Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[roydo]

I think so yes. Theres no widespread public support for closing schools. Its not fair on kids who don't have computers at home.

For online lessons?

Seems a pretty easy thing to fix if needs be.

 

[JLW]

Quality isn’t it. The I’m alright jack brigade be out in full force this week.

Plenty of them in here!

 

[ToffeeTim]

For online lessons?

Seems a pretty easy thing to fix if needs be.

That aspect of it should be fixed easily. "Should" being the key word of course..

But a couple of my friends are teachers and lots of kids just didn't bother to do the work even though they could.

Remote learning will work at universities no problem, but in schools it just doesn't work

 

[Tramps_mate]

I dont buy gyms/restaurants etc have caused the spread.

Numbers were fine until they let uni's back open then it went tits up. Should have just given the uni's grants rather than the furloughing of the rest of the economy.

And ZERO evidence of barbers spreading covid so keep them open as essential Boris you mop headed fool.

I've got a bad feeling they're going to go into complete lockdown again. But not for two weeks like Wales. 4 weeks or longer. Another panic reaction..

 

[roydo]

That aspect of it should be fixed easily. "Should" being the key word of course..

But a couple of my friends are teachers and lots of kids just didn't bother to do the work even though they could.

Remote learning will work at universities no problem, but in schools it just doesn't work

Thats a bit sad really. I would have thought that with a bit of encouragement the whole experience could be made to feel like an enjoyable novelty.

In lock down, my youngest lad was quite engaged in his on line panto rehearsals and other various stuff that adult social care arranged, 5 nights a week.

 

[JLW]

She seems like a really emotionally intelligent bright little girl mate. Its good shes talking to you and asking those questions instead of internalising them and becoming, sad, angry upset or anxious. I think another poster saif thier little girl broke out in a rash and that can be the psychosomatic effect of stress.

In my experience and i work with a bit with kids going through, loss, change, enforced separation and the emotional impact of that - in what i do. When kids feel insecure you will notice two thing, either they will get really bold or really clingy. When children are struggling they will always show it their behavior. Essentially, two things make kids feel safe. Boundaries and nurturing.

Kids get bold, because subconsciously they want to reminded that their are rules in place to keep them safe, someone cares about them and that their is limit on what is allowed to keep them safe - bold kids want to made feel safe by being brought with a rule. Other kids become clingy, they are looking for close contact, nurturing and to be told that everything is going to be ok, loads of hugs, silly questions they know the answer to, wanting to not sleep alone, some regressive behavior (not to be worried about), speech impediments, forgetting to dress themselves, nightmares or bed wetting - reverting to a younger age to look for additional comfort - its 99 time sout of 100 tempory and the result of looking for support in a worrying time of change, loss and adjustment.

The above in my experience are very normal and not to minimize what kids are going through at the moment, its really unnatural and goes again their developmental needs. When you think about the reaction, it makes perfect sense, death number s on TV, everyone needing to be kept safe, being naturally separated from people to keep themselves and others safe - exposure to stressed adults they look to - to look after them like teachers etc, not being able or allowed to play with others - play is so important. Its all leads to an atmosphere of uncertainty, loss change, stress worry, and kids arent like us they absorb and react to that in a very different way.

What you daughter is reacting sounds very normal to me in what i see with kids dealing with in terms of stress, loss, change and adjustment and the support they need around that. If its any reassurance there is strong research to show that children who deal with adversity in their formative years, grow into more resilient adults then those who dont when they are younger.

Good post mate

 

[Tramps_mate]

For online lessons?

Seems a pretty easy thing to fix if needs be.

Low income households with no computer or internet isn't an easy fix I'd have thought..

 

[COYBL25]

For online lessons?

Seems a pretty easy thing to fix if needs be.

It`s a waste of time for all but a minority of kids and they`re the kids that would do well no matter what.

It`s virtually impossible to police and the kids know this.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Plenty of them in here!

It’s complicated isn’t it though. I get the need for a total lockdown but how do you do it without complete government and employer support? People who champion that and the closure of all non essential workplaces and schools have never had a anything closely resembling an answer to that. I’m all ears me. Would love to hear how it can be done other than the wall of silence that’s usually put forward when asked these questions.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Thats a bit sad really. I would have thought that with a bit of encouragement the whole experience could be made to feel like an enjoyable novelty.

In lock down, my youngest lad was quite engaged in his on line panto rehearsals and other various stuff that adult social care arranged, 5 nights a week.

A lot of parents couldn't give a toss unfortunately. My mother in law is a supply teacher around Liverpool. You wouldn't believe the stories she's told me. Kids not fed before school. Kids unwashed. 5 year olds in nappies because the parents have never toilet trained them, the list goes on and on.. teaching at home and homework are miiiiles away for these kids sadly.

 

[COYBL25]

A lot of parents couldn't give a toss unfortunately. My mother in law is a supply teacher around Liverpool. You wouldn't believe the stories she's told me. Kids not fed before school. Kids unwashed. 5 year olds in nappies because the parents have never toilet trained them, the list goes on and on.. teaching at home and homework are miiiiles away for these kids sadly.

Add to that, both parents go out to work and are relying on their kids to do their school work in their absence.

Like that`s going to happen with teenagers ! ( my mates teenage lad, who is at a very good church school, didn`t do a thing during the last lockdown lol )

If they`re in school, they`re all getting the same level of education and also they`re getting fed too.

 

[JLW]

Thats a bit sad really. I would have thought that with a bit of encouragement the whole experience could be made to feel like an enjoyable novelty.

In lock down, my youngest lad was quite engaged in his on line panto rehearsals and other various stuff that adult social care arranged, 5 nights a week.

My daughter is a nightmare trying to get her to do the home schooling thingy! But is up ready bouncing to school everyday and is doing very well in each subject.

We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of school not just for education but socially as well. It’s the best years of your life and it’s getting taken away from them. Sad times, also a lot of parents jobs are based around school hours.
These people screaming lockdown need to look at the bigger picture here.

 

[Brennan]

My daughter is a nightmare trying to get her to do the home schooling thingy! But is up ready bouncing to school everyday and is doing very well in each subject.

We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of school not just for education but socially as well. It’s the best years of your life and it’s getting taken away from them. Sad times, also a lot of parents jobs are based around school hours.
These people screaming lockdown need to look at the bigger picture here.

Surely you can be in favour of lockdown having “looked at the big picture”.

 

[JLW]

It’s complicated isn’t it though. I get the need for a total lockdown but how do you do it without complete government and employer support? People who champion that and the closure of all non essential workplaces and schools have never had a anything closely resembling an answer to that. I’m all ears me. Would love to hear how it can be done other than the wall of silence that’s usually put forward when asked these questions.

There is no easy way out of this, it’s already a mess. Do we protect our future or protect the present?
The future you open everywhere up with the standard rules indoors face masks SD at a cost of peoples lives
Or lockdown and protect the present probably save some Covid lives but they will be balanced out by suicides, mental health, poverty, grim future, no jobs, no economy and many other issues.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I've got a bad feeling they're going to go into complete lockdown again. But not for two weeks like Wales. 4 weeks or longer. Another panic reaction..

They should just stick with Tier 3 but nationwide as cases in Liverpool seem to slowly be dropping but instruct all universities to go remote learning with immediate effect- give the uni's grants to keep them going in terms of accommodation etc