In person public school will cease to exist, amirite?

The primary/secondary purpose of school is childcare as well. Most people cannot leave their 6 year old home alone for internet learning

by Soggy_Language 2 days ago

This is probably coming from someone who doesn't teach.

by BudgetAdvertising 2 days ago

Or have kids.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Or experience with a decent education.

by Alert-Shoulder2186 2 days ago

Forcing children to sit at a computer for hours is not realistic for so many reasons.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Zoom school was one of the biggest disasters of the pandemic. I don't know if there were any other options at the time, but it clearly was a failure it screwed a lot of these kids up, severely.

by Aubree73 2 days ago

Nah, it wasn't zoom school. It was denying an ongoing pandemic that is literally causing brain & neurological damage & chronic fatigue syndrome.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

That's not even true. There's the same number of school days every year so I'm not sure where you're getting the idea that there's longer breaks.

by jimmie07 2 days ago

Who's going to watch these kids while the parents are working?

by Anonymous 2 days ago

My kids have the same school hours and days off I did when I was their age 25 years ago

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Well that's not true

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Younger generations are already suffering from decreasing social interactions. Completely isolating them en masse will be a disaster.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

No way! There'd be revolution in the streets! Kids can't and won't sit at home behind a screen each day!

by Anonymous 2 days ago

I mean, they will, but not for school.

by Alert-Shoulder2186 2 days ago

Interesting opinion. I think you're wrong and you just delegitimized thousands of working professionals. Folks who work in higher education are dealing with the consequences of online learning now. You should talk to some of them so you're better informed. One size does not fit all when it comes to education.

by armandharvey 2 days ago

I don't see any sign of this happening and I don't think the school day has changed since I went to school in the 80's.

by ImaginaryFennel8675 2 days ago

School doesn't just teach in you in class tho. It teaches you to be social, to have friends, to network. Sitting kids in front of computers of having them only spend time at home is detrimental to development.

by Ferne37 2 days ago

I hope not. Kids need opportunities for social engagements as well (even outside of learning), covid messed so many people's tolerance for social interactions.

by EstablishmentBig7432 2 days ago

No, never. More likely private schools go away. Because the 1 percent is gobbling up more and more money. And fewer people will be able to participate in all that.

by Felicitykautzer 2 days ago

My kids school day is longer than mine was in 80s and 90s. They seem to have more days off throughout the year but their summer is shorter.

by Rozella38 2 days ago

Falling into the doorman fallacy, school does more then just educate kids, it provides a safe space to socialize, and keep kids busy while parents are at work.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Online teaching was way worse. Students didnt focus and zoom had tons of problems. Anyone could take advantadge and blame zoom or internet for why they couldnt join the class or left early. Its the same with jobs. Devs had their work slowed down a ton. Unless zoom is built to be flawless or a way better competitor shows up, online classes/jobs will never be the norm, just the plan b

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Maybe at some stage in the future, yeah. But private schools will go as well.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

If COVID taught us anything, is that remote learning IS THE WORST THINGS EVER FOR CHILDREN

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Where is this happening?

by Anonymous 2 days ago

t each year the public school day gets shorter and shorter. No it doesn't.

by Responsible-Push 2 days ago

This is in fact an unpopular opinion; so you accomplished that

by Any_Transition 2 days ago