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In reply to the discussion: Why are we so "dead-set" on re-opening all the schools? [View all]Scrivener7
(50,946 posts)11. The worst case scenario of a lost year or two of "rigorous education" would be to add a
year or two of rigorous education.
The worst case scenario of crowding kids in school is death.
The point is mostly moot. The virus will cause schools that do not take precautions to go remote within weeks anyway, though it will be because of intolerable levels of sickness and death.
I just feel bad for the kids and teachers who perish while those levels if sickness and death are still considered tolerable.
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Teachers go back tomorrow in my part of Maine. I'll be curious to see how we're all feeling,
GPV
Aug 2021
#1
Because god forbid "the economy" takes a break. American capitalism doesn't work without free
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#5
I get that some kids have difficulty, but that needs to be weighed against possible death.
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#10
For young children, the missed social interactions risks developmental problems
Amishman
Aug 2021
#13
Up until recently, most kids never set foot in a school till kindergarten, and many till first grade
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#16
The worst case scenario of a lost year or two of "rigorous education" would be to add a
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#11
That doesn't take Delta into account. Nor does it take the risk to those who live with the children
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#19
The big ramp-up from Delta was in June. Kids were already out of school. This doesn't
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#26
THIS! Things looked like this was a good idea before Delta. Now we have Delta. It's a bad idea.
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#21
What about the parent's health when their children bring home Covid from school?
liberal_mama
Aug 2021
#28
As will masks. And people are fighting tooth and nail against mask mandates.
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#44