The biggest and best of all the reasons to put kids back in school: they weren’t learning much remotely
Our neighbours in British Columbia welcomed students back for a couple of weeks near the end of the school year, but attendance was optional, so in most schools, few students came.
The people who have reacted with horror or fear to Tuesday’s announcement from Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and Premier Jason Kenney are not looking at the bigger picture.Article content continued Aside from students with underlying conditions, such as asthma and autoimmune disorders, young people – including the very young – are not at serious risk.
It is the wise decision to have students return to school more or less fully this fall, if for no other reason than parental sanity.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.And there is the economic consideration. We can’t fully reopen our economy with a third of the workforce stuck at home.
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