[CardinalSagehen]

California overall numbers for tests and hospitalizations seems pretty good. This should be safe with the daily testing. Still a clear sign of what matters, when the same measures aren't put forth to make in person learning happen. $$$$$

The Palo Alto School Board voted on Tuesday to send K-5 kids back to school starting Oct. 26.  But it is a hybrid schedule whereby kids go to school 2.5 days/week, and the rest of the time they’ll be regressing to the horrific “asynchronous learning” of the spring.  That’s an enormous step backward from where my 5th grader is today - at least attendance is being taken and they are with their teachers full-time, albeit remotely. You can bet that YouTube and Roblox are going to be very popular in my home on those so-called “asynchronous learning” days. 

While there is some talk of the possibility of weekly PCR testing for teachers, there is really nothing on the level of daily antigen testing or even temperature-taking.  And there’s no proactive testing planned for students, who actually constitute the real risk to teachers.  

So, back to your point... we are making K-5 education happen, but very ineptly next to Germany, S. Korea and other countries that have their acts together.

[CardinalSagehen]

California overall numbers for tests and hospitalizations seems pretty good. This should be safe with the daily testing. Still a clear sign of what matters, when the same measures aren't put forth to make in person learning happen. $$$$$

The Palo Alto School Board voted on Tuesday to send K-5 kids back to school starting Oct. 26.  But it is a hybrid schedule whereby kids go to school 2.5 days/week, and the rest of the time they’ll be regressing to the horrific “asynchronous learning” of the spring.  That’s an enormous step backward from where my 5th grader is today - at least attendance is being taken and they are with their teachers full-time, albeit remotely. You can bet that YouTube and Roblox are going to be very popular in my home on those so-called “asynchronous learning” days. 

While there is some talk of the possibility of weekly PCR testing for teachers, there is really nothing on the level of daily antigen testing or even temperature-taking.  And there’s no proactive testing planned for students, who actually constitute the real risk to teachers.  

So, back to your point... we are making K-5 education happen, but very ineptly next to Germany, S. Korea and other countries that have their acts together.