Christie Nold
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Support for trans students & their families is a matter of human rights & dignity.
If we do not see eye to eye on that very basic principle, I’m not willing to engage any further. ✌🏻
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Friendly reminder: Teachers Unions = Teachers.
When you say, "I love teachers, I just hate the union" what I hear is "I love teachers who are quietly compliant and are denied the ability to organize."
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Someone I love dearly didn’t get a position that she would have been perfect for because, “you’re just so good in the classroom!”
That, my administrator friends, is how you lose talent in your school.
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I'm tired of living in a society that strips away resources from families, leaves schools to pick up the pieces, and then evaluates our effectiveness through a standardized test.
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Remote learning (crisis education) was really hard. It hurt my soul.
AND... I will gladly do it all over again (and promise to get better at it!) if that is what's required to keep our community healthy.
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Each person knocking down those doors once sat in a classroom.
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Want to know something I am not even a little bit interested in?
Learning about "remote/hybrid" teaching from someone who has NEVER done it. Especially someone who hasn't taught this way during a pandemic.
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Finally opened my end of year feedback... 😭
Question:"What do you feel Ms. Nold did well this year?"
Student: "She made me think I'm important"
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This morning’s lab-work appointment:
“Have you been exposed to COVID as a close contact in the last 30 days?”
“I’m a teacher”
“Ah, so yes”
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So... I can just invite my family into my classroom this Thanksgiving, right? Schools are magically immune? 🤷🏻♀️
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Dear Administrators,
Are you planning in-service? Wondering what you can offer your teachers this year?
If I were in your school, the biggest gift you could offer is time. Not a fancy keynote, not a pile of sugary carbs, but time - for planning, room setup, anything.
XOXO,
C
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It has been a minute since I broke out the sentence stems. Working on building up speaking & listening skills!
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I wish I could say that I want nothing more than to be with my students this school year...
Except, there is something I want more.
I want my students and their families to stay alive.
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When the "other side" is bigotry, it does not belong in the classroom.
Full stop.
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I'm finding that combatting misinformation in the classroom is only getting harder & my emotional reserves/energy is increasingly drained.
Teaching social studies in 2020/2021 is a lot.
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Remember that time an educator working from her hospital bed was framed as a “hero” rather than an indication of the failures of our society?
This is the outcome of that narrative.
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"Schools say they care about our mental health, but as an institution, they don't want to acknowledge that they are part of the problem" - 10th grade Advisory Student
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School closures are happening because people have gotten sick & now there are not enough adults to keep things running.
That the message seems to be, “we’re so sorry we had to close” and not, “we’re concerned for our school workers who are now sick” is… unfortunate.
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Never have I worked so hard & felt like such a failure.
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Society: Open schools!
Teachers: Can we make sure they are safe first?
Society: They are safe! We gave you money.
*schools open… teachers get sick… not enough adults to stay open*
Society: Why are schools closed? Selfish teachers.
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With all due respect, who is going to teach it?
Everyone I know is completely exhausted 🤷🏻♀️
Summer School, Extended Learning a Priority in $129 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Following Brown v. Board, many white families pulled their children from school rather than have them attend an integrated school.
Now, white families are asking for "school choice" rather than have their children engage in exploration of race/identity.
This is not new.
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Thinking about Brené Brown this morning, "If you're not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I'm not interested in your feedback"
If you've been on the sidelines of education this year, I'd prefer not to hear from you unless your role has been one of cheerleader. Period.
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Seeing a lot of white teachers post about a commitment to equity. Awesome.
Are you tackling that oppressive hat & hood policy now?
Asking about the disproportionate rates of suspensions for BISOC?
Questioning the whiteness of PBIS?
Asking about hiring policies?
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I don't know how to fix my foggy brain.
By the end of each teaching day, I'm so exhausted that it's hard to think, plan lessons, evaluate work.
I thought a weekend in the woods would help, but I'm still foggy.
I know timely feedback is essential AND I don't know how to fix it.
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Not looking to speak for others, but as an educator, I support vaccine mandates in our profession.
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While it is very possible that schools are beneficial to student* mental health, most educators are not trained mental health care providers.
If what a child needs is mental health care, simply opening schools is not it.
*schools are also harmful for the mental health of some
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@esmyjimenez
Before erasing the work of thousands of educators across the country, maybe check in. You’d find this *is* being taught.
It’s been a tough few years for us in education, we don’t really need additional misinformation out there about what we are/are not teaching.
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Remember that time many of us (teachers) spent a year in a “hybrid” model teaching both in-person and remote, before vaccines, and had to change everything about our curriculum to make it work?
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I feel like we're heading into another round of, "one day at a time" planning in schools.
The mind puzzle of not knowing what things look like from day to day is exhausting.
I imagine that for educators & care takers (especially those doing both) it's just.... hard.
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I have a student who has been coming to my class for two months.
She is not enrolled. She skips her study hall & comes to global citizenship with her friend.
She takes all of the notes, participates, and engages in the projects.
It kind of blows my mind.
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@SecCardona
It is, quite literally, a job.
That doesn’t mean we don’t bring passion to our work, but it does mean we shouldn’t be exploited.
Thank goodness for my union who understand this.
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Friendly reminder: school *buildings* are closed.
School is still in session.
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Welp.
Tomorrow I go back to pointing at my nose twenty times a lesson to try to encourage proper mask wearing.
That won't be anxiety producing at all.
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When “Abbott” is trending:
Elementary - good
Governor - bad
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How many teachers are going to "do antiracist curriculum" in the fall while tone policing their students, removing "hats & hoods," and arguing over a pencil?
This
@haymarketbooks
webinar has me feeling all the feelings.
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If I'm being honest, some days I would love to "just stick to teaching."
Unfortunately, society has stripped away nearly every social net from young people & their families, so we don't have that option.
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Opened google classroom to continue providing feedback to my students, and instead just stared at the computer and cried.
This is really hard, y'all. Be gentle on yourselves.
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Tomorrow, educators across the country are going to "both sides" this debate. A debate in which a sitting president won't condemn white supremacy.
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The man banning AP African American History will likely be the Republican candidate for President.
This is not simply a “Florida issue.”
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Dear Educator Friends:
Those IEP/504s that just looked like words on a page a few weeks ago, they make a whole lot more sense now that we know our students. Friendly reminder that now is a good time to review.
Love,
An exhausted educator who sometimes needs this reminder.
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Feels like we could proactively go remote, and potentially keep more students & school workers healthy
OR
retroactively go remote when we don't have enough people to staff our schools after having made lots of folx sick 🤷🏻♀️
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It feels really defeating to watch students self-sabotage by spending class after class on their phones.
I'm trying every strategy I know to try (including removal when reminders don't work)... and am feeling stuck & frustrated.
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There are so SO many books on "teaching Black children" -- how are folx preparing themselves to teach the white ones?
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Everything fun keeps getting cancelled while work just keeps charging along.
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Turns out... teaching high school students is pretty amazing 😭💛
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Watching COVID spread to so many educators, students, & families who have worked SO HARD to prevent this very thing...
First, for anyone who needs to be out & have plans available: here is a folder with six media literacy lessons & all needed resources:
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My students have decided that because 2020 is basically one big Friday the 13th, today is opposite day in which only good things will happen.
See why I love them so much?
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Let’s imagine that education is “woke propaganda”
What exactly would it be propaganda for? Justice? Equity? Imagining worlds where needs are met? Supporting young people in working toward their dreams? Accepting people for who they are?
This is what billionaires are afraid of?
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Some language I've been practicing recently:
"This sounds like such a wonderful opportunity! Unfortunately, at this time, I've recognized that I am at capacity and unable to make any additional commitments. Perhaps in the future we'll have another chance to work together!"
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Rather than shout over teachers to "reopen school" (buildings) maybe use that energy to make buildings safe to reopen?
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If you've learned to say the word "equity" but aren't ready to say the words
#BlackLivesMatter
you know NOTHING of equity.
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You may have noticed I've been engaging & subtweeting a LOT.
I've been struggling to simply let this one go.
The fact that someone can state, "mental health days are a myth" (his exact words) AND have the responsibility of training school leaders... it's so deeply troubling.
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This morning, I've learned about this thing called "collaboration," I've also been told that sometimes not all students are at the same level, oh and did you know that it's helpful to check for understanding before moving on?!
Damn. So glad they let me know.
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Each summer, I often hit a point where I get really excited for the start of a new school year.
If I'm being really honest, I'm worried that won't happen this year.
Still feeling exhausted after all of the challenges of the last year+ (despite my best efforts to unplug).
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I would like a "cannot reply unless currently teaching in a school" option.
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I often hear "my students don't know my politics" as though that is a positive thing.
If my students don't know my politics, do they fear I will allow ICE into my classroom? Do they worry I will put their humanity up for debate? Do they think I believe they should "go back"?
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If you are googling "antiracist/anti-bias activities" can I suggest that perhaps you pause before bringing the thing you find into the classroom?
Friendly reminder that this work starts (and continues) with self.
White folx especially, please don't "practice" on your students.
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I need (white) people who discovered antiracism yesterday to not be leading the work.
(still salty).
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The variable: a bee flew into the classroom
Two teachers can teach the exact same lesson and get completely different results. The variable? The teachers’ passion and creativity.
The power is not in the program. The power is in the magic the teacher brings.
#multiplyexcellence
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I keep thinking about how this time last year folx were yelling about getting young people back in schools, "for their mental health."
Now that young people are in the buildings physically, but clearly not yet well mentally, seems like there is a whole lot of silence
#VTEd
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Lots of discussion about how to support educators.
For me, I'd LOVE access to rapid testing.
With case counts going up & breakthrough cases on the rise, I'd love to be able to test more regularly. Due to my job, I'm the major point of exposure for my family/friends.
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Student: "Ms. Christie, how come the people who make decisions about schools aren't in school?"
Me: "THAT is the question!"
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I feel as though in-person schooling is being used as a carrot/stick to encourage the public to limit risky behavior.
I don't want my health/wellbeing, and that of my students, to be a carrot. I want it to be a priority.
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A whole lot of school workers will return with additional fatigue and exhaustion after having recovered from COVID.
At what point will the demands of the job shift? Or, will we just keep burning through school workers?
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Yesterday I tweeted about the violent insurrectionists having been in our classrooms.
My mentions were flooded with "but homeschooling" & "charters" & "they didn't go to class."
That's not how this works. We (especially white educators) don't get to pass off responsibility.
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A society in which a six year old has access to a gun.
In which that six year old knows how to wield it as a weapon.
In which they shoot to harm.
In which that shooting hardly makes headlines.
Broken. It’s a broken society 💔
My heart breaks for all of us.
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Instead of "just be patient" or "be more flexible," I wish more people (myself included) would practice saying, "yeah, this sucks, I'm sorry."
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To My Educator Friends Not Currently in a Classroom:
Your reasons for leaving are yours & they are valid. Education doesn't only take place within walls and school buildings. Choosing to leave a toxic situation provides an excellent model for young people.
XOXO,
C
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How much of the deep red push toward homeschooling isn’t just about gutting public schools, but also getting women to stay at home?
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Every year I move through a kind of grief - convinced that my newest round of students couldn't possibly be as amazing as the last...
Then... magic happens. My heart expands & I'm introduced to another incredible group of humans who change my life forever.
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If you’re an education consultant, not currently in the field, may I recommend not starting your tweet with, “Teachers should…”
(unless it ends with “… receive higher pay & benefits)
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The expectation that schools do allllllllllll the things is a lot.
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Please do not pretend to speak for teachers if you cannot take the heat of what we're handling.
It's insulting.
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Stories about student mental health are breaking my heart, for so many reasons.
I'm struggling with the narrative that society must choose between mentally well young people & physically safe educators. 💔
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Welp. This week was at least 87 days long.
Teachers - how are you holding up?
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Prior to becoming an educator, I did not realize the level of advocacy skills this position would require. My goodness.
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For those who are confused:
Asking if you’ve been vaccinated - not connected to the Holocaust
Banning books - connected to the Holocaust
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Friendly reminder to those who forgot:
During the pandemic, schools have worked to keep kids & families fed, host vaccine clinics, provide testing & contact-tracing, distribute devices and materials… all while trying to provide high quality instruction.
Just stooooop.
No one failed more than schools.
Schools was the single biggest pandemic failure.
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This week, we had 33 students at our virtual SOAR (students organizing against racism) meeting.
We asked them to imagine what an antiracist school would look like & feel like.
Then, we asked them to consider what steps we could take THIS YEAR to get closer.
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It has been a long week.
It’s Tuesday.
Both things are true.
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@JeanneAllen
@quintabrunson
@AbbottElemABC
Seems like you're making a lot of assumptions about her emotional state/reading an "emotional" response where there might not be one. Really, you were simply corrected.
Acknowledging you got it wrong & moving on is always an option.
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Even when I feel "ready" for the week ahead, that Sunday night angst is so real.
I love time with my students, the content creation piece can be so fun, my colleagues are great, and yet... still feeling some preemptive exhaustion these days.
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What's the venn diagram of conservative pundits arguing that Biles should "suck it up" while simultaneously saying schools must open for student mental health?
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While it is absolutely true that some students are assigned a lot of homework, I think it’s also worth asking questions if your child is doing “hours” of work.
In my classroom, if students access the time provided, they rarely bring work home (this is by design)…
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A question for people who work with adults all day: why?
Young people are SO much more fun.
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During today's class, I gave my students the task to email me & let me know how things were going.
Looking over their emails now & one student Rickrolled me.
It's going to be a good year.
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@BM_Marcial
@marydifino
I also feel that there is a false narrative that unions "protect bad teachers."
They don't. They protect a process used to evaluate teachers. It is then the responsibility of administration to do the work of following the process & removing the educator.
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Dear Administrators,
Thinking of asking your teachers to do one more thing? Plan year end events? Lead professional learning?
Please, please reconsider.
Signed,
An educator who knows you've had a rough year too. 💞
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Friends: any suggestions for early readers that are well suited for adult learners?
Working with an amazing woman who is building her literacy skills for the first time after being denied access to education & want to use resources that grow her skillset with dignity.
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Adding: I do not believe unions are without fault.
I appreciate greatly
@biblio_phile
@mrstbauerly
&
@MrTomRad
adding the way in which unions (like schools) can uphold white supremacy culture.
My hope would be to improve the union (like schools), not demolish it.
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Stuff like this is hilarious to me.
Just admit that you’ve never logged into your child’s learning management system & move on.
Parents have the right to know what their children are being taught in school in order to make informed decisions about their kids’ education.
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For those who need to hear it: equity isn't a lesson plan, or even a curriculum. It's about how you live & engage.
It's about an active pursuit of what's just.
For white folx, it's about dismantling systems of oppression INTERNALLY and externally.
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This messaging is so deeply frustrating. I’m tired of school workers being asked to put everyone else first.
I also have to wonder how helpful it is to have a truly burned out educator continue pushing through. Who is that in service to?
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Students are what bring me joy & provide purpose as an educator.
Bureaucracy and meetings have always felt depleting.
I am now so distant from contact with students & so mired in bureaucracy and meetings...
This job doesn't AT ALL resemble the profession I know & love.
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Importantly, 80%+ of educators in the US are white.
Do History Books Adequately Reflect People of Color? Most Educators Say Yes
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As an educator who internalizes her students' academic gains and losses, it is REALLY hard to be operating in a system that is not equipped to provide equitable access to learning to all students.
Please don't respond with a "don't internalize" comment.
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The revolving door of para educators with some subs/no subs is just one of many challenges right now.
Even with my strongest universally designed lessons, it’s simply not possible to be classroom teacher + para educator + special educator as one singular person.
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Not trying to be factitious or alarmist BUT it seems rather inevitable that as a public school teacher, I’m going to get COVID.
SO… question: is it possible to keep my partner from getting it?
Trying to determine if we go through the effort of making the gear room a bedroom
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