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Anonymous wrote:We are definitely leaving. DH works in DC. I work in MD and this year has been tough on our children because of our long hours and the virtual learning. We have been fortunate to get job transfers to Florida.

Oh god, I'd rather homeschool my kids for eternity than have to live in Florida. God speed.

As this pandemic goes on, and the data becomes more clear, it's becoming clear that people (and their governments) in places like Florida did a much more rational, thoughtful weighing of risks and benefits than the people in areas like DC.

My cousin's kids in Florida have been in school since August (middle schooler and high schooler). Around here, we're still trying to figure out how to give elementary school kids at least some level of in-person instuction.

Try to think rationally and objectively, and you'll realize who made the smart decisions for their children.

The governor of Florida is an abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbecile.

"Giving me what I want" does not equal doing the right thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

Why didn't the bright 2nd grader learn to read in kinder or first grade without DL? And the parents weren't reading to the child at all which helps with reading and word recognition.

This doesn't make sense.

I used to work as a reading teacher. A small percentage of kids, without learning disabilities, will not to read until second grade. This is true even if children have attended a good school full-time since ECE or kindergarten. The great majority of reading laggards will read in second grade if they get the right supports. DL doesn't necessarily provide those supports.

Those kids who lag are not "bright". Not saying they are dumb, but at some point we need to be able to correlate academic success with intelligence, or at least not disassociate the two concepts. I grew up rich in suburbia and every parent thought their kids were bright. Funny how in good school systems with powerful parents kids with crappy results have "different learning styles" but in inner city schools those same kids are lost causes.

Anonymous wrote:The wisdom offered by my son’s K teacher: Early reading is a sign of intelligence; late reading is not a signifier of anything.

Whatever. Move back to the question at hand: Are people leaving?

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Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

Couple of observations. First, no one in the family of 5 got COVID so clearly there is no risk of anyone getting COVID. Makes perfect sense. Public health decisions should totally be made like that! Second, the 2nd grader wasn't bright if they could barely read. That's not a shot at the kid or the parents, but simply an observation based on the facts you provided. You didn't say K or even 1st; you said 2nd grade. Unless the parents were not reading to their kids a "bright" 2nd grader should be able to read. I'm glad they are happy. But your desperation to find anecdotal examples to fit your narrative doesn't work.

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Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

Why didn't the bright 2nd grader learn to read in kinder or first grade without DL? And the parents weren't reading to the child at all which helps with reading and word recognition.

This doesn't make sense.

I used to work as a reading teacher. A small percentage of kids, without learning disabilities, will not to read until second grade. This is true even if children have attended a good school full-time since ECE or kindergarten. The great majority of reading laggards will read in second grade if they get the right supports. DL doesn't necessarily provide those supports.

Those kids who lag are not "bright". Not saying they are dumb, but at some point we need to be able to correlate academic success with intelligence, or at least not disassociate the two concepts. I grew up rich in suburbia and every parent thought their kids were bright. Funny how in good school systems with powerful parents kids with crappy results have "different learning styles" but in inner city schools those same kids are lost causes.

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Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

Why didn't the bright 2nd grader learn to read in kinder or first grade without DL? And the parents weren't reading to the child at all which helps with reading and word recognition.

This doesn't make sense.

I used to work as a reading teacher. A small percentage of kids, without learning disabilities, will not to read until second grade. This is true even if children have attended a good school full-time since ECE or kindergarten. The great majority of reading laggards will read in second grade if they get the right supports. DL doesn't necessarily provide those supports.

Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

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Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

Why didn't the bright 2nd grader learn to read in kinder or first grade without DL? And the parents weren't reading to the child at all which helps with reading and word recognition.

This doesn't make sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

Why didn't the bright 2nd grader learn to read in kinder or first grade without DL? And the parents weren't reading to the child at all which helps with reading and word recognition.

This doesn't make sense.

Anonymous wrote:Good friends of ours on Capitol Hill with 3 kids, ages 7-11, went to stay with grandparents in Florida over winter break and did not return. They stayed to send the kids to 5-day/week schools in FL vs. 100% DL here in DC. The parents, Democrats, have never struck me as abject, mouthbreathing, Trump sycophant imbeciles. They're just parents trying to do the right thing by their children, since the two younger kids weren't doing well with DL. The bright 2nd grader could barely read. Nobody in the family has had Covid and I'm told that the kids have thrived in FL, making great strides to catch up academically, socially and emotionally.

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Anonymous wrote:We are definitely leaving. DH works in DC. I work in MD and this year has been tough on our children because of our long hours and the virtual learning. We have been fortunate to get job transfers to Florida.

Oh god, I'd rather homeschool my kids for eternity than have to live in Florida. God speed.

As this pandemic goes on, and the data becomes more clear, it's becoming clear that people (and their governments) in places like Florida did a much more rational, thoughtful weighing of risks and benefits than the people in areas like DC.

My cousin's kids in Florida have been in school since August (middle schooler and high schooler). Around here, we're still trying to figure out how to give elementary school kids at least some level of in-person instuction.

Try to think rationally and objectively, and you'll realize who made the smart decisions for their children.