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Unfortunately, it appears that âsafeâ and âeffectiveâ donât seem to be co-feasible, especially for younger or less motivated kids whose parents arenât able to be home-school leaders.
As I see it: Safer, yes. Necessary, yes. â for now. Effective â to be determined based on results. Success will require constant adjustment on the part of parents who are now TAâs and who must either relearn or learn anew which methods to apply and how to teach them.
Gonna be hard on all parents, whether working from home or just trying to get by until they find employment, especially those whose homes are in jeopardy.
Gonna be hard on students, too, to be able to accept Mom and/or Dad in this new role. And on getting enough bandwidth to be able to participate in virtual classes
Some will adapt well. Others will struggle. Some will fail. Tâis the way of it. Perseverance and inner strength will be needed.
Something that surprised and still puzzles me about managing school during the pandemic is that I havenât seen a single reference to Australiaâs decades of use of âvirtual schooling.â I remember reading things in âWeekly Readerâ and other things about the children living in remote areas of the outback and bush who attended school by radio. I donât know when it was started or when it endedâif it has, and not just morphed into more advanced technologyâbut Iâll bet those teachers and parents, and kids, could have told us a lot about what to expect and how to be as effective as possible.
Maybe instead of attending formal classes this school year students should take a sabbatical and learn life skills this year. It might mean there wouldnât be a graduating class for 2021, but every student would be a year more mature when they graduate.Teachers should receive their normal pay and use the time to hone their teaching skills, by online learning and research.This still leaves the problem of child care.
Caulfieldâs comment is something to think about: Is this way safe? Is it effective? Is it necessary? Our kids are going back to SCHOOL, not Zoom. Wearing a mask is optional. Masks are not effective, even the Centers for Disease Control sent out a statement saying as much. Wearing a mask may make you feel better, but youâre kidding yourself. Just my opinion, haters.
Columbus, Neil Armstrong, George Mallory all took calculated risks for a specified goal. Thatâs a little different from throwing 7 year olds into a tuberculous ward.
Iâd also argue, given the infection rate at college campuses, that their older siblings are fearless and incapable of calculating risk.
Came across this in a small school the other day: âIn a world where you can choose to be anythingâŠbe kind.â Itâs simple but powerful. I snapped a picture of the message on the board. Being kind eliminates a LOT.
The point of the lockdown is to limit the number of available hosts so the virus âdies outâ (see New Zealand). If this had been done from the onset we would be pretty much back to normal now. But the president downplayed the severity and the science deniers didnât believe the precautions or the warnings and the you-canât-tell-me-what-to-doers wouldnât do what their governor said to do and here we are in the mess we are in.
Frazz13 hrs · The swim organization I practice with requires each swimmer to, among many other pandemic precautions, fill out a questionnaire before theyâre allowed out of the parking lot. The penultimate question, just before whatâs your temperature, asks whether or not youâve had diarrhea in the past 24 hours. And Iâm thinking, you know, even if that werenât a Covid symptom, I would definitely put it on the pre-swim questionnaire.
Likewise the Socrates trilogy. I know he had something specific in mind, but itâs a good set of questions to ask about pretty much anything.
eromlig over 4 years ago
VERY important questions, Jef. Sure wish more people were asking themâŠ
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Unfortunately, it appears that âsafeâ and âeffectiveâ donât seem to be co-feasible, especially for younger or less motivated kids whose parents arenât able to be home-school leaders.
pekelopan Premium Member over 4 years ago
Caulfield, has a good mind and will lead a good life. Sounds like I got this from a Fortune Cookie, but I see a future for him.
Kind&Kinder over 4 years ago
Not funnyââjust real!
sandpiper over 4 years ago
As I see it: Safer, yes. Necessary, yes. â for now. Effective â to be determined based on results. Success will require constant adjustment on the part of parents who are now TAâs and who must either relearn or learn anew which methods to apply and how to teach them.
Gonna be hard on all parents, whether working from home or just trying to get by until they find employment, especially those whose homes are in jeopardy.
Gonna be hard on students, too, to be able to accept Mom and/or Dad in this new role. And on getting enough bandwidth to be able to participate in virtual classes
Some will adapt well. Others will struggle. Some will fail. Tâis the way of it. Perseverance and inner strength will be needed.
Markov Da Robot over 4 years ago
Heâs got an IPad Air like me!
Darwinskeeper over 4 years ago
Before they decide on policy, the politicians will ask. Will my base like this? Is it politically expedient? Will it keep me in office?
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Safer? Of course. Effective? Not for many. Administrators are having to weigh one against the other.
atajayhawk over 4 years ago
Something that surprised and still puzzles me about managing school during the pandemic is that I havenât seen a single reference to Australiaâs decades of use of âvirtual schooling.â I remember reading things in âWeekly Readerâ and other things about the children living in remote areas of the outback and bush who attended school by radio. I donât know when it was started or when it endedâif it has, and not just morphed into more advanced technologyâbut Iâll bet those teachers and parents, and kids, could have told us a lot about what to expect and how to be as effective as possible.
poppacapsmokeblower over 4 years ago
Maybe instead of attending formal classes this school year students should take a sabbatical and learn life skills this year. It might mean there wouldnât be a graduating class for 2021, but every student would be a year more mature when they graduate.Teachers should receive their normal pay and use the time to hone their teaching skills, by online learning and research.This still leaves the problem of child care.
33Angel over 4 years ago
Very clever today, Jef!
Snowedin over 4 years ago
Caulfieldâs comment is something to think about: Is this way safe? Is it effective? Is it necessary? Our kids are going back to SCHOOL, not Zoom. Wearing a mask is optional. Masks are not effective, even the Centers for Disease Control sent out a statement saying as much. Wearing a mask may make you feel better, but youâre kidding yourself. Just my opinion, haters.
Jeffrey Copeland Premium Member over 4 years ago
Columbus, Neil Armstrong, George Mallory all took calculated risks for a specified goal. Thatâs a little different from throwing 7 year olds into a tuberculous ward.
Iâd also argue, given the infection rate at college campuses, that their older siblings are fearless and incapable of calculating risk.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is it safe?
Well, who cares?
Getting kids back into classrooms is vital for The Economy. And the economy is vital to The Election.
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And you should always downplay the risk, so as not to panic the American People. 200,000 dead wonât panic my base if I just keep lying about it.
Shinrinder Premium Member over 4 years ago
B.D. over 4 years ago
The point of the lockdown is to limit the number of available hosts so the virus âdies outâ (see New Zealand). If this had been done from the onset we would be pretty much back to normal now. But the president downplayed the severity and the science deniers didnât believe the precautions or the warnings and the you-canât-tell-me-what-to-doers wouldnât do what their governor said to do and here we are in the mess we are in.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
Jef Mallettâs Blog Posts
Frazz13 hrs · The swim organization I practice with requires each swimmer to, among many other pandemic precautions, fill out a questionnaire before theyâre allowed out of the parking lot. The penultimate question, just before whatâs your temperature, asks whether or not youâve had diarrhea in the past 24 hours. And Iâm thinking, you know, even if that werenât a Covid symptom, I would definitely put it on the pre-swim questionnaire.
Likewise the Socrates trilogy. I know he had something specific in mind, but itâs a good set of questions to ask about pretty much anything.
mackmobile over 4 years ago
And Common sense.