Brain science: Multitasking is awful.
Teachers right now: "Let me open this tab on your screens while I respond to questions in the chat as I share my screen and check participant reactions and send an email to the student who's not showing up."
Admin: "You forgot attendance."
“dO TEacHeRs thINk ThEy ArE beTTeR tHAn nUrseS?”
No, but nurses have PPE, limited patient contact, and infectious disease training. I have a couple English degrees, 120 kids, a mask, and a box of Clorox wipes. Please don’t compare us.
Dear School Districts,
We tend to wear the same pants/outfits over and over. Our salaries do not allow us to have extensive wardrobes. So give your staff some leeway if you’re going to force them back in the school this year.
We also don’t have time to do laundry regularly.
On my deathbed, I beckon my children and their families close to me. In a halting whisper, I give my final words. “Don’t ever say ... that things are ‘cliché’ or ‘bias.’ Those ... aren’t ... adjectives ...”