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In honor of Cornell’sannouncement that they will attempt in-person class for all students this fall, a reminder of why that’s an absolutely horrible idea: https://insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/lurching-toward-fall-disaster-horizon https://twitter.com/cornell/status/1278011347528286208
“[Reopening] will necessitate behaving, both on campus and off campus, in ways that at times will be difficult and may feel constrained, but are crucial both for Cornell and for the greater community in which we live.”
Ah yes, just what college students are best at!
Ah yes, just what college students are best at!
The plan to ensure social distancing among students off-campus?
“A public health education campaign” and “a student behavioral agreement”.
How well have those strategies worked for excessive drinking? Sexual misconduct? Drug abuse? Fatal hazing by fraternities?
“A public health education campaign” and “a student behavioral agreement”.
How well have those strategies worked for excessive drinking? Sexual misconduct? Drug abuse? Fatal hazing by fraternities?
Obviously in-person education has tremendous value, especially for students who have tough situations at home.
A smart strategy for the fall should take meaningful steps to ensure those students especially have access to campus.
This is not that. It’s “huck and pray”
A smart strategy for the fall should take meaningful steps to ensure those students especially have access to campus.
This is not that. It’s “huck and pray”
University admins (at Cornell and everywhere else) have a limited portfolio of tools they use to deal with student behavior:
-education campaigns
-signed agreements
-punishment (sometimes)
As a student, let me assure you that these do not change student behavior. At all.
-education campaigns
-signed agreements
-punishment (sometimes)
As a student, let me assure you that these do not change student behavior. At all.
Or maybe there is some measurable effect on a macro level, but anecdotally, it seems pretty minor.
Because this pandemic makes poor choices among students *way* higher-stakes than normal, processing with the usual toolkit is woefully insufficient.
Because this pandemic makes poor choices among students *way* higher-stakes than normal, processing with the usual toolkit is woefully insufficient.
Idk what a smart strategy for that looks like. But it’s not the pre-COVID status quo.
All your fancy classroom face shields and to-go meals and everything else are one frat party away from being utterly meaningless when it comes to slowing the spread.
All your fancy classroom face shields and to-go meals and everything else are one frat party away from being utterly meaningless when it comes to slowing the spread.
Exhibit A in support of the thesis of this thread: https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1278126553428262914?s=21 https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1278126553428262914
