Coronavirus: The impossibility of home-schooling a nation
By the fifth day of England's lockdown, teachers and heads had already had enough. The main teaching unions put out some common-sense guidance stressing saying it was not"business as usual" for schools - or parents."Children can't be expected to be able to study full-time with online resources," National Education Union joint-general secretary Mary Bousted said.
"This isn't about parents replacing the teacher," says Professor Becky Francis, a big player in education and academia.Image copyrightIt's well-known in teaching circles that pupils slip back over the summer holidays, so its understandable that teachers and parents will want to limit that by encouraging work at home.She is pretty certain that any gaps in achievement between richer pupils, will be widened as a result of the school shut down.
Some young people may be left alone or with other siblings looking after them, she says, adding that it's not fair for parent working hard or worrying about sick friends to be expected to take on schooling responsibilities too.
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