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Most of what has been written about teaching unions has been bollocks to pursue a political agenda. The Daily Heil has been particularly awful in this regard. Teaching union asks that things are as safe as possible for teaching staff before returning. Daily Mail suggests that's a dreadful thing and unions are to blame for schools not opening.
Exactly.
Also, it's hardly as if teachers have been sat around doing sod all as well. They have been working with kids remotely, especially kids doing GCSEs and A Levels.
I bet all these people on furlough will be taking their full leave entitlement. In fact, in our place they have allowed furloughed staff to carry forward leave into next year as well, unrestricted. Oddly, I was refused a day off for tomorrow because there is too much work on.
I wouldn't mind betting that she has been working harder than usual too.
I love all these experts who usually harp on about "teachers holidays". It's usually envy because they weren't quite clever enough to be teachers, and had to end up being something mundane like a logistics manager instead.
I'd forgotten about that. My son's school has been busy every day during the lockdown supplying work, marking and answering parent queries etc.
Funny how some people think of schools as a place to dump their kids, as some glorified child minding service with some learning thrown in.
A woosh? This is the 21st century the kids are getting lessons online. It’s not the same as being in school but it’s not the six weeks holidays either.
I’m sure they would rather be out playing with their friends or in school with their friends than stuck at home but neither is possible at the moment.
My youngest daughter is going to comp this year and will miss all her transition days. My eldest is in the middle of doing her GCSEs. Trust me, it’s no picnic for either of them.
I’d like to see you stay in for 3 months when you were their age.
[QUOTE=J R Hartley;5081400]A woosh? This is the 21st century the kids are getting lessons online. It’s not the same as being in school but it’s not the six weeks holidays either.
I’m sure they would rather be out playing with their friends or in school with their friends than stuck at home but neither is possible at the moment.
My youngest daughter is going to comp this year and will miss all her transition days. My eldest is in the middle of doing her GCSEs. Trust me, it’s no picnic for either of them.
I’d like to see you stay in for 3 months when you were their age.[/QUOTE
I think we're on the same page,
I was suggesting they should go to school for exactly the reasons you state, it is others, such as unions that seem to think its not possible.
But see the replies by others above.
No Snaggles, we are not on the same page. You are suggesting the kids give up their six weeks holidays. I say by the time August comes they need their time off for their sanity.
People who have worked through this period, such as myself, will also be looking forward to a week or two off in August with the kids.
[QUOTE=xsnaggle;5081403]Once again you blame unions with nothing other than bollocks from the right wing media to base your opinions on. Strange as you don't seem to listen to opinions if they disagree with yours.
Asking kids to remain in school for 3 months is utterly ridiculous. I've got a 7 year old. He won't work when he knows there is school holidays.
You clearly have never taught or you'd know that 3 months solid in a classroom is hardly feasible.
Once again, are you looking at education or just somewhere for parents to dump their kids so they can work?
[QUOTE=Eric the Half a Bee;5081447]What do you mean by "Again" And I'm not blaming the unions or anyone, i only said that I read somewhere that it isn't possible. I assume you read it too, if you know where it was printed, I can't remember. I don't read newspaper real or on line.
All I did was ask a question. I got the answer and accepted it. What do you feel the need to attack me, using phrases like bollocks form the right wing media. You seem to politicise everything. It gets really tedious and boring. Not everyone in this world sees everything through politically tainted spectacles like you seem to.
my daughters school want to only have 4 weeks summer holiday, we had to vote on it last week
by all accounts our LEA have said they can if they want
i dont think you can beat face to face teaching, i know my daughters A level teachers set the work and left them to it, its mainly assignment based though, she has had 3 zoom lessons in all this time