Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at risk

Post by clairity » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 7:43 PM UTC

antepodius wrote: post #182

cool_dude85 wrote: post #172

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Not sure where you're from, but in many places, "society and government" has not failed people the same way it has in the US. Even within the US there are some places where local and state government have performed much better than places like Florida or NYC. That is to say, the problem is not, conceptually, "society and government", but instead, the American society and American government we have today. Don't give…

Withdrawing and becoming independent from state systems isn't giving up; it's probably a first step towards a more organic, liberated society.

Post by joshstrange » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 7:43 PM UTC

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No, the federal government we have is the result of our outdated, quirky and flawed electoral system, where the votes of certain states are much more valuable than others.

Trump did not lose the popular vote. There is no contest for the popular vote. Perhaps one party should try moving a bit to campaign according to the actual contest at hand, rather than try to rewrite the rules. You assume the Democrats would win a popular vote easily. First, Republicans would actually campaign in California for a change. They might even move left a tad on some issues. Democrats might decide it's the…

Post by ran3824692 » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 7:44 PM UTC

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DenisM wrote: post #219

The Los Angelos teachers added a few other requests [1]. The introduction starts with: [...] LAUSD educators clearly want to get back into schools with their students, but the underlying question at every step must be: Given broader societal conditions, how do we open physical schools in a way that ensures that the benefit outweigh the risks [...] And then proceeds to the following recommendations, among many others:…

I don't understand the logic around the left's hatred of charters. Parents choose to send their kids there - if the existing public school was so good, why would they send them somewhere else? It's simply about choice, and sending your own kids to the best possible option. No one would ever deny their own children the best possible education available. It's so clearly about administrators and professionals over the n…

Post by nvahalik » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 7:44 PM UTC

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Good. The current state of the world is incredibly unnatural when you compare it to even 50 years ago. Everything is too connected. We are so much more efficient, but so much more fragile. The best thing you can do to save the world is save yourself and your family. Less fragility, more robustness at the personal / local level. I am mid twenties, and was homeschooled my entire childhood. My father owned a technology…

How do parents help their kids learn once they reach middle school or high school level and the materials get more challenging? I understand that many good online courses exist but they are not full substitutes of in-person discussions and personalized feedback for essays, for example. It can take quite a bit of time to understand or even review materials. Some families might not have the necessary background as well…

Post by deadmetheny » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 7:45 PM UTC

mrguyorama wrote: post #192

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They haven't insisted on that. Quite the opposite, they have insisted they want to return to school. I have talked to them about the pandemic and they understand people are getting sick.

Ah yes, because people under the age of 25 are renowned for their long term thinking, risk assessment, and ability to understand their own mortality. Granted people older than that seem to be struggling a bit too.