dimanche 3 septembre 2023

We don't need no education

Lots of kids have failed to return to school after the pandemic.

https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/03/why-m...ories_home_top

"Since the coronavirus lockdowns, persistent absenteeism is up 117%, equating to nearly a quarter of of all pupils in primary, secondary and special state schools – or 1,615,772 pupils."

Frankly, I don't blame them. School is hell for many kids and after they got to stay away during the pandemic, making their lives better, it is no surprise many have refused to go back.

Furthermore, many see their parents getting the option not to go back to work and keep on working from home. They saw how remote learning works. So, why force them back?

Why not have blended schooling, like blended working? As classes A and B setting down with a teacher in a classroom, class C are logging on with their teacher, from home. Maybe the pupils from class C go into school one morning a week. Maybe other pupils from classes A and B join class C, if there is a reason they are not going to school that day.

My child was at college, having left school early because he hated it so much. He found college easier, but still a challenge. The pandemic sent him home and he is now doing a remote degree through the Open University, happily studying and enjoying life at home. He has friends with jobs who work from home, at least some of the time.

Why force kids into school? Why not embrace home learning and make it part of schooling?


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