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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really wish I could tell whether this article is wise advice or just another UMC professional working from home who is sick of having his children underfoot (I googled — he has two children). In this debate it is so hard to separate the message from the messenger. People are more than happy to embrace risk when it’s not a risk to them personally.[/quote]

I’m not sure why it matters? Either his ideas have merit or they don’t. If he was definitely right, but also desperately wanted his kids back in school, that wouldn’t make his ideas less right.

I do think the teachers unions made a tactical error in arguing against the essential nature of their work. I understand why it was done back in the spring, and agreed with keeping schools closed then. But in the summer they should have acknowledged how essential in person school is and fought for safe open schools (rather than simply working to obstruct reopening). I think it was a huge mistake to argue that their job was possible to do from home (for younger grades, at least, it is not) and that there was limited harm in continuing with virtual. Parents know that’s not true because we’re in the room. We know it’s inadequate and we know why. 
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