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I am so angry & sad & frustrated that we’ve wasted the summer pretending COVID was going away, instead of actually planning for fall.
A couple days ago, I tweeted “kids who can stay home should stay home” & my replies were full of problems that should have been solved by now!
A couple days ago, I tweeted “kids who can stay home should stay home” & my replies were full of problems that should have been solved by now!
Problem: “kids who choose remote dont count towards school district funding”.
Obvious solution: Amend the rules so kids count in their typical school district even when home for a pandemic!
Obvious solution: Amend the rules so kids count in their typical school district even when home for a pandemic!
Problem: “what about all the kids who rely on attending food to eat?!”
Obvious solution: Give people the money or food or both they need to keep their kids at home!
Obvious solution: Give people the money or food or both they need to keep their kids at home!
Problem: “what about people who cant afford to stay home with their kids”
Obvious solution: Give people the money they need to keep their kids at home.
Obvious solution: Give people the money they need to keep their kids at home.
Problem: “what about essential workers who cant be at home with their kids?”
Obvious solution: Allow this group to send their kids to school, but make sure essential really means ESSENTIAL. Otherwise, see previous.
Obvious solution: Allow this group to send their kids to school, but make sure essential really means ESSENTIAL. Otherwise, see previous.
Problem: “what about kids who need special attention to learn?”
Obvious solution: Create smaller, cohorted, classes for these children so they actually get the attention they need.
Obvious solution: Create smaller, cohorted, classes for these children so they actually get the attention they need.
Problem: “How will we pay for this?”
Obvious solution: This is a pandemic, we should be worrying about health & safety, not budgets! Money is a construct. The government should allocate whatever it takes. Fewer illnesses & deaths means FASTER economic recovery. Just do it! FFS!
Obvious solution: This is a pandemic, we should be worrying about health & safety, not budgets! Money is a construct. The government should allocate whatever it takes. Fewer illnesses & deaths means FASTER economic recovery. Just do it! FFS!
. @laurenesab brings up another common objection.
Problem: “kids want to see their friends”
Obvious solution: If they arent in school with tons of randos, they have space in their contact budget to see their friends! Remote learning isn’t lockdown. https://twitter.com/laurenesab/status/1295068018175877121?s=21 https://twitter.com/laurenesab/status/1295068018175877121
Problem: “kids want to see their friends”
Obvious solution: If they arent in school with tons of randos, they have space in their contact budget to see their friends! Remote learning isn’t lockdown. https://twitter.com/laurenesab/status/1295068018175877121?s=21 https://twitter.com/laurenesab/status/1295068018175877121
An excellent example of solving the actual problems
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/22/819725473/school-bus-drivers-deliver-meals-instead-of-children
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/22/819725473/school-bus-drivers-deliver-meals-instead-of-children
