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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is great.  The Economist objects to keeping schools shut even as lock down restrictions ease up.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/when-easing-lockdowns-governments-should-open-schools-first?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2020/04/30n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/AP/463610/n[/quote]

Thank you for posting this. [/quote]

How do parents feel about the alternating days to reduce class sizes? It allows parents to go into work some days, but doesn’t it create a big childcare headache for the other days? That problem aside, I heard a plan where one cohort costs Mon-Tues, building closed for cleaning Wed., second cohort Thurs. and Fri. We could compensate for Wednesday by extending the day, allowing more time for hand washing, lunch in the classroom, outdoor time, etc. [/quote]

I'd MUCH rather see the elementary school kids go to school in morning or afternoon shifts.  That way, I could hire a babysitter who works on a regular part-time schedule, and the keep the kids on track better academically.  If they only attend school two days a week, they'll surely forget most of what they learned in the 5 days a week they don't attend school.  My spouse attended school in morning or afternoon shifts growing up up in the Soviet Union, where the practice was widespread.  He was OK with it as a kid, although he says American style fun at school (music, art, PE, recess) was in short supply.[/quote]

what will probably happen is your kid will go to school 2 mornings per week.  Going 5 mornings per week and then having separate kids attend in the afternoons doesn't allow the schools any time to clean.  [/quote]

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