Duncanpup (9,444 posts)
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A observation at store this morning maga tribe is bitching about COVID
Our district is cyber school until further notice reason COVID explosion, as in the district has had more omicron diagnoses in three weeks than they had COVID positive last year.
modrepub (2,561 posts)
3. You're Missing One Point
To me it seems the folks who are upset that schools are virtual are more upset about having to supervise their kid than if their kid is actually learning anything. For a lot of folks (and the business community) schools are more about child care (with some learning) so that their parents can go to work.
Virtual learning (among other parts of the pandemic response) dropped a 50 gallon barrel of rocket fuel on the floating dumpster fire that is our education system. It's only effective with involved and motivated students, involved and motivated teachers, and involved and motivated parents. Getting all three of those together is a rarity. If there's only one or two of those factors present, learning doesn't happen. That's why I, as a teacher and a parent with one child who graduated during this mess, and one in high school now, gripe about virtual learning. My observation is that the people complaining about having to take care of their kids and see school as day care lean much more blue than red.
At this point, I'm good with individual schools shutting down short term if that specific school is having issues with staffing and student attendance. My wife's pre-k/kindergarten school has had several times, even now, when they need to just close up for a week and get students/staff well and out of quarantine. However, it should be a local decision, based on specific situations.