> Sending kids to school has to be the stupidest idea during this pandemic. It's only the stupidest idea if you see it as 'low or medium cost' - if you see it

> Sending kids to school has to be the stupidest idea during this pandemic. It's only the stupidest idea if you see it as 'low or medium cost' - if you see it as a high cost then you can understand that there is a strategic trade-off to be made (kids staying at home would clearly have a high benefit for controlling the pandemic, so that is the trade off). A generation of students losing a year of high-quality education could represent a huge long-term cost, particularly considering that a lot of Europe's business is knowledge-work, and the impact education has on quality of life / socioeconomic factors. Adding to that, kids at home blocks some adults who can work from working, and there is a multiplier effect. I'm not saying it's the right decision, but to claim that it's "the stupidest decision" makes it sound like it's a no-brainer when I'm not sure it is.