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(DIR) Post #B2izlNXfbbfqRvG57A by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T22:56:33Z
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I'm VERY anti "Remote Learning" on snow days. Snow days are magical and young people should play video games and have snowball fights. Or go sledding. And pester their parents who are doing remote office work to make hot chocolate. Hmph.
(DIR) Post #B2izrn1rl4ibEXRInY by floby@mastodon.social
2026-01-27T22:57:39Z
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@futurebird last time it snowed here i took the day off from remove work to go play in the snow
(DIR) Post #B2izzK1JUql9a3lxGy by gbargoud@masto.nyc
2026-01-27T22:59:01Z
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@futurebird Do you know if there is a plan between the city and the teacher's union to figure out buffer days so that snow days can come back properly?
(DIR) Post #B2j00yGlKviwhVmjVw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T22:59:22Z
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I did remote teaching for a year and I did not like it very much. It's so much harder to teach, to hear the students, to even learn their names. I just wasn't a big fan. I'm glad we did it I suppose, but the words "remote learning" give me battle flashbacks.
(DIR) Post #B2j04XaaTVtd6zlBb6 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:00:00Z
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@gbargoud IDK. I think a lot of people are on board with it for some unfathomable reason. Maybe I'm being too old fashioned.
(DIR) Post #B2j0Sv2UwJ22n7RJNg by gbargoud@masto.nyc
2026-01-27T23:04:23Z
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@futurebird My understanding is that the state has a minimum number of days per year, the teacher's union has limits for when the school year can start and end and the NYC board of education has a number of holidays to cover every major religion/culture in the city which means there is no slack for snow days.I don't know which one of those factors will budge or if there is a clever way around that deadlock but I sure hope so, I have not heard anyone say they're happy with remote learning
(DIR) Post #B2j0bc1kzjhgQuEpYe by donray@mastodon.online
2026-01-27T23:05:57Z
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@futurebird Former teacher here. Remote learning on snow days is a way to boost the kids who have everything going their way (non-chaotic home, good internet, attentive parents, etc.) and to leave further behind the kids who don’t. It’s BS.
(DIR) Post #B2j0pzjVed7O0cYqxM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:08:35Z
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@donray I could see maybe MAYBE making it a day where kids who need extra help can set up small meetings to get extra help. Something like "office hours all day"But you are correct that the kids who need that most? They don't have wifi at home that's working right now. They don't have a laptop.
(DIR) Post #B2j0tEEGDOYJpuUEee by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:09:10Z
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@gbargoud They just add another day at the end of the year. It's not that bad.
(DIR) Post #B2j1GM3XHS20luUv1k by funnymonkey@freeradical.zone
2026-01-27T23:13:18Z
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@futurebirdBut all the tech companies promised us their products enabled anytime, anywhere learning for everyone!Are you telling me that they were not telling the truth?!?I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!
(DIR) Post #B2j1rx1gmyas9CYrGy by MintSpies@beige.party
2026-01-27T23:20:05Z
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@futurebird remote teaching was the absolute pits - I get an involuntary shudder when I think about it. Bleurgh. The only good thing about online school was being able to wear my pyjama bottoms all day!
(DIR) Post #B2j2IkFGPtOCKIgeXI by hallvors@oslo.town
2026-01-27T23:24:50Z
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@futurebird uh, what is a «snow day»?- confused, Norway(Actually know, just teasing 😉)
(DIR) Post #B2j2MEcnvEYxPrMVDU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:25:36Z
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@hallvors What do ya'll have? "Not Snow Days" when you can't cross country ski to school or whatever happens up there?
(DIR) Post #B2j2OzmHa0kYEm6zEO by PizzaDemon@mastodon.online
2026-01-27T23:26:04Z
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@futurebird they're getting it done in Phillyhttps://youtu.be/VB_rz117OJw
(DIR) Post #B2j2c91iVIM2gebJwG by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:28:26Z
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@futurebird are they still doing that shit!started during covid.schools are run by monsters.i coudn't hack it.
(DIR) Post #B2j2g6Py94KRkopeFs by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:29:12Z
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@futurebird remote during covid was a frikkin LOST opportunity to TOTLY RETHINK school. sigh...
(DIR) Post #B2j2iif8vIiwwnB3Oi by hallvors@oslo.town
2026-01-27T23:29:39Z
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@futurebird me on my way to school two weeks ago: https://oslo.town/@hallvors/115892647413381249
(DIR) Post #B2j2jek6yzA34zwqC8 by phpete@mastodon.coffee
2026-01-27T23:29:40Z
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@futurebirdAs someone whose girls were aberrations and excelled during shutdown, I maintain the cost was much too high. Especially in the current environment when basement grades and social promotions are the norm, remote learning fails far more students and teachers than it possibly benefits.
(DIR) Post #B2j2kTS8Ra5KM0vhku by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:30:00Z
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@barrygoldman1 If they don't have a "remote learning day" then they need to tack an extra day on at the end of the year to make up for time. I think that admins and posh parents who want to buy plane tickets early are behind all of this.
(DIR) Post #B2j2nFZWVcC6Aji29Q by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:30:30Z
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@hallvors OMG 🤣 That's very cool!
(DIR) Post #B2j2praW8ZFMejQ7Bw by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:30:58Z
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@futurebird dunno wut u talking about. when i was a kid... we had snow days. jeez.
(DIR) Post #B2j3E57NU6OrZJL3Im by hallvors@oslo.town
2026-01-27T23:35:19Z
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@futurebird But yes, in Norway a "snow day" is a day many bring their sledges and skis to school and all breaks (plus many PE lessons) are spent playing in the white stuff.The school has dozens of sledge mats available for everyone, and the pupils' council just voted to buy even more of them. Most kids agree that school is more fun on snow days, morale goes up and antisocial behaviour goes down. Good times!
(DIR) Post #B2j3LeAnY4o8JjXuFM by meltedcheese@c.im
2026-01-27T23:36:40Z
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@futurebird 100% agree! These sudden, hoped-for but unexpected reprieves are great fun. I remember snow days before I became a workaholic grouch. (I’ve since recovered.)
(DIR) Post #B2j3grtxhZHgybn2i8 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-27T23:40:33Z
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@meltedcheese I remember when I was working two jobs and in grad school. I got home from teaching my night course at the community college and stayed up studying Galois theory till three am convinced I'd do poorly on the comp the next day. I woke up and the whole city was silent, covered in soft sparkling white snow. I went right back to bed after reading the email... then studied in a more healthy way that weekend.Those snow flakes were the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
(DIR) Post #B2j4O5vjQ56owBEIXw by Em@lsbt.me
2026-01-27T23:48:20Z
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@futurebird @meltedcheese I love how even in the deepest night, the snow is reflecting the smallest fraction of light, enabling me to see a bit more.
(DIR) Post #B2j4hoDiyRannr2vFQ by michael_w_busch@mastodon.online
2026-01-27T23:51:51Z
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@futurebird @hallvors Here in Minnesota, the snow days are when it gets below -35 F or when the snow is too thick for the buses to run.
(DIR) Post #B2j7tUPAlx3DgUf7eS by theorangetheme@en.osm.town
2026-01-28T00:27:01Z
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@futurebird It's so ridiculous. If I were a parent in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Six, I would simply shut the laptop and tell my kid(s) to go play in the snow. Sorry, they're "sick". Yeah, bad cold, going around. They'll be fine tomorrow.
(DIR) Post #B2j9ixzEeEyI9Ydl44 by geonz@mathstodon.xyz
2026-01-28T00:48:06Z
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@futurebird @meltedcheese Baltimore called off school for a hurricane when I was a teacher and similar sleep deprived and the storm went out to sea after an hour of rain. I invented Saint Murphy who gives you a break when you need it out of the blue
(DIR) Post #B2j9yo2NPIyHvff8IS by iams@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T00:50:58Z
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@futurebird We recently had a one hour remote session (snow day) which my child was very excited to participate in. They used it as a means of being in charge -- selecting which device to use, where in the house to set-up, and practiced the remote-in process. This session was an hour. While I had no remote learning as a kid, I can understand and support these short "check-ins". For mine the routine matters. I can also understand that it may challenge some families, or teachers, esp. if all-day.
(DIR) Post #B2jB6LhuimiaKtFg3c by RVLara23@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T01:03:32Z
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@futurebird Absolutely. And to that end, everyone should get to mail it in, adults too. Bc work is fucking stupid everyday.
(DIR) Post #B2jBC16sDOF2Bwd4C0 by Extra_Special_Carbon@mastodon.world
2026-01-28T01:04:34Z
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@futurebird Yeah, around here the kids get AMI days, which are packets they do instead of school. In reality, this is just trying to get out of the mandatory minimum school days so they don’t have to add days at the end of the year.
(DIR) Post #B2jBMFHmMdg13MbjDE by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-28T01:06:27Z
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@RVLara23 God did not put me on this Earth to work. I was born into this world for THREE things: to count ants, make puns, and spout nonsense.
(DIR) Post #B2jBTInngjwrzDwyIK by MarcusHayes@union.place
2026-01-28T01:07:37Z
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@futurebird Our elementary district's policy is that the first legit snow day -not for extreme cold or a burst pipe- is a full cancelation for kids to play and have the day. After that, they do e-learning days, which is good so summer break can start on time.
(DIR) Post #B2jBV2BwPvpv354GHI by donray@mastodon.online
2026-01-28T01:08:02Z
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@futurebird That would be fair. It could lead to a few kids getting the extra attention they need.
(DIR) Post #B2jBa5nKRsipffy2Vc by RVLara23@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T01:08:56Z
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@futurebird Exactly. No one was put here to work. We were put here to enjoy life. To enjoy friends and family. To relax and have fun. Working to death for some company that will never give a shit about you is one of the dumbest goals anyone could ever have. Planning to work until you're 70 or 75 is ridiculous. We should be figuring out how we can work less not more.
(DIR) Post #B2jC51j3cuwo1qii8W by flyingsaceur@ioc.exchange
2026-01-28T01:14:32Z
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@futurebird @RVLara23 > I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.-Kurt Vonnegut
(DIR) Post #B2jC7MDWPYsWA254c4 by lupus_blackfur@mastodon.world
2026-01-28T01:14:56Z
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@futurebird @briankrebs ➕➕➕💯💯💯As it was in my youth...Dad had my 5yr old self sledding in the front yard. In South Fort Worth.Good times.
(DIR) Post #B2jCCgvuoiT9rHOBcm by log@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-28T01:15:48Z
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@futurebird Everything that can be done to give a child a fleeting moment of magic, should be done, because each memory adds 1MP to their mana pool, to cast spells to benefit the next generation.
(DIR) Post #B2jCVgirp7ykhwLOpk by PaulWermer@sfba.social
2026-01-28T01:19:20Z
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@futurebird I'm an old guy, and I still remember my grade school snow days with pleasure. Excitement, freedom, joy. Eagerly listening to the morning radio to find out if my school was on the closed list. Those are good memories.
(DIR) Post #B2jD3OrIkQZD9KMe92 by disorderlyf@todon.eu
2026-01-28T01:25:25Z
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@futurebird I think I'd be okay with it if there's more than two consecutive days of snow. Otherwise, seems like a lot of effort for nowhere near enough gain.
(DIR) Post #B2jD6jnZLnZqxhD5ZA by sundew@beige.party
2026-01-28T01:26:01Z
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@futurebird @RVLara23 Make ants, spout puns, count nonsense. Got it. 👍
(DIR) Post #B2jDXMwWR2jZtZ63Em by lemgandi@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T01:30:50Z
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@futurebird @RVLara23 Worthy endeavors all.
(DIR) Post #B2jE62eRs1ll67AyYq by LordCaramac@discordian.social
2026-01-28T01:37:06Z
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@futurebird And the parents should have their hot chocolate with a shot of amaretto and/or a few crumbs of hashish dissolved in warm cream.
(DIR) Post #B2jEJRNrE9GPZInxZY by icastico@c.im
2026-01-28T01:39:32Z
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@futurebird This is an evidence-based opinion too. Not even a close call on which provides more benefits.
(DIR) Post #B2jEVkqyfIuzQZIUOO by JohnnieMac@mastodon.scot
2026-01-28T01:41:46Z
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@futurebird I had that thought while shoveling snow. Even when they are expected, they are unexpected; the clock stops, and you don’t come back in until you are more hungry than wet and tired.
(DIR) Post #B2jFDIPLmp6zwl8YBU by zuki@snac.pinkro.se
2026-01-28T01:47:03Z
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one time my bus got stuck in the snow and i hopped out just to go on a walk, turns out the snow was deeper than my boots were tall so i ended up having to be picked up by my sister who ended up taking me along for renovating her home for the day + the weekend cause it was friday and it was greatCC: @futurebird@sauropods.win
(DIR) Post #B2jGEECqzdcF9xIfRI by Meowthias@mastodon.world
2026-01-28T02:00:56Z
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@futurebird When I was little, we created an entire snowman village on a snow day - all of the snowmen had names, families, and personal histories.
(DIR) Post #B2jGb4d2lhva7ERZqq by anlarye@mstdn.plus
2026-01-28T02:05:03Z
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@futurebird Yeah. A snow day is a snow day. A kid should be playing in the snow instead of having a virtual school day. If that means school lasts until June so be it. We did it. So can they.
(DIR) Post #B2jGbvRsNxUDvwcuIq by danschnau@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T02:05:09Z
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@futurebird totally. snow days are magical days
(DIR) Post #B2jHLS1a7EpXzt2GkS by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2026-01-28T02:13:31Z
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@futurebird Snow days are a sacred time.
(DIR) Post #B2jKSMjkTOaBUHgQ3U by Quinn9282@mas.to
2026-01-28T02:48:23Z
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@futurebird There's essentially no such thing as "snow days" where I'm from. It's district policy to keep the schools open as much as possible (unless the weather conditions make it literally impossible for even staff to show up to schools, which never happened during the course of my school career). Parents do have the option to not send their kids to school if they choose to, though I don't recall many parents actually doing that unless they lived very far away from the school or something.
(DIR) Post #B2jLmY5u3YfESQEYS0 by tunechic@theforkiverse.com
2026-01-28T03:03:12Z
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@futurebird YEEEESSSSS!!!! NO LEARNING ON SNOW DAYS!!
(DIR) Post #B2jM5fV2kNscvY6rei by daltron3000@theforkiverse.com
2026-01-28T03:06:40Z
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@futurebird I am an educator in Hong Kong and we have online learning on typhoon days.Not ideal.
(DIR) Post #B2jOFhYEAu5G5rVkKu by systemalias@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-28T03:30:54Z
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@futurebird as a parent, I wholeheartedly agree!
(DIR) Post #B2jOlNIszQmoZ1RE5w by lrt_writes@mstdn.party
2026-01-28T03:36:37Z
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@futurebird I agree ⛄
(DIR) Post #B2jOusWOIAYvzTHpQ0 by 4raylee@mathstodon.xyz
2026-01-28T03:38:20Z
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@futurebird I’m glad Pica’s lawyers didn’t hear you say that. @RVLara23
(DIR) Post #B2jPFSGv5AMcezrUSO by antdude@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T03:42:04Z
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@futurebird and look for ants in person. Oh wait. :(
(DIR) Post #B2jPGfPhhuxDhxY43s by Oldmikie@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T03:42:16Z
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@futurebird What a remarkably obsolete concept. If they do not get a remote learning alternative they will be trying to extend the school year. And Parents will complain.
(DIR) Post #B2jXm9e09yXG4plGng by twipped@twipped.social
2026-01-28T05:17:36Z
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@futurebird where I grew up in Michigan they always budgeted snow days into the annual school schedule. If we ended up not using them, summer started a few days early@barrygoldman1
(DIR) Post #B2jYMslrrAmUSbxCgi by sarpau@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T05:24:15Z
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@futurebird Hmmm snow day's what is this mystical concept you speak of🤔 (We actually are having an enjoyable 41degrees here😆 )
(DIR) Post #B2jZf4U39Entx9rBCa by Zahlenzauberin@dresden.network
2026-01-28T05:38:44Z
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@futurebird one of the assignments my nephew had on monday, which was a snowday in some parts of Germany, was building a snowman.
(DIR) Post #B2jhJNPYtVL3v0vKQC by quincy@chaos.social
2026-01-28T07:04:26Z
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@futurebird 💯 Treating our days in an industrial manner makes people forget that life is there to be enjoyed!
(DIR) Post #B2jj2of8WOe9QERJya by lerxst@az.social
2026-01-28T07:23:52Z
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@futurebird @meltedcheese Galois theory? I came here for standard doomscrolling, not for the horrors of field theory. *shudders*
(DIR) Post #B2jnORRfvFpNbRi7Oa by durchaus@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T08:12:36Z
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@futurebird play video games? I always feel it's a pity when outside is great weather (snow included) and children sit inside playing video games.
(DIR) Post #B2k56cuaLo3b7xt6no by pisipapi_@ieji.de
2026-01-28T11:31:04Z
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@futurebird Mmmh hot chocolate
(DIR) Post #B2kJnPneNIOwGvwQM4 by brouhaha@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T14:15:40Z
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@futurebird @RVLara23 and I'm all out of bubblegum.
(DIR) Post #B2lCaBmefaRKW5BLPc by GinevraCat@toot.community
2026-01-29T00:29:34Z
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@futurebird @LoganFive As a teacher AND parent I agree 100%.
(DIR) Post #B2lJDMjwT4lRW0ye00 by thesquirrelfish@sfba.social
2026-01-28T22:20:36Z
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@futurebird as an adult I love remote learning, as a child there's no chance a teacher would have been able to get me to do anything I wasn't already interested in doing, including paying basic levels of attention.
(DIR) Post #B2lJU9jE67jg5FeGuW by jbrownesq@mastodon.social
2026-01-28T22:32:28Z
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@futurebird Im more anti "mass shootings + gestapo kidnappings at schools" and anti "eugenics COVID pandemic policy" and anti "church/state violations and indoctrination into false history" sort of person, so while we....... desperately miss all the normal things we used to do with the kids, we at least have the ability to keep them safe(r) at home. GENERAL ACTION NOW is our snow day.
(DIR) Post #B2llYmT0oBLa6V3f3A by TomDB@mastodon-belgium.be
2026-01-29T07:01:28Z
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@futurebird I support that entirely! The kids are very much not focused from behind a laptop screen anyway.