It’s almost too late for article and reason and persuasion such as these. While the United States focused on bars and restaurants all summer, the rest of the civilized world opened up their schools more or less completely.
Meanwhile it’s hard to find a whole state or even a district within a state that is offering in person education in the United States this fall. I’ve checked CA, WA, NC, and others, looking for school for my 18 year old senior who is an adult and so could live anywhere.
And “fall” is here—many districts are rolling out their inferior “distance education” to millions of American students—isolated and in front of a laptop all day—within the next two weeks.
The teachers unions are winning.
“When done right”. Thats like cutting out waste, fraud and abuse.
My son’s high school is planning to open with 2 days a week in person and 2 days “remote.”
My sophomore says that if it goes all online for a prolonged period, he won’t be able to do it. He’s in Honor’s English, a grade ahead in math, but it was really hard for him this spring.
If it all goes down the toilet, I’m planning to help him find a GED program and then get him to work.