Classroom Lessons via Zoom

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AIBU to expect the teachers at my daughter’s rs primary school to offer at least some lessons via Zoom? The feedback I have been given is that that they aren’t offering it due to a) safeguarding issues, and b) it would add to the teachers workload. Well, surely if we parents consent for our child to sign in for these lessons then no safeguarding issue. Plus, at present, we parents are doing at least 60% of the teachers work for them via homeschooling. (I appreciate that they are setting work for the children, but this is part of the planning they would do anyway).

Teachers are really not showing themselves in a good light on this thread

Its quite clearly just teachers as nevertwerkednaked sees herself as far superior to teachers.

My child has been sent worksheets in Maths he competed last year. Not once but on 4 occasions. I messaged to say he got the worksheet correct last year and could he at least have a harder one but no response. I now set him Maths work myself. We use bitesize on TV then follow up on website. Good job the English, Science and Geography teachers send work more suited to his ability home.

Nope. And I haven't once called you a name. I won't stop caring about education. But I am leaving this thread because the insults are disgusting and unwarranted and have continued even after I told you they were triggering and I hope Mumsnet ban you for your behaviour tonight

@penguinsbegin my son goes to a state school (in reception class) in North London and we have live lessons online - delivered via google classroom. Infact, my daughter's nursery attempts live circle time too (less useful for 2 year olds but she does get some joy out of it!). Where there is a will, there is a way. In the NHS, GDPR rules have been temporarily suspended to enable patients to be treated remotely whilst the right tech and safeguards are put into place. There has to be a can-do spirit - whatever the sector to ensure kids are educated and some level of live engagement, even once a week would be infinetely nourishing for kids, particularly in lockdown

And far from seeing myself as superior to teachers I am saying I want and need the teachers to teach. For my children and for the children all over the country who want to learn

Really twerk? Teachers are doing what they have been instructed to do. I would absolutely love to be back in school with my class. I miss them, I miss the routine and I miss all the interactions. But I’m not going to ignore my union and the BMAs advice and push for going back when they don’t think it’s safe. That’s not good for anyone.

Still here? Still know best i see?

I don't want my children in a physical classroom . But I don't want them to not be taught either

Good night.
The insults and name calling on this thread tonighr was one way and horrific and continued long after I had disclosed have experienced DV. Shameful.

What is it you want? You’ve been told why we can’t do video conferencing. What would you have us do about it?

You really do not have to be wealthy to own a laptop.

You really do not have to be wealthy to own a laptop bloody poor people spending all their money on food.

caringcarer really? I’ll tell that to the kids I teach who can’t afford proper shoes shall I? Fucking hell.

Just a thought to those of you in agreement that the majority of teachers are workshy and just hoping to ride out a chilled out lockdown until the holidays....do you think they can effectively deliver a full timetable online from home whilst homeschooling/caring for their own children?

I am a teacher caring for a young child and an older teen and I do think we should be providing a full timetable but working flexibly. All of my classes get video lessons and resources via teams. I just make the resources between 5 and 7am and in the evening. They also all get feedback but not individual marking which I don't do anyway. As far as possible I try to be available online certainly for the first 15 mins of a lesson but it doesn't always happen - and can't happen on the days I am in school- especially as I am with vulnerable children who need constant interaction.

So yes it can happen but there has to be flexibility as to when that happens for both the teachers and students.

Haven't RTFT as it's so long, but my children's schools ( one primary, one secondary) started online classes a couple of days after we went into lockdown. DD had to have an iPad for school anyway and DS was sent home with a school iPad.

DD's school holds Zoom classes, DS's uses Google Classroom. They both have 2-3 online classes daily and additional assigned work that they submit online.

No problems with it at all, everyone's adjusted. It also helps keep friendships going, as they often FaceTime their friends for a bit after classes.

am I crazy? private or state? We are not allowed to loan out equipment.

Too many reachers saying if 90% of children can access work on line and 10% can't then none of the children should have it. Yet they happily set work sheets already taught in school the previous year, so no work involved there, on class dojo that parents have to access on their phones. If you had 100 starving children and only enough food for 90 I suppose they would rather all if them starved rather than feeding 90.

I have just finished teaching five weeks of primary over zoom. Four sessions a day, no security breaches or porn and some solid progress made for all children. It can be done.

am I crazy? private or state? We are not allowed to loan out equipment.

Has there not been funding made available to loan out equipments. We are a state school that has loaned out laptops to about 10% of our school population so every child can access online lessons.

caring carer that’s not what I’m saying at all. Our children can access a wealth of material online just not zoom lessons because:
a) We’re not set up for it
b) We’re not trained for it
c) We’ve been told not to do it