to say "Hey, you're not speaking for me."
If I see a conservative teacher on television, it will be my first.
What other conclusion is someone to make other than conservative teachers must be in such a minority that their opinion/votes are negligible.
Creed, I get it. My wife teaches in very conservative district. But, when the pension talk was at the forefront, the message from the board office on down was that Bevin was going to eliminate their pension. No grandfathering. No graduated scale down to new hires. She had been convinced that she would have zero dollars for retirement. She heard this from people that she respected. Those peoples opinions now have an asterisk beside them because of the last 18 months so there's that.
My wife sure didn't vote for him and neither did a lot of her teacher friends. For her some other things won out in her decision of who to vote for such as pro-life. While it may be hard to believe there are some people who find some things more important than if your retirement will be state funded teacher retirement or a 401K plan.
It's never been about a virus as much as its been about control. They want to decide when and what you can do. They want you to look to them for allowance and be thankful they allowed you to do something.
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But Commissioner Glass can issue a mask mandate for schools. The mandate can go for as long as he wants it to.
No you can’t. If you have a classroom of 30 students unmasked and one comes down with Covid the ENTIRE class would be quarantined. School can’t stay open without masks the way quarantined work.
Who makes the quarantine rules? Who says the masks prevent infection?
How did strep/flu work in schools without masks?
Hate to break it to you - but people are making these decisions, SARs cov2 is not.
It’s true. Simply the rules. Not saying I agree or disagree but it’s reality.
That's the perfect scenario. That class can quarantine together...in class. That's brilliant!
Your local health department makes the quarantine rules. The CDC does as well. I don’t know if masks work or not. Neither do you. A bunch of people a lot smarter than both of us say they do though. Kids who go to school age 5-11 haven’t had the opportunity to be vaccinated. If me wearing a mask keeps them safer or keeps them from giving it to someone more vulnerable then I’ll wear the mask. I hate wearing them but I’ll do it.
Not how it works. You know that. Everyone goes home. You get this in a few classrooms and the school shuts down. But…..at least you didn’t have to wear a mask. It’s simple. The one thing to keep kids in school are masks. It’s the rules. If everyone in a classroom has a mask on and someone gets covid people dont have to quarantine.
No they won’t, quarantining everyone is over. That’s what’s so ridiculous about all of this.
Guy at work tested positive Tuesday, there’s 5 of us here, no quarantining for those of us in contact, no testing.
Quarantining in your work setting may be over. It’s not over in schools. 30 kids in a classroom for an hour at a time combined with a much more contagious variant equals mass quarantines. Not saying I agree but it’s simply reality.
Oh you're Mr Personality, aren't you. I see a sense of humor and critical thought are not strengths.