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Single data point. I pulled my kid out of public school due to the pandemic. Our big city public school system was frankly overwhelmed by the pandemic. It was
by kasey_junk 5y ago
Single data point. I pulled my kid out of public school due to the pandemic. Our big city public school system was frankly overwhelmed by the pandemic.
It was a very painful decision for my family as we largely believe in public school as a policy directive but submitting my kid to the idiocy for another year, and asking me to deal with it as well, was just untenable.
- actfrench 5y agoCurious...did you think about educating your children yourself pre-pandemic? And was this the straw that broke the camel's back?
- kasey_junk 5y agoNo absolutely not. I honestly believe teaching is a capital P profesion and neither me or my wife has the training nor inclination to be full time teachers. The final straw was the school districts covid protocols for the 2021/2022 school year which made it obvious that they weren’t optimizing for student health, student learning or parent convenience. Instead it was some mix of federal guidelines, school district convenience & teachers union edict. Those things might be the most important thing for public policy but as a privileged participant I could opt out.
- wildrhythms 5y agoWhat exactly would you have done differently with regard to student health, student learning, and parent convenience?
- actfrench 5y agointeresting. Have there been any aspects to homeschooling that you've enjoyed or do you think you'll return to school once/if the protocols you're looking for come into place.