OT: All Things Coronavirus Covid-19 - Part IX - MOD ADVISORY POST 1

[Gee Wally]

Oh I agree. I think the right decision is to call it for the year, which I assume will happen.

I think so too.

Feel bad for my twins . Their commencement was to be May15. But it is what it is. UMass said theyd set something virtual up. I should get email by May 8.

 

[17of26]

I'm really specifically only talking about middle and high school. Elementary would need more hands-on direction, and of course special ed would likely be an exception as well. But a 7th grader can look after himself, and if anything, it saves the parents from having to time their working days for pick up/drop off, etc.

As a parent who currently has a 7th and an 8th grader trying to do school online, I can tell you that you are very, very wrong .

We are currently a family with two parents trying to work from home and two kids trying to learn at home. After a few weeks, it's becoming a nightmare for everyone.

We also tried full time online school for our son when he was in 6th grade, and that was a total failure. He really struggled to learn anything when taken out of the classroom environment where he had direct contact with teachers and other students.

Problems with online/distance learning:

1) Parents shoulder more of the burden for making sure school work gets done and helping the kids learn (not just for homework, but ALL of the work)
2) It's much harder for kids to focus at home than in a classroom. They simply have not learned the self-discipline required for getting work done at home when there are a ton of distractions available.
3) Kids really miss socializing with their peers on a daily basis. Online video/chat can mitigate this, but it's just not the same.
4) Kids do better with a daily routine and schedule. I think the process of getting ready for school and riding the bus gets them in the right mindset to focus.

A lot of adults struggle with full time work at home (emotionally from lack of social interactions as much as anything else), I think it's crazy to expect middle school and high school age kids to do it.

 

[KrejciMVP]

I don't think you can compare Florida to the hot spot the North East running all the way to Montreal. Florida with a population of 20 million has 23,000 cases. Compare that to NY NJ and MA who have a combined 332k. Miami is a hot spot but not the rest of Florida

 

[17of26]

I would love to follow the trail of this money

The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it's never manufactured

 

[sooshii]

As a parent who currently has a 7th and an 8th grader trying to do school online, I can tell you that you are very, very wrong .

We are currently a family with two parents trying to work from home and two kids trying to learn at home. After a few weeks, it's becoming a nightmare for everyone.

We also tried full time online school for our son when he was in 6th grade, and that was a total failure. He really struggled to learn anything when taken out of the classroom environment where he had direct contact with teachers and other students.

Problems with online/distance learning:

1) Parents shoulder more of the burden for making sure school work gets done and helping the kids learn (not just for homework, but ALL of the work)
2) It's much harder for kids to focus at home than in a classroom. They simply have not learned the self-discipline required for getting work done at home when there are a ton of distractions available.
3) Kids really miss socializing with their peers on a daily basis. Online video/chat can mitigate this, but it's just not the same.
4) Kids do better with a daily routine and schedule. I think the process of getting ready for school and riding the bus gets them in the right mindset to focus.

A lot of adults struggle with full time work at home (emotionally from lack of social interactions as much as anything else), I think it's crazy to expect middle school and high school age kids to do it.

Reminded me of this tweet

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Reminded me of this tweet

While this is technically 'bad' behavior not to be encouraged, you have to admire this kid's ingenuity! She may not love doing school work, but she's clearly intelligent even so.

Besides, playing with the dog is never time wasted.

 

[Gee Wally]

Man donates 6,100 gallons of hand sanitizer to hospital that saved his daughter 3 years ago

Trump Interior official helped clear way for payments to ex-employer

A look at new guidance to states on the coronavirus

Graham contradicts Trump: U.S. 'still struggling with testing on a large scale'

 

[sooshii]

https://www.alltruthistrue.com/post...y_7PTdQQvd4xeELiPXadwYbxL_0RuGrbnS221aVO-f4EQ

All Your Plates Are Plastic

This first month of sheltering-in-place has done a number on my psyche. I’ve vacillated wildly between feelings of gratitude for the extra family time and feelings of acute claustrophobia & a strong desire to be somewhere—anywhere!!—all by myself. Professionally I’ve swung from feeling energized & open to new creative possibilities to fits of abject terror at my livelihood being almost entirely stripped away, with no clear end in sight.
Mostly, though, I’ve spent my days in a low-to-mid-grade existential funk, feeling the deep fatigue that comes from steady anxiety mixed with boredom mixed with copious amounts of sugar and carbs, and not nearly enough physical activity.

 

[lopey]

Report: Covid-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug
Report: Experimental drug remdesivir helping some Covid-19 patients to recover quickly - CNN

Not sure if posted

 

[Gee Wally]

Report: Covid-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug
Report: Experimental drug remdesivir helping some Covid-19 patients to recover quickly - CNN

Not sure if posted

Boy, that would be great.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Boy, that would be great.

I’m already feeling optimistic, and I’m going to go to bed with that feeling

 

[Lord Ahriman]

He can fire/change ministers every single day: Supreme Court said governors and mayors have the final word about ending social isolation, quarantine and lockdown.

 

[Maine Fan]

Does he remind you of someone?

 

[Maine Fan]

As a parent who currently has a 7th and an 8th grader trying to do school online, I can tell you that you are very, very wrong .

We are currently a family with two parents trying to work from home and two kids trying to learn at home. After a few weeks, it's becoming a nightmare for everyone.

We also tried full time online school for our son when he was in 6th grade, and that was a total failure. He really struggled to learn anything when taken out of the classroom environment where he had direct contact with teachers and other students.

Problems with online/distance learning:

1) Parents shoulder more of the burden for making sure school work gets done and helping the kids learn (not just for homework, but ALL of the work)
2) It's much harder for kids to focus at home than in a classroom. They simply have not learned the self-discipline required for getting work done at home when there are a ton of distractions available.
3) Kids really miss socializing with their peers on a daily basis. Online video/chat can mitigate this, but it's just not the same.
4) Kids do better with a daily routine and schedule. I think the process of getting ready for school and riding the bus gets them in the right mindset to focus.

A lot of adults struggle with full time work at home (emotionally from lack of social interactions as much as anything else), I think it's crazy to expect middle school and high school age kids to do it.

This is a crazy time, parents have to step up, it's their job.

 

[Maine Fan]

Man donates 6,100 gallons of hand sanitizer to hospital that saved his daughter 3 years ago

Trump Interior official helped clear way for payments to ex-employer

A look at new guidance to states on the coronavirus

Graham contradicts Trump: U.S. 'still struggling with testing on a large scale'

Graham contradicting Trump, only if he got permission first from Trump.

 

[Alicat]

Graham contradicting Trump, only if he got permission first from Trump.

Every now and again he goes against the grain. He’s also up for re-election and his challenger could actually win so he’s going to play both sides of the fence.

If he’s pissed off anyone it is McConnell,

 

[CDJ]

I would love to follow the trail of this money

The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it's never manufactured

i wonder if anybody has any thoughts on that

probably not


Startling to remind me of Halliburton

 

[Fenway]

Communication is a challenge. Several of our rooms have loud, whining fans to create negative pressure, keeping the room’s air from going out to the rest of the ER. My mask muffles my voice; the face shield causes harsh echoes; I have to shout to be heard over the fans. Ordinarily, the extra time spent interviewing patients who require interpreters (about three times as long due to the extra back and forth) is an opportunity for some brain rest as information flows less quickly. But standing in an enclosed room with a coughing, infected patient, I can’t help feeling exposed. One man in particular kept pulling his mask down to interrupt as the interpreter was relaying what I’d just said. I had to ask him to pull it back up; then I’d repeat my question or try to answer his. It happened again and again, until I was practically frantic to get out of there.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is dangerously contagious, but it needn’t infect patients to affect their health. When patients appear on our board that aren’t complaining of flulike symptoms, we all speculate what they might say to make us consider they might have COVID-19. Broken ankle? Funny story, they drive a shuttle bus and had sweats last night. Rectal bleeding? Just wait, and they’ll mention loss of smell…oh, and that nagging cough…

I saw a man in his forties whose chest pain and EKG were classic for a STEMI, a heart attack requiring an immediate procedure to restore blood flow to the heart. I called the cath lab and got: Does he have a fever? Any chance he’s COVID? It was all they wanted to know.

 

[member 96824]

It's a start.

 

[GabeTravels]

Found out today that my best friend's brother was diagnosed. He's 27 or so, and hopefully he recovers quickly. I haven't heard how he's doing.

His mom has stage 4 cancer, but as far as I know they've been isolating already. She's been doing great so she stopped chemo during this mess.

I extended my unpaid leave to 90 days today. May extend it again, we'll see how things look in June.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

It's a start.

Add a zero at the end,maybe I might belong them

 

[Fenway]

Australian grocery store refuses refund to toilet paper re-seller

An Australian man may be wiped out after his plan to re-sell toilet paper and hand sanitizer went down the tubes.

After buying $10,000 of bulk toilet paper and hand sanitizer from a Drakes Supermarket, the man tried and failed to sell the goods, hoping to profit off of coronavirus-fueled panic buying Down Under.

When he called the store to try and get a refund on the 132 packs of toilet paper and 150 liters of hand sanitizers, the store told him to buzz off.

“In that conversation [the shopper said] ‘my eBay site has been shut down, so we couldn’t profiteer off that’,” Drakes Supermarkets director John-Paul Drake told ABC Radio Adelaide.

 

[Fenway]

Trying to get ticket refunds for concerts, sporting events? You're not alone

Paul Rogers spent $819 to purchase three tickets to take his grandson to the Bruins-Maple Leafs NHL game scheduled back on March 14. But two days before the game, the NHL put the season on pause. The game never happened, but Rogers can't get a refund because the NHL hasn't technically canceled it. Instead, wealthy team owners are holding on to fans' ticket money.

"A situation like this, you can't even get a refund? That's terrible," said Rogers.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says this issue is on her radar and ticket holders who can't get refunds should file a complaint with her office.

"I understand the argument some [teams or concert promoters] are making here, but we've got to face the reality here," said Healey, indicating that it'll likely be a long time before large events resume. "People are hurting right now. They need the money in their pocket, and they don't need to be held hostage."

The NHL did not respond to an email seeking updated guidance for ticket holders.

 

[Maine Fan]

Every now and again he goes against the grain. He’s also up for re-election and his challenger could actually win so he’s going to play both sides of the fence.

If he’s pissed off anyone it is McConnell,

Graham is an embarrassment, John McCain is turning in his grave, and Joe Lieberman is besides himself. Graham took money from Russia. Graham has been quiet regarding this virus.

 

[Maine Fan]

Coronavirus: Lions nap on road during South African lockdown | News Break

In South Africa at the Kruger National, lions are sleeping on the road because the park is closed due to the Coronavirus. Lions sleeping on the road is bad because when the tourist return they will be on the roads.

Animals are running in cities, when the people return with guns, poor animals.

The lions at the Bronx Zoo that we're tested positive for Coronavirus are doing fine.

Be kind to all animals. Stay safe, wear a mask.