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Covid is the new excuse for lazy students
There used to be a time when students were punished for skipping classes. 
Then Greta started ditching school and calling it a "strike," and that made her an international celebrity.
So now it's called a "walk-out" and we're supposed to praise these lazy bums: 
Riiiight.... they just want to be safe.... let's keep reading:
This is what they really want. They are afraid of flunking the tests. Instead of studying for the exams by coming to class, they choose to skip the classes and demand to not take their exams.
And then people are surprised that the US is ranked so low when it comes to education:
Keep ditching classes, I mean, going on "strikes" and "walk-outs," kids, and your future is going to be the servers, secretaries, and janitors for foreign born professionals. 
Is this the today's version of the American Dream? 
Then Greta started ditching school and calling it a "strike," and that made her an international celebrity.
So now it's called a "walk-out" and we're supposed to praise these lazy bums:
Students walk out over COVID-19 in-person learning conditions in schools
Students are walking out of their classes in Boston, Chicago and other cities across the country in protest of in-person learning conditions as COVID-19 rages on.
Public school students in Boston left their classrooms at 10:30 a.m. Friday to demand that local leaders take more initiative in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in schools and implement a two-week period for remote learning.
Following the walk-out, students held a webinar to discuss their fears about the handling of the pandemic in schools. Students at the virtual event recounted their urge to take action and keep their fellow students, teachers and staff safe.
Students are walking out of their classes in Boston, Chicago and other cities across the country in protest of in-person learning conditions as COVID-19 rages on.
Public school students in Boston left their classrooms at 10:30 a.m. Friday to demand that local leaders take more initiative in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in schools and implement a two-week period for remote learning.
Following the walk-out, students held a webinar to discuss their fears about the handling of the pandemic in schools. Students at the virtual event recounted their urge to take action and keep their fellow students, teachers and staff safe.
They are demanding a two-week remote learning period, proper Personal Protective Equipment for teachers, adequate technology for remote learning and the cancellation of some standardized testing.
And then people are surprised that the US is ranked so low when it comes to education:
The United States is not investing as much in human capital as other developed countries. As a result, its comparative advantage is falling behind. For example, U.S. students' math skills have remained stagnant for decades.
This means they are falling behind many other countries, such as Japan, Poland, and Ireland, which have greatly improved. In fact, U.S. test scores are now below the global average.
The Program for International Student Assessment tests 15-year-old students around the world and is administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2018, when the test was last administered, the U.S. placed 11th out of 79 countries in science. It did worse in math, ranking 30th.
This means they are falling behind many other countries, such as Japan, Poland, and Ireland, which have greatly improved. In fact, U.S. test scores are now below the global average.
The Program for International Student Assessment tests 15-year-old students around the world and is administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2018, when the test was last administered, the U.S. placed 11th out of 79 countries in science. It did worse in math, ranking 30th.
Is this the today's version of the American Dream?
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