What will the kids think when some friends/teachers/etc get sick, gone for a long period of time or far worse than that? This is going to have detrimental effects on mental state as well particularly if a bad situation arises with people more than likely getting sick.
I'm not a parent but I work with 45 Iowans who are struggling to provide said curriculum while also running thier own business. This is a real concern.
You do realize that in quite a few situations, grandparents are the legal guardians of these kids....right? I know a 4th grade teacher in a smaller town in Iowa, and last year 50% of his class had their grandparents as their legal guardians. He had 22 kids in his class.
Because the parents are just sitting at home all day? Does the FACT that this age group has an infection rate disproportionately lower than other age groups not mean anything to you? They're not getting it, therefore can't pass on what you don't get.
just under 20% of the state of Iowa is 18 years old or younger. This group has 6% of the cases
The year before that it was 7 out of 23. Those have been his only 2 years in the district.
How about when said parents have to juggle the curriculum with kids that have been infected because they went to school for a couple weeks. That needs to be weighed into the equation as well.
The town he teaches in has roughly 5K folks, and a rather large drug problem.
And you're probably right. 18 kids in 2 years that have their grandparents as their legal guardians seems high. But that doesn't change the fact that there are going to be students like that in every single school across the country. Just not at that high of a percentage. Which was a point that wasn't mentioned by the OP so I felt it should be mentioned.
@Titanhawk2 isn't one of the brighter posters on here.
Wait, what?
I'm McLovin32 with a background in logistics. I have no background in education or covid. So I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish by asking me this question. I'm not like a lot of folks on this board. I have absolutely no problem telling someone "I don't know." And that's my answer to your question, because I have no background in any thing related to re-opening schools during a pandemic.
No it will happen a couple cases and a shit load of kids get quarantined. Meanwhile parents will have to quarantine and shut their business down.
You are sacrificing a chance at success off a possibility of failure when failure is assured without the chance.
How many of those grandparents work full-time to support their grandchildren and aren’t home during the day?
When the possibility of failure is near a certainty well duh. The transmission rates are too high in many areas to go to full in person school.
I don't know. I also don't know how many of them could die from their child bringing covid home to an "at risk" adult.
It's even more than that. They talk like the kids are going back to school. They aren't. Done right (f**k Georgia) the kids will sit at desks isolated from each other. Elementary kids - the most vulnerable according to the AAP...will sit at the same desk most of the day including during lunch which will be delivered to their desk. They will be constantly reminded to stay apart. They will constantly be reminded to keep their hands away from faces (good luck with K-2). They will constantly be reminded to not share. Teachers will be geared up in PPE - not exactly a welcoming look. Teachers won't be able to hug them or tie their shoes. At least some teachers will quite literally be afraid for their lives. The folks harping on going back to school never...EVER...factor the stress and anxiety the kids will feel into their equation. And it will be every single day regardless of whether anyone ever tests positive.
The percentage will be much higher in Latinx and black communities where there are far more multi-generational households.
You mind editing that so the republicans don’t find out about this.
Again.
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I agree your analogy is dumb. Isn't comparable at all. To the situation at hand.
