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This was the first full year back and it didn't go well for our family.
My youngest have loved being back at school full time but my oldest had a real struggle adjusting back to in-class school which led us to some pretty dark and terrible places.
Some families, I suspect, are dealing with mental health challenges now that life is apparently back to "normal"
just embrace remote learning, especially in the us where u would have to require a DEA agent for teacher.
Do you think remote learning is really as effective as face-to-face learning? In my state, the NAPLAN result indicate that students are about a term behind in their literacy and numeracy as a result of the COVID lockdowns:
In terms of the drug issue you raise, do you think that remote learning would improve or worsen the situation? In school, the students are exposed to some positive role models and educational messages concerning drug (mis)use, whereas in a strictly home environment they may or may not have access to that. Being in school could result in peer pressure to partake in illicit drug use, but they could also get this exposure from peer groups outside the school environment.
i meant especially in the us. teaching in the us is too much risk. too much unruly students. but also if kids live in the outback or something one could give them a break from commuting for a while, if it exists, ot weather too hot, etc ..
I think in Australia too then, post-covid, students may have become a bit more unruly, and classroom routines and expectations need to be re-taught and reestablished. The unruliness generally doesn't generally rise to the level of safety concerns, although there was a case recently where a casual teacher was provoked and got into a physical altercation with a student that was filmed and widely distributed on the internet, and criminal charges were brought against that teacher. Gun violence not a big a concern in Australia due to much stricter gun laws than in the US -- is this much of a concern over there?
according to the news yea. a teacher getting pepper sprayed for taking a student's smartphone, plus the school shootings. it ain't worth it over there.