1. Day 5 isolation, day 2 bi-solation, week 3 social distancing
Earlier I tweeted the end of a letter from my son's head teacher. A lot of people said they found it helpful, so I thought that it might be worth posting more - as stress relief - it's OK to be laid back, phew!
Earlier I tweeted the end of a letter from my son's head teacher. A lot of people said they found it helpful, so I thought that it might be worth posting more - as stress relief - it's OK to be laid back, phew!
2. "You might be inclined to create a minute by minute timetable for your children. You have high hopes of hours of learning, including online activities, science experiments, and book reports. You’ll limit technology until everything is done! But here’s the thing..."
3. "Our children are just as scared as we are right now. Our children can not only hear everything that is going on around them, but they feel our constant tension and anxiety. They have never experienced anything like this before. . . "
4. ". . .you may see an increase in behavior issues with your children... anxiety, or anger, or protest that they can’t do things normally - it will happen. You’ll see more meltdowns, tantrums, and oppositional behavior in the coming weeks....This is normal and expected..."
5. For me the most moving paragraph:
"What children need right now is to feel comforted and loved. To feel like it’s all going to be ok. And that might mean that you tear up your perfect timetable and shower love on your children instead. . ."
"What children need right now is to feel comforted and loved. To feel like it’s all going to be ok. And that might mean that you tear up your perfect timetable and shower love on your children instead. . ."
6. "... Snuggle under warm blankets and do nothing.
Don’t worry about them regressing in school. Every single child is in this boat and they all will be ok. When we are back in the classroom, we will all course correct and meet them where they are. Teachers are experts at this!"
Don’t worry about them regressing in school. Every single child is in this boat and they all will be ok. When we are back in the classroom, we will all course correct and meet them where they are. Teachers are experts at this!"
7. ... "Don’t pick fights with your children because they don’t want to do maths. Don’t scream at your children for not following the timetable. Don’t mandate four hours of learning time if they are resisting it."
Today I learned my son has a great headteacher
Today I learned my son has a great headteacher
