I keep my classroom door locked so that I can shut it at a moment's notice without fumbling. All teachers are expected to do this now. We can't keep our doors shut and locked because so many kids are tardy, need to go in-and-out to use the restroom, etc. Not a workday goes by that I don't have school shootings in the back of my mind. But, hey, at least I have my emergency backpack with a tourniquet, a First Aid guide, and a deck of cards. There's a metaphor there somewhere. There are also bandages, a splint, trauma dressing, nitrile gloves, etc. I wish that our legislators would pass some common-sense gun laws instead of expecting teachers to give trauma care.
I'm sorry this is where we are - and appreciate you teaching. There is little hope that in TN or nationally, much will be done to address the issues with guns and school shootings.
I noted that a teacher got her kids into a corner away from the door and out of shooting range. One thing that people don't think of, but I do, is this: I have a physically-small classroom and one class that is approximately 30 students (the number has varied). How can I get all these kids into a corner and ask them to be quiet? That is a lot of kids to cram into a corner, quietly. I just hope that in the case of a real shooting I can do this. Classes at small private schools have a lot fewer kids per class.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-153266893
Another Day, Another Massacre: How Republican Voters Trap Themselves in a Cycle of Violence, Neglect, and Suffering
By backing leaders who serve lobbyists and profits over lives, Republican voters ensure their own cycle of bloodshed, poverty, and decay
https://substack.com/home/post/p-153266893
Another Day, Another Massacre: How Republican Voters Trap Themselves in a Cycle of Violence, Neglect, and Suffering
By backing leaders who serve lobbyists and profits over lives, Republican voters ensure their own cycle of bloodshed, poverty, and decay
I keep my classroom door locked so that I can shut it at a moment's notice without fumbling. All teachers are expected to do this now. We can't keep our doors shut and locked because so many kids are tardy, need to go in-and-out to use the restroom, etc. Not a workday goes by that I don't have school shootings in the back of my mind. But, hey, at least I have my emergency backpack with a tourniquet, a First Aid guide, and a deck of cards. There's a metaphor there somewhere. There are also bandages, a splint, trauma dressing, nitrile gloves, etc. I wish that our legislators would pass some common-sense gun laws instead of expecting teachers to give trauma care.
I'm sorry this is where we are - and appreciate you teaching. There is little hope that in TN or nationally, much will be done to address the issues with guns and school shootings.
I noted that a teacher got her kids into a corner away from the door and out of shooting range. One thing that people don't think of, but I do, is this: I have a physically-small classroom and one class that is approximately 30 students (the number has varied). How can I get all these kids into a corner and ask them to be quiet? That is a lot of kids to cram into a corner, quietly. I just hope that in the case of a real shooting I can do this. Classes at small private schools have a lot fewer kids per class.
And there it is wrapped up with a pretty red bow.
Unfortunately, yes.