AcousticallyChallenged Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Just now, Banker said: Probably stop at half term so teachers can have their holidays like last time You know that teachers still actually work right? and that the time they aren't spending with the little darlings is usually spent planning or marking. It isn't some magic doss where you clock off at 3pm and go to the pub. Trying to keep remote kids engaged is even harder, and it'll almost certainly be more effective to entice them with shorter online lessons than bore them to death. Not many people adult or child can endure hours on end through a screen. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 minute ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: You know that teachers still actually work right? and that the time they aren't spending with the little darlings is usually spent planning or marking. It isn't some magic doss where you clock off at 3pm and go to the pub. Trying to keep remote kids engaged is even harder, and it'll almost certainly be more effective to entice them with shorter online lessons than bore them to death. Not many people adult or child can endure hours on end through a screen. How old are you ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny F Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 53 minutes ago, Gladys said: It seems a reason for off-island genomics testing to identify if we have the new variant is so we can feed directly into the UK's surveillance. Not that Rachel is now beyond the pale and we have no benefit from getting that kind of information in a day or so. That was an excellently posed question today, asking if we have the ability to test on Island for the new variant. Henrietta replied no, then went on to give an evasive and deliberately confusing description of why that was. The identification of the new variant on Island by us could easily be fed into the UK afterwards instead of us having to wait for them. Although identifying it may not inform your initial basic control measure it would certainly inform your future choices and it is therefore vital time sensitive information. The question, IMO was designed to highlight the fact that the finest asset we had in this pandemic (Rachel Glover) is no longer working for us unfortunately. I would love to know why that is. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Albert Tatlock said: From the horses mouth , copied from post on facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Just now, dilligaf said: How old are you ? This many 🖐️ 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: Last time was a month after the last new case. That was two virus lifecycles as the health minister put it. 3 seems optimistic on the back of that. 2 x 21 = 42 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Johnny F said: That was an excellently posed question today, asking if we have the ability to test on Island for the new variant. Henrietta replied no, then went on to give an evasive and deliberately confusing description of why that was. The identification of the new variant on Island by us could easily be fed into the UK afterwards instead of us having to wait for them. Although identifying it may not inform your initial basic control measure it would certainly inform your future choices and it is therefore vital time sensitive information. The question, IMO was designed to highlight the fact that the finest asset we had in this pandemic (Rachel Glover) is no longer working for us unfortunately. I would love to know why that is. It was excellently posed, as you say, but the way it was constructed made me think that maybe there was a bar on using her name. Plus, ashies dodge and pass the shit sandwich to henrietta was top drawer. Edited January 5, 2021 by the stinking enigma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: This many 🖐️ Thought so. You have some time off now then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny F Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 minute ago, the stinking enigma said: pass the shit sandwich Yes exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 TBF. the current measures are the best the Govt be expected to apply, if it needs another week, 2 wks,, then that will be more easily accepted by us all? Beyond that...........? I don't think that the Govt have made it clear the role that we 'Public' play in these controls, don't break the rules, don't take a risk, don't go out tomorrow till midnight, don't add to the risk when we do not have all the facts to allow us to evaluate the risks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: You know that teachers still actually work right? and that the time they aren't spending with the little darlings is usually spent planning or marking. It isn't some magic doss where you clock off at 3pm and go to the pub. Trying to keep remote kids engaged is even harder, and it'll almost certainly be more effective to entice them with shorter online lessons than bore them to death. Not many people adult or child can endure hours on end through a screen. Do you know many parents? The online teaching was mainly nonexistent and even worse for the under privileged without iPads etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: From the horses mouth , copied from post on facebook Thanks, didn’t fancy gasping whilst power walking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Banker said: Do you know many parents? The online teaching was mainly nonexistent and even worse for the under privileged without iPads etc Isle of Man is a bit different. Plenty of wonga sloshing about. Even the single parents I know have the latest iPhones. And some of them tattoos too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Just use your common sense, I'm sure there is an App to help you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, Johnny F said: The question, IMO was designed to highlight the fact that the finest asset we had in this pandemic (Rachel Glover) is no longer working for us unfortunately. I would love to know why that is. Clearly the Island's finest hacks don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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