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New York City Closes Schools for Academic Year
The New York Times ^ | April 11th | NYT

Posted on 04/11/2020 7:23:55 AM PDT by FewsOrange

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s schools would continue with remote learning through the rest of the school year.

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1 posted on 04/11/2020 7:23:55 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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Really how much were they going to learn anyway.


2 posted on 04/11/2020 7:26:09 AM PDT by hercuroc
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You’ll learn more just watching old Schoolhouse Rock videos.


3 posted on 04/11/2020 7:27:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: FewsOrange

All schools and businesses must be closed forever!

4 posted on 04/11/2020 7:28:01 AM PDT by conservative98
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Students will probably learn more out of school than they would going to NYC schools rest of year.


5 posted on 04/11/2020 7:28:51 AM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Walli)
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To: FewsOrange

Close the government schools permanently. Remote learning, combined with day care and proctoring should be all that’s needed.


6 posted on 04/11/2020 7:29:34 AM PDT by Moonman62 (http://www.freerepublic.com/~moonman62/)
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To: FewsOrange

And the crayons and construction paper lays dormant, grades4 thru 12. And this is no joke


7 posted on 04/11/2020 7:31:33 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: FewsOrange

That’s a good thing. Right?


8 posted on 04/11/2020 7:36:56 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: freedom1st

The students will learn with remote learning if parents are invested but many cultures don’t value education equally and teachers will start looking for other careers soon.


9 posted on 04/11/2020 7:37:44 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: FewsOrange

Many young brains will not get washed in the coming months.


10 posted on 04/11/2020 7:37:57 AM PDT by IronJack
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How are they going to learn to put on condoms?


11 posted on 04/11/2020 7:39:10 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: FewsOrange

Parents may actually learn something too. Like what their children are being taught.


12 posted on 04/11/2020 7:39:32 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: FewsOrange

Kids will be smarter because of it.


13 posted on 04/11/2020 7:45:01 AM PDT by cp124 (Time for America 2.0)
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So now NYC teachers will go without income, just like small business owners.

Right?

Of course, I’m being facetious.

14 posted on 04/11/2020 7:47:00 AM PDT by daler
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“remote learning” for NYC public schools....

Kid: “Hey, I already learned to use my remote when I was a toddler.”

Mom and Dad: “You get an A, then. We’re so proud.”


15 posted on 04/11/2020 7:47:22 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: FewsOrange

Closing skools won’t make any difference. New Yorkers are born knowing everything because they live in “the city” Just ask one.


16 posted on 04/11/2020 7:49:12 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: FewsOrange

And knowledge and literacy improve!


17 posted on 04/11/2020 7:51:02 AM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no justice until The PIAPS is legally executed)
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To: ronnie raygun
And the crayons and construction paper lays dormant, grades4 thru 12. And this is no joke

They need that to prepare for college. "Make a collage of bad things you know about Trump. Be free to express your feelings through art."

18 posted on 04/11/2020 7:56:44 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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New Yorkers are born knowing everything because they live in “the city” Just ask one.

Funny but true. Many there think the world outside their area is a sort of tacky rumor of Deplorables, outside toilets and Trump voters. Icky, icky.

19 posted on 04/11/2020 7:58:55 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: FewsOrange

How about this.

Cancel schooling as we know it completely.

Have all students learn from home. One instructor can teach 1000’s of students at once. Get rid of the school buildings. Renovate and turn them into living/retail space. Get rid of 95% of the teachers since the internet allows for a huge reduction in the number needed.

With all the $ saved sitters/Nannies for the younger kids can be paid for while Mom and Dad go off to work.

My idea needs work but it is a way around having to send kids to what amount to in many cases failing public schools.

Private schools would still be allowed.


20 posted on 04/11/2020 7:59:40 AM PDT by billyboy15
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