Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[MROO]

I thought you lived in the North East portion of Maryland.

I do! Both literally and figuratively! Under the "D" in Maryland!

 

[electrycmonk]

Classic humour never seems to loose it's strength or timeliness.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-college-cases-tracker.html

Several professor friends of mine are getting rather concerned as their students and/or coworkers are getting sick or are hospitalized. One collage has nearly 1000 cases already and another college had nearly 500 cases in just one week, which I think was just last week.

I'm not sure what administrators thought would happen when kids returned to in person college....

 

[feather13]

I'm a college professor and am SO GRATEFUL that our university has moved to online teaching all year. Although I prefer face-to-face classes, I'm getting used to "socially distant learning." Mostly, I really love my colleagues, staff and students and would be heartbroken if I were asymptomatic and made someone ill.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

A pal in my DnD group is an early ed teacher and keeps having to do all the prep work months out for in person schooling even though everyone knows it will be shut down in a month or two. They wont let him prep for doing any of it online.

 

[MROO]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-college-cases-tracker.html

Several professor friends of mine are getting rather concerned as their students and/or coworkers are getting sick or are hospitalized. One collage has nearly 1000 cases already and another college had nearly 500 cases in just one week, which I think was just last week.

I'm not sure what administrators thought would happen when kids returned to in person college....

Which is why DD gave up a good scholarship to an "away" college (that is doing regular classes, now) and attends the local CC, online. By the time she finishes her two year degree, hopefully this mess will be under control ... not gone, I'm sure, but at least managed.

 

[cheepteach]

Which is why DD gave up a good scholarship to an "away" college (that is doing regular classes, now) and attends the local CC, online. By the time she finishes her two year degree, hopefully this mess will be under control ... not gone, I'm sure, but at least managed.

that sounds financially and personally smart. I can't understand paying all that tuition/room/board to be shut in a dorm on a computer

 

[MROO]

A pal in my DnD group is an early ed teacher and keeps having to do all the prep work months out for in person schooling even though everyone knows it will be shut down in a month or two. They wont let him prep for doing any of it online.

If he's smart, he's got a foot in both camps as he preps, so he can readily convert his plans when needed. My sister teaches HS in PA, and she's been sailing that same boat. At her school, though, Admin encouraged everyone to plan as if they were working online in the classroom, just in case. "Just-in-Case" is now reality ... but she's ready, now. She's not happy, but she's ready.

 

[cheepteach]

I am so glad I retired a few years ago! just thinking about teaching in this environment is sickening! wishing all the best for your sister

 

[MROO]

I am so glad I retired a few years ago! just thinking about teaching in this environment is sickening! wishing all the best for your sister

Thanks. She can't retire, yet. She's a dairy farmer, and hers is the only affordable health insurance they can get. Even if she could retire, I don't think she would. She genuinely LOVES her kids (well, most of them, anyway!) She's a few years into building a brand new Ag program at the school. It's grown by leaps and bounds and nearly tripled in size since she's been at the helm. They were working on plans to build a greenhouse when this mess hit. I hope that doesn't get stymied, now. Everyone was SO excited about it!