Honestly, they are all over the school. They have a very good perspective of the whole school, classrooms and cafeteria and dismissal. It might help to ask paraprofessionals since they work everywhere.
And....let’s cut funding (pay) to US senators and representatives that don’t show up in person for session...or maybe those that sleep through every session...or those who are so incredibly bipartisan that they ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT find the middle ground to actually do the work that they were ELECTED to do for the good of their constituents, the working class! Thank you so much for pointing out how ignorant all of the plans are. ❤️❤️🧎🏻♀️🙏🏻 I am praying that they come to their senses.
I continue to hold out hope our leaders and society will recognize the need to adequately financially support education. We pay exorbitant amounts of money to entertainers and professional athletes but won't adequately pay some of the most important people.
Or lead a physical “back to school” day, with social distancing, mask wearing, and a bus ride (twice!) - since that’s what it gonna take to get children to school and follow “guidelines”
There are a lot of kids in my area who live with a Grandparent or if they are lucky both grandparents. For one reason or another (death, drugs, abandonment) the biological parents are not available any more. Can you imagine if the child brought the virus home from school and their grandparent, their only family, gets sick and is in the hospital for weeks, or even dies? Where do these kids go? I can't imagine how those kids would feel...
@@debamchin2208 I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that child will be ok. I fear that the children may blame themselves for having brought the virus home and that they may feel like they killed their family. What a horrid situation that we face right now.
If they want schools to reopen we need more funding, not less. That's how other governments were able to do it. Let's make it 10,000 dollars every week someone unqualified is put in a position of government.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for always supporting children and staff, Mr. Brooks! You will always have my professional and personal respect. Any way you could take over Betsy DeVos' position?! ❤❤
Thank you for mentioning Para’s. I often feel overlooked by anyone “above” the teachers I work with (You know who I’m talking about). A teacher of mine always had a bumper sticker displayed by the door which read “Education cuts don’t heal.” As an elementary student I didn’t get it. Now I can’t forget it.
Don't you love how many of them are asking for MORE $ since when they will play, they will be putting their families at risk?!? MORE than their millions they already get!
With plan 2... it will ruin it for the veteran teacher that have leaned over years ways to beg and plead for the things they really need for their classroom and how will new teacher ever learn that skill ....
I truly hope some politicians see this & listen ! You are truly special Mr. Brooks... thanks for the laughs & great idea’s during this difficult time! 😘❤️💙🙏🏻
Wait... schools get funding? Lol whatever... I'll already be saving on supplies that I would have to pay for myself. I guess what funding are they cutting? They should already be saving on school bus gas, food, electricity bill. Legit, you don't need to cut anything. You're already saving money so sit down. Silent lunch for you politicians.
Not to mention that in order for there to be teaching online, kids are going to need technology, like chromebooks! Or even internet access at all! How is cutting funding going to provide that technology that the kids would need?! Plus yes, teachers need to teach! As a teacher who has already been laid off due to budget cuts for the county, this is all I've been thinking about...
.....in that case, since we will be forced to go back, we should get hazard pay. At my school, most kids are raised by the grandmother. I can easily see, a student who got it from the grandparent. This child being asymptomatic now gives it to me.
Homeschooling mom here! I agree with you. In fact, this is the time educators need full financial support. As a tax payer, I have no problem with my taxes going to schools.
And to think WE keep voting these fools into office! Our founding forefathers did NOT design government to be a career, yet, there they ALL are! 🤬And here are WE, THE PEOPLE.🤔 😭Time for change!🧐
My lovely governor signed our state's budget last month and k-12 has been cut by 1 billion! This was before our virus numbers have tripled in the last 2 weeks. I wonder where they think the money will come from to equip the schools when we do open!
I teach in Georgia and the tax deficit is not anywhere near as bad as what was predicted just a couple months ago. We have cut some things, like various expensive computer programs that have a yearly cost. But we have not had to cut any personnel. Our superintendent and school board worked very hard to save jobs. We will be just fine in Carroll County!
There was the glimmer when Gerry got super serious and focused with his eyes and I could really see his frustration. I'm not a fighting woman but I would give real hands if someone messed with this awesome man! He has real passion and heart for his profession.
Teachers are constantly threatened and pressured to implement mandates; rules; “suggestions”; unthought out laws; individualize for every child; get EVERYONE to a proficient level; collect, evaluate, plan, revise and implement data on the school, self, students, and programs. They have little funding that comes along with this endless list, and often nothing is removed. Why you might ask, because we are charged with change way too much that was given little thought or input from the main shareholders - parents and teachers. We never truly give any program ( some very costly) a chance. Plus those who come up with these ever changing programs are making “bank!” Schools are kept in constant turmoil by politicians using our profession as a political platform to win votes. Seldom do they ask educators on the frontlines to participate in conversations about issues. They often don’t want to hear what we have to say. So Mr Brooks, kudos to you for being a voice for education.
They would be bankrupt in a week. What happened to all of the lauds of "educators are so awesome!!"? No, now it's teachers MUST be in person with students whether there is a danger to the teacher or not. People say young people are less likely to suffer extreme symptoms, but teachers may be over 50 (I am), have an underlying condition (asthma), or have someone at home that could be at extreme risk. Thing is - we WANT to be back in the classroom, but it needs to be safe and responsibly executed.
Let's cut our education funding but give, Mahomes, $500 million to throw a friggin football. WTF!? Stop the world from, "spinning". I want to get off. Yet we are lied to about that as well.
So if we shut the buildings down and let the kids learn from home. We would save more money. No overhead costs. Teachers can still get paid to work from home.
The Constitution does not allow the Federal Government to fund education. Education is a responsibility of The State. Over the past 50 years The Feds have imposed educational requirements on the state's and are contributing up to 8% of the educational funding. States should operate without the funds and defy the Federal mandates.
That is probably the best post you have ever made! Oh my God! Can you imagine how much money oh Ms. De Vos would be paying in to the stupid sayings kitty. She alone could give teachers in Georgia everything we need. Our budget was cut by $5,000,000! She could raise that in about an hours time!
How about if the feds just give the money directly to local school districts WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED! The amount of money that federal funding costs makes it not worth it anyway. Just pass the money along and let local school boards decide how to spend their budget.
My answer would be the parents would start having to be part of their children's education and not let our educational system indoctrinated agenda they have been telling the children for years. Up until the lockdown no schools most parents weren't even aware of all the crap their children were being thought.
I am a parent, so I do not understand the workings going on inside the admin offices. However, my state cut $411,000 from my kids' district alone. Buuuut, the Gov says each district will receive a check from the CARES fund?! Why did you cut funding, just to cut a check again? Can anyone explain this to my confused parent brain?
I can't stand the fact that as US educators, we have all given everything we can to educate all. Then some of our leaders say the stupidest comments that are just shocking. Too many adults just suck it up and believe it. I'm tired of the dumbing down of our society...
This is spot on! 😂 I think we should start a stupid fund for the police as well. Defunding them left and right with no input from any experts or professionals or a solid plan on how to go forward with LESS money. I think we would be better off if we defunded politicians and spread that around for education, social services and law enforcement
And in addition to the $1000/stupid comment, let's have them spend a FULL WEEK alongside teachers, paras, principals, custodians, IN our schools. No photo opp, or dog and pony show. Just show up. Last one standing wins that "slurp and slide with tequeela" thing! A whole new take on "Survivor." SURIOUSLY!
The money was still spent.....teachers were paid, paras were paid, custodial and maintenance staff were still paid and asked to do more!!! And, schools had to ensure that students had wi-fi access at our cost, as well as devices, at our cost. Many schools still provided meals twice/day. There was no money saved!!!
Amen. Do you have any openings at your school? You seem to an administrator that is transparent with his staff and faculty and supportive with high expectations for everyone at the school. So if you have an opening just let me know.
Good lord! You’d be backed up w funds for each teacher & each child currently in the education system till they pass away from trump being in office alone!
You'd need the education to realise you should of studied to serve to mass public in such manner in the first place with everything you do. Politicians are needed every where. We need more people to help others think the same way.
Your character is respected sir, when you said to ask the professionals and started with the para-educators 🤩🥰🏆🥇 you are Golden!
I concur!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I agree!!
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Honestly, they are all over the school. They have a very good perspective of the whole school, classrooms and cafeteria and dismissal. It might help to ask paraprofessionals since they work everywhere.
Thank you Sir for the recognition of us Para's!! High Fives all around!
De-funding the politicians is really a great idea.
Matilda Rei Word
Right on, Gerry!! How about we defund politicians?! Give their salary to education!
And....let’s cut funding (pay) to US senators and representatives that don’t show up in person for session...or maybe those that sleep through every session...or those who are so incredibly bipartisan that they ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT find the middle ground to actually do the work that they were ELECTED to do for the good of their constituents, the working class! Thank you so much for pointing out how ignorant all of the plans are. ❤️❤️🧎🏻♀️🙏🏻 I am praying that they come to their senses.
This is one of the best comments I’ve heard in ages
Brandy Barnett Absolutely!!!!!!!
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Sam And just how is that going to help in the long-term?
Rebecca Murray TRUMP KNOWS IT'S 5 G = why he's against masks!! 💜 🙏
I continue to hold out hope our leaders and society will recognize the need to adequately financially support education. We pay exorbitant amounts of money to entertainers and professional athletes but won't adequately pay some of the most important people.
Amen.....👍🏾
AMEN!!!! Let’s invite the politicians to lead distance learning for ONE day and see what happens to funding!!!!
Yes ma'am
Put them in the school.
Or lead a physical “back to school” day, with social distancing, mask wearing, and a bus ride (twice!) - since that’s what it gonna take to get children to school and follow “guidelines”
Gerry, thank you for your insight. The world needs more administrators like you.
There are a lot of kids in my area who live with a Grandparent or if they are lucky both grandparents. For one reason or another (death, drugs, abandonment) the biological parents are not available any more. Can you imagine if the child brought the virus home from school and their grandparent, their only family, gets sick and is in the hospital for weeks, or even dies? Where do these kids go? I can't imagine how those kids would feel...
I don't have to imagine this - it's already happened to one of my students. :(
@@debamchin2208 I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that child will be ok. I fear that the children may blame themselves for having brought the virus home and that they may feel like they killed their family. What a horrid situation that we face right now.
If they want schools to reopen we need more funding, not less. That's how other governments were able to do it. Let's make it 10,000 dollars every week someone unqualified is put in a position of government.
A Stupid Tax! 🤣 That’s awesome!
Boy Betsy D. Would be broke by yesterday.
Broke? Honey, she would owe at least half of the national debt!
@@MuzerlinaV Nah, even she'd be broke. Schools would be swimming in money. :)
Maryhelen Peterson its Betsy V.
Thanks for mentioning the school nurses.
Stand tall, Gerry! Stand proud, Gerry!Thank you for speaking for others. Thank you for treating all school personnel as professionals.
Lots of other groups received funding due to COVID 19, so why not education??
THANK YOU SO MUCH for always supporting children and staff, Mr. Brooks! You will always have my professional and personal respect. Any way you could take over Betsy DeVos' position?! ❤❤
Yes! 👏👏👏👏 that education fund would be insane after 1 day!
Preach, Gerry!!!!!!! 👏👏👏
Thank you for making me laugh during this crazy, stressful time!
YES!! Thank you for representing!! Someone who actually gets it!! Your the best 😘
You hit the nail on the head!! Preach it!!
Thank you for mentioning Para’s. I often feel overlooked by anyone “above” the teachers I work with (You know who I’m talking about). A teacher of mine always had a bumper sticker displayed by the door which read “Education cuts don’t heal.” As an elementary student I didn’t get it. Now I can’t forget it.
HECK SCHOOLS ALREADY DON’T GET ENOUGH FUNDING! TO THE POLITICIANS POVERTY IS COMING!
You are SPOT ON, as always. I love you for speaking up and truly telling it like it is.
How about if professional sports funded schools? There seems to plenty of money in that area.
And since so many can't play now..let's give them a crash course on how to be subs. Hey..have we got the job for you!
And since so many American schools put their sports programs over everything else....
It’s sad but very true!
@@betzib8021 They're young and healthy. They'll probably survive.
Don't you love how many of them are asking for MORE $ since when they will play, they will be putting their families at risk?!? MORE than their millions they already get!
Amen, brother, amen!
With plan 2... it will ruin it for the veteran teacher that have leaned over years ways to beg and plead for the things they really need for their classroom and how will new teacher ever learn that skill ....
What do you think, Ms DeVos?
I truly hope some politicians see this & listen ! You are truly special Mr. Brooks... thanks for the laughs & great idea’s during this difficult time! 😘❤️💙🙏🏻
It’s refreshing to know that there are actually many sane, smart, people out there like me that have common sense!
Wait... schools get funding?
Lol whatever... I'll already be saving on supplies that I would have to pay for myself.
I guess what funding are they cutting? They should already be saving on school bus gas, food, electricity bill. Legit, you don't need to cut anything. You're already saving money so sit down. Silent lunch for you politicians.
Not to mention that in order for there to be teaching online, kids are going to need technology, like chromebooks! Or even internet access at all! How is cutting funding going to provide that technology that the kids would need?! Plus yes, teachers need to teach! As a teacher who has already been laid off due to budget cuts for the county, this is all I've been thinking about...
Which county/state is laying off teachers? I am so sorry, as a teacher this is my fear, rural Mississippi here
.....in that case, since we will be forced to go back, we should get hazard pay. At my school, most kids are raised by the grandmother. I can easily see, a student who got it from the grandparent. This child being asymptomatic now gives it to me.
You are sooooo right!!!
Amen, Brother Gerry!!
Homeschooling mom here! I agree with you. In fact, this is the time educators need full financial support. As a tax payer, I have no problem with my taxes going to schools.
Personally I think that is a genius idea. We could definitely come up with millions in a short time span.
Can’t you imagine how many spouses would be going to press conferences with their spouses standing by their sides...with DUCT TAPE?!
😂😂😂I just got that visual!
Hysterical....
😂😂😂
And to think WE keep voting these fools into office! Our founding forefathers did NOT design government to be a career, yet, there they ALL are! 🤬And here are WE, THE PEOPLE.🤔 😭Time for change!🧐
Pretty soon all the police and teachers will quit. God help us!
If I was still in school, I would not go because of the virus.
My lovely governor signed our state's budget last month and k-12 has been cut by 1 billion! This was before our virus numbers have tripled in the last 2 weeks. I wonder where they think the money will come from to equip the schools when we do open!
What state?
@@ctaylor5846 Georgia.
That’s so incredibly sad, both the surge and cutting funding...
Welcome to Georgia. Ol Brine is going to have a wake up call next election.
I teach in Georgia and the tax deficit is not anywhere near as bad as what was predicted just a couple months ago. We have cut some things, like various expensive computer programs that have a yearly cost. But we have not had to cut any personnel. Our superintendent and school board worked very hard to save jobs. We will be just fine in Carroll County!
There was the glimmer when Gerry got super serious and focused with his eyes and I could really see his frustration. I'm not a fighting woman but I would give real hands if someone messed with this awesome man! He has real passion and heart for his profession.
Thank you!
Teachers are constantly threatened and pressured to implement mandates; rules; “suggestions”; unthought out laws; individualize for every child; get EVERYONE to a proficient level; collect, evaluate, plan, revise and implement data on the school, self, students, and programs. They have little funding that comes along with this endless list, and often nothing is removed. Why you might ask, because we are charged with change way too much that was given little thought or input from the main shareholders - parents and teachers. We never truly give any program ( some very costly) a chance. Plus those who come up with these ever changing programs are making “bank!” Schools are kept in constant turmoil by politicians using our profession as a political platform to win votes. Seldom do they ask educators on the frontlines to participate in conversations about issues. They often don’t want to hear what we have to say. So Mr Brooks, kudos to you for being a voice for education.
I am a school nurse in NYC, and I can't imagine how this is going to be accomplished. I expect nothing less than a catastrophe.
What an awesome idea! The education coffers will be overflowing in no time at all!
Amen!!!
LOVE THIS - PREACH !!
They would be bankrupt in a week. What happened to all of the lauds of "educators are so awesome!!"? No, now it's teachers MUST be in person with students whether there is a danger to the teacher or not. People say young people are less likely to suffer extreme symptoms, but teachers may be over 50 (I am), have an underlying condition (asthma), or have someone at home that could be at extreme risk. Thing is - we WANT to be back in the classroom, but it needs to be safe and responsibly executed.
Most politicians would be broke in under a week. Shelia Jackson Lee (senator from my area) would be in debt by the end of the day.
YES!!!
Oh my gosh you actually put it out there...I'm not surprised! Thank you for saying what many of us are thinking, Mr. Brooks.
Let's cut our education funding but give, Mahomes, $500 million to throw a friggin football. WTF!? Stop the world from, "spinning". I want to get off. Yet we are lied to about that as well.
Yes Sir.. Amen..
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YES! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GOVERNMENT PEOPLE IN A CLASSROOM TRYING TO TEACH AND SEE HOW FAR THEY GET! I DOUBT THEY LAST AN HOUR IN A CLASSROOM!!!!!
So if we shut the buildings down and let the kids learn from home. We would save more money. No overhead costs. Teachers can still get paid to work from home.
I LOVE ❤️ that you mentioned
Para-educators F I R S T!
I was a lunch lady when my kids were in grade school! Best time of my life!💕💕💕💕💕❤️‼️
Love your suggestions, Mr. Brooks!
I agree! I know several teachers taking early retirement because of all this!!!!
Thank you, Gerry! That is a brilliant idea!
I absolutely love your accurate point of view!
You say it so well! Love it! I am so glad you're taking a stand! :)
The Constitution does not allow the Federal Government to fund education. Education is a responsibility of The State. Over the past 50 years The Feds have imposed educational requirements on the state's and are contributing up to 8% of the educational funding. States should operate without the funds and defy the Federal mandates.
That is probably the best post you have ever made! Oh my God! Can you imagine how much money oh Ms. De Vos would be paying in to the stupid sayings kitty. She alone could give teachers in Georgia everything we need. Our budget was cut by $5,000,000! She could raise that in about an hours time!
How about if the feds just give the money directly to local school districts WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED! The amount of money that federal funding costs makes it not worth it anyway. Just pass the money along and let local school boards decide how to spend their budget.
Agreed! Thank you! ☺️
Thank you for being such an amazing advocate.
My answer would be the parents would start having to be part of their children's education and not let our educational system
indoctrinated agenda they have been telling the children for years. Up until the lockdown no schools most parents weren't even aware of all the crap their children were being thought.
You're a awesome Gerry!! Thank you for being in our corner!!🧡
We could petition key people who enjoy commenting in political positions about education.
Say it man....so true!
I am a parent, so I do not understand the workings going on inside the admin offices. However, my state cut $411,000 from my kids' district alone. Buuuut, the Gov says each district will receive a check from the CARES fund?! Why did you cut funding, just to cut a check again? Can anyone explain this to my confused parent brain?
Well said! I feel every word you are saying!
I can't stand the fact that as US educators, we have all given everything we can to educate all. Then some of our leaders say the stupidest comments that are just shocking.
Too many adults just suck it up and believe it. I'm tired of the dumbing down of our society...
Gerry Brooks for President!!!!
I second that surgestion!
This is spot on! 😂 I think we should start a stupid fund for the police as well. Defunding them left and right with no input from any experts or professionals or a solid plan on how to go forward with LESS money. I think we would be better off if we defunded politicians and spread that around for education, social services and law enforcement
Oh, oh! Gerry is starting to get angry! Frustrated at the least! Btw, we're also dealing with idiocy up here in Canada. Stay strong!
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YES!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
How bout a government issued hazmat suit for kids and teachers...... ??? Hahahaha!
PREACH PREACHER OF THE SCHOOL....PREACHER
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And in addition to the $1000/stupid comment, let's have them spend a FULL WEEK alongside teachers, paras, principals, custodians, IN our schools. No photo opp, or dog and pony show. Just show up. Last one standing wins that "slurp and slide with tequeela" thing! A whole new take on "Survivor." SURIOUSLY!
Amen and Amen
This my favorite by far. They will be broke with in a day. Lol...
Amen Mr. Brooks!
Where is all the money not spent this year due to no one in the schools?
The money was still spent.....teachers were paid, paras were paid, custodial and maintenance staff were still paid and asked to do more!!! And, schools had to ensure that students had wi-fi access at our cost, as well as devices, at our cost. Many schools still provided meals twice/day. There was no money saved!!!
Yessss! This right here.
Boom, spot on !!
OK! I give up! Tell us how you “really“ feel!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
We ain't got NO FUNDING as it is
Amen. Do you have any openings at your school? You seem to an administrator that is transparent with his staff and faculty and supportive with high expectations for everyone at the school. So if you have an opening just let me know.
Good lord! You’d be backed up w funds for each teacher & each child currently in the education system till they pass away from trump being in office alone!
Amen Gerry!
You'd need the education to realise you should of studied to serve to mass public in such manner in the first place with everything you do. Politicians are needed every where. We need more people to help others think the same way.
Love you. Gerry!💞
Please run for president
I look forward to your videos! You make so much sense!
Just a threat is correct!