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Children Returning To School
On seeing the news reports of small children returning to school yesterday, was anyone else uncomfortable with it? The social distancing rules they’re obliged to follow through the whole school day can’t make for a psychologically healthy environment for them. I couldn’t help feeling that they’d be better off being allowed to play with their friends and just getting on with school as it usually is - or staying home until such time as they can do that. I wouldn’t be happy sending a child to school in those circumstances.
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I live close to a school and despite my reservations, it seemed quite calm and safe yesterday. Although there really were only a very small number of attendees and they did like guinea pigs to be honest.
They had a one way system in the school, were kept in small groups and had plenty of playground supervision. Thankfully the weather is good and they can use the outdoor space although all of the aparatus outside is out of bounds to them.
Hopefully this wont have a long term affect on this very young age group and it gives the schools a chance to perfect the systems ready for September.
They had a one way system in the school, were kept in small groups and had plenty of playground supervision. Thankfully the weather is good and they can use the outdoor space although all of the aparatus outside is out of bounds to them.
Hopefully this wont have a long term affect on this very young age group and it gives the schools a chance to perfect the systems ready for September.
My granddaughter went back yesterday, she is in Year 6 so the last term of primary school. There were just 6 of them in each classroom because only her year went back so they could spread out over the whole school. Lunch and exercise outside and she absolutely loved it. The school is amazing with the measures they have put in place.
I agree. Our local primary is having the little ones back for one day a week with staggered drop off and pick up, staggered lunch and break and designated seating. They were due to re-open on 8 June but have delayed until 15 June - I wouldn’t be happy sending my children although I have no idea when any of mine will be returning.
What is interesting t me is that when it was key workers kids no one gave a monkeys. All were only too happy to have the arents able to get their kids looked after while the key worker kept their little luxuries going (food) emptied their bins, drove the buses, looked after the elderly and of course the NHS.
The school next to me wasn't doing any social distancing, the kids were playing as normal and it was a great sound to be heard to an otherwise eery silence. Now everyone else is expected to get their kids back to school so they have no excuse not to work suddenly all this nonsense, fueled by the likes of Gromit as can be seen above.
Clearly key workers kids were considered expendable. How nice of eveyone to do that, didnt they think past the end of their nose when out clapping like seals every week?
The school next to me wasn't doing any social distancing, the kids were playing as normal and it was a great sound to be heard to an otherwise eery silence. Now everyone else is expected to get their kids back to school so they have no excuse not to work suddenly all this nonsense, fueled by the likes of Gromit as can be seen above.
Clearly key workers kids were considered expendable. How nice of eveyone to do that, didnt they think past the end of their nose when out clapping like seals every week?
// How many children died last week then? //
The risk isn't to the children particularly. It's to the adults and vulnerable people they may pass the infection on to.
Having said that, I don't criticise the decision to partially re-open schools. What's concerning about recent policy is how many aspects of the lockdown have been relaxed at once. I hope I'm wrong to be concerned about that.
The risk isn't to the children particularly. It's to the adults and vulnerable people they may pass the infection on to.
Having said that, I don't criticise the decision to partially re-open schools. What's concerning about recent policy is how many aspects of the lockdown have been relaxed at once. I hope I'm wrong to be concerned about that.
I wouldn’t be happy sending my kids kids because the environment sounds horrible and mentally damaging, the amount of learning they will receive will be next to nothing (by the time they’ve got them all actually sitting in a classroom). My children are older, if they return to school and are unable to be taught by the subject teacher (because that teacher is teaching another small group) then it’s pointless being there - they may as well stay at home not to mention that no one has indicated how they will get to the actual school/college.
Ymb, //"I wouldn’t be happy sending my children"
Can you explain why? //
I thought I had but I’ll try again. I wouldn’t be happy sending small children into, what would be for them, a surreal environment where access to their usual books and toys is denied and close contact with their friends forbidden. I can't see that being good for them at all.
And yes, I have given a lot of thought to the children who have been at school throughout - and have mentioned it several times on here. I could never see why, if other children were deemed to be in danger - or a danger to others - at school, they weren’t. Similarly workers who have continued to work throughout while the rest were obliged to stop.
Can you explain why? //
I thought I had but I’ll try again. I wouldn’t be happy sending small children into, what would be for them, a surreal environment where access to their usual books and toys is denied and close contact with their friends forbidden. I can't see that being good for them at all.
And yes, I have given a lot of thought to the children who have been at school throughout - and have mentioned it several times on here. I could never see why, if other children were deemed to be in danger - or a danger to others - at school, they weren’t. Similarly workers who have continued to work throughout while the rest were obliged to stop.
