Day 125- We're Down to Kool Aid Drinkers and Next of Kin

I can't take credit for that fabulous line.  It belongs to CNN's Jim Acosta and pretty much had me laughing for a solid three minutes after I heard it.

I woke up in the middle of the night last night and couldn't stop thinking about the prospect of living like this for the foreseeable future.  Our country has so poorly mismanaged this crisis that I'm not sure I see a way out anymore.  It's really sad and it's really discouraging and it's really starting feel hopeless. 

This meme below is currently applicable if you cross off "economy" and replace it with "schools."    

I often refer to this meme to explain what it is like to be a teacher.

I feel like this right now.  These tabs are currently open in mind:

*How will quitting for a year impact my retirement?

*Should I talk to my doctor?  I don't think I'm high risk but I should make sure.

*Maybe I should sacrifice myself for a colleague who is high risk

*The union said priority for remote working should be given for some specific groups including those with childcare issues?  I don't have kids, why should that matter?

*How do I get a supply of N95 masks?
*How do I wear a N95 mask correctly?
*How should I set up my classroom this year?  

*How should I set up my home office this year? 
*What am I teaching?  What am I doing?

*Do other teachers feel like me?  I'm afraid to ask.  I don't want to get in trouble.

*Am I prepared to walk away from my career?  

*How am I going to teach when I'm afraid to be in school?

This blog post from a teacher named Jennifer Serravallo is the most true thing I've read on the issue of reopening schools.