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Time to come off the sidelines
The US decision re: schools is bad
Contrary to fear-mongering tweets, kids R less likely to contract the virus, & rarely get very sick;
no strong evidence shows schools as major driver of pandemic spread
Europe prioritizes schools... https://twitter.com/WesPegden/status/1323095848696401925
Time to come off the sidelinesThe US decision re: schools is bad
Contrary to fear-mongering tweets, kids R less likely to contract the virus, & rarely get very sick;
no strong evidence shows schools as major driver of pandemic spread
Europe prioritizes schools... https://twitter.com/WesPegden/status/1323095848696401925
The US is blocked by teachers unions which appear to present irrational and inflated estimates of harms to teachers that are not consistent with the european experience.
Teachers unions a huge barrier to this issue (like police unions are elsewhere)
Teachers unions a huge barrier to this issue (like police unions are elsewhere)
School board members with broader political aspirations and inability to reason well with complex policy decisions & trade-offs are another huge barrier
A media and social media ecosystem where fear drives attention, highlighting anecdotes instead of facts, has scared parents from sending their kids to school
The worst offenders are the Twitter covid experts who appear to have no ability to critically appraise articles before they tweet them, hoping to grow their "brand" -- which is regurgitating the news as given to them
The net result is the last tattered ladder of opportunity (both for wealth and improved health), is gone.
This generation of kids is being failed every day.
There are some issues you can stay on the sidelines for; but not this one
It will affect us all, eventually
This generation of kids is being failed every day.
There are some issues you can stay on the sidelines for; but not this one
It will affect us all, eventually
