Insidious wrote: » I just watched the news from last night… I am so annoyed! After all the sacrifices… all the deaths.. not seeing family or friends for months in an effort to suppress Covid 19… The Government are just going to send all the children back to school in September. As far as I can tell it’s to hell with social distancing… If this is the case why did you not run the state exams.. What’s the difference.. Now education is more important than lives.. I honestly don’t know what to say. To all the healthcare workers and frontline staff in our hospitals this is shameful if it comes about.. They will drive us back in to the center of a new outbreak just as the Flu season starts.. This may be the start of a new Government. I won’t forget and If they follow through on this… I’ll see them in the next election with the memory of the consequences of their decisions. They made mistakes at the start with Cheltenham and visiting Nursing homes but they were learning in a difficult situation. This will be different. This will be a decision with the full knowledge of what happened before. Apologies.. I needed to have a rant.. Am I wrong? I guess I could be but damn I’m annoyed just now!
Deleted User wrote: » Covid is gone from the community and has been for weeks now. In time we will look back and see this period of lockdown as a huge over-reaction. The Leaving Cert should never have been cancelled. Children are not superspreaders and barely get any symptoms if they get Covid. There is a fear out there which is paralyzing an awful lot of people out there. The longer people were locked up listening to the News the more fearful they got! Lots of us have been working throughout this entire pandemic, mixing with people, taking precautions but getting on with work and with life! This has to apply to everyone now unless they are vulnerable. I work with a mix of people from all backgrounds and ages, after a few days there is no fear anymore, we sanitise, we keep our 2m space as much as possible but nobody even mentions Covid anyore! Kids needs an education, but more importantly they need their friends, their socialization and their fun. They will have been denied most of this for 6 months by the time September comes along. School in as normal a way as possible is hopefully on the cards in September.
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » What is the problem here? Government have said schools should reopen fully in September like most other countries. Surely that's a good thing?
We're going to come up with a solution that allows all kids to return to school at the end of August, early September as originally indicated.
iamwhoiam wrote: » September is two and a half months away . Lets not get our knickers in a twist just yet . Who know what Covid is doing by September and we could have a good grip on it by then .
TheValeyard wrote: » This is true. Or it could be far worse, second, third wave, etc. A plan should be in place. Time for the heads of the dept. Education to earn those big paychecks.
JJJJNR wrote: » The schools should be back at full capacity now and not September, and why September and not July or August. Are they waiting it out for a second spike or something, to continue to milk the system, they have had months sitting around all on full salaries and many schools not bothering with online classes because the board of education told them not to use zoom, thats the joke, no free thinking guys don't operate out of the curriculum or what the goberment tell ya! any excuse to hang up the phone and back on to the Instagram fitness profiles.
Boggles wrote: » Most other countries have put their plan in action. We are still planning for a plan based on hopes and feelings. - President Leo.
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » President Leo? What plans? Open the schools and be done with it, like they said. Like most countries. Why does everything have to be turned into a big deal by people here. Blame, moan, whinge.
Sammy2012 wrote: » Okay all countries are not back to school as normal. They have some kids in school for certain parts of the week but not all pupils together at one time. I as a teacher will happily return to school at the end of August/September. I have no intention of going back in the summer. I have been working every day since school closed and I'm looking forward to this day two weeks when I can switch off and spend time with my own kids over the summer. Imagine that! Teachers have kids and lives of their own.
Benimar wrote: » What countries sent kids and teachers back with no Social Distancing measures?
Chicoso wrote: » What can they do Anything involving social distancing means more time and costs
Insidious wrote: » Maybe you're right and I'm looking at this wrong... I just don't want to end up in another brutal lockdown because we didn't stay the course for that extra couple of months while waiting for a vaccine.. It looks pretty likely we'll have one by years end if the news stories are to be believed..
Sammy2012 wrote: » This is why social media is bad for ones mental health! All counties that are back have guidelines on place. They have a limit on numbers attending at any one time. They will also be closing soon for the summer holidays. France and Germany the end of June/first week of July. I don't know what their plans are for the next academic year however. But it's just us lazy Irish teachers who wont go to work!!!!
Benimar wrote: » The problem isn’t saying schools should reopen fully (that IS a good thing). This problem is the ‘plan’ is to invest precisely zero resources and get teachers to ignore public health advice. Baldrick would be ashamed of that plan!
History Queen wrote: » What countries have opened schools fully with no social distancing or safety measures?
TheValeyard wrote: » They can move their fat ass to the other side of the room and listen to school principals who have their feet on the ground and see what they need to keep schools open and students as safe as reasonably possible.
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