On: Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says

[dcolkitt]

> I’m terrified about my daughter’s school closing and her and other students severely falling behind academically

I wouldn't worry too much. The evidence from prior natural experiments show that unexpected interrupted school years[1] has no persistent effects into adulthood.

[1]http://econ.lse.ac.uk/staff/spischke/ksj_EJ_final.pdf

[mochomocha → dcolkitt]

I don't think that's what this paper is about though:

"This paper investigates how changing the length of the school year, leaving the basic curriculum unchanged, affects learning and subsequent earnings"

In-person curriculum != online curriculum (social interactions, lab classes, PE...)

Short school year != Interrupted school year

[SubiculumCode → dcolkitt]

Just have them read books and limit TV watching while home.