Thanks to CUSD board for some ‘tough love’

Kudos to the CUSD Board of Directors. Job well- done. Sometimes doing the safe and sane (though constantly evolving) solution means setting tough boundaries at the expense of incurring the wrath of those who don’t agree.

That’s been my definition and use of “tough love” in my life and my sons can vouch for that.

Children are inherently endowed with resiliency to increase the odds of survival. Their chances are greatly enhanced when the community as a whole and especially the primary caregiver possess the survival characteristics of endurance and adaptability. Children naturally mimic first the behavior modeled by those most close to them (parent(s)). As they age and become culturally conditioned, they incorporate the behavior modeled in the community into their core conditioning.

The successful child will have a parent that sees and accepts the challenge (the pandemic) for what it is and what it means for the long-term physical welfare of the child, family unit and community as a whole, without which there would be no economy. That lucky child will have a parent who is brave enough to admit that there is an existential threat to the family and who has the strength to endure temporary hardship to protect that family. The luckier child will have a parent who also exhibits adaptability, often resulting in innovation.

Children losing their ability to learn? I doubt it’s possible under these circumstances. Parents unable or unwilling to accept a challenge of this magnitude? Well, thanks again CUSD.

— Marcella Seay, Magalia