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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Because the risk/benefit analysis is different for teachers and parents/students.  For teachers, the risks of going back outweigh the benefits.  Sure, most don't really like distance learning, but it eliminates all virus risks to them and there aren't really any long-term consequences. [/b] Students in their class that fall behind this year will either repeat or get pushed along to the next grade and become someone else's problem next year.  And being teachers themselves, they're more equipped than the average parent to teach their own kids at home (if they have them).

From what we know so far, kids are less likely to get seriously sick than adults and the younger kids may not even transmit it as much.  The consequences of an individual kid not learning much in DL and falling behind are real.  So the risk/benefit analysis for families who don't have pre-existing conditions may oftentimes be different, particularly if a parent is working outside the home already.  Yes many parents are struggling to cover a childcare gap but I know of many with older kids (and don't need childcare) who are equally stressed out because their experience with DL in the spring was an utter mess.  I'm in a pretty middle class burb where it just isn't possible for everyone to hire tutors to cover all subjects.  My neighbor has been spending summer evenings trying to relearn calculus, for instance.[/quote]

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+2.  Of course.  This is it in a nutshell.  Parents get a lot out of their kids being in school so they're willing to take the risk. Teachers do not get a lot of out if -- a salary?  Which they can convince school admins to give them anyway if they teach from home?  Sure, they may recognize the societal benefit of kids getting a better education and the real harms to society if we do, but most people aren't willing to sacrifice themselves for the general societal good.

I'm not saying that all teachers should march in there like soldiers going into battle to sacrifice themselves for the good of the country.  I support in-person school in some areas (where infection rates are low and certain conditions have been met), I don't support it in others.

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