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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:06 am Post subject:
ChefLinda wrote:
trmiv wrote:
10,000 cases a day here in Florida and our governor Mini-Trump just wrote an executive order that schools must open next month. We’ve got counties going back into lockdown, yet schools need to re-open? Ridiculous. I’ve got a 2nd grader and my wife is a teacher. I don’t want to send them back into this.
I think teachers should strike and refuse to go back under current conditions and parents should support them and refuse to send their children back until a safe plan is in place. I guess that's easier said than done, but I would not send my kid back to school in Florida at this point. The teacher's union needs to act now.
I have several friends and family members in the teaching community and administration end of education and they are definitely discussing their options in regards to not returning to the classrooms. And every parent I have talked to is in support of the teachers and students not returning to the classrooms until it is unquestionably safe. My wife and I have already determined that our son will not be returning to the classroom in a month when school resumes, even if it means we have to withdraw him and home school him. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:26 pm Post subject:
Home schooling is not a option for many. Some don't have the wherewithal, online capability or equipment. My family is loaded with teachers. They're going to home school. My worry is family members in college. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Last edited by jodeke on Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:49 pm; edited 2 times in total
10,000 cases a day here in Florida and our governor Mini-Trump just wrote an executive order that schools must open next month. We’ve got counties going back into lockdown, yet schools need to re-open? Ridiculous. I’ve got a 2nd grader and my wife is a teacher. I don’t want to send them back into this.
I think teachers should strike and refuse to go back under current conditions and parents should support them and refuse to send their children back until a safe plan is in place. I guess that's easier said than done, but I would not send my kid back to school in Florida at this point. The teacher's union needs to act now.
I have several friends and family members in the teaching community and administration end of education and they are definitely discussing their options in regards to not returning to the classrooms. And every parent I have talked to is in support of the teachers and students not returning to the classrooms until it is unquestionably safe. My wife and I have already determined that our son will not be returning to the classroom in a month when school resumes, even if it means we have to withdraw him and home school him.
My niece was in an online charter school the past two years and is set to start high school in September. My nephew who will be a senior in the fall did online work 3 days a week and classroom work 2 days a week. There's no reason to rush them back to classrooms in September when they could easily continue online until we know everything is safe. We're lucky here in our progressive city, in a progressive state, because both programs are free and part of the public school system.
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:13 pm Post subject:
ChefLinda wrote:
Quote:
Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto
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A difference of more than 45,000 lives:
New model predicts more than 208,000 will die in the US from Covid-19 by November, according to the University of Washington.
But if 95% of the population wears a mask in public, that number would drop to 162,808.
I guess people just can't grasp the numbers and what they mean.
That's 45 thousand human beings with lives and families and friends. Could be you, your grandma, your dad, your kid...
If by doing something so simple as wearing a mask out in public you could help save 45,000 PEOPLE potentially why would you not do it? How often do you get a chance to do something so easy and help that many other humans?? _________________ “There is always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it.” --Amanda Gorman
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:15 pm Post subject:
SweetP wrote:
ChefLinda wrote:
Quote:
Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto
·
A difference of more than 45,000 lives:
New model predicts more than 208,000 will die in the US from Covid-19 by November, according to the University of Washington.
But if 95% of the population wears a mask in public, that number would drop to 162,808.
I guess people just can't grasp the numbers and what they mean.
That's 45 thousand human beings with lives and families and friends. Could be you, your grandma, your dad, your kid...
If by doing something so simple as wearing a mask out in public you could help save 45,000 PEOPLE potentially why would you not do it? How often do you get a chance to do something so easy and help that many other humans??
Not often. I'm still amazed at how so many follow Perch Mouth Don. He keeps himself safe by testing, masking and screening everyone who comes close to him. He's a hypocrite. We'll survive this but the loss of life will be horrifying. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:15 pm Post subject:
Over 55K new COVID-19 cases today in the U.S.
Dr. Peter Hotez: "This is a public health disaster." He says it's more than just cases going up and hospitalizations going up and the worry that there won't be enough ICU beds; it's that healthcare workers are starting to get sick again and are exhausted.
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:43 pm Post subject:
Time has sort of blended together for me. Weeks go by and feel like nothing. Don't know how much more of this I can take. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 67317 Location: In a world where admitting to not knowing something is considered a great way to learn.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:02 pm Post subject:
CandyCanes wrote:
Time has sort of blended together for me. Weeks go by and feel like nothing. Don't know how much more of this I can take.
Hang in there CC, this too shall pass. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Just to make everyone feel better about the direction we're taking on covid, Alex Azar said healthcare workers don't get infected with covid because they wear PPE. By the way, he's the secretary of health and human services.
And just to make you feel super safe, the moron tweeted that he disagrees with the CDC and that schools should be all the way open because that's what other countries are doing. Nevermind that those countries are about a million miles ahead of us in terms of containment.
Edit. The moron is the orange one. Completely different moron than the one at HHS
Yesterday, Breitbart had the specious headline: Daily Coronavirus Deaths in U.S. Continue to Plummet as Confirmed Cases Hit Record Levels
This, of course, reflected the July 4th weekend, where many administrative personnel were off work.
Then, later yesterday, we learned that 994 Americans died on Tuesday. So, will we read a headline at Breitbart, or anywhere for that matter, that says: More Americans died yesterday than have died in nearly a month? I kinda doubt it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:04 am Post subject:
CandyCanes wrote:
Time has sort of blended together for me. Weeks go by and feel like nothing. Don't know how much more of this I can take.
So basically, nothing has changed for you? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:46 pm Post subject:
Dr Birx recommends Florida and other states spiking go back to phase 1. Meanwhile our Trump hugging Governor is at Phase “Pretend like it isn’t happening” Disney World opens in three days and schools open in less than 30. We’re headed for a absolute disaster here.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:55 pm Post subject:
trmiv wrote:
Dr Birx recommends Florida and other states spiking go back to phase 1. Meanwhile our Trump hugging Governor is at Phase “Pretend like it isn’t happening” Disney World opens in three days and schools open in less than 30. We’re headed for a absolute disaster here.
Don't forget the NBA bubble! _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:08 pm Post subject:
trmiv wrote:
Dr Birx recommends Florida and other states spiking go back to phase 1. Meanwhile our Trump hugging Governor is at Phase “Pretend like it isn’t happening” Disney World opens in three days and schools open in less than 30. We’re headed for a absolute disaster here.
We got notification that when our son returns to high school next month, it will be remote learning and will only go to a hybrid system when safety of the kids and teachers can be reasonably assured. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:08 pm Post subject:
DP _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:11 pm Post subject:
DaMuleRules wrote:
trmiv wrote:
Dr Birx recommends Florida and other states spiking go back to phase 1. Meanwhile our Trump hugging Governor is at Phase “Pretend like it isn’t happening” Disney World opens in three days and schools open in less than 30. We’re headed for a absolute disaster here.
We got notification that when our son returns to high school next month, it will be remote learning and will only go to a Huron system when safety of the kids and teachers can be reasonably assured.
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 52624 Location: Making a safety stop at 15 feet.
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:20 pm Post subject:
CandyCanes wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
trmiv wrote:
Dr Birx recommends Florida and other states spiking go back to phase 1. Meanwhile our Trump hugging Governor is at Phase “Pretend like it isn’t happening” Disney World opens in three days and schools open in less than 30. We’re headed for a absolute disaster here.
We got notification that when our son returns to high school next month, it will be remote learning and will only go to a Huron system when safety of the kids and teachers can be reasonably assured.
What's a Huron system?
A weird auto-correct. Should be “hybrid”. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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