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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the point is that childcare is not the primary purpose of school, if it were it would be open year round like daycare.[/quote]

Yes, but it is A purpose of school. To say it's not puts an unfair amount of burden on working parents. [/quote]

No, it’s not a purpose. It happens to serve as childcare while fulfilling its purpose of educating. Big difference. The point that people are trying to make when they say this is that childcare is not a purpose of schools so complaining to schools about lack of childcare due to their closing/opening decisions is nonsensical because it’s not their duty to provide childcare. Their duty is to educate. [/quote]

Okay, but here's the catch-22... if the purpose is to educate - that purpose was NOT met in the spring through DL. And many of us are doubtful that even if much more effort is put into DL in the fall, it will be successful for young children. So, yes, if the purpose is to educate, schools need to educate. And for young children, that means being in school.[/quote]

I posted above, but it is inescapable that the education provided through distance learning places a burden on parents that is not present when the education is provided at an an actual school. School is not childcare, but distance learning is not providing the same educational experience that in person learning was. Why can't educators acknowledge that? They are giving families less, forcing families to adhere to a schedule they didn't choose, and then rolling their eyes when any parents complain. Teachers are safe, protected, and caring for their own kids, but parents are unreasonably entitled when they get overwhelmed by these new and unexpected responsibilities. [/quote]
Teachers are not entitled because they are working from home (like much of America) during a pandemic. Blue collar workers are largely unable to work from home because their jobs require manual labor and other functions that must physically be carried out in a specific area. White collar workers are working from home in record numbers, because many jobs primarily exist on the computer anyway. That's just a fact. It isn't "fair". Pushing millions of kids and educators back into buildings is not going to help control the spread of the virus and unnecessarily puts our communities at risk. You are going to have to accept that during a crisis you and your family are solely responsible for your children. That's not going to change.[/quote]

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