The main objective of the school is to help scholars identify, improve, and perform their interests and abilities. Further, it is providing a safer and responsible study environment. These missions are toward the kids and also the community since the children come from society. Now on, the dilemma is: can we return to in-person schooling even though the uncertainty with the Coronavirus still occurring? Can we risk the lives of our children by returning to the in-person learning process because we are considering issues such as interactions, mental health, motivation…?
Two positions are arguing in this case, the pros and the cons of remote learning. Sometimes, the cons forget about where we are coming from. For instance, I remember Talisha emphasized the fact that we don’t know how the vaccine will behave in our bodies in a long run. She noted that we ignore if this vaccine won’t create DNA modification, blood pressure, infertility, blood clotting… The cons will reject these concerns without meditating on them. However, they are mean to be highlighted. The contradiction and questioning have proven in the past that they can both be a source of enlightenment and evolvement.
I cannot criticize the scientists’ job; I don’t have the knowledge required for that since I am not even a nurse. Yet, it can be cautious to keep the remote learning, the time for the maximum amount of people to get vaccinated, the time for scientists and the CDC (Center for Control and Preventing) to have a better understanding of the impact of the vaccination. We have faced something never seen before, when approximately 2 billion people have been confined, with no doubt the situation was alarming and right now we are discussing our children’s lives. In exceptional periods, we take exceptional decisions. It is inconceivable to think about social interactions, team network improvement, mental health deterioration… comparatively to the consequences of catching this virus. Thus, staying in remote learning is legitimate.
According to the CDC, we have over 571,297 deaths in the United State since the beginning of the pandemic, for around 32,031,068 contaminations. This is not a joke. Today, with 237,360,493 doses of vaccine administrated’ the containment in 2020, and respect from the population of the guidelines, the risk rate is decreasing but that doesn’t mean we should already go back to normal. Others will argue that “you can catch the virus everywhere’’. Yes, it might work like this, but it is also evident that by reducing the contact s or avoiding crowded places, you will lower the risk of contracting the virus.
Alright, the teachers need to connect physically with the students, they have a better view of them, or asset more efficiently the students’ need when it is face-to-face class. All these views are brilliant, but can we imagine the consequences of only one case of Covid-19 in a classroom. Neglect is human, especially when we have to do the same things in the long run. But when it comes to Covid-19, neglect is not conceivable as the consequences can be fatal. The missing or misapplication of only one recommendation from the Covid-19 guidelines can toggle the lives of many. We all miss our old life pattern: walking around without concern, taking the train without a face mask, attending parties… but it may be rushed to opening schools and shutting down the remote learning.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home
