Post #4037456
2026-07-15 13:08 UTC
I have a comment about it somewhere in the Lemmies, but my family is from Texas, and my sister lived in Connecticut for a few years. Her children were still quite young when they all moved back to Texas, but there was still a noticeable drop in their development.
My sister did a pretty good job picking up the slack at home, but that’s a burdensome undertaking for someone with fewer resources. Working in public education myself, I see why we’re failing, and it’s really sad. It’s hard to create highly impactful lessons when your concerns are the students’ safety and security at home, your own job security if you stray at all from approved materials, and showing care and respect for children in a way that doesn’t get you fired for being “woke.”
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@hactar42@lemmy.ml 2026-07-15 16:56
Thank you for all you do. I honestly don’t know how educators in Texas do it.
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@nickiwest@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 22:10
Hey, fellow educator, I see you. I know that you and everyone in your school are doing your best to work within the constraints that have been dictated by your state legislature. Keep doing what you can to support your students, and don’t forget to take care of yourself in the process.