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I dont need to read the thread when I know the answer.

My kids are on an every other day from home schedule.

My 9 year old daughter went from loving school to hating school. She literally cries when she talks about her day because the whole thing feels like some sort of punishment to her. It is awful, whether back full time or not. It's almost like being in prison for them because they cannot be close enough to their friends to even talk to them, even at recess. There are no more meaningful hands on activities like art or gym because it involves handling equipment which would have to be sterilized.

They are honestly a lot happier at home with the remote learning. The only problem with that is it makes life challenging for mom and dad.

The quality of education is taking a huge hit as well. I don't think my kid is actually learning anything. On home days, she knocks out the work in about 2 hours. It is always busy work, doesn't challenge her in the slightest.

At first, I agreed with the APA and CDC recommendations for getting kids back in school, but this new form of school is actually worse than school from home in my opinion. It is not a "healthy" environment to be in for 6 hours a day.

Thanks for posting that. It's informative.

I'm going to contact some of the people I used to teach with. I'll post their takes on here after I speak w/them over the next few days.

Yes. I am wearing a mask everywhere when I go out. I volunteer and work with the homeless. Many seem to feel they are scoring some radical points by not wearing masks. Here in the last few weeks our county escalated its numbers, sick and deaths both.

We now have a number of stores I frequent posting signs requiring masks to enter. Many more are wearing them than are not. I do not enjoy this, but I also am one at risk. We have not been able to suppress it yet, and the "deciders" who promised they can "whack it" could not even commit to finding it to do so. We are traveling more than at first. We do not trust much of what officials tell us. Media seems bent on accommodating any mask or vaccine controversy. We question what is to be gained by this reporting. Schools are not yet safe IMO.

Let me alone. I am being safer. And some of my prayers are for my mother in a nursing home and others like her who are vulnerable in a horrible way.