Coronavirus in Massachusetts (home, elementary school, colleges)

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by yesmaybe

Ooh, this is spicy. Clemson star QB Trevor Lawrence has tested positive. I only mention it here because they are playing BC on Saturday. Appears that nobody else on the team has tested positive, which I find hard to believe.

One of my alma maters isn't playing this weekend because of an outbreak on the team after only one game.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by yesmaybe

Ooh, this is spicy. Clemson star QB Trevor Lawrence has tested positive. I only mention it here because they are playing BC on Saturday. Appears that nobody else on the team has tested positive, which I find hard to believe.

Did you see what went on at the World Series with Justin Turner? He was pulled out of the last game in the 7th inning because they had just gotten the results of his covid test (positive). After the game, during the on-field celebration, he insisted on going out there and celebrating with his teammates. AND he took off his mask.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/s...ld-series.html

[porterhouse]

Originally Posted by yesmaybe

Clemson star QB Trevor Lawrence has tested positive. I only mention it here because they are playing BC on Saturday. Appears that nobody else on the team has tested positive, which I find hard to believe.

That's probably because most of the team has already had it. Now BC will only lost by 4 TDs or so.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by bohemka

There has been a recent dose of stupidity in this thread.

Agreed. It's mind boggling to see some people defending irresponsible and reckless behavior/parenting.

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Parents like me who dont want school to be remote? Good.

NO ONE wants school to be remote!

As a former first grade teacher it would be a nightmare. Do you think teachers do nothing but teach six hours and go home and relax? I used to get there an hour early to set up the classroom and do other things to get ready for the kids, teach six hours straight with only a short lunch break (no, we did not even get bathroom breaks), stay until about 4:30 or 5pm--sometimes later--and then after going home and cooking dinner, etc. I would spend another couple of hours planning lessons for the next day based upon what we had done that day.

And there was a lot more to do than that but I had to fit it in somehow. If I had to prepare both in person lessons and online lessons, it would be double the work. Little kids have attention spans of about 15-20 minutes so it's a new lesson every 15-20 minutes and you try to tailor the lessons to individual levels of ability. It's a total juggling act. Teachers would LOVE to have this virus go away so they could return to the normal in person way of teaching.

My cousin who taught in one of your W towns says she is extremely grateful to be retired and not teaching anymore during this nightmare scenario. We not only taught the kids their "book learning" but we taught social skills and a lot more. To see them missing out is painful for us too. NO ONE is enjoying this but it's a fact of life that we must endure for now.

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by redplum33

Agreed. It's mind boggling to see some people defending irresponsible and reckless behavior/parenting.

LOL. Wanting kids to be in school in a non-remote fashion is oh so reckless.

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

NO ONE wants school to be remote!

As a former first grade teacher it would be a nightmare. Do you think teachers do nothing but teach six hours and go home and relax? I used to get there an hour early to set up the classroom and do other things to get ready for the kids, teach six hours straight with only a short lunch break (no, we did not even get bathroom breaks), stay until about 4:30 or 5pm--sometimes later--and then after going home and cooking dinner, etc. I would spend another couple of hours planning lessons for the next day based upon what we had done that day.

And there was a lot more to do than that but I had to fit it in somehow. If I had to prepare both in person lessons and online lessons, it would be double the work. Little kids have attention spans of about 15-20 minutes so it's a new lesson every 15-20 minutes and you try to tailor the lessons to individual levels of ability. It's a total juggling act. Teachers would LOVE to have this virus go away so they could return to the normal in person way of teaching.

My cousin who taught in one of your W towns says she is extremely grateful to be retired and not teaching anymore during this nightmare scenario. We not only taught the kids their "book learning" but we taught social skills and a lot more. To see them missing out is painful for us too. NO ONE is enjoying this but it's a fact of life that we must endure for now.

It seems like some folks (on here in particular) do want school to be remote.

There are hardworking teachers out there, my son's first grade teacher is one of them. But we can't say ALL teachers are hardworking and want the best for the kids right now. Not all teachers become teachers because they love kids. Just like not all cops become cops because they want to kill people.

[BostonMike7]

I just want to be on a remote tropical island right now.

No covid, no election bs, no masks.


Have a Happy Halloween

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I just want to be on a remote tropical island right now.

No covid, no election bs, no masks.


Have a Happy Halloween

Amen.

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by redplum33

Did you see what went on at the World Series with Justin Turner? He was pulled out of the last game in the 7th inning because they had just gotten the results of his covid test (positive). After the game, during the on-field celebration, he insisted on going out there and celebrating with his teammates. AND he took off his mask.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/s...ld-series.html

How dare you cite fake news instead of something reputable like TurtleBoySports.