wirelessdude01 wrote: For the increased safety measures and rapid response you can be certain some posters on here think that us teachers should be the ones designing and funding these!!!!
lulublue22 wrote: » Long term health issues part. for my teenager would be my main concern but then educational provision is paramount. Some form of face to face provision is what I would like to see with increased safety measures and rapid response to cases in schools.
lulublue22 wrote: Long term health issues part. for my teenager would be my main concern but then educational provision is paramount. Some form of face to face provision is what I would like to see with increased safety measures and rapid response to cases in schools.
Wanderer78 wrote: » I'm not a parent myself, but looking at what this is doing to adults, I'd be very concerned about the younger ones
mcsean2163 wrote: » ##I'm sick of people everywhere telling me that I should be sorting things out. I'm just the bloody teacher. I have ZERO influence on policy or what happens. Kids sit Infront of me and I teach them. End of.## Contrary to your statement I believe teachers have a voice. Teachers can contact their union, TDs and even parents of students if they feel strongly enough. I was encouraged to contact the government here and I did, I wrote to Joe McHugh. If you feel strongly enough you can do similar.
lulublue22 wrote: » There have been a few and there was mention of a syndrome arising from covid that affected children. However the general consensus seems that children are no where near as affected as adults in terms of picking up the virus. It’s difficult though to get clarity as there seems to be a lot of conflicting information about covid 19 in general.
lulublue22 wrote: As a parent it’s natural to worry. I’ve an asthmatic child myself. I think in relation to schools - response to cases / suspect cases will be paramount. I think testing for staff and children will need to be readily available with a swift turn around.
Wanderer78 wrote: » Forgot about that covid related syndrome, I'd be very concerned about sending kids back to school, it's a real mess
lulublue22 wrote: There have been a few and there was mention of a syndrome arising from covid that affected children. However the general consensus seems that children are no where near as affected as adults in terms of picking up the virus. It’s difficult though to get clarity as there seems to be a lot of conflicting information about covid 19 in general.
Wanderer78 wrote: » This crèche situation is worrying, is there any cases of kids getting this thing?
Wanderer78 wrote: » This crèche situation is worrying, is there any cases of kids getting this thing?
Hubertj wrote: » If they spent half as much time on their job as they do posting on boards something might be accomplished.
Lillyfae wrote: » They're not claiming to be putting in 14 hour days teaching online while simultaneously posting inane comments in this thread every 5 minutes.
Blondini wrote: » I'm a teacher. You've more posts in 3 months than I have in 10 years. Take care.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » What are you spoofing about now?
mcsean2163 wrote: » To suggest that teachers have no agency is.... sad.
iamwhoiam wrote: » I agree with most of your post but while asking people to stop slagging off teachers you need to be careful not to slag off parents The vast majority of parents I know can be trusted not to send a child with a temp to school . So Yes , parents in the whole can be trusted , a small majority maybe not We need to be careful not to lump all parents into one group just as we need to be careful not to lump all teachers into one group
Murple wrote: » All schools will have to enforce social distancing measures as no school is just made up of children. Social distancing will have to be enforced between staff, visitors and parents. It also seems a bit of a joke that children in a creche must be in small pods and not mix with other pods but the plan is to have a free for all once they are in the early years of primary school.
Yosef Stocky Backspace wrote: » Junior schools up to 2nd class.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » I think what most of us teachers on here want is some semblance of a plan of action from the department. I want to go back to the school building with some/all of my class Infront of me. Inorder for that to happen the department need to be proactive. I'm sick of people everywhere telling me that I should be sorting things out. I'm just the bloody teacher. I have ZERO influence on policy or what happens. Kids sit Infront of me and I teach them. End of.
downthemiddle wrote: » There were no need for the clarification that you couldn't be a teacher. Why is it frustrating for newly appointed teachers and not more experienced ones?
mirrorwall14 wrote: » Actually rereading that. ‘For schools that will have to enforce’... what schools won’t have to enforce?
Mrsmum wrote: » With respect, I can't see how your response addresses the merits or opposite of my actual suggestion at all. It's just I'm starting to feel in order to hold on to what would have been the norm before Covid, we will make a pure hash of it and that it might be better to cut our cloth to what might be more doable in the current circumstances. That's not to minimise the importance of education at all. But we are told classrooms won't be safe so senior cycle students may end up learning at home (rubbish system) so might it not be better to explore a suggestion to lessen the number of students in each classroom and to lessen the school day. without disadvantaging anyone If students are doing five instead of seven subjects all those aims are covered.
the corpo wrote: » “ Meanwhile, Ms Foley told a briefing of Opposition spokespeople on Tuesday that there would be clarity on the plans to reopen schools in August and September before July 31. TDs were also told that the Department would centrally procure all protective equipment and screens for schools that will have to enforce social distancing measures.” So no news for a while yet
