Education is not Childcare and Teachers are human too!
As a teacher of 33 years increasingly I am seeing consistently, attitudes of children and parents to education being minimised to the priority being that of childcare and not of learning. I had thought that after this experience their might be a glimmer of hope that appreciation of the professionalism and skills of a teacher would be celebrated but reading the previous comments sadly this does not seem to be the case.
Teachers are working as hard or harder in these circumstances, they have continued to work, they have had to quickly deliver a digital platform, they have their own families, their own worries, they are carers for elderly relatives, they have underlying health conditions themselves or caring for family who do, they have lost loved ones but they are still everyday doing their very best to provide the best education experience they can in an extremely difficult situation. There has been a teacher shortage for years now and it is getting worse. Don’t think for one minute there will be enough staff to support both digital and school based learning. Please also remember the majority of teachers are woman, who will care for their children when they return to school, it’s a complete can of worms!
I would keep schools closed till August, a fresh start. Defer the August P1 and use this as an opportunity to model the Scandinavian system of starting formal schooling at 6 years. Cap class sizes at 25 with areas of deprivation at 20 or less. Focus on developing apprenticeships, not everyone needs to continue their learning at University, promote learning on the job as this is often the best way for many. This links to mental health and promotion of the trades we do desperately need.
Use this tragedy to get things in Education right for the next generation.
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I think it is important to use the current challenges as an opportunity for growth and development.
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