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> Today, grade school serves the primary purpose as a daycare for the kids so both parents can work. The current pandemic has exposed this fact undeniably and
by tharne 6y ago
> Today, grade school serves the primary purpose as a daycare for the kids so both parents can work.
The current pandemic has exposed this fact undeniably and you can see a lot of educators are unhappy about that.
A number of friends in the legal profession have told me that's why private elementary schools have been much quicker to reduce or refund tuition. Colleges can make the argument they're providing "education" regardless of physical location, while most legal experts will argue that a private elementary school cannot continue to demand full tuition when a significant portion of their value proposition is childcare.
- watwut 6y agoOnline education does much less for small children then for adults. The difference between in person and online for small kids is massive. And in online version, parent does a lot of the education part. The elementary school kid can care about itself, even happily if allowed tablet. But won't learn even with zoom without parent.