Aibu to think private school provision at home can be done in state schools too?

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Just that. Private schools are doing active live teaching via zoom, FaceTime and Skype. Full school days. Teaching via video link, then sending kids off to do work which they send back and gets marked, then another lesson. full school days of work. Even pe online! Parents don’t need to do anything and can get on with work.

State sector get home learning packs. No info about how to do bus stop division or similar technical stuff. Not heard from anyone at school since Friday, no information at all bar work timetable on website. Where are the teachers? Why are can state sector teachers not actively teach online and stay in touch with the kids? Why not more engagement? We are all having to work at home alongside our kids, why aren’t teachers doing this too?

Try teaching them yourself mummy... oh wait! spend less time on here bitchin because we’re all trying our abso best in this time but u folk post on here moaning . Try getting aff your arse n helping at this time instead of slagging off your cheap babysitters. I’m broken-hearted I can no longer have my great granddaughter here overnight so cut the crap n lets get thru’ this.

I think what thread shows most clearly is the level of misinformation, ignorance and stereotyping there is around and between both sectors. No two schools are the same, nor all private schools are Eton, not all private school parents are rich and can easily afford fees. Not all, in fact very few, state schools are shit and falling down. Not all state school parents, in fact very few, don't give a shit about education. There are bad and excellent teachers in both sectors. One school's provision or lack of it proves nothing about all other schools.

Agree, Huge. However, you're perpetuating the misinformation too, by saying not all private schools are Eton

Unless you have a child there (and I'm assuming you haven't), you can't really know what the school is like.

I meant in terms of their financial resources. I don't have a child there but I work in the sector and am familiar with it. It's what people with no experience of the sector imagine all indies are like and most really are not. Compared to the top performing state school in our town, our facilities, though beautiful are tatty and tech is rubbish. But sports and other extra curriculum stuff is awesome, classes and forms groups are about 14-18 kids max. But we absolutely are not awash with cash and neither are many of our parents. But you are kind of right that I did stereotype it!!

Thanks for clarifying, Huge. It does irk me that people make assumptions about Eton, Etonians and Eton parents - though you obviously weren't doing that, and I apologise for thinking you were.

I have a son there, btw, and it has been interesting to compare his experience (and ours) with that of his siblings who are at/have been at local independent day schools.

I think if you can afford to pay for your child’s education (which the vast majority of parents at private/ independent schools do) then you’re likely to be able to afford technology e.g smart phone/ tablet / laptop and a printer.

I think there is probably a stereotype in mind when people say “private education” but it began with the generalisation that pupils attending private schools were more likely to be able to engage in e-learning. I think that’s still true. How many pupils at a private school are entitled to free school meals?

Lots of teachers are volunteering their time to work at the local hubs providing childcare. Some are sourcing, uploading and marking material. Others may be in a household where there are insufficient laptops/devices for everyone to be able to work from home, especially if children are trying to complete work too.

@Beebie2 on the other hand a lot of private school children will live in really rural locations where the internet connection is very poor or in different time zones what with the high percentage of borders and all so there will be ones who can’t fully engage in e-learning and adjustments would need to be made. Also worth noting the private school pupils have fewer school days so would be missing out on less classroom time as well. There are lots of different factors at play.

Yep, I have kids, they go to normal school and we live rurally. Our internet is slow, sometimes very slow!! but it’s doable.

Yes, there are lots of factors at play, but I’m not sure we can say a higher proportion of private school students have slower internet. We can however say with conviction, that kids living in abject poverty are less likely to have access to technology.