from other kids. He's also a pretty stable kid as far as I can tell

All the kids seem to turn out OK. What's the rush to get them back in those buildings ? It couldn't be to help Trump's reelection, could it ?

in his case it is in spite of and not because of his parents. I work at a high school and am seriously considering whether or not I'm going back. I was only working there to pay my way through school so I might just quit.

And school would be weird with kids not being allowed to play together and having to wear masks. It wouldn't be like regular school anyway.

More traumatic and damaging than staying home for most in a stable environment. I have no idea what would be appropriate for those who don't.

I've definitely been losing my sanity since the pandemic began, I can't even begin to imagine how kids feel right now!

in the eighties, before the Christian thing.
My son made the software for the cameras for Perseverance that just launched.
My daughter is in charge of epidemiologists in our county.
My other daughter has a Masters in fine arts and in special ed.
They all are amazing.

We did fine. Parents can do fine if they listen to who their kids are.

And by “necessity” I mean groceries, rent, and utilities. I was a single mom for some years. Beyond that, America only maintained a middle class as long as it did because women went to work in droves and supplemented the falling income of their husbands.

And by “aptitude” I mean I, personally, never wanted to be a teacher of children, except the way any intelligent mother teaches her kids (like reading incessantly to them).

I always thought my mom could have done it as she was a born teacher, but the more I’ve considered the family dynamics, the more I’ve realized that despite her belief in our brains, the moderate ADD of her firstborn girl (me) and the ADHD of her second born (a son) would have been a severe trial for all of us. In those days, there were no such diagnoses. She was sure my uneven grades were a passive-aggressive statement about her, and that my brother’s behavior was about her failure as a mother. Her third and fourth kids were much more what she expected, as neither had any of those traits, and were simply very bright without underlying complications. Mendelian average in our DNA, or some such.

I am very glad it worked out well for you. I know it can, but for many reasons I think you and your family are very much the exceptions.

Homeschool. It was seventh grade and he had kids beating him up because he was smart. Before we started to homeschool, one sweet teacher from England that knew Jon held my hands and said have your children read good books. They did and they had music lessons that were transformative and thought math...we also had fun days trying to figure out what Jon was saying without using his tongue.

What my babes learned is to learn how to learn. I was their librarian.

Seriously. Summer vacation has never been a problem.

That is, school without an overarching plan for their safety. Damn I hate Trump and Trumpism.

Pretty sure I heard that the private school where he was attending will not have in-person classes this fall semester.

Of course, Barron will already be a basket-case, with a father like that.

write from studying Scripture, and only went shopping once a month when Daddy drove the buckboard into town to get bacon, beans, and coffee. Oh and bullets. Lots and lots of bullets.

As far as I can tell, we are approaching MAGA VALHALLA, what the fuck is their problem????

should be a certified expert on basket cases

Hate public schools, more bee ess

it should be this administration.

they will be unimaginably devastated.

I think we'll just deal with the stress of distance learning.

is just the latest spin. Getting kids back in school and people back to work is the holy grail for Repubs. So what if you're all dropping dead, plebes! The country is back to normal! It's insane.

I think the Administration with kids are the ones who are becoming basket cases, having to do family things and forego 8 hours of free childcare per day.

growing worse as long as they are in power.

Sending children to school now is sending the children into a virus petri dish to spread among the children that then take the infection home to their families.

We do not know the end result over a life of infections that seem mild during initial infection too.

Teachers and staff are also put at unnecessary risk.

and with no TV, smartphones, video games, fast foods or plastic toys.

No reports of basket cases.


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