My kid can’t handle a virtual education, and neither can I

Re:My kid can’t handle a virtual education, and neither can I by cameronfraser on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @03:59PM (#24215506)

What you did with your child is vastly different than sitting them down in front of a computer screen for hours. You interacted with your child and gave them a social experience and hands on activities. People have to work and can't just take off to be full time teachers for their children. Sure you would have loved Zoom, but I doubt your child would have.

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Re:My kid can’t handle a virtual education, and neither can I by danShumway on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @04:21PM (#24215822)

This is a good point. GP is arguing that their experience with their child was great, specifically because they didn't sit their child down in front of a screen and tell them to sit still and watch a pixelated head talk at them all day. And they're probably right, what they're describing sounds like an awesome learning environment.

In a weird way, they're kind of agreeing with the article here -- remote learning as it's currently structured in the average public school does not work for every kid.

The only disagreement seems to come down to whether someone's reaction to seeing a paragraph like this

> Even our worst-case scenario is a privileged one; a trashed apartment and frayed nerves are nothing in comparison with what other parents are about to undergo. My husband and I can work at home, and we can afford some assistance with child care. The huge number of parents who must work outside the home, parents who can’t afford any child care, and parents who don’t feel comfortable managing a sitter’s viral risk alongside their own are in a far worse situation.

is:

- Wow, this is a problem we should collectively work to address.

or,

- Wow, parents sure are lazy with their kids.

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