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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no doubt that there is a loss of learning due to the pandemic and virtual learning. Im just curious as to what some of you would have done differently? I mean going virtual was the only option at a time. [b]Our kids are alive. [/b]Not saying they didn’t pay a price, of course, but what’s here is here .[/quote]

No.  Actually, it’s possible we lost more kids due to school buildings being shut down from the pandemic.  There has been a huge increase in mental health issues and suicides amongst kids since Covid began.

Zero kids age 0-17 have died of Covid in Montgomery County as a result of Covid.  ZERO.  That was with schools open/schools closed, prior to the Covid shot/after the Covid shot.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/case-counts.html#deaths-age

We did not ‘save kids’ lives’ by keeping schools closed.  Not at all.  
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Agree with the second poster.  Some people cannot face what a wrong headed decision this was.  Private schools were open.  Public schools in red-leaning areas were open.  Schools in other countries were open.  C'mon, it's 2022, we can open our eyes and admit that we absolutely failed the kids.[/quote]

The data indicates this had no bearing on the outcome. In fact, schools that were open had the same losses. [/quote]

Talk to any teacher and ask whether s/he thinks there are missing foundational elements in students today versus the students in October 2019.[/quote]

As a teacher, I have to disagree. Kids that were interested in learning did fine. Those who were not didn't. This is the same whether school is virtual or not.[/quote]

Define "did fine."  If you mean got good grades in school during remote learning, you might be right. If you mean emerging from remote learning with an adequate and appropriate level of academic achievement socially and emotionally ready to resume normal in-person learning, then I don't think you know what you are talking about.

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