Teacher strike

SingleSue

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I wonder how many people who are whining about their little dears missing a days school then go on to book a term time holiday?

Not me, I do not take my children out of school during term time unless they are ill (and we are not talking minor snuffles here).

milliebear00001

SingleSue wrote: »

I do teach them at home too, it is one of the reasons why my middle son is in the able, gifted and talented group at school and is top set for everything.

I've been doing fun educational things with them since they were babies, the boys say I am the only parent they know who actually managed to make the Woolworths shutting down sale into a maths lesson! :rotfl:

They don't really do the learning through play anymore...they are 13, 15 and 18. It tends to be more learning through technology and life experience, even a trip to Tesco's is a learning experience.

My arguement is that schools are always telling a parent that to take their child out of school for a few days is detrimental to their education, yet here they are striking and saying that it will not be detrimental as it is only a couple of days in a year...it doesn't add up I am afraid.

My other concern is that this is just the start and it may get to the point where enough lesson hours have not been covered to reach the standard to do the higher papers...this is what happened to my year in the strikes back in the 80's, a whole load of our O levels were scrapped as not enough classroom hours had been taught and we then had to do CSE's in those subjects. This is where their future lives could be impacted.

*My parents always took us on holiday during term time and it did us no harm whatsoever, I was the top student in 3rd year high school with straight A's in the end of year exams but I tend to observe rules a little more than they did and just cannot go against the home/school agreement.

I am a teacher who doesn't actually support the idea that the odd day out of school will be detrimental to the average child but...the reason the strike is different is that because teacher's CARE about your child, they won't miss out through the strike action. Every teacher I know will be planning and marking on strike day, and will teach the missed subject area on a different day later on. This cannot be said of the ad hoc days missed by a multitude of children throughout the year who miss days through holiday or sickness.

jackieblack

milliebear00001 wrote: »

Every teacher I know will be planning and marking on strike day

Funny... every teacher I know (the ones who are striking, not all are) is planning on a long lie in then meeting up for a spot of christmas shopping and lunch in town, then maybe a movie this afternoon (Orange Wednesday! How convenient for them!).

As they're not getting paid it's up to them how they choose to spend their day off, but they are certainly not all as conscientious as the ones you know.

jackieblack

SingleSue wrote: »

My arguement is that schools are always telling a parent that to take their child out of school for a few days is detrimental to their education, yet here they are striking and saying that it will not be detrimental as it is only a couple of days in a year...it doesn't add up I am afraid.

Regrettably this is a typical example of the hypocrisy alot of parents have come to expect from teachers and schools generally. :mad:

Debbie_A_3

jackieblack wrote: »

Funny... every teacher I know (the ones who are striking, not all are) is planning on a long lie in then meeting up for a spot of christmas shopping and lunch in town, then maybe a movie this afternoon (Orange Wednesday! How convenient for them!).

As they're not getting paid it's up to them how they choose to spend their day off, but they are certainly not all as conscientious as the ones you know.

I am a teacher and I am determined to do no school work whatsoever today. It is a rather novel experience as school work takes up chunks of every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year.

Having said that, in order to be ready for Thursday, I was working until 10.45 pm last night. I felt like Cinderella trying to get everything finished by midnight.

Debbie

jackieblack

Debbie_A wrote: »

I am a teacher and I am determined to do no school work whatsoever today. It is a rather novel experience as school work takes up chunks of every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year.

Having said that, in order to be ready for Thursday, I was working until 10.45 pm last night. I felt like Cinderella trying to get everything finished by midnight.

Debbie

Some of the most conscientious and dedicated teachers I know think of it as flexi-time..... they concede that the 13 weeks holidays probably averages things out somewhat.

By the way, teachers aren't the only professionals who take work home or work during the evenings and weekends (but they are the only ones I know who constantly complain about it )

Lotus-eater

My daughters school is open today!

I tried to find out yesterday which teachers weren't coming in, but they wouldn't tell me.

I said to my DD last night that her school may be closed today, we won't find out till the morning, I hope not, she said. "why"
"because I love that school" said with meaning. Ahhh, isn't that cute.

milliebear00001

jackieblack wrote: »

Funny... every teacher I know (the ones who are striking, not all are) is planning on a long lie in then meeting up for a spot of christmas shopping and lunch in town, then maybe a movie this afternoon (Orange Wednesday! How convenient for them!).

As they're not getting paid it's up to them how they choose to spend their day off, but they are certainly not all as conscientious as the ones you know.

You have a lot of friends who are teachers do you then?

As you say, how they spend the day is completely up to them. Either way though, the work will be done at some point.

jackieblack

milliebear00001 wrote: »

You have a lot of friends who are teachers do you then?

I do know alot of teachers (wouldn't necessarily call all of them friends )

milliebear00001

jackieblack wrote: »

I do know alot of teachers (wouldn't necessarily call all of them friends )

And yet they've all told you what their plans are for today...