Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » Well at least we lived up to our stereotype, a child can get into a pub before they can go to school Do you not think that's wrong and that more of an effort should have been made around having schools open as a priority?
byhookorbycrook wrote: » “Over the last two weeks, Irish data shows that over one-third of all new cases are people under the age of 35. "This is not a disease that solely affects older people. No one is immune, everyone is responsible for limiting the spread of COVID-19," said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan.” joe.ie
Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: » I smell a strike coming. Nothing another payrise won't solve. Ahhh to be a teacher.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Who was this meeting with or between? We as an education sector have got ZERO guidance or guidelines yet for reopening or indeed the proposed JP/SS. Anything heard from a principal or indeed a vice principal is just something that they think could happen or ideas that came from a meeting within the school staff. For stuff with isolation rooms etc this has to come in the form of a circular from the dept as otherwise there won't be a common approach. A common approach for stuff such as this is very important. With regards to isolation rooms, i'm just thinking of our own school which doesn't even have an empty broom closet. Where are these isolation rooms to appear out of seeing as it has already been clearly said by both Joe and Paschal that no money will be made available for temporary school accommodation such as prefabs. Also just another thought, who is going to staff these isolation rooms? People can come on and say i'm putting roadblocks in the way but these are the practical realities of the majority of our schools. Most don't have empty rooms that can be used for these isolation rooms and no schools have staff with no assigned work to do.
starbaby2003 wrote: » I honestly can’t get over how stupid that headline is. People under 35 by all accounts should be a much larger portion. If you are over 70 you should be cocooning which in theory means under 35’s should represent half the cases ...
addaword wrote: » And many have learnt nothing over the past 3 months and will not learn anything over the next few months either. We are the laughing stock of Europe as far as schools are concerned. It has been and continues to be very unfair on working parents trying to juggle everything too.
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » Yep headline of the day it'll be something else today. This age group should have represented more cases all along, when you think about healthcare staff, retail staff, essential workers. This age group did not have to cocoon unless they had an underlying condition. I guess they are concerned in case its a new ongoing increase or trend. 32% of our overall cases are healthcare workers (and 20% of those cases are nursing home staff). The 65+ age group still accounts for most cases (and deaths) but I wonder if thats just because of (eventual) increased testing in those nursing home environments.
bettyoleary wrote: » What you may benefit from is having a look at websites, the BBC has a good one which help with teaching. You also have to plan for all eventualities, this is sensible. Schools may or may not go to normal in Sept. Looking at things today , they wont so you would be better doing some research. Alot of kids around the world are home schooled and do really well. Its a bit like teenagers. Some parents say we cant control them and they are out stabbing people at weekends. Other parents say we can control them and they are lovely kids. You need to think which type of parent are you?
Lillyfae wrote: » You're going on mute, for my sanity :pac:
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » I'm lucky that my kids are old enough to take responsibility for doing their work and getting on with it. I can easily set curricular work if I feel the teacher is not giving enough or if there are areas that my child needs to give more attention to. Being older they understand why they can't go to school, others with younger kids might find themselves with more difficulty in defining that home is also now school. And anyone who has babies or toddlers would really struggle to find themselves in a good space to be both teacher and parent. I can help with more difficult aspects if they need it. Again not all parents are in this position which is why you often see schools running adult project maths classes etc to try to empower parents to be able to help (great initiative BTW). Not sure if anyone's ability to home school or not has much to do with teenage thuggery though, that's a bit of a tangent.
LuasSimon wrote: » Will we be the only country in the world with the children not at school?? Irish teachers would do anything to get out of going to work.
bettyoleary wrote: » Do you not realize if we didnt have unions the exploitation would be uncontrollable. Tell me why you expect teachers should go back to school, without sanitary facilities, in crowded buildings? It makes me laugh that the Irish have moaned for years re the English landlords that created the famine and how you have suffered at the hands of the oppressor. Yet, look at the way you treat each other. Teachers go back to school without protection bcos it suits us. We need to make money. Open up boarders and let anyone in bcos its ruining the economy and the rich will suffer. Let health care workers die and all the old people as long as we appear to be mitigating. Govt has to impose eviction protection bcos greedy landlords will kick out tenants from their massively over priced properties if they cant pay rent. It took this virus to make me realize history will be re written.
c.p.w.g.w wrote: » The same unions that agreed to look after its then current members while it screwed future teachers...thus creating another reason to strike and "justify" their existence further down to road...from a problem the union actively created
bettyoleary wrote: » So what are you saying? Teachers should go back without social distancing? Nurses should be prepared for second wave and to risk their lives again for crap wages. Landlords should throw tenants out onto the street if they cant pay the rent. Cram meat factories full of seasonal workers and exploit them as much as possible to provide MCdonalds with burgers. I wont even get into the exploitation of workers in this company. Allow old people to die and the odd health care workers who are looking after them on minimum wage. Open up our borders so Michael O'leary can make money for himself and his investors and people will comply if they work for a cheap holiday once a year. Take the Covid payment off people because despite its not their fault they cant work and may be unemployed in the future, they dont deserve it as they are lazy Fukers watching netfilix if they can afford it. Do me a favour.
c.p.w.g.w wrote: » Firstly nurses are very well paid...I am not advocating for no protections...But for many folks it looks like a bargaining position for a pay increase
jrosen wrote: » From Monday hair and beauty is back. Totally non essential. None of those staff can social distance. The will be in actual physical contact with members of the public all day every day. For beauty some of those treatments will happen in closed rooms. They will have basic masks and gloves to wear. So if non essential industries can come back and work every day an not social distance then come September (if things remain the same) then what argument can the education sector have?
