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by babesh 2020 days ago
This is bad reasoning. If everyone produces less by the same amount, then even if you produce no less than the next person, the overall production has gone down.
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This assumes public schools are so efficient that losing be 8% will be impactful? I just don’t see it.
I am worried about socialization besides schooling.
Yes-- both general socialization with peers and social adaptation to the classroom.

Even the 12 year olds I work with who had many years of schooling have had to readapt to meet (greatly relaxed) expectations for in person instruction with several missed months. A whole bunch of 2nd graders with a wasted end of Kinder and 1st grade year is going to be chaotic.

Depression is on a big swing upwards. And there's kids in difficult situations who are not receiving help from caring teachers and social workers. There is going to be impact that lasts for a long, long time.