Schools to close again.. Covid

Your comprehension levels are very poor. No revision whatsoever of what I said. It is literally all the same. To be fair to you though, I did change my vocabulary so I see how that could be confusing.

Maybe it's because it is so late, but I am genuinely not sure if you just wrote all that stuff to try and annoy me or if your comprehension skills are that bad that you really do think that is what I'm saying. I was going to say that I hope it's the former (that's the first one I said), but actually, either one is just as abysmal as the other 😬

Yes, I agree. I think that at least for as long as Covid is about, it will be a thing. There has to be some safety net in the event that a student got Covid during the exams. I know Norma was putting on resits in July, but it wouldn't be impossible to be out with Covid for both sittings.

I had been thinking up to now that the AG would be there in the background in case they were needed for the likes of a scenario above (everyone must sit exams, but if you have a Covid-related illness then AG kicks in), but I think if we are going to see mass absenteeism as you (correctly imo) predict, then they'll have to be given the choice option, same way last year's cohort were.

Oh actually I don't know if a review was done on it.

I've been expecting having to do it since September tbh, but I honestly thought that this year's cohort wouldn't get the choice to opt for them and instead the LC would revert to being compulsory, the AGs only being reverted to in the event that a student couldn't attend an exam because of Covid

I’m sure it was reviewed, or that the review is ongoing (or that the process of having meetings to select a committee to select the committee to select the criteria for the review is underway) but unless whoever’s running the department of education likes the findings, we won’t hear them until they’re released in thirty years.

Just because you’re a lazy teacher and proud of it doesn’t mean that it’s widespread.

Whinging that you’re being targeted personally after bragging about doing a bad job doesn’t sound like any teacher I’ve ever met either.

I count 3 personal insults in your post.

it is widespread … read the posts from parents in this thread and others. Good to see that you agree with me that this is not acceptable from teachers. Have you called this out where you have seen it? Or is it just me that you are personally attacking from behind your keyboard?

Yes, unfortunately this is becoming an issue again and likely to be of concern to parents.

Its perfectly valid to discuss how teaching continues (or not) during a school closure. Seems like teachers are the only ones trying to sweep this issue under the carpet. I wonder why?

You didn't do yourself any favours by posting this the other day: "The one email a week thing happened in multiple schools both primary and secondary. Teachers here don’t like hearing this (and will defend lazy colleagues to the death) but it did happen and was fairly widespread. I did it myself with no consequences!!! And if schools close again it’ll happen again."

If you are getting on the moral high ground it's best to make sure it's fairly stable under your feet. Maybe a case of 'physician heal thyself' ahead of a potential on-line situation from next week? Get organised so you don't find yourself looking around saying "what about him/her?" when you get a tap on the shoulder from your Principal. Other than that it's a very abstract conversation about people who might or mightn't be involved in this.

Im fed up with this virus. We decided we are going to go out and try to get ity to get it fucin over with. I think opening the schools will help us enormously with our new task.

I’m not sure why there is an obsession with me and what I did or didn’t do. I assume it’s an attempt to distract from the perfectly valid points I’m making.

Edit: @rosita - I have explained my own situation this but didn’t matter to the teachers on here. If you are being honest and genuinely interested I’ll pm you.

I’m not giving anyone a “dressing down” ffs. I’m simply stating the fact - yes, the FACT - that many teachers did not work during lockdown. Teachers don’t like hearing that, and that is exactly why I’m getting attacked and personally insulted.

If you disagree with me and believe teachers should not have to work during lockdown because they have children or parents to look after I’ll respect your opinion. I disagree, but I respect your opinion.

@Banana - again, could you lay off the personal digs and insults please? I’m sure you have the ability to make your point without resorting to that level of debate. I hope that’s not how you treat colleagues and students that you disagree with.

@Bananaleaf - you seem to have ignored the comment by @Deeec as follows:

And no having young Children is not an excuse to ignore your students and just send a list of work once a week - there is prerecorded lessons, typed notes etc that could be done instead of live lessons. Many professions still had to carry out their duties as completely normal while looking after young children.

Why didn’t your friend do any prerecorded material or other flipped videos etc? She could have still done full classes asynchronously. Did she do anything at all apart from one email a week? Material could have been prepared when the child was asleep or the partner was available. Why was this not done?

TBH it seems very strange that you think this acceptable but you are clutching your pearls whenever I post.

Oh ignore Teachinggal123, you can search for previous posts, not worth anyone's time.

Online learning improved as the pandemic went on but not everyone wants to learn a new skill. There are people in every department in the country not doing their jobs, and most buisnesses. It's the nature of any large organisation, you will have people who simply have no pride or motivation to do their job. Baffling to those who work hard but they are there. In teaching, in health, in Tusla, social welfare, everywhere. Unions have to protect everyone, look at teaching in the UK or some states in the US if you want a world without them. Again, like most large institutes they are flawed and need constant feedback and alteration from membership but we are a damn sight better off with them.

Echoing those above, the vast majority of teachers I know worked very hard during lockdown, most would hate to return to it though, it's not what we signed up for and it is not as effective. Socioeconomic disadvantage is compounded and its hard to recover those hard won gains. I hope if we do have to postpone going back it's a short, sharp shock of a week or two, with our vaccination rates this could be doable.

Please reread my posts properly. If you are able to do that you will see that I did mention that she pre recorded lessons.

Gonna repeat my questions for you because it appears you missed those too:

Can you please quote the post from me me where I said that if you have children you shouldn't have to work online?

Why did you only send one weekly email to your students during online learning?

You specifically said:

“No, I don't think that all teachers who did one email a week to their students are sh1t teachers. A close friend of mine did it. But she had no other choice because she had her children at home during lockdown and one of them was very young. “

Are you changing your story now and saying she did more than one email a week? What did she do? Why was she feeling awful?

Also, are you going to address @deec points above or continue to ignore them?