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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is ridiculous. School is not childcare because it is a unique and stand alone institution. It is school. It has been a huge part of the fabric of society for thousands of years. Yes, parents for the large part have expected that their children will attend a school in person, obviously, given that much of what occurs at school is social and emotional learning. Those that think their kids don’t need this are likely in for a rude awakening at some point, like the kids that we home schooled that I knew that arrived at college and went berserk, but that is of no moment. It is not developmentally appropriate for children of many ages, dispositions or needs to do school at home with a computer. The idea that one parent is to for who working for their children’s entire school years should be simply expected is similarly not only entirely unfair to women but also antiquated and at bottom, would result in a return to a private school model for almost all children who could afford it - and many many more affordable options would pop up- and a huge decline of the public schools. Those is MCPS for example would revolt against the school tax.

At bottom, the arguments some teachers have made in these forums re parents looking for “childcare” and it being entirely fine never to return to school reflect a fundamental lack of their job, the function of school in society, how our tax and economic structure work, and absolutely no respect for the children or families they serve.[/quote]

School has NOT been a huge part of the fabric of society for thousands of years. Even in Mesopotamia, ancient China, and other civilizations, education in any form was for elites and a formal school building where children spent most of their day was for the percentage of elites who would become priests or scribes. You have to be within a few hundred years ago to find anything resembling public school being offered to lower middle class kids. The antebellum southern US didn’t have public schools for the most part. [/quote]

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