Their lives are more important than a few months of lost time!

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fenty_swag on July 15th, 2020 at 10:05 UTC »

I mean I get what this tweet is trying to say and I support the idea of it but certain skills do need to be taught in certain time frames.

Reading and writing have a lot in common with learning a new language. The younger you are the easier it will be to learn with proficiency.

lurkitosupreme on July 15th, 2020 at 10:29 UTC »

These same people had no problem slashing public education funding while we fall behind other developed nations. This is just more hypocrisy.

rawbface on July 15th, 2020 at 11:22 UTC »

I mean the are certain skills like language and writing and even basic math that kids are much better at absorbing at a young age. If they miss these milestones it will be much harder for them to acquire these skills, but obviously not impossible.

There's no easy solution for school openings right now, and the biggest outrage is that there is zero guidance federally and barely any realistic guidance on the state level.

My MIL is the union rep for her school district and the poor woman is being torn apart between angry teachers and callous admin.