Coronavirus Death Reported by Health Department

From the McHenry County Health Department:

“As of June 23, 2020, there have been 1928 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in McHenry County, 93 confirmed deaths and 2 probable deaths. 

The death(s) reported today: 1 female 70s.”


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Coronavirus Death Reported by Health Department — 26 Comments

  1. Anyone else see the 60 page state guideline for reopening public schools?

    https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Part-3-Transition-Planning-Phase-4.pdf

    Everyone should take their kids out of the jr. communist training camps.

    It’s going to be hell for your little ones if you send them back there into the clutches of these insane people; Reduced PE, shorter than ever lunch and recess shifts, minimal interaction with other students, no smiling faces, toxic chemicals everywhere, smaller class spaces than ever (with no improvement in education quality), further reduced standards for learning.

    All to further break, dumb down, brainwash and demoralize your kids while doing everything to protect the teacher’s unions.

  2. He does.

    Adding to what he’s saying though, public schools were crap before 2020.

    I can’t condone people educating their own kids either though.

    I’ll just have a bunch of teens decrying everything as communist or racist in no time.

  3. I do have school-age kids.

    I also have family that work in area brick and mortar schools.

    I also teach an occasional college class as an adjunct instructor.

    So I have a multi-faceted perspective on both k-12 and college.

    I think brick and mortar schools (including higher ed) are essential.

    I think that children – especially in the younger half of the k-12 range – are never going to learn very well in virtual settings.

    But I also think that has some truth even at the college level.

    In-person learning is MUCH better for learners – the research is quite clear on this.

    My kids (3rd and 5th grade) did fine during e-learning.

    One excelled (or, at least, had no problem focusing and getting her work done), though I think she didn’t get pushed int he same way that she does when in in-person schooling.

    The other did fine, but struggled to learn and be motivated in that setting.

    As for public schools being “crap” – I strongly disagree.

    My kids have both grown and excelled in their school.

    They’ve had great teachers, and between that and the socialization is has been incredibly good for them.

    Also, I have no idea what Some Guy’s pointing to about the public school guidance is just about placating/protecting the teacher unions.

  4. Alabama,

    It’s cool to hear that you also have kids.

    My son also excelled in the e-learning.

    Was able to quickly pick up on some things that were missing in class.

    Was also able to complete all of the day’s work in a much more timely manner than sitting through a whole day of class.

    You can’t pay for the current teaching base if they are not returning to brick and mortar in the same capacity as was done traditionally.

    By attempting to preserve the brick and mortar, you are also preserving the jobs.

    That’s either good or not so good depending upon your perspective.

    Removing the need for brick and mortar teaching though also removes the need for teachers or even teacher’s unions.

    You could have an entire curriculum that doesn’t involve a teacher in the traditional sense.

    It’s already done in online learning programs that are separate from the public school system.

    I guess you are right in the sense that teacher’s unions get to keep their jobs, but they apparently are not thrilled with having to go back at all.

    What they don’t realize is that the alternative may be unemployment.

    https://capitolfax.com/2020/06/24/teachers-unions-not-thrilled-with-pritzkers-reopening-plan/

    The school district has already indicated in not so many words that they are looking into options still that may retain full or partial remote learning.

  5. **By attempting to preserve the brick and mortar, you are also preserving the jobs.**

    Sure… but I don’t at all think that is the goal here.

    **Removing the need for brick and mortar teaching though also removes the need for teachers or even teacher’s unions.**

    Strongly disagree with this.

    Are there students that can use an online curriculum without a teacher?

    Sure… but I don’t think that this is the majority of students.

    Teachers play an essential role in helping students learn – I’ve seen this with my super smart talented daughter who is in the 95th percentile or better on everything.

    I’ve seen this with my mostly average son who tests right in the middle, but really struggled with reading early on.

    I saw this with myself when I was a student (from grade school through college).

    I’ve seen this with my students who I teach in graduate level classes.

  6. Your differences in your children’s learning have more to do with the way the curriculum is presented, and their interest in compliance, than their actual learning ability.

    I struggled in the public school system and left to later become a dean’s list / honor’s student in engineering.

    What we found with a trimester of e-learning was that parents were left with more hands-on interaction and a curriculum from a teacher.

    One teacher could potentially do the job of 3 or more if this is the norm.

    Here is a question to ask yourself: Knowing what you know now, and your own experiences with teaching, do you truly feel that at a grade school level that someone else can do a better job for your kids than you can?

    I’m not talking about university level stuff here, and clearly high school is also a different thing when college prep is concerned.

    Most parents are ill-equpped to teach their kids chemistry, calculus and physics.

  7. Teachers can also be the bully inside of a school.

    I had this problem with my nephew and even myself.

    My gf was a straight a honor roll student with a high GPA.

    I barely passed high school.

    Guess which one of us sits at home and which one has a career in a STEM field.

    Just because you’re in a high percentile doesn’t mean you’ll be able to handle the world outside of the schools.

  8. I dealt with a bullying old lady teacher a year ago.

    I went to the principal and had it stopped.

    Never happened again.

    Rob, sounds a lot like me in high school.

  9. **Your differences in your children’s learning have more to do with the way the curriculum is presented, and their interest in compliance, than their actual learning ability.**

    I think that the way the curriculum is presented, and their interest in compliance, is definitely a piece of it.

    But so is both their actually learning ability AND their actual learning style.

    And yes, I truly believe that my kids would do better with a trained and qualified teacher than I could do, especially considering that I need to be able to work full-time.

    If I could dedicate a significant amount of time to homeschooling my kids, I may be able to do better or as well, but I don’t have that time/ability for a variety of reasons.

    Further, I think that the socialization aspect, the structure of school, etc. of a brick and mortar school is hugely important.

  10. **Just because you’re in a high percentile doesn’t mean you’ll be able to handle the world outside of the schools.**

    Who said otherwise?

  11. I’m not so sure that normal socialization is going to be part of this school year.

    At least not if you count “social distancing” as socialization.

    I think “antisocial distancing” is more appropriate. 😉

  12. Cindy,

    I’m not suggesting that high power radio waves are healthy, but some of this 5g crap is insane.

  13. Ah, Cindy heard some words on the street — its on youtube, it must be true!

  14. **At least not if you count “social distancing” as socialization.**

    I absolutely do.

    I have had some lovely social distanced small gatherings at my house, and it has most definitely been socializing and healthy.

  15. Oh, man.

    Why you using the word “lovely” to describe that?

    Are you a British housewife? You crack me up, Alabama.

    Besides, the whole social distancing thing is word wizardry to make you comply be making something negative sound appealing and positive.

    I get that it works for you and your guests feel more comfortable.

    I think it’s going to be different to stick kids in something like that for days on end.

  16. No responsible parent would send their kids into an environment where homosexuality and negro culture are adored and glorified.

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