All the schools in Vermont, actually.
What a kick to the gut. I had a feeling last week would be the last time I saw my kids this year, but didn't want to believe it.
I know it's trivial with other important things happening, but this just fucking sucks.....
My take is that schools would always be one of the top 3 breeding grounds for this thing, and we have to shut that down until it's under control. Yeah, it sucks, but not surprising in the least.
Last day of school here is like May 21st, so we'd have less than a month left anyways.
I didn't get it at first, but I have two high school seniors (twins) and every day different things are being canceled.
senior night, senior picnic, senior class trip, and now the prom and graduation are in jeopardy.
They are saying the right things, and they understand the reasons, but they're still sad.
Unique situation, and initially my thoughts were if i was a HS senior this would be awesome, but no, they are upset and I understand it now.
Of course, but it's not the same. Well make it work, but still sucks.
I'll stop the pitty party now.
no. In Massachusetts they have said if there is no more school everyone moves on to the next grade. And seniors graduate unceremoniously.
Are you always a douchebag or just part-time?
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But what happens do they have to repeat the year? Just wondering it would suck even more for seniors
no. In Massachusetts they have said if there is no more school everyone moves on to the next grade. And seniors graduate unceremoniously.
That’s good especially since they are only a few months from being done for the year
I'm pushing 80 so I feel entitled to voice an opinion that we need to balance alarming health concerns with very real economic and quality of life concerns. I think this issue is being ignored with respect to the recovery period (whenever it occurs).
My poor metaphor is traffic fatalities (40,000 per year) with victims of all ages. We could cut that substantially with a simple rule that the national speed limit is 45 mph. We don't do that because of the economic and quality of life implications.
At some point as the crisis eases, authorities are going to have to make decisions regarding that balance.
(Who else has studied "Welfare Economics" informed by the economist and statistician Vilfredo Paredo? And some of you thought he only pioneered the 80 - 20 rule.)
Even though a senior prom is inconsequential in the middle of a global pandemic a month ago it was a HUGE thing on their future calendars.
It will definitely reshape the Outlook of the next generation and maybe it will be a good thing in the long run.
Good luck to all you parents with kids in that age group.
I'm pushing 80 so I feel entitled to voice an opinion that we need to balance alarming health concerns with very real economic and quality of life concerns. I think this issue is being ignored with respect to the recovery period (whenever it occurs).
My poor metaphor is traffic fatalities (40,000 per year) with victims of all ages. We could cut that substantially with a simple rule that the national speed limit is 45 mph. We don't do that because of the economic and quality of life implications.
At some point as the crisis eases, authorities are going to have to make decisions regarding that balance.
(Who else has studied "Welfare Economics" informed by the economist and statistician Vilfredo Paredo? And some of you thought he only pioneered the 80 - 20 rule.)
Great post Keowee Fan. And yes I am very much familiar with Paredo and the Paredo Principle. You are 100% spot on with your assessment, and I share the exact same sentiment that the majority of people have totally lost their senses in the grand scale of things. Car fatalities are a great example, so are the many other diseases. The seasonal Flu kills over 40,000 people in the US alone, 1.7 million die from Tuberculosis, we aren’t shutting down the world because of those though?! Scratch my head , where are all the alarm bells people should be ringing from that?
Now I know some angered poster will probably take what I’ve stated out of context and say I’m on one side of an extreme, and create whatever strawmans they may to discredit the point I am trying to make which is this is a gross over reaction, where the medicine for this problem is going to cause a greater deal of bad than good. There are common sense things that should be done, but in the end sensationalism and instilling fear and a sense of crisis to the masses with a bad solution is what we end up with. I won’t go on to much but another great and timely read is Robert Higgs classic “Crisis and Leviathan”.
Now I know some angered poster will probably take what I’ve stated out of context and say I’m on one side of an extreme, and create whatever strawmans they may to discredit the point I am trying to make which is this is a gross over reaction, where the medicine for this problem is going to cause a greater deal of bad than good. There are common sense things that should be done, but in the end sensationalism and instilling fear and a sense of crisis to the masses with a bad solution is what we end up with. I won’t go on to much but another great and timely read is Robert Higgs classic “Crisis and Leviathan”.
This is not a gross over reaction. This is a virus to which humans have no natural defense. In 1918 1/3 of the entire human population got ill. There was no defense. This is more contagious. This is deadlier. Drastic measures are needed. Unfortunately people are unwilling to accept that this is "War of the Worlds" type devastation.
Places that have taken "social distancing" seriously are seeing slow downs in cases. All we are doing is pushing off spread of the disease until a vaccine can be created.
People who do not agree with shelter in place also ignore the tremendous burden that lesser measures would put on the healthcare system, and potentially dramatically reduce the number of front-line workers in the near future, which would have dramatic implications for the shitty mess our healthcare system is in.
Right now remote learning is through spring break, which ends 4/17. I assume it will run longer, but schools have not confirmed.
Right now remote learning is through spring break, which ends 4/17. I assume it will run longer, but schools have not confirmed.
other than returning to school, what are the reasons for not continuing it?
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Is still here. Figured the Mods would delete.
Right now remote learning is through spring break, which ends 4/17. I assume it will run longer, but schools have not confirmed.
other than returning to school, what are the reasons for not continuing it?
Not sure I even understand what you're asking. Maybe I need to be clear and say remote learning is scheduled through spring break and the kids would return to school after spring break. they have not yet said there is remote learning indefinitely there's a deadline on remote learning presently.
if you're asking about continuing the thread clearly this thread is in relationship to the virus which the mods have made clear multiple times needs to be in the virus thread. That is why I'm surprised the thread is still here.