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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Might be best to leave this decision up to public health experts. [/quote]

And experts in education and child development.

Guess what?  They all agree that in-person learning should be prioritized.  So... yeah.  No need to petition, unless you want to show your support.  I'd rather email leadership directly to thank them for putting kids first, for a change.[/quote]

And of course the leading experts in education have gone remote themselves during the surge:

“ the University determined the best course of action was for us all to be remote for the first three weeks of January.  The hope is to reduce the risk of on-campus transmission following holiday travel and gatherings and lessen the stress on local healthcare systems. In other words, this is planned as a temporary measure designed to protect us at what is anticipated to be the height of the Omicron surge.”

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/spring-semester-2022-covid-updates-dean-bridget-long
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Do you even read the things you post? They went virtual during the winter session (first three weeks of January) to promote reduced campus density. That was not a decision on a regular semester. They are starting classes January 24 in person. Also, during the three week pause, some learning did occur in person, such as those with labs and clinical requirements.
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No one said semester and J Term is normally in person. I think HGSE has a huge role to play in the optics of this.  As an alum, if they are promoting schools stay open right now fully in person, they should too.  Dorms aren’t an issue for grad  students.  Actions matter. [/quote]

DP, but come on.  You *know* (or, you should) that K-12 education differs greatly from undergraduate and graduate school in terms of what can and cannot be done remotely and also the foundational role it plays in someone's life.  It's disingenuous to claim otherwise.[/quote]

It’s not about the education aspect, it’s about the health risk. And if we are telling families and teachers that it’s safe for their kids to go to school during the surge, the optics of the Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education saying that we’re switching to remote to “protect us during the height of the surge” are pretty horrible right now. My friends teaching in the Bronx are saying that it’s very Marie-Antoinette let them eat cake.  Nary a nod to alum educators in trenches in that statement, and the teaching alum are watching.  Some are saying it is a missed opportunity, others are saying it’s more like health for me and not for thee.  [/quote]

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