Well, we need to operate from a baseline of where we are today. In a vacuum where we have been developing remote teaching techniques for just as long as in-pers

Well, we need to operate from a baseline of where we are today. In a vacuum where we have been developing remote teaching techniques for just as long as in-person, you're right that perhaps remote teaching would be _even more effective_, but we simply have no way of knowing. Per the rest of my comment, I agree that rather than complain about the situation, we should be identifying ways to mitigate or exploit the situation to improve learning.