These are the trade-offs. They need to be reckoned with. The death toll from the pandemic is only the beginning of the fallout and as one of the only countries to keep schools closed as long as we did, we now have to deal with that. And to dimiss it outright as being trivial is to cast aside the most vulnerable who were NOT able to afford private school.
> as one of the only countries to keep schools closed as long as we did
This is poorly-informed repetition, typically caused by news cycles about Sweden, a country with a population comparable to Ohio.
At least in terms of population, the two biggest countries in the world with a population greater than the US are China and India. I know for a fact (having family there) that schools in India were closed for longer than the US. Chinese schools are still closing sporadically [1], so presumably they were doing so during the thick of the pandemic as well.
If you are that worried about get your kids the education to enable critical thinking, it is probably wise to implement some yourself when discussing these issues.
Although I think your point that our only company in regard to school closures is China and India doesn’t frame us in the best light in terms of pandemic response.
Also, I seem to have upset you with my comment. It was poorly phrased and I do apologize for that. I don’t think that you are 100% wrong in your argument and I appreciate your position.
These are the trade-offs. They need to be reckoned with. The death toll from the pandemic is only the beginning of the fallout and as one of the only countries to keep schools closed as long as we did, we now have to deal with that. And to dimiss it outright as being trivial is to cast aside the most vulnerable who were NOT able to afford private school.