School in the time of Covid
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Sep 16, 2022 • 33M
School in the time of Covid
A conversation with UC Berkeley professor Shamik Dasgupta on the "moral catastrophe" of extended school closures
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Advocates against pandemic school closures have been ringing the alarm for some time. They were all but ignored two years ago. But the tide is now starting to turn, with mainstream media outlets reporting on the impacts of these closures on children.
My guest today has been speaking out about these policies since 2020. And he recently published a powerful paper arguing that extended school closures were, in fact, a moral catastrophe — and one that we must ensure never happens again.
Shamik Dasgupta is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
I’m thrilled to be joined by Shamik Dasgupta, today on Lean Out. Transcript to come tomorrow for paid subscribers.
School in the time of Covid
"Moral catastrophe" is the appropriate capstone label to apply to the previous thing called COVID pandemic.
* It's all about the kids at Berkeley: https://uhs.berkeley.edu/requirements/covid19
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