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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids are struggling for a variety of reasons but they need adult support.  Kids will struggle if they don't have someone to monitor and support them when they have questions and make sure assignments is done.  Likewise, if your kid is struggling at home you need to look at what is going on and change your home structure to make it work for your child.[b]  You cannot expect schools to be everything to everyone, especially in terms of mental health.[/b]  If your child is struggling, use your insurance and get your child and you support.[/quote]

But it's reasonable to expect parenrs to be able to fulfill 100% of their kids' social, emotional, academic, and physical and mental health needs, without ever interacting in person with another human? I just don't think that's realistic. Parents aren't all amazing at everything and other relationships outside the nuclear family do play important roles in child development too. This is so so much pressure and it's not realistic. [/quote]

No.  But it's reasonable for parents to understand that school buildings are not the only way for their kids to have social contact and to arrange that if their kids need it, not to repeatedly demand that schools open in enclosed prolonged indoor contact during a pandemic.  If your kids need socialixation, or their needs met, step up and arrange it.  You don't need schools to parent for you.  That's not their job.  Education is their job and yes, is being provided, whether you like it or not, approve or not or agree or not. [/quote]

THIS!

If you really think 6.5 hours in a classroom with 12 other kids is safe, then you are good to host a 2 hour play date for one kid at your house.

That said, a friend has tried this repeatedly and is finding that other parents don’t want to do the play dates. I think that’s a good signal that either they don’t think it’s safe or their kids are not having meltdowns like her son is. [/quote]
DP, but a huge part of the problem is that parents are having to do it all with zero childcare.  I mean, when are they supposed to work in between supervising remote learning and making sure their kids get their social/emotional needs met?

It’s not a personal criticism of teachers to note that schools provided care for children, which allowed parents to work.  When that care was no longer provided, parents are left in the lurch of having to do it all and then accused of being lazy and awful if they’re struggling.  It’s one of the practical reasons remote learning doesn’t work for the younger set.[/quote]

Can I just say after nearly a year -- if you don't get this, let me spell it out for you.

Your kid's social engagement schedule is not the country's or the state's problem during a pandemic. Their job is to protect the community's public health and with nearly half a million Americans dead -- get ready for more stringent lockdowns, not less. [/quote]

If you don’t get this, let me spell it out for you:

A generation of depressed, angry children is a public health crisis.

A generation of overwhelmed women stepping back from the workplace is an economic and social crisis.

Conflicting issues need to be balanced.[/quote]

+1. As a European, it's really interesting to watch American liberals make this "you are on your own, fend for yourselves" argument when it comes to kids and families during the pandemic, while on the other hand calling for a "we are all in this together" approach when it comes to virus containment. European societies take a much more holistic approach to public health and community solidarity, one that balances the well-being and education of kids and the ability of families to maintain jobs with the need to contain the spread to protect those vulnerable to the virus, and most importantly, keep hospitals from getting overwhelmed. That's why they are STILL keeping schools at least partially open in many places (misleading headlines notwithstanding), and will certainly not keep them closed for the rest of the year.[/quote]

You make several good points. I'm so over the whole "we're all in this together" BS. We're not, and the parents who pay $$$ to put their kids in pods while supporting WTU's efforts to stay closed are harming the rest of us while also failing to do their part by refraining from socializing indoors with multiple families. If they can have kids from multiple households meet up in someone's 100 year old basement with a teacher, then they need to stop chanting "onlywhenit'ssafe."[/quote]

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