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Our Schools Are Doling Out Packets

The Corona Virus is in town Our schools have promptly shut down. We are sending packets to each child. They are rather daunting, nothing mild. Two hundred pages are going out for each. You know these kids are going to screech! Children who sit in school for seven hours a day And do not fill out more than a half a page, just play. We are over confident down in the golden tower Where the bigwigs sit and think up this stuff by the hour. The A students will be excited; it will keep them busy a week. The hundred and ninety-six others will not open them even a peek. The Corona Virus is in town. Our schools have promptly shut down. We are sending these packets in an optimistic silly way. Most will not be returned at all no matter what the day.

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Jan Allison

Date: 3/25/2020 1:35:00 PM

Youve hit the nail n the head Caren m the students who want to work willm the others will fall by the wayside and then blame the school when they don't get the results in tests. My friend's daughter in law is home schooling, the girls get into uniform and 'walk' round the garden to school, take of their coats and then do their lessons but many parents wont be so committed:-( hugs jan xx

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/25/2020 11:56:00 PM

Some people are insanely committed; others - ha! School is a joke, and not to be admired, revered or respected. They have no idea that it might eventually help their children if they can read, write, do math, and know something about the real world.