As we all expected, UK schools are now officially set to close on Friday for an indefinite period, though rumour has it the closure will last until September.
This is a rather monumental shakeup for everyone, and presents a logistical nightmare for working parents who rely on steady provision of school and wraparound services in order to keep to a 9 to 5 schedule. The bloke and I are both full-time employees and although we are doctors, we are of the PhD rather than the MD flavour, and thus don't qualify as "key workers".
We will be spending our weekend planning how we will teach our children, get enough exercise without any of the usual classes or playground usage, and still work the requisite number of hours per day. I suspect this is an experiment whose parameters will take some time to optimise.
This is a rather monumental shakeup for everyone, and presents a logistical nightmare for working parents who rely on steady provision of school and wraparound services in order to keep to a 9 to 5 schedule. The bloke and I are both full-time employees and although we are doctors, we are of the PhD rather than the MD flavour, and thus don't qualify as "key workers".
We will be spending our weekend planning how we will teach our children, get enough exercise without any of the usual classes or playground usage, and still work the requisite number of hours per day. I suspect this is an experiment whose parameters will take some time to optimise.
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Although we fall into the first group, I am not sure I want to take it up even if provided; let's see how I feel in another two weeks :-/
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And then as to abused kids being left to the tender mercies of their abusers for weeks on end.......
I know- being a specialist teacher never leaves you.
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I get a lot of my exercise using resistance bands (elastic), but those are analogous to free weights or resistance machines at the gym, not to running around, climbing, etc. Like the resistance machines, they don't have much inherent interest.
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I know it was the right thing to pull him out this week what with my fever, but my inner irresponsible self sort of wishes I hadn’t with this happening now :P He’s a social kiddo and going to be really lonely without other kids around. And I’m going to be a bit harassed being his only playmate.
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Wishing all of you out there well!
Working from home with an 18 year-old (back from university until September), 15 year-old (no GCSEs) and 12 year-old in the house will be harder than normal but they are mostly self-entertaining and can cook.
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Are the kids old enough yet that they can do stuff together that doesn't need too much active help or supervision from the nearby adult? I'm thinking about things like lego.
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His wife is on maternity at the minute, WFH has zero effect on him. Ugh.
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