Why are teachers so maligned when it comes to the pandemic? We talk about that and how anti-mask sentiment combined with the 'women should sacrifice' has led to a lot of bad decisions in getting kids back in schools.

This episode heavily references another episode we did early on

http://feministutopia.net/2019/08/16/why-do-we-hate-teachers/

RESEARCH:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/08/16/think-teachers-arent-paid-enough-its-worse-than-you-think/

https://time.com/longform/teaching-in-america/
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/24/1-in-4-teachers-are-considering-quitting-after-this-past-year.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/h-scott-apley-chair-of-galveston-county-texas-gop-mocked-covid-days-before-he-died-of-virus
https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY-20-21-Public-Health-Guidance.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/health/covid-19-vaccinations-for-teens-state-rankings-analysis/index.html