[HN Gopher] The Nightmare That Colleges Face This Fall ___________________________________________________________________ The Nightmare That Colleges Face This Fall Author : jelliclesfarm Score : 14 points Date : 2020-05-29 06:31 UTC (16 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.theatlantic.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.theatlantic.com) | blakesterz wrote: | "If I'm a leader," McClure told me, "I better be prepared to have | a really good explanation for why it is that I brought people | back to campus--understanding the risks--if somebody falls ill | and dies." | | I feel like that needs to be WHEN not IF. It's not an easy | decision and I'm glad I'm not in any position to make it. But | certainly, it's when, not if. | Simulacra wrote: | Could this bring reform to university administration, pay, | tenure, and the general bloat that most universities have to | carry? | threatofrain wrote: | Am I wrong to say that K-8 education faces a similar sort of | problem, except that college students likely live with other | college students, whereas kids are far more likely to live with | family with older folk? | | Why should colleges be expected to be safer than K-8? Why must | they resort to impromptu web solutions? | hn_throwaway_99 wrote: | This week I went to a gym that just recently opened up. While | attendance was way down (I'd say ~1/3 of usual) there were still | a good amount of people there, and I was the _only_ person, | besides staff, wearing a mask. | | At this point I see another explosion of coronavirus cases as | just math. I mean, it's like stamping out most of a fire so | you're left with only a few burning embers, so you say "Great, | time to reopen, lets dump these giant bags of dry leaves onto | these embers." | | Yes, many (most?) people are still staying home where I live, but | for many places that have opened up I see zero change in behavior | - there were some viral videos last weekend of packed bars and | events. I contrast that with other places (like Germany) that | actually appear to have a plan in place of how they will be able | to open up safely. AFAICT our plan in the US appears to be | "thoughts and prayers". ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-05-29 23:00 UTC)