It blows my mind that there isn't more agitation about the school issue

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Anonymous wrote:Like many parenting issues, do the best thing for your child and let people hum with indignation because of differing philosophies, political bent, or plain old jealousy. You owe your children, not them. Take care of your kids first and do something for others if you can. Ignore the noise.

OP here. I am. But I don't enjoy being attacked for it for being overly "privileged" and supposedly unconcerned about fairness and equity. I should sacrifice my children to show that I care about others? No.

I wish public schools could open. I would 100% send my own children.

I don't blame teachers for being scared but I do blame the government. Unfortunately, nothing will change there until January so what is the point of even mentioning the glaringly obvious.

I blame people for not doing their own research and choosing to always follow the media's interpretations of events.

OP, if you are looking for people to applaud you/not shame you for doing what is best for your child unfortunately this current climate just won't allow it.

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Anonymous wrote:This is getting legitimately funny. How are there so many adults out there who can’t deal with some minor adversity and move on? I can barely believe most of you have jobs. What happens when something goes wrong at work—you just sit there paralyzed for months, throwing a temper tantrum?

It’s a global pandemic. We did worse than literally every country on earth at managing it. Corporate America is not back. Government is not back. Pro sports are not back, at least not successfully (and they’ve thrown millions of dollars at it with billions at stake). So the flipping schools are only kind of open for a year? Completely predictable, and so what. Your kids will be fine. Make the decisions that work for you and move the F on.

Also don’t be so thin-skinned about what other morons on the internet think about your pod. Who cares? Again, you’re adults. Grow up.

Hi bubble man. Yes many are actually out of work. And literally this weekend unemployment checks lapsed for 30 million families. So why don’t you tell them how this just just a minor bit of adversity, especially when they couldnt even accept a new job because they have to watch kids who are not in school.

Hear hear

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Anonymous wrote:It blows my mind that people are so angry at schools / teacher / administrators and not directing their ire at our government who has failed us completely AT EVERY TURN.

I just expect nothing from the administration at this point. They are Terrible and do not care. At all. The only hope is November and I already know how I plan to vote.

+1

What is there even to say about Trump at this point?
He’s turned our country into a failed nation state. We can’t even contain a pandemic virus or do that most basic of societal functions as opening our schools. Failed. Nation. State.

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It’s not a “school” issue, it’s a “pandemic” issue.

Tell everyone to mask up.
Demand that the government increase testing capacity.
Demand that the government implement contact tracing.
Demand that the government acquire adequate PPE.

You know, all of the things we should have done months ago to control the pandemic...

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It makes me angry like Karen to see restaurants and beaches open but playgrounds and schools closed.

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As a parent, I have been horrified at the way other parents have been acting. This is a PANDEMIC!!! If you are not an essential employee and if your job allows it, stay at home 24/7 and only leave when it’s absolutely necessary. This means *no* pods. Getting together with other children is going to make it even harder for schools to open up. This is not the time to be doing things halfway.

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Anonymous wrote:You have a mental problem, OP. You really do. Most others don't agree with you. Those making the decisions also don't agree with you. What psychological issue do you have that you just can't accept that?

Pp, with all due respect you are the one with the mental issue. Why are you just going along like a sheep on this?

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent, I have been horrified at the way other parents have been acting. This is a PANDEMIC!!! If you are not an essential employee and if your job allows it, stay at home 24/7 and only leave when it’s absolutely necessary. This means *no* pods. Getting together with other children is going to make it even harder for schools to open up. This is not the time to be doing things halfway.

You are the kind of parent we do not want in our pod. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't it seem to you as if most non-parents (including teachers) expect parents to just suck it up and accept that schools can't open and that our children's educations is going to be lacking this year?

It blows my mind that the same people who rant against reopening schools because of safety ALSO rant against people hiring tutors because of privilege.

What do they want parents to do?! This is not a rhetorical question, I really want to know the answer to this. Pretty much everyone agrees that distance learning in the spring was a disaster for most kids. It certainly wasn't great for my own kids. IF they learned anything (big if), it's because my husband and I took time out of our workdays to teach them.

I hired someone for $75/hr and made the mistake of mentioning this on an online parenting group that I'm in when a question was posted asking how people are planning to work and do online schooling at the same time. Most of these people have younger kids than I do and they expect their daycare centers to be open. They also think public schools should be closed because "there's no way public schools can social distance." Such hypocrites.

We make decent money and we are good at saving. We should sacrifice our kids' educations because...why exactly? Because other people don't make as much money? What are you supposed to use your savings for if not in an emergency?

They think I should give up my job and home school my kids full time (which is what distance learning requires with them - full time supervision to make sure they are actually working and not goofing off) because I'm a woman?

I just want to know what the naysayers want us parents to do. Can't open schools because of Covid, even in states where cases are low (like ours in NY). But you also can't allow parents to hire private teachers because not everyone can do it? Why don't these people care about private schools then? WTF

The majority of teachers have school aged kids themselves. If it was safe, they’d want their kids in school.

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Anonymous wrote:You have a mental problem, OP. You really do. Most others don't agree with you. Those making the decisions also don't agree with you. What psychological issue do you have that you just can't accept that?

Pp, with all due respect you are the one with the mental issue. Why are you just going along like a sheep on this?

I'm not. I'm listening to those with advanced degrees and years of experience. Not those who think having an uncle in the field magically bestows knowledge and experience on them.

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I agree op. People have lost their minds about this. You’d think they’d care a little more about their kids education but I guess not.

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Anonymous wrote:You have a mental problem, OP. You really do. Most others don't agree with you. Those making the decisions also don't agree with you. What psychological issue do you have that you just can't accept that?

Pp, with all due respect you are the one with the mental issue. Why are you just going along like a sheep on this?

I'm not. I'm listening to those with advanced degrees and years of experience. Not those who think having an uncle in the field magically bestows knowledge and experience on them.

Ok. Check with the cdc and and the apa on what they say about opening schools and get back to us.

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Anonymous wrote:You have a mental problem, OP. You really do. Most others don't agree with you. Those making the decisions also don't agree with you. What psychological issue do you have that you just can't accept that?

You have no way of knowing most others disagree with OP, and your over the top and nasty response does your position no favors.

Everyone I know disagrees with the OP. Those in charge of the schools also disagree with her. That's a lot.

I can't wait for the fringe nut jobs like Betsy DeVos to go back to being nobodys. January 2021 can't come soon enough. Let normal people reassert than majority say in how things are done, instead of the crazies.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t actually care what you do but I ttake issue with your implication that caring about your children requires spending 75/hour on tutors.
I may get a weekly math tutor (1 hour/week) for ny kids but otherwise plan on letting them do distance learning. It’s not ideal but it’s fine. At the end of the day, kids goof off in any setting (you just don’t see if when they are at school) and learning really has to be self-directed or self-motivated to be effective.
I do strongly believe they should have let schools open for kids with extreme special needs, in very small group settings.

This is just the going rate. I learned this past spring that my particular kids need someone supervising them most of the time and I can't do that and work at the same time. Neither can my husband, who makes a great deal more money than I do. We can't sacrifice his job if we want to stay in our house and we can't sacrifice mine if I don't want to jeopardize my career and I don't. I guess most people think I should because I'm the woman, though, right?

Why can’t your kids grow up, get some maturity and rise to the occasion?

DP. Jesus. Are all DL proponents so remarkably selfish and sheltered. It is mind-blowing.

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The same people who are arguing that we shouldn't open schools can be found eating in restaurants - just as dangerous. It's infuriating that as soon as Trump said we should open schools I knew that there was no chance schools will be open before November.