hiddendriver34 said:Everyone is fighting for those top-tier schools. Some get in, have a great time, and graduate successfully. Others get in, realize after freshman year that it's not their vibe, and pivot to something completely different. Then there are the ones who don't enroll at all for various reasons—maybe they missed an exam due to illness, or maybe they just fell a few points short of the cutoff. Some find their true calling in a second choice, while others spend a year regrouping and then try again for their original dream. Or, some decide to skip college entirely for a year to work as an au pair in England (and then they fall in love and stay there!). Or they just spend the whole year hitting the books. (I know people who fit every single one of these scenarios.) Life is a million different combinations, and you never really know where the road leads. What I'm trying to say is that missing a year of college because you got sick isn't some massive life tragedy. It’s sad, sure, and it feels incredibly unfair—and to the kid going through it, it might feel like the end of the world. But it really isn't. Parents need to be the smart ones here and step up to help convince their kids of that.
Sorry, I must be a bit slow—are you pulling my leg?
If someone is just sitting in isolation, they aren't necessarily "sick." Testing positive on a PCR test doesn't mean you're incapacitated; most of the time, you aren't even symptomatic. Claiming that it's a valid reason to miss an entire academic year—which, let's be honest, requires a much more substantial reason than this—is total nonsense. Honestly, teachers who push this logic should be facing dismissal.
nimbleranger17 said:And let's be honest, I don't expect urbantinker8 to come trekking out to some sick student's house; that's hardly in her job description, given she isn't exactly known for her deep concern for the youth or their bright futures...
It’s common knowledge that students exist merely to provide teachers with a paycheck (not necessarily a "job," since a real job actually implies working).
Lawrence Reed3 said:I honestly don't get why everyone keeps obsessing over what other countries are doing versus what we're doing—it hasn't really worked that way before, right? I mean, policies should probably be tailored to what's actually happening within our own borders. Since the numbers are finally starting to trend downward, maybe—if we're looking at a worst-case scenario—they might extend the current rules through the end of February just to play it super safe. But, I guess we could potentially see a gradual reopening starting around February 1st, maybe testing things out every two weeks or so to see how the situation develops.
In a functional country, policies depend on local reality. In America, they seem to depend entirely on what Germany does.
Amy Long5 said:If you have any sense at all, you just stay where you are and avoid unnecessary contact.
Besides, testing isn't any more expensive than those visas we used to need for the United Kingdom.
Look at Denmark; they offer quick tests for free. Or in Germany, you pay what you pay—about the same as a toll for driving through Canada—and you wait just as long for the results.
It isn't about the speed of the test. It's about the fact that Canada is tiny. 😁
jademoose6 said:We won't see any relief if they actually lift the restrictions—not when this whole "epidemic" is just being used as an excuse by the administration to maintain control. The real reason they're dragging their feet? They're terrified of losing that sweet, sweet tax revenue.
Seems that way.
If the numbers go up, it’s a crisis. If they go down, the data is fake (just ask Đikić).
You can always tell when foreign trash is coming because it smells different than our own local rot. We need their handouts, and we'll take them even if it means getting screwed over in the process.
Once again, we’ve proven we’re nothing more than suckers.
They say you're free to vote, but only if you're checking the box for the Republican Party. You can show up to a Republican Party rally, but heaven forbid you step foot near a Democratic Party one.
You aren't even allowed to walk into a store unless you're picking up cigarettes for Andrej Plenković.
Don't bother with the pharmacy either—medicine is supposed to be for the people, not for the Republican Party.
Everything for the Republican Party, but nothing actually for anyone else.
Justin Phillips15 said:My girlfriend lives in a neighboring state, so I'm really hoping they get these roads cleared as soon as possible.
You can't even travel to the next county, let alone the next state. Find a girlfriend in your own zip code. 😁
hollowtrucker77 said:Why on earth would you be considered in violation just for requesting a permit? The only person who could actually be in the wrong here is the official issuing it, not someone simply asking for one.
Exactly. Does it say anywhere what the specific conditions are for when you *can't* request a permit?
Nicholas King said:It isn’t just about "some" people—it's much broader than that. Honestly, if they push these excessive measures and act with this kind of misplaced intensity, it’s going to screw over way more than just a few individuals. I mean, we're talking about systemic fallout here, not just isolated incidents.
Aside from everything else, people are just going to be staying home and drinking themselves into oblivion—and honestly, that’s inevitably going to drive up the death toll. But, since those folks won't exactly show up in the official COVID-19 statistics, I guess it doesn't really matter to the bureaucrats.
Look, let’s be clear about this—these measures were implemented with the sole intention of preventing the spread of the infection as much as humanly possible; they weren't put in place just to mess with anyone or play games.
The Chinese are welding people's front doors shut under the guise of "maximum infection prevention." And you're actually standing behind that? Seriously?
When exactly is this all going to wrap up? I mean, honestly—when are we actually going to see those numbers for new cases drop for several days in a row?
Are you kidding me? Seriously?
Let's say, hypothetically, we see twenty new infections over the course of a week. What then—really? What’s the actual move at that point? Do you just flip a switch and allow people to start moving around and socializing again? Do you greenlight the return to classrooms? Or maybe you get the football league back on the schedule? I mean, I guess there has to be some kind of logic here, but I'm honestly not seeing the roadmap.
No, all of that will be counted as deaths from the coronavirus.
From the moment it appeared until this whole mess is over, the coronavirus is responsible for every single death; it serves as a cover for everything.
If everyone were judged for murder the same way they are for the coronavirus, nobody would get away with it, whether they were innocent or guilty.
Olivia Williams2 said:I don't think they'll be able to sustain these "measures" for much longer. I suspect people are going to start waking up more and more every single day.
And they’ll just roll out new ways to control us.
They came up with something truly twisted in one city. They rigged a drone with speakers and a recording of the mayor screaming. As soon as a drone spots someone failing to keep their distance, it swoops down and blasts the recording right at them. 😁
Legalizing movement within the county is the only logical move here. Besides, they track infection rates based on where people live anyway. If the numbers spike disproportionately, then you just restrict travel to major metropolitan hubs—think Washington, D.C., San Francisco, or Chicago. Only if those measures fail should you start tightening things down to the municipal level. Honestly, just sticking to your place of residence should be enough.
That’s exactly what we see in the American education system—it produces trivia champions instead of people actually capable of functioning in the real world. We love to call Americans stupid, but look at where they are compared to us.
You always hear people whining about how Americans think they know everything and act like they're the smartest in the room. That is precisely what they were taught in school.
Looks like someone decided to invite a local preacher into the school again for a blessing of the bread, and naturally, there’s always someone whining about it.
Loving your neighbor is all well and good, sure, but let’s not pretend it applies to someone who gets kicked out of religion class (especially if the teacher is already looking for any excuse to cut the session short) or someone who doesn't even show up to church on Sundays...
David Palmer5 said:I don't really get the point of this comment. Your kid is going to start school when they're 7 anyway; nobody is forcing you to enroll them at 6, especially since they wouldn't even be legally required to be in school then.🤔 Actually, around here, kids usually don't even start school until they're at least 6 and a half, not 6.
The whole point here is to show some empathy for parents asking for a delay, whether they give a specific reason or not.
In my view, there's zero reason for a child to start school before their 7th birthday, regardless of whether we're talking about age 6 or 6.5, based on the points I made earlier.
I'm glad it worked out this way. If it hadn't, people would be fighting through NASA, the courts, and all that nonsense.