Children of Saturn: A youth broken by lockdown – Issue XXII
Without solid evidence of a student's academic ability, universities are worried about grade inflation, and this generation is unfairly stuck with that shadow looming over them for the rest of their lives.
This is an excerpt of an article that features in our 22nd print issue.
Two in a million. Of all the countless statistical observations thrown in our faces over these past many months, this one is perhaps the most jaw dropping – and deliberately obscure. According to a study from University College London, children have a two-in-a-million risk of death from Covid. Common sense and intuition already dictate that the youngest age demographic is the least at-risk from Covid, but this information showers this truth in a new light. I repeat: two in a million.
Data shows that 25 Covid victims have been under the age of 18, which, while very tragic, bringing unfathomable sadness to their families, never could justify the damage inflicted upon this generation by repetitive lockdowns and ongoing side-dishes of restrictions.
When lockdown first arrived in March 2020, everyday life was put on hold. The brakes were slammed on the wheels of education, but that did not stop the passage of time. Therefore, special circumstances had to be made for those who were due to sit their final year exams in the summer months. It was decided that GCSE and A-level examinations would be cancelled for the first time in history.
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