I'm VERY anti "Remote Learning" on snow days.

[iams@mastodon.social]

@futurebird At their age they have no control over when, how, or where they go to school -- and it is expected that they go. A very short session where they have control, meet expectation, can see their peers, and spend the rest of the day in play at homr seems like a positive. That was our experience, anyway. All criticism thus far voiced is absolutely valid. I expect our experience is the exception.

[rvlara23@mastodon.social]

@futurebird

Absolutely.

And to that end, everyone should get to mail it in, adults too.

Bc work is fucking stupid everyday.

[extra_special_carbon@mastodon.world]

@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.

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@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.

[marcushayes@union.place]

@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.

[donray@mastodon.online]

@futurebird

That would be fair. It could lead to a few kids getting the extra attention they need.

[rvlara23@mastodon.social]

@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.

[flyingsaceur@ioc.exchange]

@futurebird @RVLara23
> I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.

-Kurt Vonnegut

[lupus_blackfur@mastodon.world]

@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.

[rvlara23@mastodon.social]

@flyingsaceur @futurebird

A freaking MEN

[log@mastodon.sdf.org]

@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.

[life_is@no-pony.farm]

---->Friedrich Merz: es ist falsch halbtagsarbeit zu verbieten. es geht darum ameisen zu zählen, heiẞe schokolade zu trinken, schlitten zu fahren und eine kerze am lübckedenkmal anzuzünden.

[paulwermer@sfba.social]

@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.

[lovestha@floss.social]

@futurebird @gbargoud union says no?

[disorderlyf@todon.eu]

@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.

[sundew@beige.party]

@futurebird @RVLara23 Make ants, spout puns, count nonsense. Got it. 👍

[lemgandi@mastodon.social]

@futurebird @RVLara23 Worthy endeavors all.

[lordcaramac@discordian.social]

@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.

[icastico@c.im]

@futurebird

This is an evidence-based opinion too. Not even a close call on which provides more benefits.

[johnniemac@mastodon.scot]

@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.