To Think some schools won’t reopen in September

[Lardlizard]

Yanbu if you agree

Because so many school are not reopening for year r,1 and 6 in June

Because of reasons such as a quarter of the staff are shielding etc, so how on earth will they we able to reopen all years in sept
They will still have the same staff in September

TossACoinToYourWitcher

Why the need to get personal? Is there really a need to post a valid point and then something to goad?

@FrippEnos I didn't say it was straightforward. I said, (or at least I tried to say), that no one including teachers can expect to be paid for doing a job that they aren't doing.

@LittleFoxKit
I see what you are saying and I don’t mean formal sitting at your desk type of education. The education I mean is mainly socialisation and how to share and connect with other children and adults. But also respect, boundaries, sensory experiences. For 3-4 year olds this also encompasses phonics, maths, technology, pe, Pshe and other subjects.
If you are a parent who devotes time to your child every week day to provide these experiences and access to other children and adults other than family members then that’s fab.
Many parents however just won’t be able to do that. Esp as many now have to work from home.

I can tell you from experience that When a child starts reception in primary school, there is a world of difference between children who have never been to nursery/ preschool and those who have. Often those who have never been are affected for much longer than just YR

@peoplepleaser1

I am just asking questions.

It could well be that we still have a significant amount of pupils at home in September. Those that are unable to come in (or whatever) could be producing work for them.

TossACoinToYourWitcher
indeed, children experiencing boredom is a tragedy

what generation are you people raising? These kids won't cope when they are adult, will they. It's frightening.

Parents have to step up, so what? Do people genuinely never bother with schooling and leave all the education to the school in real life? Is that such a shock to be more involved

If you are a SAHM or fuloughed I dare say you can "step up", although I am still wondering why we pay highly professional teachers if all that is needed is for parents to "step up" - who knew that teaching is so easy that any parent can do it - in all subjects?

If you are still working, how do you make the time to provide an education (in all subjects) to your children? I have said a couple of times on MN that if my ds were younger all I would be doing is the daily reading practice (which I did anyway when he was small) and then parking him in front of BBC Bitesize. But I am not sure that is sustainable for six months or more.

We pay teachers because they are highly skilled and professional. And equating parents' lack of teaching experience to rubbish "parenting" is also a completely ludicrous argument.

But we are not talking about a normal school year, are we? We don't ask parents to replace teachers - we are talking about exceptional measures in exceptional circumstances.

This is not about home educating and removing yourself from set curriculum or at least set teaching.

We pay teachers to teach, and... they are. Schools are mainly still opened for a start. The others are doing exactly what some of us are doing: working from home. No one has ever said it was ideal or should be the new way to school in the future, it's a temporary measure.

Schools are providing materials for the kids, and parents supervise and help the youngest. Where do I find the time? Personally I spend at least 1 hour in the evening setting up the day, linking lessons from schools with online resources, so it's all there in the day. I've relocated the youngest to the dining table where I am also working now.

I use the time I would normally be commuting to work with my kids, I plonk them in front of the tv or any screen when I have to make calls or video calls or faff on zoom, and we work alongside each other. I use the school resources, I am not the teacher.

In normal life, of course we are involved with the kids learning, it's a bit frightening if some parents decide to leave it all the school and not bother.

Some posters are ridiculously resentful towards teachers in general, just because they have to spend a bit of time with their own children. Many teachers have kids too btw.

@Nihiloxica
I agree with you
When I read that children in Spain were stuck in flats for weeks I was shocked.

By September the situation with the virus will be so much better.
Shops, pubs and restaurants will be opened. Children will be socialising during summer holidays. Why cannot children go to school in September?

Many children have lost motivation to study online including my daughter.

just because they have to spend a bit of time with their own children

Oh yeah it's definitely that and not the myriad of worries most people have right now.