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I was briefly a pandemic student last fall, and am closely connected with a relatively large network of current students who I communicate with regularly (aka m
by DiggyJohnson 6y ago
I was briefly a pandemic student last fall, and am closely connected with a relatively large network of current students who I communicate with regularly (aka my friends).
This is incredibly frustrating to read. Among students, the relevance of this topic - mental health issues spiking do to online curriculum - is painfully obvious. And yes, we are balancing this against the realized danger/negative health consequences of the pandemic.
I understand that this is anecdotal, but it seems that large, robust data sets are not convincing for you.
From what perspective are you writing? Do you have children in school? Do you feel that rising suicidality correlates with a broader issue that suggests some amount of increased suffering in the larger population?
> compared to what children had to deal with during previous social upheavals
Are you saying that we can't aspire to manage crises better than some historical bar? Why does this comparison appear here?
I am genuinely curious, and I hope you understand that my questions are genuine. I just rarely come across a comment that so confidently disagrees with things that are extremely obvious to me. Cheers
- cylinder 6y agoSounds to me they likely don't have children. Even one week at home for my kid is damaging let alone a year. The kids weren't spreading covid to teachers. Teachers could have worn respirators and been fine. Governments should have kept covid out but harming children in this way to make up for disastrous decisions and behaviours of adults is unacceptable.
- foobiter 6y agomy school district couldn’t even promise every classroom has windows that open, so i’m not sure what magical planet teachers are getting respirators on
- quesera 6y ago> Even one week at home for my kid is damaging let alone a year. What do you do during school vacations, and summer?
- antepodius 6y agoThe kid can go outside, go to establishments with friends...
- r00fus 6y agoThen blame the clown politicians who failed to adequately handle the virus in 2020.
- lazyasciiart 6y agoKids should have been going outside throughout the pandemic, and seeing the small group that their family had chosen to isolate with. Of course, most families appear to have chosen to keep their kids inside and not have any isolation partners, which is strange but hardly the fault of the schools.
- blackoil 6y agoYou should figure out why your child's household is so toxic. My son spent about 6 months last year at home. Between daily online classes, video calls with friends/cousins and activities at home. He was missing school/outside but I don't see any lasting negative impact of it.
- cylinder 6y agoyou're an ass. my child is a toddler. they need to be exploring and interacting with other children, in person, playing, learning and receiving stimuli, not locked at home staring at screens.