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[quote=Anonymous]Different approach to the online learning... :shock:

Some parents are saying no to remote learning. Will there be consequences? 
Moms and dads are focusing on the rewards, rather than the risks, of refusing to participate. 
https://www.today.com/parents/some-parents-refuse-...-there-be-consequences-t178188

[b]"This isn't working," Sarah Parcak, an archeologist and University of Alabama at Birmingham professor, told TODAY Parents.

On Wednesday, Parcak, 41, emailed her 7-year-old son Gabriel’s “wonderful and compassionate" first grade teacher to let her know that her child would no longer be participating in virtual classes. [/b]

Parcak explained her decision in a thread on Twitter, noting that both she and her husband, Greg Mumford, an Egyptologist, work full time and split household duties such as cooking and gardening. 
[b]“The thought of homeschooling makes me want to barf,” Parcak wrote on Twitter. “Our goal is to have our son come out of this happy and not be long-term emotionally scarred (lord knows life will do that anyways).”[/b][/quote]

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