I can’t deal with this incessant whining about home schooling and that teachers are having to defend themselves for doing their jobs.
First of all it’s a privilege that children in the UK have free at the point of use education. Millions of children all over the world don’t have access to what we take for granted. Whatever year your child may be in and however little or lots of work they are doing is for their benefit. It’s not a bloody jail sentence, they are not being punished, they are taking part in structured learning. It’s a blessing not a curse and people whining about it is the most self indulgent crap I’ve ever seen.
Second teachers have gone above and beyond for the last 12 months with very little support from central Government! They have had to change and adapt syllabuses, deal with many different agencies to provide safety, police strict Covid restrictions in school and communicate with parents/ children remotely trying to provide the best solution for our kids. Have a bit of respect. They are trying to keep your kids physical safety, mental development and educational needs as up to date as is reasonably possible. If that’s an inconvenience to you as a parent you should really look at your attitude before anything else.
Thirdly it’s looking highly likely that schools won’t reopen till April. The reason for that is that in the last week nearly 7k people in the UK have died. That’s 7k families that have had a cruel bereavement (and it is really fucking cruel) to deal with because of a virus no one was prepared for. The infection rates are still increasing and NHS admittance is at breaking point. Those Doctors and Nurses are trying to save people’s lives in dire circumstances and the only hope we have is vaccines that are theoretically still in the human trial stage. They have not yet provided enough data to know how they work nor for how long. Bitching about how bad you feel is not going to change this. The only thing that will help all of us is sucking it up, sticking to the rules (which incidentally are looking like they will become stricter, so Rachaels bubble will be finished,) and working together to get the best possible outcome. Yes, you may feel like shit, but for fucks sake, put on your big girl knickers and deal with it.
One thing I know for absolute certain is that if a child who’s routine has been turned upside down has a mother walking around crying, moaning and acting like spoilt child for being put into the sticky spot of having to reorganise their time, it’s not going to help the child’s productivity, stability or mental health. People need to grow up now. What message does it give your kids if you disrespect their teachers and the viruses potency. Not a good one!
(Just specifically to Rachael though, the audacity of whinging whilst breaking Covid rules is as breathtakingly ignorant as ever. You are one cheeky bitch.)