Isithili sesikolo apho ndifundisa khona sesinye sesithathu esikhulu eArizona, kodwa akukho manyathelo ayimfuneko athathiweyo ukukhusela abafundi bethu, ubuhlakani kunye nabasebenzi kwi-COVID-19.
Kwiiveki nje ezintathu ezidlulileyo, ngenxa yenani labafundi abasulelekileyo kunye nabasebenzi besikolo sethu (ngaphezu kwama-65 ngo-Agasti 10), sasinesikhundla esibalaseleyo kwiindaba, kodwa akukho nto itshintshileyo.
NgoLwesihlanu, ndibone omnye wabaphathi bethu abaphezulu ehamba epasejini engenamaski. Namhlanje, ndibone umphathi wesibini ophezulu kwipaseji yethu ephambili. Bangaphezu kwama-4,100 abafundi abahamba apho yonke imihla benganxibanga imaski.
Oku kungaphaya kokuqonda kwam. Ukuba abaphathi abanakuba yimizekelo, abafundi bangafunda njani ukuziphatha okunempilo?
Ukongeza, khawufane ucinge ukuba inkantini inokwamkela abafundi abangama-800. Okwangoku, kukho abafundi abangaphezu kwe-1,000 kwixesha ngalinye lesidlo sasemini. Bonke bayatya, bayancokola, bayakhohlela kwaye bayathimla, kwaye abazinxibi zigqumagquma.
Ootitshala babengenaxesha lokucoca itafile nganye ngexesha lekhefu, nangona sasibonelela ngeetawuli zokucoca kunye nesitshizi sokubulala iintsholongwane, ngoko ke ndahlawulela uSur.
Akukho lula okanye kulula ukuba abafundi bafumane imaski, ke abantwana bethu bafumana imaski kubaqeqeshi ababonelela ngezinto zabo.
Ndinethamsanqa lokuba isithili sethu sesikolo sifaka imali kwi-HSA yethu (iAkhawunti yokonga iHealth) rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezintandathu kuba ndisebenzisa le mali ukubuyisela iimaski endizithengele mna nabafundi bam. Ndiqalile ukunika abafundi bam iimaski ze-KN95 endaweni yeemaski zelaphu ezicekethekileyo kuba ndiyixabisa ngokwenene impilo yabo-kunye nempilo yam.
Lo ngunyaka wam wama-24 wokufundisa kwizikolo zikarhulumente zase-Arizona kunye neminyaka engama-21 yokufundisa kwisikolo sam nakwisithili sesikolo. Ndiyayithanda into endiyenzayo. Abafundi bam banjengabantwana bam. Ndiyazikhathaza kwaye ndibaxabise ngokungathi bayafana ngokwenene.
Nangona ndiceba ukufundisa iminyaka embalwa engakumbi, kufuneka ndicinge enoba ubomi bam buxabiseke ngaphezu kweemfuno zemfundo zabafundi.
Andifuni ukuyeka abafundi bam, kwaye andifuni nokuyeka umsebenzi endiwuthandayo. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka ndiqwalasele ukuba ndifuna ukuthatha umhlala phantsi ekuqaleni kukaJuni ukuze ndizikhusele - okanye nangoDisemba ozayo, ukuba isithili sam sesikolo asithathi manyathelo anzima ukukhusela i-faculty, abasebenzi kunye nabafundi.
Akukho titshala okanye sisikolo kufuneka senze eso sigqibo. Kulapho irhuluneli yethu kunye nesithili sam babeka khona abasebenzi bethu kunye nefakhalthi.
USteve Munczek ebefundisa isiNgesi kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo kunye nokubhala ngokuyilayo kwizikolo zikarhulumente zase-Arizona ukususela ngo-1998, kwaye useHamilton High School kwiSithili saseChandler ukususela ngo-2001. Qhagamshelana naye emunczek@gmail.com.
Ixesha lokuposa: Sep-08-2021