The CDC and state government officials in concert with educators and administrators have developed protocols for back-to-school scenarios. Frankly, what they came up with is deeply troubling. Parents should be rising up.
Schools as they are currently being envisioned will neither be safe places nor healthy ones, all the while shepherding students down a troubling and dangerous path.
Make no mistake about it, this is a curriculum that teaches, normalizes, and prioritizes fear and compliance.
Schools of the near future will involve wearing masks all day, being subjected to screenings, socially distanced, confined to classrooms for meals, confined to classrooms in lieu of assemblies involving other groups, hand sanitizing ad infinitum, etc.
Kids will be psychologically and socially damaged for life even though they are at virtually no risk from the virus. No, apparently, they must suffer for the good of their elders. They might learn their ABCs, but they’ll also get thorough instruction in becoming an automaton.
Where is the outcry? I don’t hear parents rising up to call out the obvious: “This is not a healthy environment for our kids!”
I can only assume the reason for that is because schools in large part have been successful in forming generations of people who abide the norm. It is everyone’s loss, even while the power class chuckles.
It may also be that parents feel relieved to hand education duties back to the professional educators, abdicating the responsibility and accommodating employment.
Just because everyone goes along with something, does not make it okay. You would think that is a lesson of which we would all have some grasp by now, but apparently not. Hence, I suspect that critical thinking skills will remain a low priority for future curricula.
I also really have to wonder how science will be presented as a school subject. Right now, we hear government officials and media bandy the word “science” about quite a bit without actually presenting solid science. We hear theories, hypotheses, scare mongering, biased projections, manipulated data, and even outright lies presented as scientific faits accomplis.
Real science, thank you very much, observes, explores, tests for a proof. It looks at things from multiple angles. It entertains opposing points of view. Real, good science does not present flawed data, announce results, and take action before all of that has happened, either. Somehow I don’t think that subject is going to be taught.
I am truly sorry for what children are experiencing right now, and sorry for those who will be subjected to the new school agenda. I am sorry for the world that will result from it, if it manages to survive the abuse at all. There is still time to stop it.
We are a country of over 325 million people. There’s a lot of potential there for creative, intelligent thinking and problem solving. But out of all that, we allow the substandard, the mediocre, and even the malevolent to make the rules. Btw, that’s also why we have the two mainstream presidential candidates we’ve got.
We can change all that. We need to think about our children. Parents, wake up, please!
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I was concerned when I received a survey asking how I would like my children to participate in school this up coming year. There were three options but each included ‘modified safety precautions’ – I replied with ‘how can I answer this question unless you define ‘modified safety precautions’ because if that means wearing masks all day, standing/sitting six feet apart, no playgrounds, and constant fear then no I’m not interested in my children attending school.
And while I understand that the school system is doing their best to respond to this entire situation – I opt out. My children will be homeschooled until further notice. Unfortunately, most families don’t have the luxury of this option – I feel bad for the kids.
I never cared for the education system anyway – learning isn’t one size fits all and they are determined to make it be so. Any child (boys mostly) that doesn’t fit in the box is labeled and medicated.
And no, critical thinking is not a priority at all.
The teachers are doing their absolute best but the system makes it so hard. I feel for the educators too!
Bravo! I am encouraged to hear this – that you are on it, being proactive, responding to the school, taking responsibility, and really stepping up as a parent. I hope we see more and more of this! 🌷
Another excellent post to ignite a wake up call! Great job! 🙂
Oh, thank you, friend! I do hope to see more folks waking up. 🌷
I echo your hopes and trust that is our destiny! 🙂