Abrupt Change Of Career

[bednobs]

anyone else here having an abrupt change of career to teacher from next week? And bricking it as much as i am?

[jim360]

Might be a decent few months for private tutors I guess.

[Mamyalynne]

I hope there's enough support for everyone, best of luck.

[Barmaid]

I think I am just having an abrupt change of career!! Not to teacher. To errr "not sure what I am going to do today"!

[bednobs]

bm, come and teach my 7 yo?

[naomi24]

//Schools in the UK are preparing online learning resources//

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/coronavirus-school-closures-online-classes-teachers-pupils-uk-a9376181.html

[Barmaid]

I'm not sure your 7 year old would benefit from anything I could teach her!

How much use do you think it will be for her to know the Wills Act 1837, and how to get the last drop out of a box of wine?!

[aelmpvw]

you never know, some parents might learn something

[sherrardk]

Not so much me, but I have offered my daughter’s help with maths for anyone around here that needs it.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Surely the teachers will be giving them work to do? Online? to be honest a seven year old is hardly going to challenge you intellectually is she lol!

[bednobs]

i doubt i'll be challenged intellectually (or nothing i couldnt google anyway) but i guess teaching isnt just about the lessons.

[bednobs]

ps they've been doing fronted adverbials - who would even know that without googling?

[AuntPollyGrey]

I had to home school my 10 year old years ago for around 2 months, we arrived in a new place and they couldn't start the school until the beginning of the next term. Drove me nuts...lol!

[naomi24]

Did anyone read my post at 12:45 Thu?

[andy-hughes]

bednobs - // ps they've been doing fronted adverbials - who would even know that without googling? //

My ten year old grandson asked me about this a few weeks ago, and I was amazed at how successive government still manage to wring every last drop of enjoyment out of books and language for children by filling them full of this nonsense.

I have been a professional music journalist for over forty years now, and I have managed that status without ever having the slightest inkling what a 'fronted adverbial' is - and I can't imagine that my grandson is going to enjoy his books any more by knowing it either.

Who dreams up this rubbish????

[jim360]

Surely you've used fronted adverbials yourself, without even knowing it?

[bednobs]

@sherrard does she do online tutorials??

[MargoTester]

I tried Naomi but I couldn't get it to load properly. My son is a secondary school teacher and they are going into school next week.

[bednobs]

"Surely you've used fronted adverbials yourself, without even knowing it?"
There is probably a joke in there for those intelligent enough to understand it. I on the other had, do not :)

[bednobs]

"Did anyone read my post at 12:45 Thu?"
Nope, independent does not allow adblockers so i cant

[Mamyalynne]

As well as the resources the school will direct you towards, BBBC Bitesize is a good place for the basics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3