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And this comes from Rhode Island, about as blue a state as it gets.
https://www.ricentral.com/narragansett_times/school-committee-hears-from-parents-teachers-opposed-to-masks/article_8348ba3a-e89b-11eb-a04d-1354dc24e590.html
School committee hears from parents, teachers opposed to masks
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — It’s still up in the air as to whether or not students will need to mask up this coming fall, but some teachers and parents are already pleading with the school committee not to require face coverings in the classroom.
South Kingstown High School Mathematics Teacher Kim Lanoway said having to wear a mask got in the way of her students’ learning and quashed her enthusiasm for coming into the classroom each day.
“The mask literally dampened my spirit,” Lanoway said. “I love teaching, I love math — but the kids didn’t get that from me this year.”
The masks made it difficult for everyone to hear each other, she said, and most likely discouraged students from speaking up and asking questions when they were lost. It also prevented Lanoway from building meaningful relationships with her students.
“I didn’t get to know them,” she said. “I didn’t see their faces.”
Personally, as a substitute teacher I don't like wearing a mask. Nobody does. I can't see the smiles on the kids' faces and they can't see me smile. But I shut the fck up and do as I'm told. I keep my politics to myself. Being a sub means having the freedom to pick and choose the school you want to work, the grade level you want to work, even the town you want to work. And being a sub means not being held accountable for anything other than what you've been assigned to do. (Real teachers on the other hand are held accountable for the lazy stupid little brats who disrupt class, flunk tests and courses.)
I listen to teachers. In the teacher's lounge during lunch, I shut the fck up and listen. They are not shy about the job. They tell me everything I need to know about what's important in education. Teachers do not take time off. They don't take breaks. They don't discuss anything but the job.
Again, I'm not going to wag my finger at those who refuse to wear a mask or refuse to get vaccinated. I am not a member of the Gestapo and we're still living in a free country. That means we can think as we choose. And frankly I don't want to take the time to argue.
https://www.ricentral.com/narragansett_times/school-committee-hears-from-parents-teachers-opposed-to-masks/article_8348ba3a-e89b-11eb-a04d-1354dc24e590.html
School committee hears from parents, teachers opposed to masks
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — It’s still up in the air as to whether or not students will need to mask up this coming fall, but some teachers and parents are already pleading with the school committee not to require face coverings in the classroom.
South Kingstown High School Mathematics Teacher Kim Lanoway said having to wear a mask got in the way of her students’ learning and quashed her enthusiasm for coming into the classroom each day.
“The mask literally dampened my spirit,” Lanoway said. “I love teaching, I love math — but the kids didn’t get that from me this year.”
The masks made it difficult for everyone to hear each other, she said, and most likely discouraged students from speaking up and asking questions when they were lost. It also prevented Lanoway from building meaningful relationships with her students.
“I didn’t get to know them,” she said. “I didn’t see their faces.”
Personally, as a substitute teacher I don't like wearing a mask. Nobody does. I can't see the smiles on the kids' faces and they can't see me smile. But I shut the fck up and do as I'm told. I keep my politics to myself. Being a sub means having the freedom to pick and choose the school you want to work, the grade level you want to work, even the town you want to work. And being a sub means not being held accountable for anything other than what you've been assigned to do. (Real teachers on the other hand are held accountable for the lazy stupid little brats who disrupt class, flunk tests and courses.)
I listen to teachers. In the teacher's lounge during lunch, I shut the fck up and listen. They are not shy about the job. They tell me everything I need to know about what's important in education. Teachers do not take time off. They don't take breaks. They don't discuss anything but the job.
Again, I'm not going to wag my finger at those who refuse to wear a mask or refuse to get vaccinated. I am not a member of the Gestapo and we're still living in a free country. That means we can think as we choose. And frankly I don't want to take the time to argue.