Coronavirus - New Zealand
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Agree completely that teachers should shut up, I have the same opinions for some workers I know about complaining about having to go back to full hours. Be happy you still have a job.
The foot in both camps comment is directed at schools are open, but only send them if you have to. Is it safe or not?
If it's not safe, keep the schools closed. IMO, having them mostly open is the same as having them fully open. There is a lack of clarity here, at least about safety.
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seems to be a disparity in what different schools/teachers are currently providing too.
I know alot of teachers, some are embracing this and finding new things to teach children, whereas I know some who have done pretty much jack shit, and are keen for lockdown to continue....
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
seems to be a disparity in what different schools/teachers are currently providing too.
I know alot of teachers, some are embracing this and finding new things to teach children, whereas I know some who have done pretty much jack shit, and are keen for lockdown to continue....
Yep. Luckily, both my kids teachers have been excellent. But that does seem to be based on individual work ethic as opposed to a coordinated response.
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@Kirwan My bad. I guess they think schools are a risk factor and want to limit that risk.
if everyone follows the rules classes should be a very small discrete bubble. As opposed to the situation if they opened carte blanche.
So in the interests of getting as many back to work as possible they are prepared to take a small risk but not open it right up especially with older kids who by the nature of the way they are schooled would have way more contacts on any given day.
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My boy's teacher is an Asian guy in his 30s that does all of the IT for the school, so he's been absolutely on point from the get-go with the online learning. Daily video's, lots of ideas on activities to do etc. Been really good, but I can imagine some less tech savvy teacher's really struggling with it.
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@No-Quarter toughest part for me is how they do some stuff, particularly math, I see the answer, can show it how I was taught, but not how they are being taught...I'm sure the way I was taught is still much easier haha
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@No-Quarter toughest part for me is how they do some stuff, particularly math, I see the answer, can show it how I was taught, but not how they are being taught...I'm sure the way I was taught is still much easier haha
Maths
Pet peeve of mine (and Ms Boo Jr ... ). She has on line debates with an American internet acquaintance of hers about whether it is maths or math.
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@booboo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@No-Quarter toughest part for me is how they do some stuff, particularly math, I see the answer, can show it how I was taught, but not how they are being taught...I'm sure the way I was taught is still much easier haha
Maths
Pet peeve of mine (and Ms Boo Jr ... ). She has on line debates with an American internet acquaintance of hers about whether it is maths or math.
Americans spell like 8 year olds. Math, airplane....
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@taniwharugby So if you used the full word you would say mathematic?
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it's clearly mafs
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@taniwharugby Did you hate physic too?😀
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I understand some of the teachers arguments. Over here they question the logic as to why a grandchild can't spend time with their grandparents, but they can spend time with their teacher (who may be a grandparent themselves).
But as always here those reasonable arguments are drowned out by union nonsense.
In NSW they are going to a rostered approach from week 3, where each student is at school 2-3 days a week. So classrooms aren't totally full, but kids still get face time with teachers.
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Agree completely that teachers should shut up, I have the same opinions for some workers I know about complaining about having to go back to full hours. Be happy you still have a job.
The foot in both camps comment is directed at schools are open, but only send them if you have to. Is it safe or not?
If it's not safe, keep the schools closed. IMO, having them mostly open is the same as having them fully open. There is a lack of clarity here, at least about safety.
Depends if the goal is elimination or flattening the curve.
If it is flattening, then drip feeding kids is probably a great strategy.
(but, should probably keep the over 60 teachers at home .... ) -
The PM pointed out yesterday that the threat to teachers is not from kids, it's from other adults.
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@antipodean as in parents!?
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@Paekakboyz said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@antipodean as in parents!?
LOL. As in other teachers.