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Why would you even compare the two?

by bitcharmer 3y ago

infotainment 3y ago
Why not? Both are things that are traditionally done in-person, but went remote during the pandemic.
- isilofi 3y ago
  For kids, there is the necessity to learn to socially interact with other kids. Adults either do not have to learn that anymore, or are hopeless anyways and won't learn it ever.
  - infotainment 3y ago
    The second someone graduates college (usually around 22ish), they no longer need any social interaction? That strikes me as a fairly bold claim.
    - Covenant0028 3y ago
      Social interaction is not synonymous with the office. Adults can choose to socially interact with any group (family, friends, shared interests) that they want to. In theory kids can do the same too, but in practice, you'd need some set of adults to get all those kids into the same place somehow, another set of adults to supervise them so they are safe etc... at which point it becomes more efficient to combine this with schooling. Also with working adults, there is an explicit expectation of delivery. Both the employer and the employee knows of the consequences for performance or non-performance, and part of being an adult is that you are aware of those consequences and choose to behave accordingly. With kids, such expectations aren't realistic.
  - JambalayaJim 3y ago
    “School” includes university as well
- maximus-decimus 3y ago
  A lot of offices already had the infrastructure to do it and schools had 0 experience teaching via zoom and their tools were completely un-adapted.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
    At least here in rural MN, it went so well that there's no such thing as a snow day anymore. Kids now know that if school's closed due to weather, they have to log on and do class remotely on their Chromebooks. One one hand, there's no travelling to school when it's dangerously icy with snow drifting across the roads. OTOH, kids get pissed because they remember when they'd have a snow day.
- insane_dreamer 3y ago
  because comparing children with adults and studying with working is truly an apples and oranges comparison

Why would you even compare the two?

infotainment 3y ago

Why not? Both are things that are traditionally done in-person, but went remote during the pandemic.

isilofi 3y ago
For kids, there is the necessity to learn to socially interact with other kids. Adults either do not have to learn that anymore, or are hopeless anyways and won't learn it ever.
- infotainment 3y ago
  The second someone graduates college (usually around 22ish), they no longer need any social interaction? That strikes me as a fairly bold claim.
  - Covenant0028 3y ago
    Social interaction is not synonymous with the office. Adults can choose to socially interact with any group (family, friends, shared interests) that they want to. In theory kids can do the same too, but in practice, you'd need some set of adults to get all those kids into the same place somehow, another set of adults to supervise them so they are safe etc... at which point it becomes more efficient to combine this with schooling. Also with working adults, there is an explicit expectation of delivery. Both the employer and the employee knows of the consequences for performance or non-performance, and part of being an adult is that you are aware of those consequences and choose to behave accordingly. With kids, such expectations aren't realistic.
- JambalayaJim 3y ago
  “School” includes university as well
maximus-decimus 3y ago
A lot of offices already had the infrastructure to do it and schools had 0 experience teaching via zoom and their tools were completely un-adapted.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  At least here in rural MN, it went so well that there's no such thing as a snow day anymore. Kids now know that if school's closed due to weather, they have to log on and do class remotely on their Chromebooks. One one hand, there's no travelling to school when it's dangerously icy with snow drifting across the roads. OTOH, kids get pissed because they remember when they'd have a snow day.
insane_dreamer 3y ago
because comparing children with adults and studying with working is truly an apples and oranges comparison