all schools closed until thursday 14th jan

Conor108 · 08-01-2010 06:59PM

Cian92 wrote: »

Nothing stopping you from studying at home... If your behind that's your own fault. Im in 6th year and delighted

Woah slow down there! I will of course be studying at home but having books in locker could stop me! And behind due to persistant computer problems in the school (For a project). Now that I think of it, they wont have fixed that so guess it doesnt matter :rolleyes:

stripysocks85 · 08-01-2010 07:00PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Attact the post, not the poster.

And what 'warning' did kona get for his attack on me?
Very disappointed TheZohan with this - and yes I have reported the post but have yet to see any consequences.

spurious · 08-01-2010 07:00PM

kona wrote: »

Ollchailin wrote: »

Look everybody isnt out to get you. Your the First only Profession declaring your closed for a week:rolleyes:
Im blaming teachers for leaving a bunch of school kids ****ed, 4 weeks before their mocks:rolleyes:.

Ive college Lecturers offering extra tutorials before the exams.

Doubt you lot will offer this to you exam classes?

Thought not.

I'm one of 'you lot' and I have spent the last week (and will spend the weekend) creating and uploading assignments which my exam students can do online.
Keep moaning though.

kona · 08-01-2010 07:01PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

FYI,
Dublin City may have public transport, but I can guarantee it hardly exists in the rest of the country [but that is a different matter].

Yes perhaps some children can walk/cycle 'safely' to school, but I think you're forgetting that there is a horrifiic forecast for the East for the weekend, and with no let up on this ice, there is no chance for what's there to thaw, which means there are layers and layers of unthawed ice, providing an ice rink.

Secondly, not all teachers live right beside their school - many teachers must travel backroads, and long distances in order to arrive at their school. THIS provides yet another obstacle to schools opening safely. As unforunately, without teachers present, schools cannot operate.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

So do alot of other people who HAVE to be in work.:rolleyes:

We didnt force all Teachers to live miles from their jobs, thats your choice. I dont give a **** where you live as long as you can get to your job, which is quite a important one.

Put that in yer pipe an smoke it .

Cian92 · 08-01-2010 07:02PM

TheZohan wrote: »

80% of you voted for strike action when the weather was good enough to travel in.

That's pathetic.

Not to point out the obvious, but that was to do with teachers being underpaid.

TheZohan wrote: »

That's pathetic.

Resentful much? Pathetic.

OnTheBalls · 08-01-2010 07:02PM

spurious wrote: »

Can you please ask him is that a departmental instruction to all schools?

He said it is for every school in the country. Irregardless of whether or not they are effected by snow.

ride-the-spiral · 08-01-2010 07:04PM

kona wrote: »

So do alot of other people who HAVE to be in work.:rolleyes:

We didnt force all Teachers to live miles from their jobs, thats your choice. I dont give a **** where you live as long as you can get to your job, which is quite a important one.

Put that in yer pipe an smoke it .

But it wasn't the teacher's choice to close the schools anyway. And there are so many variables which can affect where a teacher works especially these days, if you get a teaching job 20 miles away you damn well take it.

Trotter · 08-01-2010 07:04PM

kona wrote: »

FAO of the "oooh I cant drive brigade"

Well, we have trains, (LUAS in dublin too). Pretty sure most here have legs. Most will have a bike too.

So there, you can avail of public Transport, Walk, Cycle.

Hell thanks to all the Moaning you may even get a lift in a APC.

I understand some areas are bad, BUT I live in dublin and the only issue is having to travel at 30KMPH.
Every school doesnt need to be closed, I think its more than a coincedince that schools are the first to be closed everytime we get something more than a frost or a shower.

In most places, If you need to get somewhere, you can.

My parents live 8 miles from a bus stop, 14 miles from a train. I'll be sure to comfort them when they cant get to the end of the driveway with the thoughts that you are miffed at the 30km/hr speed. :rolleyes:

kona · 08-01-2010 07:04PM

spurious wrote: »

kona wrote: »

I'm one of 'you lot' and I have spent the last week (and will spend the weekend) creating and uploading assignments which my exam students can do online.
Keep moaning though.

Ye but your not in the class room, also while you speak for yerself, not all schools or teachers are so resourceful.
Why cant you manage that and college professors can?

How can college libraries remain open?

Do you realise that Eircom are reporting problems with alot of telephone lines?

implausible · 08-01-2010 07:04PM

kona wrote: »

I dont give a **** where you live as long as you can get to your job, which is quite a important one.

But THE MINISTER has closed the schools, where our jobs are. What part of this do you not understand?

pikachucheeks · 08-01-2010 07:05PM

kona wrote: »

Grow a pair of balls and stop being a sheltered sissy.

Ah c'mon,

The roads are in bad condition and Irish people aren't used to it. I can understand why people are afraid to drive and unwilling to travel on the roads.

There's been countless accidents and for a lot of people, it's more of a priority to be alive than anything else.

kona wrote: »

I can drive to work, I can drive to college and drive to the shops.

You're lucky then! Just be careful, because things are set to worsen, which is why Batt O'Keffee has made the decision to close all schools for the beginning of next week.

Kenteach · 08-01-2010 07:05PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Attact the post, not the poster.

This poster is a mod??!! The mind boggles, it really does.

For the record, NOT ONE TEACHER was consulted over this decision. The Department rarely make decisions for the benefit of teachers, if ever. They have made the decision, if any of the bitter masses don't like it, complain about them. If you want to complain about teachers, start a relevant thread and find a genuine reason based on fact and/or experience.

Ollchailin · 08-01-2010 07:05PM

kona wrote: »

Ollchailin wrote: »

Look everybody isnt out to get you. Your the First only Profession declaring your closed for a week:rolleyes:
Im blaming teachers for leaving a bunch of school kids ****ed, 4 weeks before their mocks:rolleyes:.

Ive college Lecturers offering extra tutorials before the exams.

Doubt you lot will offer this to you exam classes?

Thought not.

You're taking the piss, right?! EVERY year I take my students for extra classes before their exams. EVERY year I do extra work with my students to do mock oral exams with them before the state oral exams. EVERY WEEK I stay after school with one student or other to help them out with something they are having difficulty with. Some years I have in fact gone into school during the Easter holidays to do this extra work. I can assure you any student of mine who feels unprepared for the mocks will only have themselves to blame. I have the courses finished in BOTH my subjects.

So quit trolling- we get it, you had some auld biddy of a teacher you didn't like when you went to school so it means we're all horrible people.

kona · 08-01-2010 07:06PM

Trotter wrote: »

My parents live 8 miles from a bus stop, 14 miles from a train. I'll be sure to comfort them when they cant get to the end of the driveway with the thoughts that you are miffed at the 30km/hr speed. :rolleyes:

What the **** do your parents have to do with this? are they currently employed teachers?

While I have sympathy, In this discussion I dont care.

Dionysus · 08-01-2010 07:06PM

Ms. Captain M wrote: »

Ah Jesus. Now have to try and find a childminder. I can understand some schools having to close, but my son's was open the last 2 days and there didn't seem to be low attendance, he said there was 3 missing from his class. Could they not have left it to the individual boards of management to decide like this week. I can't afford to take time off work for this.

Yes, so that all those nice concerned parents could sue the state for endangering their children's lives. We wouldn't hear the end of the whingers then, from Joe Duffy to the letters page of every newspaper. Yes, these would be the same loser parents who never turn up for parent-teacher meetings and who believe their children are angels when they are as dysfunctional and disinterested in education and self-improvement as their example-setting parents.

And yes, these are the same parents who view teachers as nothing but childminders for the aforementioned and amid such a crisis can only think of the replacement "childminder".

TheZohanS · 08-01-2010 07:07PM

deemark wrote: »

But THE MINISTER has closed the schools, where our jobs are. What part of this do you not understand?

Now that is a very fair point that nobody can argue with.

kona · 08-01-2010 07:07PM

Ollchailin wrote: »

kona wrote: »

You're taking the piss, right?! EVERY year I take my students for extra classes before their exams. EVERY year I do extra work with my students to do mock oral exams with them before the state oral exams. EVERY WEEK I stay after school with one student or other to help them out with something they are having difficulty with. Some years I have in fact gone into school during the Easter holidays to do this extra work. I can assure you any student of mine who feels unprepared for the mocks will only have themselves to blame. I have the courses finished in BOTH my subjects.

So quit trolling- we get it, you had some auld biddy of a teacher you didn't like when you went to school so it means we're all horrible people.

Nice,

Logical conclusion on boards:

I dont like what they are saying about me....Oh It must be a Troll.:rolleyes:

Cian92 · 08-01-2010 07:08PM

kona wrote: »

Im blaming teachers for leaving a bunch of school kids ****ed, 4 weeks before their mocks:rolleyes:.

Nothing stopping students from studying themselves, I've been studying throughout the year, so i'll be fine. Do not make up crap excuses.

08-01-2010 07:08PM

kona wrote: »

Ollchailin wrote: »

Look everybody isnt out to get you. Your the First only Profession declaring your closed for a week:rolleyes:
Im blaming teachers for leaving a bunch of school kids ****ed, 4 weeks before their mocks:rolleyes:.

I'm fairly certain that it was the minister for education who declared that the schools were closed not the teachers, unless there's someone conspiracy to keep our schools closed that only you are privy to.

kona wrote: »

So do alot of other people who HAVE to be in work.:rolleyes:

We didnt force all Teachers to live miles from their jobs, thats your choice. I dont give a **** where you live as long as you can get to your job, which is quite a important one.

Put that in yer pipe an smoke it .

A lot of schools in this country are located in the middle of country with only back roads to access them. My brother attends a country school and the road to it is deadly. We live just outside the town and the the road from our house a main road is near impassable with cars constantly sliding across, and being unable to stop. You seem to think that no matter how dangerous the roads are we should all travel them even though most people in the know are calling for us to stay at home.

kincsem · 08-01-2010 07:08PM

Those lucky, lucky, lucky children. Plenty of fun for them next week.

ronbyrne2005 · 08-01-2010 07:09PM

I live beside a house rented to a group of young teachers and there was a big roar from nextdoor earlier when they heard the news. ~They had a big party for themselves and other teachers on the night of the strike so i can only imagine whats in store iver next week here as they are all culchies and probably wont drive home to da shticks.

Trotter · 08-01-2010 07:09PM

kona wrote: »

What the **** do your parents have to do with this? are they currently employed teachers?

While I have sympathy, In this discussion I dont care.

Yes. My father is.

Proto · 08-01-2010 07:09PM

kona wrote: »

You're taking the piss, right?! EVERY year I take my students for extra classes before their exams. EVERY year I do extra work with my students to do mock oral exams with them before the state oral exams. EVERY WEEK I stay after school with one student or other to help them out with something they are having difficulty with. Some years I have in fact gone into school during the Easter holidays to do this extra work. I can assure you any student of mine who feels unprepared for the mocks will only have themselves to blame. I have the courses finished in BOTH my subjects.

So quit trolling- we get it, you had some auld biddy of a teacher you didn't like when you went to school so it means we're all horrible people.

If a student didn't bring books home for the holidays to study for the mocks, they're ****ed anyway.

I laugh at the people spouting "Oh no what about my exams?"

Pick up a book and study at home FFS

kona · 08-01-2010 07:09PM

deemark wrote: »

Isn't Dublin, where everyone lives, fantastic?!:rolleyes:

.

Where the MAJORITY of the population lives:rolleyes:

There was no need to close ALL schools. Thats what the argument is.

Dionysus · 08-01-2010 07:09PM

kona wrote: »

Your the First only Profession declaring your closed for a week:rolleyes:
Im blaming teachers for leaving a bunch of school kids ****ed, 4 weeks before their mocks:rolleyes:.

Ive college Lecturers offering extra tutorials before the exams.

Doubt you lot will offer this to you exam classes?

Thought not.

I would just like to attack the quite abysmal education level of that post.

Kenteach · 08-01-2010 07:09PM

kona wrote: »

Ollchailin wrote: »

Nice,

Logical conclusion on boards:

I dont like what they are saying about me....Oh It must be a Troll.:rolleyes:

Well there is no other explanation or rationale for your ramblings.

Mardy Bum · 08-01-2010 07:10PM

kona wrote: »

So do alot of other people who HAVE to be in work.:rolleyes:

We didnt force all Teachers to live miles from their jobs, thats your choice. I dont give a **** where you live as long as you can get to your job, which is quite a important one.

Put that in yer pipe an smoke it .

Minister closed schools, teachers did not! I dumbed down the English so you could understand as your apparent trolling is sickening to a point.
Most teachers would rather have these days in class instead of having to work during the holidays and leaving students unprepared for their exams.

spurious · 08-01-2010 07:10PM

kona wrote: »

spurious wrote: »

Ye but your not in the class room, also while you speak for yerself, not all schools or teachers are so resourceful.
Why cant you manage that and college professors can?

How can college libraries remain open?

Do you realise that Eircom are reporting problems with alot of telephone lines?

The sensible people are not with eircom.

TBH it looks like you're just looking to get a dig in. The kids I teach will not be greatly disadvantaged by this. I'm glad our school (non-private, inner city, VEC) had the foresight to set up Moodle. Looking at the stats, some of the kids have already started their work. I'm happy enough with that.

kona · 08-01-2010 07:10PM

Proto wrote: »

Ollchailin wrote: »

If a student didn't bring books home for the holidays to study for the mocks, they're ****ed anyway.

I laugh at the people spouting "Oh no what about my exams?"

Pick up a book and study at home FFS

In that case why bother with teachers at all:rolleyes:

Retarded statement.

stripysocks85 · 08-01-2010 07:12PM

kona wrote: »

spurious wrote: »

Ye but your not in the class room, also while you speak for yerself, not all schools or teachers are so resourceful.
Why cant you manage that and college professors can?

How can college libraries remain open?

Do you realise that Eircom are reporting problems with alot of telephone lines?

Let this man know how angry you are:
batt.okeeffe@oireachtas.ie

However, this is one time I have to applaud the man for showing real leadership.

all schools closed until thursday 14th jan

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