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I think japan has shown us one thing. The absolutely dominant effect of closing schools. 1-5000 people in close proximity with high levels of social mixing and
by ouid 7y ago
I think japan has shown us one thing. The absolutely dominant effect of closing schools. 1-5000 people in close proximity with high levels of social mixing and a very low rate of symptomatic infection. It's absolutely perfect for incubating the virus.
- elhudy 7y agoThe tough part being: our teachers are already vastly underpaid.
- swiley 7y agoExcept they can work from home, and now that they’re actually required to their commute cost is way cheaper.
- elhudy 7y agoSome teachers CAN work from home (not PE, Home-Econ teachers, etc.), but it's a less-than-ideal situation. Are children self-motivated enough to work from home? I know many adults who aren't. Without adults to keep children accountable a total work-from-home schooling is likely to create gaps in the kid's education. And which type of child is the least likely to have an adult around keeping them accountable? Impoverished children.
- swiley 7y agoA counter argument is that keeping kids physically proximate often exposes them to violence which makes school a lot harder and tends to really mess people up. Lots of modern jobs worth doing will end up remote (at least occasionally and often permanently) so it’s probably a good idea to start training them when they’re younger anyway.
- s1artibartfast 7y agoLuckily, every teacher I know is still being paid. Even those who are completely off and don't have to teach virtual classes.