Yeah, you were right. The behavior of these people to shut down the conversation, especially from experts and reputable people, was unconscionable. A cautionary tale about how fast totalitarianism can gain traction and how fragile is our freedom.
I’ve homeschooled since the shut down. I knew beforehand from interactions with my kids’ schools that kids are the LAST thing they care about. Being out at playgrounds with my kids (no masks) allowed me to meet likeminded parents and kids.
I pity the kids with scared parents. The little girl across the street was not allowed to play with anyone for a year. Her parents rushed her inside when my kids said hello. They were friends before the shutdown.
Anyone who didn’t see how harmful the lockdown was going to be to kids was either a complete fucking moron or an ideologue lying their ass off. Thankfully my kids school stayed open and our kids didn’t suffer as much. But no one was unscathed.
Not only were the lockdowns unnecessary and an abysmal failure with long term effects, the whole mask thing, in school and outside of school had untold negative effects in trust issues for this age group. EVERYONE looks like a scary stranger when you cannot determine intent by masking the most basic of human non verbal communication. Just ask Billy the Kid why he wore one.
Remember all those bullshit bumper stickers & campaign posters for bullshit school board candidates: CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.
They made me sick then; they infuriate me now. Too many do NOT care about the kids.
With apologies to teachers here--and to those who love them--we need to fire the lot of them. AND START OVER...WITHOUT TEACHER UNIONS.
The good ones can reapply--after taking a competency test. I'm confident the pink-haired, tattooed, and multi-pierced screwballs won't survive the cut.
And for the love of god: there needs to be teacher dress codes! Look professional! Set an example!
Absolutely correct, Alex. The whole debacle has been a travesty.
It's difficult to pick "the worst part of it" but closing schools is at the top.
So is forced solitary confinement of our senior citizens in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Centers. So are the unnecessary deaths. So are the loss of careers and businesses. So is the massive screw up of our supply chains and the damage to our farming and energy production.
In the fall of 2020 I signed the Great Barrington Declaration as a private citizen. I still cannot believe that reasonable voices were at best, ignored, and at worst cancelled for their "unacceptable views." The fallout from this should be far and wide but instead we are being gaslit once again by the MSM and our government.
No shit. Anyone with half a brain could have predicted this. But but, I’m a good person but but, I believe in the science. Now reap what you sow useful idiots.
I’m so lucky to live in Texas where my kids school never shut down. A place where kids were not subjected to daily Covid fear porn. A place where most freedoms still exist. The youth of Texas and other like minded states will be light years ahead of the little lambs from places like NY, Illinois and California. There is hope for the future!
The schools got so much money from Covid relief that they haven’t even been able to spend yet. I wonder if there will be any accountability for how this money was or will be spent.
The good side of this is that many parents have woken up to what is being taught in public schools; the attitudes, the indoctrination, and that there are some fiercely ideological, unstable teachers. Parents responded by pulling their kids out of these schools, and are using other options. Perhaps even saving their kids from a life of unhappiness.
And, now, the schools will use their abject failure to get more money.
And liberal voters will give it to them because "they vote for kids" and outcomes don't matter, just intentions.
Yeah, you were right. The behavior of these people to shut down the conversation, especially from experts and reputable people, was unconscionable. A cautionary tale about how fast totalitarianism can gain traction and how fragile is our freedom.
I’ve homeschooled since the shut down. I knew beforehand from interactions with my kids’ schools that kids are the LAST thing they care about. Being out at playgrounds with my kids (no masks) allowed me to meet likeminded parents and kids.
I pity the kids with scared parents. The little girl across the street was not allowed to play with anyone for a year. Her parents rushed her inside when my kids said hello. They were friends before the shutdown.
Anyone who didn’t see how harmful the lockdown was going to be to kids was either a complete fucking moron or an ideologue lying their ass off. Thankfully my kids school stayed open and our kids didn’t suffer as much. But no one was unscathed.
The entire thing was so predictable.
What a complete joke.
I'm sat in an airport lounge for the first time in 2.5 years, feels unreal. Unvaxxed, unmasked and flying high on G&Ts.
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Seattle Times:
“Washington students’ test scores drop significantly in first exams since pandemic began”
(Then the spin)
“Everyone’s test scores are down. What does that mean for schools in Washington state?”
(“everyone” = blue states)
Not only were the lockdowns unnecessary and an abysmal failure with long term effects, the whole mask thing, in school and outside of school had untold negative effects in trust issues for this age group. EVERYONE looks like a scary stranger when you cannot determine intent by masking the most basic of human non verbal communication. Just ask Billy the Kid why he wore one.
Remember all those bullshit bumper stickers & campaign posters for bullshit school board candidates: CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.
They made me sick then; they infuriate me now. Too many do NOT care about the kids.
With apologies to teachers here--and to those who love them--we need to fire the lot of them. AND START OVER...WITHOUT TEACHER UNIONS.
The good ones can reapply--after taking a competency test. I'm confident the pink-haired, tattooed, and multi-pierced screwballs won't survive the cut.
And for the love of god: there needs to be teacher dress codes! Look professional! Set an example!
Absolutely correct, Alex. The whole debacle has been a travesty.
It's difficult to pick "the worst part of it" but closing schools is at the top.
So is forced solitary confinement of our senior citizens in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Centers. So are the unnecessary deaths. So are the loss of careers and businesses. So is the massive screw up of our supply chains and the damage to our farming and energy production.
The list goes on. And on. And on. ...
All according to plan
In the fall of 2020 I signed the Great Barrington Declaration as a private citizen. I still cannot believe that reasonable voices were at best, ignored, and at worst cancelled for their "unacceptable views." The fallout from this should be far and wide but instead we are being gaslit once again by the MSM and our government.
DeSantis 2024
No shit. Anyone with half a brain could have predicted this. But but, I’m a good person but but, I believe in the science. Now reap what you sow useful idiots.
I’m so lucky to live in Texas where my kids school never shut down. A place where kids were not subjected to daily Covid fear porn. A place where most freedoms still exist. The youth of Texas and other like minded states will be light years ahead of the little lambs from places like NY, Illinois and California. There is hope for the future!
The Economist is a meme publication at this point
The schools got so much money from Covid relief that they haven’t even been able to spend yet. I wonder if there will be any accountability for how this money was or will be spent.
The good side of this is that many parents have woken up to what is being taught in public schools; the attitudes, the indoctrination, and that there are some fiercely ideological, unstable teachers. Parents responded by pulling their kids out of these schools, and are using other options. Perhaps even saving their kids from a life of unhappiness.