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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is what parents of kids this age said ALL LAST YEAR WHEN THEY WERE NOT IN SCHOOL.

Yes, I am yelling because I find this so unbelievably infuriating.  And now it's wow...can you believe it.  Yes.  This is the most predictable outcome ever.  No one gave a crap about these kids.

I am genuinely sympathetic to teachers who are now dealing with this shit show.  And also, the deafening silence last year (at least in my school district) from any teachers about what this would surely do to kids this age was sad.  No one speaking at the School Board meetings.  No letters to the Editor.  No posts on social media.  No petitions. No leaked emails to the principal about how this was going to really be a problem for this particular age group.  No "teacher association" (aka union) statements.  Dead. Silence.[/quote]

Yes. thank you.  Signed, parent of a 1st grader.[/quote]

It was so frustrating all last year when those of us with kids in this age group said over and over "distance learning is not working, we need to prioritize in person learning specifically for this age group." And people would tell us we were being selfish, using at-risk kids to obtain free childcare (I just cannot with this argument over and over), and that "the kids are FINE, they'll catch up, stop worrying over nothing."

People have no idea what it's like to have a child in prime literacy acquisition years and be unable to help them. And it is crazy that we don't have a more comprehensive plan to address the learning loss for this age group. There should be ear marked funds for this.[/quote]

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