‘Remote learning’ is a disaster, and terrible for children

Over the summer, the AAP released its recommendations for the coming school year and unequivocally pushed for [the] goal of having students physically present in school. And yet, despite their lengthy recommendations on the importance of reopening schools and details regarding how to do so safely, there wasn t a single mention of how detrimental all-day online learning would be for children, especially those in elementary school.

The importance of in-person learning, yes. The detriments of distancing learning, no.

In countless homeschooling Facebook groups I m a member of, we see new arrivals asking for guidance on where to begin homeschooling. These exasperated parents explain they are pulling the plug on distance learning because their kids simply can t handle it. Friends post pictures of their children curled in a ball facing away from the desk after several hours, others describe screaming, sobbing and outbursts after children as young as five are left feeling fried after being expected to stay engaged six hours a day online.

What benefit is there to keeping kids tied to these screens all day, every day? How much learning is even happening? My friend Mary explained that she chose homeschool instead of distance learning this year because she didn t want to be a Zoom butler.

via nypost.com