#Adults

Masks in schools. Short thread. I write as a parent, an ex-school governor, a GP and someone who does research on masks.Kids get COVID-19. Extremely rarely, they get it badly
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You will understand the autism industry a lot better when you recognize that it's a right wing political movement as well as a cash cow. Neurotypical parents who hate the
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This will be an unpopular thread in some quarters. If a person is a legal adult, a parent can still advocate for their well being, but you can't expect others
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1. Any public health experts want to voice their opinions on whether we should have face coverings in UK schools? We’ve just connected millions of households & workplaces & the
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It is well-understood that the higher contact patterns among younger adults make those age groups the primary driver of the epidemic. Regardless of the relative roles of vaccines vs infection,
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After going through this thread and sources provided, I don’t understand how you came to your conclusions. The NEJM source specifically states at the end, in the Discussion, that:https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1282048669374701573
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With all the discourse around the history job market, academia, and alt-ac I thought it might be useful to offer some insights as someone who made the transition from academia
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One thing this shutdown is really laying bare is which classical musicians come from families with gobs of money and resources and which ones don't.In normal times, no one ever
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This is what we need:A local level (the scientists can decide what size of locality works best) dashboard showing key data. This is done in New York so it can
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It has come to our notice that there is a challenge being promoted on social media called The Orijin Challenge which asks consumers to gulp down a PET bottle of
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Being groomed in your teens is fairly easy for teenagers bc in the tiny, tiny world of your high school and your friends, kids are constantly being singled out for
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#Thread#CovidAnxiety #Children #IndiaMy attempt to help reduce or prevent excessive anxiety about pandemic at home and in children. I get many phone calls about children getting really worried about Covid
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Reading Chapter 11, I am struck by the thought that most adults have not learned the things we are asking students to learn in AST. 1. The purpose of an
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Why are the schools going to be opening up? Let's discuss. In a Capitalist economy, there's a constant need for an expansion of capital. Capital is something which requires labour
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Calling people names is beyond childish and one of the reasons I wanted to leave social media. I was getting sucked into the vitriol here. People on both sides do
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Disappointing that @BetsyDeVosED went on national TV with not solutions on HOW to reopen schools safely and instead spent her segment politicizing reopening. As a teacher, it is obvious she
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