Teachers Are Done Being Guilt-Tripped

Educators are expected to carry the burdens of the Covid-19 pandemic. But they’re not the ones at blame.

A teacher collects the supplies needed to continue remote teaching through the end of the school year in New York City. Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

The rhetoric is ramping up as the beginning of the school year draws near, and we are seeing the tired method of society bending teachers to meet its needs through guilt. Public officials and some parents seem anxious to move…