School re-opening discussion

[dora_da_destroyer]

Discussions like this are also interesting re: school buses, y’all keep mentioning them. They’re not big out here except for special needs or the schools way up in the hills. Parents always dropped kids off, or we walked to school or caught public transportation.

 

[King Theo]

Discussions like this are also interesting re: school buses, y’all keep mentioning them. They’re not big out here except for special needs or the schools way up in the hills. Parents always dropped kids off, or we walked to school or caught public transportation.

other cities especially in the city school busses are the only way until high school many of these kids get to school. i can only speak for pittsburgh though

also why do you think @Althalucian wants that to happen? i dont think anyone on this site no matter how many evil cacs we have on here wants death and worst case scenario.

 

[Althalucian]

Why do some of y’all come up with the most negative scenarios about this, the “probably wonts” and “hope nots” don’t hide your intentions

My intention is what? America is giving the virus every opportunity to fukk us up. America is a deeply unhealthy place - physically and morally. We're playing with fire and it's beyond fukked up.

 

[NobodyReally]

It's gonna be a shytshow.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

other cities especially in the city school busses are the only way until high school many of these kids get to school. i can only speak for pittsburgh though

also why do you think @Althalucian wants that to happen? i dont think anyone on this site no matter how many evil cacs we have on here wants death and worst case scenario.

re: buses, i know that other cities rely on them, but i guess i don't understand why - if you're in a city, not suburb/rural, things are close and there is public trans. out here, most kids go to school near their house so they can walk, or they're at most 10-15 min drive from the house so parents drop them off, there is also public trans, just always wondered why the rest of the country was so big on busing when there are alternatives, it's pretty foreign out here for the majority of kids to ride school buses.


and there are quite a few posters on here who OD on the doom and gloom of this virus (and life in general). i'm very much of the view that those projections are due to a dark, even subconscious, desire to see things be at their worse. i don't know, i think there's a difference between being a realist and pessimist, a lot of posters on the coli are pessimists, it gets annoying.

 

[Gus Money]

I can’t speak on what it’s like for parents and younger students but I’m heading into my last year of law school and it’s gonna be a shyt show.

I voted for the hybrid system but I’m just hoping schools will be flexible because it’s gonna be impossible to control college students on campus. I have several classmates saying Covid is a hoax and refusing to wear masks (these are future lawyers!), so I can only imagine how this will play out.

The biggest thing for me, and I bet a lot of other college/grad students, is having a place to study outside of the home. If we can still access libraries and campus resources, even on a limited basis, then I’m sure people will be more open to remote learning again.

Also, getting cold called on Zoom was

 

[Althalucian]

re: buses, i know that other cities rely on them, but i guess i don't understand why - if you're in a city, not suburb/rural, things are close and there is public trans. out here, most kids go to school near their house so they can walk, or they're at most 10-15 min drive from the house so parents drop them off, there is also public trans, just always wondered why the rest of the country was so big on busing when there are alternatives, it's pretty foreign out here for the majority of kids to ride school buses.


and there are quite a few posters on here who OD on the doom and gloom of this virus (and life in general). i'm very much of the view that those projections are due to a dark, even subconscious, desire to see things be at their worse. i don't know, i think there's a difference between being a realist and pessimist, a lot of posters on the coli are pessimists, it gets annoying.

That's fair. What's the realist perspective?

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

That's fair. What's the realist perspective?

We pretty much continue on the course we’ve seen to date, yes, there will be more infections and deaths, but this isn’t the plague. We need to establish a “new normal” and move ahead as a society. New normal may mean masks and things at 30-70% capacity, no mass (500+ person) live events, etc, but it also means retail, gyms, schools, offices, etc reopen and people use their discretion in how often they want to frequent them.

 

[Panther]

I wouldnt send my kid into a classroom for at least another year.

But schools will have to reopen if the economy is going to get back on track. Schools should be giving parents the option of in person or distance learning and going from there.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I wouldnt send my kid into a classroom for at least another year.

But schools will have to reopen if the economy is going to get back on track. Schools should be giving parents the option of in person or distance learning and going from there.

Then you're in a tricky situation of having only a handful of kids coming in and forcing the teachers to be there when they otherwise wouldnt have to.

 

[Panther]

Then you're in a tricky situation of having only a handful of kids coming in and forcing the teachers to be there when they otherwise wouldnt have to.

Yes but what about parents who cant work if their kids stay home?

 

[BillBanneker]

Considering that there's not a comprehensive outline and investment in schools currently to properly address the issues re-opening, that's gonna be a no for me dawg

 

[ExodusNirvana]

kids shake it off though, the mortality rate for people under 18 is basically zero

what's gonna happen is that they give it to their parents not to mention older teachers

I don't have a kid

But I've had 4 family members catch this shyt and a few people that I knew personally have died from it

I would be deathly afraid to risk that for my children if I did'nt have to....

But as I said before I don't have a kid, nor do I have a kid in a school district/school situation where distance learning might be a problem

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Yes but what about parents who cant work if their kids stay home?

Tell that to the teachers union who will say why should our beloved heroes come and risk their lives for 2 kids

 

[Althalucian]

We pretty much continue on the course we’ve seen to date, yes, there will be more infections and deaths, but this isn’t the plague. We need to establish a “new normal” and move ahead as a society. New normal may mean masks and things at 30-70% capacity, no mass (500+ person) live events, but it also means retail, gyms, schools, offices, etc reopen and people use their discretion in how often they want to frequent them.

Thanks for the answer. I agree for the most part, and on a very theoretical level. Aren't successful countries doing what you're talking about extremely well? A lot are even less careful but clearly have COVID-19 there in their country and are doing well. Why aren't we is the major question that I have.

My major concern is that without good central leadership, and with the GOP and Trump supporters sucking Trump's tit, the only new normal that will wind up happening is a social chaos of sorts. I will say that this can be far better handled on a strategic and realistic level if leaders were very determined to handle this problem in an understanding, scientific, and humane way. And if half our society was generally reasonable. It's no wonder that Florida, Texas, and Arizona are having the biggest issues right now considering their culture and governors.

I'll spare you the four additional paragraphs I wrote, but we're on some major fukk shyt right, breh. That's what makes me pessimistic I guess.