#lockdown education

[bryonyashaw]

3 years ago (March 2020) we were all in the midst of Lockdowns, restrictions, mask wearing & Tiger King - all due to the unprecedented Coronavirus flung into our lives.

The first lockdown was implemented across the UK in March 2020.

The first coronavirus cases in the UK were reported in January 2020. By the end of March 2020, 4,426 people in the UK had died within 28 days of testing positive with Covid-19.

On 16 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the Government would be implementing measures intended to halt the spread of the virus. The first lockdown began in England on 23 March 2020. Similar measures were implemented in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the same time. The lockdown saw the closure of non-essential high street businesses, schools, indoor sports venues and other activities. People were advised to work from home where possible and to avoid public transport. The NHS also advised anyone aged 70 & over to stay at home as much as possible and to practise social distancing.

The first/second/third lockdown resulted in the majority of children and young people being educated at home. My kids were off school and I remember the day I picked them up from school and telling them they won't be at school for a bit... What turned out to be a bit, turned out to be months! Which they were happy about to be fair.

The Government announced a series of schemes intended to support people during the lockdown. This included a financial support package for businesses affected and a furlough scheme intended to help companies retain staff.

It feels like yesterday but also feels like it was years ago - I don't know the full economic, mental health impact & other health outcomes for the past few years but from my experience I can say it changed our lives but we got lucky and I feel very fortunate we maintained our health. Sure, there were things the kids missed out on, for example, my daughter missed out entirely on year 5 & 6 then started at secondary school when schools opened, it was a massive change but during lockdowns we were blessed to be able to have Lockdown with my family so the kids & I had support.

Years on I hope everyone is healing

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[uncanny-tranny]

By implying that children are too stupid and rude to learn about the world and learn how the world works and how to interact with others, you are casting responsibility away from the people who are responsible for that child's upbringing and placing the blame on the children (who don't have the autonomy given to them to be allowed to decide what they want) who can't help what they do and do not learn, often.

If the children aren't okay, then investigate why before turning to thought-terminating clichés of, "Well, the kids are just stupid and dumb and aren't even worth the effort because they're lazy!"

#youth liberation #i was really bothered when i saw this clip where this person was saying almost verbatim that... #...'kids [these days] are too STUPID and they're teachers are scared!'... #...why is the blame placed on the kids who have no control over school curriculum and what their home life is like or if they have money... #...it's because when you place the blame on the people with no power or control you don't have the responsibility to change circumstances.. #...you essentially keep the status quo while simultaneously belittling a group of vulnerable people... #...and thus you feed into the cyclical nature of the broken education system #the kids these days AREN'T okay but it ISN'T THEIR FAULT... #...it's the fault of late-stage capitalism and poorly-funded education and a world that wasn't even built with them in mind... #...they had NO PART in the creation of the world which is hostile to their entire existence #don't mind the incorrect usage of their in the second tag i was so focused on how pissed i was #also remember how a good chunk of these kids lived through *checks notes* the fucking PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN #which was a clown show in terms of supporting kids and their parent/s #some places handled lockdown in the US better than others but holy fuck in my area at least it was a nightmare #what do you expect from parents who are now working full-time and teaching part/full-time and parenting full-time? #what support exactly are you expecting they recieved? because you'll likely find they got either a little or NONE #hilarious that i used the wrong their in a post subtweeting about education LOL #look i was focused on how PISSED i was lol cut me some slack here

[odinsblog]

#politics #guns #gun violence #school lockdowns #mass school shootings #gun control #mass shootings #education #lockdown drills

[rowsandrowsofnothing]

Nobody can ever tell me that stricter gun laws aren’t necessary. I just had to sit through a lockdown holding the hands of two of my special needs students and tell them that I would make sure they were safe.

I had to tell one of them to cry quieter because I didn’t know whether or not it was a drill.

Fuck off with your 2nd amendment bullshit.

#school #substitute #special education #special needs #gun control #kids don’t deserve this #they’re my fucking age #why is this happening #lockdown #america #America needs a fix #fuck this

[songofwizardry]

i have some real bad news for Gavin about who exactly makes up the membership of a teaching union.

anyway. in case you needed more reasons to—support the NEU teachers' strikes!

#for those blessed enough to not have to know who gavin is #he was secretary of state for education #during the lockdowns #anyway he does go on to explicitly malign teachers later on #i love how he thought this was a defence #i also found it v funny #that when the gov't was asked if they thought this leak would impact the talks with the teaching unions #the gov't said this was a 'separate issue' #excuse me #anyway it was a bit last minute for this strike but i fully expect on the 15th/16th #placards riffing off of these texts #it will happen #teachers strike 2023 #2023 strikes #ukpol #teaching #neu

[catsniffer420]

just got jumpscared by my computer............

just opened up my Laptop and the browser window was on a bunch of reference journal articles for my thesis. i audibly made a sound of surprise and almost gagged

#part of it is due to my Leo Sun nature. i denied the melodrama allegations for a long time but unfortunately they are all true #the other part is just genuine dread and horror at anything related to my thesis #i only signed up for this degree because i figured i may as well get educated during the pandemic lockdowns #but it turns out that is Not a good reason to sign up for a masters degree! #je souffre #diary

[jerzwriter]

BABE… not a single f*cking worthwhile thing….

@choicesbookclub

#crimes of passion 2 #trystan thorne #crimes of passion choices #crimes of passion #CoP2 chapter 1 #I literally cackled #you and carolina need to educate your babies elsewhere...boo #but wait... you're rich... nevermind #they'll be fine #and man- no place like america to learn lockdown drills!

[lazypanartist]

I hate living in the US.

The first day of school, last Wednesday, we were put into lockout. We had an assembly to welcome everyone back to school for the year. A student, age 15, had a gun in his waistband. He was detained after the assembly.

He was in the school.

They placed us into lock out.

He had a gun on his person, in an assembly, and they treated it as an outside threat.

He was arrested inside the school building.

They said it was a drill.

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Today is day four of school, the first Monday of the year.

We have been placed into lock out again.

Four students have been arrested in relation to a gun thrown out in a toilet.

Arrested in the school.

Again.

There is a fifth student being questioned in relation to this event.

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I'm tired of my "safety" being removed due to my school's inability to function. In both events, were in lock down. In both events, the students and weapons in question were found inside the school.

I don't care how quickly things were controlled. If the threat is inside the building, we should be locked down, not in.

Tired of my administration being useless.

I'm already so tired of being here.

#kana's chats #vent #vent post #tw vent #tw lockdown #lockdown #school lockdown #school #tw america #tw american education system #bullshit #tw attempted school shooter

[187days]

Day One Hundred Eighty-One

Okay, so I clearly jinxed us yesterday, because there was a medical situation in the building today. It didn’t happen in my classroom, and my students had been dismissed for lunch when it happened, so I didn’t have to do anything when the announcement was made to clear the halls, but some of my colleagues had a stressful time. Note: everything is okay now.

As for my day? It was pretty excellent until that happened. I went around the room during both sections of World and quickly checked my students’ multigenre projects. I just wanted to see if they were on the right track, and offer some guidance if they weren’t. Afterwards, I did more in-depth conferencing with anyone who asked, so I stayed busy throughout both blocks, and got to read some really excellent work. 

One of the girls in my Block 2 class has been polishing a short story, and I’ve been giving her suggestions to make it more descriptive, and increase the realism, and it’s turned out really well. I love that she’s stuck with the revision process and really maximized her potential. And two of the boys- two of the boys who were so slow to trust me, and so reluctant to make an effort, at first, then did a 180- turned in their projects early, fully revised, worthy of As. We were all grinning ear to ear over that. I’m so proud of them, and I’m happy they’re proud of themselves. It’s so good. 

This afternoon, there was a little party for retiring staff members. The Principal made a quick speech, and gave a gift to each of them, bust, mostly, we were just hanging out, enjoying a nice day (after all the rain!) and each other’s company, eating some snacks. At one point, a few of us went in to grab drinks, as well. One of my coworkers was gonna buy mine, but The Principal walked in and bought them all. That was a very smooth boss move, I must say. 

We’ve already hired new folks for all of the retiree’s positions but one, but more and more people are opting to leave- headed to other districts, or out of the teaching profession- so there are probably going to be interviews happening throughout the summer. 

#teaching #teacher #teachblr #edublr #educhums #education #high school #social studies #conversations about current events #medical lockdown #retirement party #the principal #day one hundred eighty one

[skeletal-butterflyy]

MURICA!!!

The land of the free where 14 year olds in the second month of highschool can obtain guns and disrupt our education and activities with their stupid shit!

#anyways fuck america and the education system #literally no police showed up until an hour after we were on lockdown #not that the police are very safe ANYWAYS considering i go to a school which is mostly made up of black and mexican people #fuck freshman #tho #murica #american public school #school shooter #american high school

[bighermie]

#covid-19 lockdowns #america's schoolchildren #children's education #child mental health

[pepprs]

i don’t know how to explain that since march 2020 with each new horrible thing happening in the world i shrink further and further into myself and away from connection and hope

#i told that friend i would call them today but then i woke up 6 minutes after roe v wade got overturned. and i can’t call that friend. i #can’t even tell them why. i can’t even talk to my family or even look at them. i can’t even stand on my feet for too long or get anything #done. i can’t reply to any texts or act on any urgent emails. i can’t draw or play piano or do anything to destract myself. all i can do is #scroll and read and be very very still and very very quiet. i don’t even have the energy to cry #in December and February and may i had spells lasting days at a time of being unable to function because such horrible things were happening #all at once and i just couldn’t process it anymore. and it’s gonna happen over and over again more and more frequently and there truly is #nothing i can do to stop it without getting the energy back but every time i think im almost there something happens and i crash back down #all over again. really and truly preparing to leave for brighton was the beginning of the end for me and i don’t know if i will ever get #back to how hopeful and connected and whatever i felt. and living in lockdown all over again doesn’t help but i don’t have the strength to c #change that either. im just tired and everyone is walking all around me right now as i type this and im bristling and want to scream #purrs #delete later #not that i was at all like entirely hopeful or whatever and certainly not that things were good pre covid. but something happened when covid #happened and ever since it’s been like. relentless misery. strings of sad days. no end in sight #i think the best and most helpful things i could do wrt this specific issue are a) open my home to people #seeking abortions who can’t get them in their state / provide travel / resources for them to come here (i can contribute to travel funds #financially but need to learn to drive and find a place to live before i can offer space and transportation resources) and b) keep talking a #about reproductive rights / trying to educate ppl who are skeptical etc etc as someone who would not exist without them. and also c) keep #trying to build collective power and learn to become a better community organizer and open people up to the possibilities that arise when we #recognize ourselves as co-creators of our future and understand that the future is not fixed (which i think aoc said or something and i watc #watched smth on that last night that i think she was part of and it was encouraging to me). so i will try to focus on those things. but this #just has my head spinning so badly. i feel so unmoored. and it’s my job to be a beacon of hope but i feel utterly hopeless

[louehvolution]

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#lockdown. anon #unfortunately. I do agree a percentage of ''fans'' are not fans of Louis and his music - but then. even more reason to expand his audience #is the bottom line. no matter what. isn't it? #it's clear his team are aware there is an image problem. but rather than work towards change they lie about rebranding #and in fact contribute to the perception that keeps people from taking him seriously as a solo artist. not just with much of ''promo'' #focused on 1D and his personal life. and treating him like an attraction rather than an artist - that meet and greet tour in the US... #but also talking like his fans must all be 1D fans. and teenagers with no proper music taste who need to be educated #- and who can be made to support anyone / buy anything - once more treating Louis like a platform rather than an artist #nevermind them doing anything to get his music out there so other people can hear it #it's all around depressing

[viir-tanadhal]

nonetheless and loneliness still don't feel fully real. wdym i was right...

#loneliness particularly omg maybe knowing too much comes in handy in making educated guesses #listening to james ford's recent work really paid off #hours before i legit told a friend 'im guessing itll start off slow and instrumental and midtempo then build up to a banger chorus. #and lots of strings' #and of course context of lockdown has been floating throufh my mind #and then THATS LITERALLY WHAT WE GOT #you dont understand how much shock i was in listening to it debut on the radio #i couldnt have guessed chris' look being hatless and in a suit tho. i dont think any of us could have guessed that #hes a wildcard in that regard #and then now the 70s neil song.... #the album being full of yearning... #it feels surreal because its exactly what i wanted but somehow even better #what happened during lockdown ��

[samafricanreporter]

We are a South African Christian charity founded in 2011, motivated by compassion and social well-being i.e. medical, education and bursary support, food and shelter assistance, disaster relief, and all other activities beneficial to the public interest and or common good through raising of funds, the formation of long- and short-term partnerships and solicitation of sponsorships. Pastor Alph Lukau. KZN FLOODS AL Foundation went down to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal to give much needed donations to the victims of the floods. The donations were received by the Mayor of eThekwini. AL FOUNDATION PROJECTS"- 1 SOUTH AFRICAN COVID-19 PANDEMIC Our country, like the rest of the world is grappling with the effects of the Covid19 pandemic which saw the President of the Republic of South Africa announcing a complete economic and social lockdown of the country on the 26th March to date with gradual levels but still with tight regulations. Pastor Alph Lukau.

2 HEAL OUR LAND MARCH The Heal Our Land MARCH was a great success and signaled a CHANGE in our country and worldwide.

MOZAMBIQUE CYCLONE RELIEF The AL Foundation and Alleluia Ministries International extended a helping hand to the survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique as it is always done to any other victims of natural disasters.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Every weekend we find ourselves with hundreds of children from different walks of life at our church premises, coming along with their families to AMI to fellowship. More than half of these children are sent without necessities such as lunch packs, toiletries, and proper/adequate clothing. Alph Lukau

FEEDING SCHEMES Currently, we offer services to our surrounding locations such as Alexandra, Soweto, Tembisa, Cosmos City and Limpopo children’s and old age homes. However, we wish to extend help to more areas across the country and beyond with better permanent solutions. Pastor Alph Lukau

SOCIAL CAUSES We utilize the seasons in our country in our plan to continue to combat issues relating to poverty and as an effort to rewrite the future. The legacy of the AL Foundation will live on in generations to come through our process of social enlistment.

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE We have centered this program around children who do not have families of close relatives to care for them, but also taking into consideration those individuals who have families but lack the resources.

HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION A cause that is very close to our hearts, is to assist underprivileged people living in unimaginable bad conditions with better housing structures. It is clear to all of us that a life without secure housing is a life without basic needs being met.

MEDICAL SUPPORT Another important objective of the AL Foundation is to help the sick gain back their health, but also develop health care facilities in order to reduce the incidence of diseases among poverty-stricken families and communities. Pastor Alph Lukau

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[nature-played-a-trick-on-me]

I texted a friend in the same school but different classes and he is equally frustrated lmaoooo HE CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY like cackling

#would not be surprised if this generation's education got botched by covid lockdowns rip #for context it's like high school outside of high school. #a portion of the people dropped out originally bc of Issues and are now 20ish and back in classes to get their diploma #and a significant portion is there bc they failed one or more classes and their school doesnt want them anymore #most of my friends from school are from the 1st category bc it's Relatable and we understand each other's difficulties #and 3/4 of the second category doesnt want to be there and doesnt do shit