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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what? My kids thrived in virtual learning! School is not childcare! /s[/quote]

Who is talking about school being childcare? Your child’s reported success in virtual learning  isn’t relevant.[/quote]

The PP was being sarcastic (hence the “/s”). Lots of posters on here responded with anecdotes about how well their kids were thriving whenever anyone lamented their child’s struggles with distance learning. And God forbid any parent reference a difficulty with balancing work and helping their child (especially the really young ones) with school, we were reminded that “school isn’t childcare.”

The McMansion Zoom class with their nannies liked to make sure we all knew we were failing throughout the pandemic.[/quote]

Once again, we’re one of the families you mention. We don’t have a McMansion, or a vacation home, or a nanny, tutors,  a pod or local grandparents. We weren’t “out walking the dog/baking cookies during work/school hours.”

Aren’t you tired of your own excuses yet?[/quote]

But lemme guess, you worked from home and probably still are?[/quote]

I’m guessing the PP also had kids who were old enough to at least read vs. a newly 5 y/o who didn’t even know how to operate an iPad. And I doubt dealing with any special needs who lost in-person IEP services. But since her kid was fine none of that matters and the rest of us are “full of excuses”.[/quote]

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