Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

[Lord Tyrion]

I know that but if ALL schools are closed then ALL kids will mss out the same chunk.




I thought A levels were cancelled this year?

Schools don't teach in the same order. They may do the same curriculum but they do it in different orders, different paces. Not everyone is at the same point when you stop.

What about those kids who's parents don't want them to stop and so home teach effectively? I would in their shoes. Is it fair for them to get ahead, or others be behind, through no fault of the kids.

A level and GCSE exams are cancelled, not the actual lessons. They will be judged by their teachers, not by exam results.

 

[anotherdouble]

Why are there no tv stations for each year group, broadcasting lessons every day?

thought I heard that bbc were doing something for 3 hours a day.

 

[SaintHacker]

Can't post my views on Khan else i'll get a ticking off by the mods.

However he started the pandemic telling Londoners the tube was completely safe and focused on people calling it the "Chinese virus". It was never going to go well....

The man has the blood of a lot of transport workers, and other key staff, on his hands

 

[GB72]

OK, I am confused now. The R number is announced as being between 1 and 1.4. I know that is not good but, bearing in mind everything else, I expected it to be much higher and with figures worse than in April, I expected it to be up near 3 where it was estimated to be at that time.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Call me callous if you want. But I'd much rather continue the education of millions of children. Especially the most vulnerable, over extending the lives of the elderly who may only have a few months to live anyway. Shield the vulnerable, vaccinate front line NHS, and teaching staff and let's get back on with life.

And should those vulnerable people be shielded (imprisoned) until they conveniently die of some other cause?

After all the virus will remain in the community indefinitely even after NHS workers and teachers have all been vaccinated.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Why are there no tv stations for each year group, broadcasting lessons every day?



At what point is it worth it tho? I spent the majority of my school days smoking ciggies and chasing girls. The only thing the later years taught me that I use in my career was how to interact with people. I haven't used algebra, science, geography or history since.

I did pretty much the same at school. I was better at smoking than chasing girls though.

I left at 16 without a meaningful qualification to my name. But that didn't matter as I had the family business to walk into. Only I didn't, as it went bust 6 weeks after I left school.

It took me a long time and a lot of hard work to get back to where I needed to be and have done alright for myself since. I wouldn't however recommend my path to my kids as it was a much harder path than the majority of my friends.

Which is why I think education is the number 1 priority. Especially for the most vulnerable kids.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

And should those vulnerable people be shielded (imprisoned) until they conveniently die of some other cause?

After all the virus will remain in the community indefinitely even after NHS workers and teachers have all been vaccinated.

I didn't say that. Just there should be other priorities.

 

[Imurg]

OK, I am confused now. The R number is announced as being between 1 and 1.4. I know that is not good but, bearing in mind everything else, I expected it to be much higher and with figures worse than in April, I expected it to be up near 3 where it was estimated to be at that time.

I'm with you.
With the number of cases over 50k a day for a couple of weeks I'd have been expecting 2 or even 3....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I haven't used algebra, science, geography or history since.

I bet you use aspects of one or more of these subjects - if not them all - each and every day. And if perchance you never studied any of them through schooling then you'd have had to do some learning of the basics of each to cope with everyday life. I have £10 - apples cost 25p each; oranges 30p. What combination of apples and oranges can I buy so that I can give each member of my football club a piece of fruit after training when I know that the apple/oranges preference is likely to be 1:2 . Algebra

 

[Deleted member 18588]

I didn't say that. Just there should be other priorities.

So not doing something to prevent or reduce premature deaths is preferable to slowing children's education for a few months.

The concern expressed by many parents would appear to have more to do with the inconvenience of having their childminding arrangements suspended.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I'm with you.
With the number of cases over 50k a day for a couple of weeks I'd have been expecting 2 or even 3....

remember the transmission rate R will be logarithmic in nature as it produces an exponential growth - it is not a linear growth.

 

[GB72]

I bet you use aspects of one or more of these subjects - if not them all - each and every day. And if perchance you never studied any of them through schooling then you'd have had to do some learning of the basics of each to cope with everyday life. I have £10 - apples cost 25p each; oranges 30p. What combination of apples and oranges can I buy so that I can give each member of my football club a piece of fruit after training when I know that the apple/oranges preference is likely to be 1:2 . Algebra

I buy a bag of apples, a bag of oranges and cut them in bigger or smaller segments depending on demand and supply available. I have never bothered to calculate in the way you suggest.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I buy a bag of apples, a bag of oranges and cut them in bigger or smaller segments depending on demand and supply available. I have never bothered to calculate in the way you suggest.

But you might have to Besides - when you pull oranges apart you'll not be letting the first few grab all the segments from the plate at the expense of all of those behind. You might apply a limit on the number each individual can have at first and for that you'll do a little calc in your head.

 

[GB72]

So not doing something to prevent or reduce premature deaths is preferable to slowing children's education for a few months.

The concern expressed by many parents would appear to have more to do with the inconvenience of having their childminding arrangements suspended.

This, to me, is a very salient point. Some, not all, are just being particularly vocal because homeschooling is inconvenient to the parent rather than being of significant detriment to the child.

 

[GB72]

But you might have to

48 years into my life and I have not had to yet. In fact would tend to buy too much and share out any leftover rather than go for a precise calculation.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

This, to me, is a very salient point. Some, not all, are just being particularly vocal because homeschooling is inconvenient to the parent rather than being of significant detriment to the child.

I can only base this upon what some parents are saying to my son, a teacher.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

So not doing something to prevent or reduce premature deaths is preferable to slowing children's education for a few months.

The concern expressed by many parents would appear to have more to do with the inconvenience of having their childminding arrangements suspended.

Nice sweeping generalisations there.
It's not much of an inconvenience having the kids at home. In fact it's less hassle than trying to get them up and out of the door to school.

It might be for others. Then I would say those kids are better off in school.

 

[Imurg]

I bet you use aspects of one or more of these subjects - if not them all - each and every day. And if perchance you never studied any of them through schooling then you'd have had to do some learning of the basics of each to cope with everyday life. I have £10 - apples cost 25p each; oranges 30p. What combination of apples and oranges can I buy so that I can give each member of my football club a piece of fruit after training when I know that the apple/oranges preference is likely to be 1:2 . Algebra

Sorry, but without knowing how many are going to be at training I can make an accurate calculation so I'll go with Greg's method..

 

[Ethan]

Not the cohesive deployment of a National policy that I would have expected.

Well, in the old days we had central command and control top-down system. Now we have a market where people have choices and some powers have been developed locally, so you get differences and local variations.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

I know that but if ALL schools are closed then ALL kids will mss out the same chunk.




I thought A levels were cancelled this year?

Doesn't matter of their cancelled that's just a headline

They still have to go to uni on those results and if they don't get taught what they need they will struggle at uni