REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post

whitev70r · 11-19-2020, 01:53 PM

Yes, I understand that there is mental health issues related to learning online. Maybe I should have clarified. I believe the original question was framed this way. What to do if school is cancelled and/or Christmas break starts early and stretches longer ... how do we complete the curriculum and what about teachers who get 2 months off in the summer (this is probably the least of concerns)?

My simple solution was, OK, if Covid situation got real bad, cancel in person school. Extend the Christmas holiday/break. Teach from now until Mid December Christmas break online. Complete as much of the curriculum as you can. I'm not advocating for school closure or not, that's beyond my pay scale.

All I'm saying is that school closure does not necessarily mean that teachers don't work and learning is halted.

Edit - maybe you have to have special provisions for students who do not have devices to attend in person school. What .. 10-20% at most?

2nd edit - right from the get go in September, they should have given the option of in person learning or online. There are families who prefer online for one reason or another, that would thin out the numbers for in person and may have answered the teachers' concern about class size. Hire every Tom, Dick, and Harry who graduated from teacher's college, instead of giving them $2000 CERB, get more hands on deck and have them be online teachers. Give families options.

11-19-2020, 01:53 PM	#7075
whitev70r Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 604 Posts: 10,437 Thanked 6,267 Times in 3,017 Posts Failed 320 Times in 161 Posts	Yes, I understand that there is mental health issues related to learning online. Maybe I should have clarified. I believe the original question was framed this way. What to do if school is cancelled and/or Christmas break starts early and stretches longer ... how do we complete the curriculum and what about teachers who get 2 months off in the summer (this is probably the least of concerns)? My simple solution was, OK, if Covid situation got real bad, cancel in person school. Extend the Christmas holiday/break. Teach from now until Mid December Christmas break online. Complete as much of the curriculum as you can. I'm not advocating for school closure or not, that's beyond my pay scale. All I'm saying is that school closure does not necessarily mean that teachers don't work and learning is halted. Edit - maybe you have to have special provisions for students who do not have devices to attend in person school. What .. 10-20% at most? 2nd edit - right from the get go in September, they should have given the option of in person learning or online. There are families who prefer online for one reason or another, that would thin out the numbers for in person and may have answered the teachers' concern about class size. Hire every Tom, Dick, and Harry who graduated from teacher's college, instead of giving them $2000 CERB, get more hands on deck and have them be online teachers. Give families options. Last edited by whitev70r; 11-19-2020 at 02:08 PM.