Despite early pandemic acknowledgements of the invaluable work of essential workers, one group—made up primarily of women—was on the receiving end of bitter acrimony and blame for allegedly aggravating the problems caused by the pandemic: teachers.
of students had some form of online instruction—but the transition was bumpy at best, not the least because schools had to choose between two bad options: continue in person, risking the health of both students and teachers, or send everyone home to do their best.
Teachers were blamed for failing to do what other essential workers were doing and stay on the job, no matter the personal cost. Finally, to compound the difficult working conditions, teachers also are often not paid a truly livable wage. “ Still, teachers remain the Rodney Dangerfields of professionals: They “don’t get no respect.” Why is that? For starters, Americans don’t think teachers work nearly as many hours as the educators in fact put in, underestimating teaching hours by almost a full school day less than they work.
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