Schools closed until February? (part 3)

Necro · 04-01-2021 06:44PM

nullzero wrote: »

If you say so.

Like I said, if you're not happy with my posts report them, you're getting into back seat modding territory now.

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Says you who doesn't realise what they are typing. You really must have had a bad day.

Mod:

Can we quit the personal jibes and stay on topic please

downthemiddle · 04-01-2021 06:45PM

nullzero wrote: »

It appeared that several posters weren't happy about the idea of losing the summer break.

I didn't "drag" my colleagues into anything.

As we're here, would you take your holidays now, forgo the remote learning stuff and work the summer holidays instead?

You are obsessed with teachers' holidays. There will be considerable changes in the next six months. Let's see how things play out.

Queried · 04-01-2021 06:45PM

Redordeadqwwer wrote: »

From a SAGE scientist:

Children aged 12-16 'seven times more likely to spread Covid' warns expert

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/children-aged-12-16-seven-23256804

At least half of my class fall into that age group and don't wear masks.

History Queen · 04-01-2021 06:45PM

nullzero wrote: »

Did I use the word "refused"?

I give up.

nullzero · 04-01-2021 06:46PM

downthemiddle wrote: »

You are obsessed with teachers' holidays. There will be considerable changes in the next six months. Let's see how things play out.

No I'm not.

Teachers would appear to be obsessed with their holidays.

Any time I say I have no issue with teachers holidays I'm told I'm obsessed by them.

wirelessdude01 · 04-01-2021 06:46PM

nullzero wrote: »

It appeared that several posters weren't happy about the idea of losing the summer break.

I didn't "drag" my colleagues into anything.

As we're here, would you take your holidays now, forgo the remote learning stuff and work the summer holidays instead?

I'll say no. I've been very open on this. Summer holidays are beneficial for both students and teachers.

nullzero · 04-01-2021 06:46PM

History Queen wrote: »

I give up.

I never said anyone refused to do anything.

You're asking me to to provide evidence of something I never said.

History Queen · 04-01-2021 06:47PM

nullzero wrote: »

I never said anyone refused to do anything.

You're asking me to to provide evidence of something I never said.

Ya right

nullzero · 04-01-2021 06:48PM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I'll say no. I've been very open on this. Summer holidays are beneficial for both students and teachers.

Even if the children have spent a good portion of the school year doing little or nothing?

Summer holidays are great in normal situations. This isn't a normal situation.

nullzero · 04-01-2021 06:48PM

History Queen wrote: »

Ya right

Quote me saying the word "refuse" then.

wirelessdude01 · 04-01-2021 06:48PM

Queried wrote: »

At least half of my class fall into that age group and don't wear masks.

Same here. I have 3 thirteen year olds and 9 twelve year olds. The rest will be twelve before Paddy's Day.

History Queen · 04-01-2021 06:49PM

nullzero wrote: »

Quote me saying the word "refuse" then.

No

downthemiddle · 04-01-2021 06:49PM

nullzero wrote: »

Any time I say I have no issue with teachers holidays

Sorry, I must have missed this bit. :rolleyes:

nullzero · 04-01-2021 06:50PM

History Queen wrote: »

No

Thanks for making my point for me.

History Queen · 04-01-2021 06:51PM

nullzero wrote: »

Thanks for making my point for me.

I'd say the point I'm making is pretty clear

nullzero · 04-01-2021 06:51PM

downthemiddle wrote: »

Sorry, I must have missed this bit. :rolleyes:

Evidently.

Just to clarify, I have no issue with teachers holidays.

Necro · 04-01-2021 06:52PM

nullzero wrote: »

Thanks for making my point for me.

Mod:

Threadbanned

vid36 · 04-01-2021 06:59PM

It seems we will have this drama play out for a few more days yet.

Stateofyou · 04-01-2021 07:00PM

nullzero wrote: »

Playing to the gallery?

The blame lies with the department of education. Teachers aren't the problem. Although they seem mighty miffed at the prospect of missing out on their precious summer holidays.

I worked my ass off last year, up to the wee small hours regularly and didn't get to take my leave in any way that suited me and had a heap of days left at the end of the year that I couldn't carry over.
I'm not the only person I know who did that and you can imagine our opinions of teachers being upset about losing out on holidays.

There it is, that's why you're so angry and begrudging towards the teachers here about summer holidays. It's easy to see. The teacher's lives and holidays are intertwined with student & family lives and their holidays so it's no use taking it out on teachers. Kids will miss each other, but we all have to make sacrifices now for all our best interests and that's the way it is. Luckily we have great technology these days in which our kids can video chat each other and also chit chat over video games. It's not forever.

St.Spodo · 04-01-2021 07:00PM

It just occurred to me that in the coming days, the government are going to have to explain how they ended up in a situation where they had to close the schools in order to compensate for opening the pubs against public health advice.

History Queen · 04-01-2021 07:02PM

vid36 wrote: »

It seems we will have this drama play out for a few more days yet.

Do you know, I'm just so bloody angry. The delay is because there is no plan B. Why? Because yet again the Dept are found wanting. I don't even blame the minister, the issues in the Dept are ingrained and years old. Mimisters come and ministers go yet the Dept remains the useless uncommunicative monolith that it has always been. It needs a complete reform.

Glebee · 04-01-2021 07:10PM

St.Spodo wrote: »

It just occurred to me that in the coming days, the government are going to have to explain how they ended up in a situation where they had to close the schools in order to compensate for opening the pubs against public health advice.

They will just blame the new virus strain.

vid36 · 04-01-2021 07:10PM

Lack of a plan is a disgrace and the government also seem to be in denial.

C__MC · 04-01-2021 07:10PM

I'd happily take holidays right now and work it back in june

There is easter holidays and three bank holidays in there also to soften the blow

I'm sure another short mid term could be accommodated at some point

Whiplash85 · 04-01-2021 07:14PM

St.Spodo wrote: »

It just occurred to me that in the coming days, the government are going to have to explain how they ended up in a situation where they had to close the schools in order to compensate for opening the pubs against public health advice.

I'm not sure just how hospitality played a part in the numbers we are seeing now. Overcrowded shopping centres could be just as much to blame. It is impossible to quantify simply because we dont have the mechanisms to do so. What is clear is that people and families were always going to mix and socialise over Christmas regardless and if hospitality was closed then this would have just moved the problem or opportunity to a different setting.

The way I see it is that with govt signalling intent to close down in January people adjusted their behaviour to make up for lost time and future lost time. This had a huge bearing on close contact numbers.

wirelessdude01 · 04-01-2021 07:17PM

Has anyone got any idea what is causing the huge increase in numbers in Louth? They've shot up the incidence rate table in the past 10 days or so.

Ray Donovan · 04-01-2021 07:18PM

C__MC wrote: »

I'd happily take holidays right now and work it back in june

There is easter holidays and three bank holidays in there also to soften the blow

I'm sure another short mid term could be accommodated at some point

And should primary go all the way to end of July?

C__MC · 04-01-2021 07:19PM

Ray Donovan wrote: »

And should primary go all the way to end of July?

Nop call it quits in june

Redser87 · 04-01-2021 07:20PM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Has anyone got any idea what is causing the huge increase in numbers in Louth? They've shot up the incidence rate table in the past 10 days or so.

Border county... the new strain?

the kelt · 04-01-2021 07:21PM

Over 6000 cases today, nearly 800 people in hospital with the virus.

Projections now of 1500 to 2000 people being hospitalised by mid January and between 200 and 400 in icu and we have people on here annoyed about teachers possibly still getting holidays!

And then we have morons like Josepha Madigan saying schools will go back and “where’s Wally” Nora still bleating about schools being some form of ****in Narnia type place where normality takes leave of itself.

Schools are only as safe as the communities they’re in you plebs, stop playing politics with this as this affects people’s lives greatly.

This is going to put so many people out, enough of the games.

Schools closed until February? (part 3)

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