John is somehow of the opinion that teachers haven't been working during COVID. His ignorance is staggering. Online and/or hybrid learning takes far MORE effort than teaching in person, not less! For the teachers who have been working so hard during the pandemic, this is just so demeaning and maddening to read.

Let me correct you, Resident. It was well into the pandemic that teachers were able to figure out how to use zoom, get the kids to understand it, and getting technology to the point that it could be used by both teachers & students. So let's not exaggerate their efforts. And once they started using it, they were helpless to prevent students from walking away for the computer and doing something else or being so bored - they learned nothing. Studies have already concluded that these zoom classes were useless to students and did little to further educate our students - even to the point that the union and teachers did not want the kids to take MCAS exams - which would only show them how poorly the students learned during remote learning classes.

And instead of giving up their union negotiated days off and continue teaching - teachers took all their holidays, time off, personal days, professional development days, and on and on it goes - including of course spring break - yep - they were really concerned about the lack of real education their students were receiving - give me a break!

The union failed the kids, the teachers failed the kids, and the education system failed the kids - the only ones who didn't fail the kids were their parents - who struggled to learn the new technology to help their children, worked with diligently during times of high frustration, the personal depression they all experienced being away from their teachers, friends, and family...and of course many parents experienced personal financial disasters when one or perhaps both parents were furloughed or terminated from their jobs - while teachers maintained their excellent salaries and benefits of time off.

So please don't give me your anguish about demeaning teachers - they made out during the pandemic while collecting their salaries and getting on top of that - stimulus checks - perhaps they can donate them to their classes - that would be the class thing to do - but don't expect it!

Because hypocrites have made plans to go on vacation trips to red states like Florida where it is fun even though they walk around here with masks on telling us to stay home while updating their fakebook profile pics with the stupid "I got Vaccinated" frame.