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A line from caught my eye recently. The story is about parents in the Philadelphia area who are desperate to get their kids back into school (like just about every other parent by now).

It mentions Aquen茅 Tyler, a hair stylist in North Philadelphia, who was unhappy with her child鈥檚 public school even before the pandemic. Now, after a year watching her kids getting lonely and depressed 鈥� to the point that her eighth grader has to Zoom with a counselor 鈥� she is going to move to Florida.

It鈥檚 where her niece lives, but it鈥檚 also where the Republican administration is requiring in-person school, five days a week.

The Times story goes on to highlight several minority parents like Aquen茅 who are leaving Democratic strongholds because they know the key to success is education, and if their state can鈥檛 provide it, they intend to find one that will.

I recall saying a while back that parents and teachers ought to have a choice: Find teachers and parents ready to return to in-person classes, and pair them up in a building with lots of open windows.

But what about 鈥渢he science,鈥� you say?

Well, obviously 鈥渢he science鈥� is important, but if you鈥檙e waiting for 鈥渢he science鈥� to give you a guarantee for this present predicament, you鈥檒l be waiting a long time. Because science is not about guarantees 鈥� it鈥檚 about statistics: It’s about the chances that “Thing One” will happen as opposed to “Thing Two.” It鈥檚 expressed in percentages, not promises.

And at some point, all that talk about 鈥渢he science鈥� sounds more patronizing than scientific, especially when the people you think you鈥檙e helping don鈥檛 see it as help.

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