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Why are conservatives so anxious to send their kids back to the liberal indoctrination centers?
That's one thing I don't get. I see some conservatives for years constantly bemoaning that schools are teaching liberal ideas, how horrible they have become, etc. Now they are clamoring for their kids to get back there no matter what. So... Which is it? Are schools bad or good?
The science says re-open schools, the economics say re-open schools. European Nations like Sweden which was praised for their Corona response has re-opened schools. Trump says re-open schools. So the Dems, the party of Trump is all things Evil, say keep schools closed. Really a little stepping back is required by some people to evaluate if its really your TDS or logical thinking going on here.
Keeping the schools closed is going to rob many children of a future. Not all children belong to families with educated parents who can homeschool them.
Well, you'll never know if your locality will be successful in reopening schools until it tries. You'll never know if students can play football until they try. Of course, precautions should be taken, such as taking temps. The spike in my locality is now in reverse, so opening will probably be successful.
Keeping the schools closed is going to rob many children of a future. Not all children belong to families with educated parents who can homeschool them.
There are other options...virtual schools. Established virtual schools.
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Keeping the schools closed is going to rob many children of a future. Not all children belong to families with educated parents who can homeschool them.
Yes, and this is a huge problem.
It's being called "COVID slide" in our school district. (Maybe everywhere it's called that?)
There are successful students who have kept up with their academics, and will continue to do so if they're at home learning, but there's a very large percentage of students who have done absolutely zero of their assignments since March, and will be unlikely to do any of their work until they are physically back in the classroom.
In 1-3 grades, this is CRITICAL that students who were on the edge of being behind not fall further behind until they can't catch up with their peers. A student who isn't reading on grade level when he exits 3rd grade is very highly likely not to graduate.
The science says re-open schools, the economics say re-open schools. European Nations like Sweden which was praised for their Corona response has re-opened schools. Trump says re-open schools. So the Dems, the party of Trump is all things Evil, say keep schools closed. Really a little stepping back is required by some people to evaluate if its really your TDS or logical thinking going on here.
There are guidelines for reopening schools and development districts need to follow the guidance. We have states with higher infection rates than entire countries so Sweden is a poor example.
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