So keep kids out of school for 3 years over this? Get high risk people and adults vaccinated and get kids back in school. Enough of this sh!t. Kids matter too and 3 years of DL will do irreparable harm to millions of them. |
No, it won’t. Kids survive famine and war and parents in the US can’t imagine their child having to survive the smallest adversity. It’s embarrassing. |
Selfish. Me me me. |
| This is a huge shift. By the end of this the publics will only be for the poor and overwhelmed. People with means are out. |
Oh, you mean the overcrowded schools will finally only have the number of kids they're designed for? No more trailer parks in the back lot? No more overcrowded classrooms? No more buildings falling apart because too much money is spent on too many kids? All for the same budget. Thank you, thank you. |
Oh shove it. So what if we have higher expectations for our childrens’ lives than a lack of famine and war. And for many kids, this is more than just “the smallest adversity.” If you don’t understand that, then you are clueless about the world outside your bubble. |
My war refugee relatives think what is going on with covid-19 education in this country is appalling. You have no idea what you are talking about. I suspect the most adversity you've ever faced is a stubbed toe. |
I’m sure it is an improvement over the education system of a country that would turn people into refugees, so give me a break. And plenty of Americans including me have experienced great adversity, well beyond a “stubbed toe.” So dial back the bitterness and stereotypes. |
I wouldn't be so sure of that if I were you. |
x1000 Well said, PP. |
+1 |
So I guess you too are cool with kids enduring increased poverty, homelessness, abuse, and decreased access to regular meal and the support network a school provides while distance learning drones on for two more years? Hey, as long as it isn’t “war or famine,” they should be able to survive these “smallest adversities,” right? Pure cluelessness, idiocy, and wrongly stereotyping all American kids as rich and privileged.
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You know what generally stays open during famine and war? Schools. It's embarrassing that Yemen has been fighting to keep schools open during civil war and famine, yet US teachers are fighting to keep schools closed for a virus whose transmission can be mitigated with a 10 cent mask and some open windows. |
Why is this selfish - public schools are not providing a service people want or can use at this time. It’s BS that if you can pay your kid can go to school. |
Agreed. I've never supported vouchers before, except while playing devil's advocate in a college course that was primarily for education majors. But I support them now, provided they come with restrictions that the voucher must constitute payment in full for tuition. This pandemic has demonstrated that there's no other way to keep public schools in check when the teachers unions wield so much political power. |