There may be some good that will come from all of the COVID mess if we ever return to a sane society. Allowing people to work out of their house and be near their families more regularly is a big win. E-learning can hopefully lead to the rise of private e-schools. Things like that may be silver linings.
I have to somewhat disagree. Except for the 'be close to family' part, if applicable. Being isolated in our house all the time is NOT healthy for us humans, young and old. We are social creatures and need interaction. Some more than others, granted. But the whole e-learning thing is a disaster. Kids need to socialize and interact. And talking through a webcam or phone doesn't cut it. I think homeschooling is great, but if I was to do it, I would place extra emphasis on my kids social interactions. I get the work from home thing though. I think as adults, many of us have already formed good social attachments that wfh could improve ones quality of life.
Not quite sure about all the "silver linings", but kids are failing and high suicide rate. Maybe the only "thing" that came out of it is if a family is wise enough, then home school, but the parents are too lazy and "busy."
I just can't help but be suspicious that this is all intentional forced isolation, division and dehumanization. Maybe I'm being a little tin-foil hat-ish. But, some of the stuff I think these days, had I thought the same way 20 years ago, I'd have checked myself in for treatment.
And yeah, laziness and apathy will be our downfall.
Well, yeah, there'd be a greater emphasis on social interactions outside of school. I know we all did it, but kids shouldn't be wasting school time bsing anyway. Many kids probably don't need 6+ hours of school either.
And the scary thing is what kind of parents will those kids be (probably a bunch of paranoid control freaks)
There may be some good that will come from all of the COVID mess if we ever return to a sane society. Allowing people to work out of their house and be near their families more regularly is a big win. E-learning can hopefully lead to the rise of private e-schools. Things like that may be silver linings.
I have to somewhat disagree. Except for the 'be close to family' part, if applicable. Being isolated in our house all the time is NOT healthy for us humans, young and old. We are social creatures and need interaction. Some more than others, granted. But the whole e-learning thing is a disaster. Kids need to socialize and interact. And talking through a webcam or phone doesn't cut it. I think homeschooling is great, but if I was to do it, I would place extra emphasis on my kids social interactions. I get the work from home thing though. I think as adults, many of us have already formed good social attachments that wfh could improve ones quality of life.
Not quite sure about all the "silver linings", but kids are failing and high suicide rate. Maybe the only "thing" that came out of it is if a family is wise enough, then home school, but the parents are too lazy and "busy."
I just can't help but be suspicious that this is all intentional forced isolation, division and dehumanization. Maybe I'm being a little tin-foil hat-ish. But, some of the stuff I think these days, had I thought the same way 20 years ago, I'd have checked myself in for treatment.
And yeah, laziness and apathy will be our downfall.
Well, yeah, there'd be a greater emphasis on social interactions outside of school. I know we all did it, but kids shouldn't be wasting school time bsing anyway. Many kids probably don't need 6+ hours of school either.
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