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Personally, as a parent, taxpayer and U.S. citizen, I'm appalled by this. Reality is that we pay taxes for children to go to school to get an education. I pers

Personally, as a parent, taxpayer and U.S. citizen, I'm appalled by this. Reality is that we pay taxes for children to go to school to get an education. I personally think we need school choice for the very reasons presented by this school board. Maybe, I want my kid to only spend 3 hours a day in a classroom with kids and I'll teach them the rest -- can't do that in the U.S. Maybe, I need my children to be in a safe environment while I work a dead-end job to make enough money to pay for their food. The truth is, we pay taxes and the state, in effect, assists in raising the children. In 2020 they stopped doing that. Zoom does not help raise a 6-8 year old, who are they kidding. Continuing this going forward when the current research we have shows minimal risk from having students go to school is insane. This school board should resign and everyone in the district should lobby for allowing school choice. This would help dismantle the power these school boards have and improve education quality.

djrogers 6y ago
> Maybe, I want my kid to only spend 3 hours a day in a classroom with kids and I'll teach them the rest -- can't do that in the U.S. There's a reason the "U.S." doesn't allow that - education is left to the states by the US constitution. That said, there are many states where you can do what you propose - not all of them, and some make it easier than others, but it's not against federal law to do so.
ryandrake 6y ago
> Continuing this going forward when the current research we have shows minimal risk from having students go to school is insane. Minimal risk to child students, but risky to parents and very risky for grandma and grandpa if they live with the children too. I'm blessed that I can work from home, and realize not everyone can, so remote learning has not been that much of a bummer. That said, I am not sending my child back to in-person school unless 1. everyone in my household is vaccinated or 2. the government forces me.
quadrifoliate 6y ago
> The truth is, we pay taxes and the state, in effect, assists in raising the children. In 2020 they stopped doing that. In 2020 there was a pandemic that shut down many things other than schools. That pandemic is, unfortunately, still ongoing. This is tantamount to saying "I pay taxes, so the road I go to work on should always be open regardless of construction activity". But in reality, roads are often closed for construction activity or if there is a natural disaster, or for a host of other reasons that make them unsafe. > This school board should resign and everyone in the district should lobby for allowing school choice. This would help dismantle the power these school boards have and improve education quality. "The transport board should resign because I cannot go to work on I-123 due to an avalanche warning". That's an extremely simplistic view of a complex public health disaster that's currently affecting us.

djrogers 6y ago

> Maybe, I want my kid to only spend 3 hours a day in a classroom with kids and I'll teach them the rest -- can't do that in the U.S. There's a reason the "U.S." doesn't allow that - education is left to the states by the US constitution. That said, there are many states where you can do what you propose - not all of them, and some make it easier than others, but it's not against federal law to do so.

ryandrake 6y ago

> Continuing this going forward when the current research we have shows minimal risk from having students go to school is insane. Minimal risk to child students, but risky to parents and very risky for grandma and grandpa if they live with the children too. I'm blessed that I can work from home, and realize not everyone can, so remote learning has not been that much of a bummer. That said, I am not sending my child back to in-person school unless 1. everyone in my household is vaccinated or 2. the government forces me.

quadrifoliate 6y ago

> The truth is, we pay taxes and the state, in effect, assists in raising the children. In 2020 they stopped doing that. In 2020 there was a pandemic that shut down many things other than schools. That pandemic is, unfortunately, still ongoing. This is tantamount to saying "I pay taxes, so the road I go to work on should always be open regardless of construction activity". But in reality, roads are often closed for construction activity or if there is a natural disaster, or for a host of other reasons that make them unsafe. > This school board should resign and everyone in the district should lobby for allowing school choice. This would help dismantle the power these school boards have and improve education quality. "The transport board should resign because I cannot go to work on I-123 due to an avalanche warning". That's an extremely simplistic view of a complex public health disaster that's currently affecting us.