Sometimes I imagine that we had a different pandemic, and there had been evidence that the virus was spreading faster in our schools.
I believe we would have had closed schools for 2 years, likely across the US and globe.
And that most parents would have supported that.
I believe we would have had closed schools for 2 years, likely across the US and globe.
And that most parents would have supported that.
I remember how closely we were watching as schools reopened in August, 2020, and how carefully we were reading the data.
It was, and is, a blessing that kids are less affected by COVID.
And they spread it less, too.
It was, and is, a blessing that kids are less affected by COVID.
And they spread it less, too.
https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1420765698746322949
It was, and is, a blessing that COVID didn’t carry more risk for teachers than other professions.
If it had, I couldn’t have asked teacher friends to teach in-person.
If it had, I couldn’t have asked teacher friends to teach in-person.
The heart of the US school reopening movement was very evidence-driven and even cautious, responding to that evidence.
Watching it be maligned by people in my own party, to suit a political narrative, is deeply disaffecting.
#understatements
Watching it be maligned by people in my own party, to suit a political narrative, is deeply disaffecting.
#understatements
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