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linton wrote:If things go back normal by next two months , when saying so , they open back up . Could they open the schools through the summer vacation to make up for the time lost ?
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North of the equator and synchronized with all of the other school systems, you do.bluefete wrote:linton wrote:If things go back normal by next two months , when saying so , they open back up . Could they open the schools through the summer vacation to make up for the time lost ?
First, we do not have "summer vacation"
Second, TTUTA will NEVER approve of that.
upbluefete wrote:St. Peters is a private school.. They can be flexible. No union there.
Single moms, dads feeling the pinch
Leah Sorias
THE Single Mothers Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SMATT) hopes the Government considers including Internet cafes in the line-up of “essential” businesses so that children from households without a computer or access to the Internet can benefit from online classes.
While Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Saturday announced that stay-at-home measures will continue until May 15, SMATT president Shermaine Howe said yesterday she expects the country to return to normalcy by June.
She said some teachers are sending worksheets that have to be printed and some parents are without printers and even Internet access.
“I really would like the Prime Minister to look at having Internet cafes open for a period of time during the day or on particular days, like how he did it with the hardwares, so parents can go with their flash drive to get the work printed or pull up the work on the Internet if they have no Internet at home,” she said.
The Express spoke to Howe yesterday via telephone.
She said over the last few weeks she has been inundated with calls from mothers requesting donations of food.
Howe said even before the Prime Minister made the announcement on Saturday, she had been putting things in place to assist mothers beyond April 30, as she expected the extension.
“Mothers have been reaching out to us for mainly food. And some of them have rental issues, so I have contacted social services to submit applications on behalf of a group of mothers for rental assistance, so they can deal with those cases at a greater pace, because we would have screened those mothers we know are in dire need,” she said.
“Some of those landlords are not thinking twice to put out people in this pandemic. Even though the Prime Minister has asked them to be lenient and considerate, most of them don’t really care. They want their money,” she added.
She said the association has been receiving donations of hampers and food, most recently from the T&T Automotive Dealers Association and Malabar Farms, which donated boxes of various types of meat.
She said while some single mothers are still employed, others have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have no other source of income.
“I have one mother who is Guyanese and has been in the country for the past ten years. She fled her country because her husband was abusive. Her paperwork is being processed by Immigration but she doesn’t have paperwork yet to access any of the grants. She got a job at a pharmacy at the airport but they are closed as the airport is down. So she may have to look for something else in the meantime or she would be home indefinitely,” Howe said.
‘Feeling the brunt’
The Express also contacted president of the Single Fathers Association Rhondall Feeles, to find out how single fathers were faring during the pandemic and how the stay-at-home measures were impacting them.
“I wouldn’t say single fathers have it easier than single mothers or nuclear parents. Everybody is feeling the brunt and the harshness of this. I am also the vice-president of the T&T Automotive Dealers’ Association and we gave out 1,000 hampers last week together with the Police Service and it’s a lot of people going through this,” he said.
“My only concern is the impact COVID-19 is going to have in instances where people cannot work and maintenance needs to be paid. I have two areas of concern - one is the children not being able to be maintained in the way they are supposed to be and, secondly, the non-custodial parents now facing an issue of not being able to make their obligated payments and definitely facing some type of imprisonment if they don’t do so,” he said.
Asked for his views on the stay-at-home measures being extended, Feeles said while the country is recording a slowdown in infections, now more than ever T&T has to be cautious.
“Personally, I can’t say it is a move I am totally upset with. I understand the challenges of people not being able to work, but we have to understand that health is of tantamount importance. We must be certain that we have this under control before we open back up the country,” he stated.
Phone Surgeon wrote:My nephews going Gandhi primary school in san juan. They get first place a few times in common entrance. The teachers sending work everyday nonstop on WhatsApp.
I see the principal even doing videos teaching . They tell parents that students hadda be woken up to do work from 9am to 2pm minimim.
Then I have some other nephews who even suppose to write cxc this year and them on full vacation. No work. No access to teachers. Nun at all
Phone Surgeon wrote:My nephews going Gandhi primary school in san juan. They get first place a few times in common entrance. The teachers sending work everyday nonstop on WhatsApp.
I see the principal even doing videos teaching . They tell parents that students hadda be woken up to do work from 9am to 2pm minimim.
Then I have some other nephews who even suppose to write cxc this year and them on full vacation. No work. No access to teachers. Nun at all
Dizzy28 wrote:Phone Surgeon wrote:My nephews going Gandhi primary school in san juan. They get first place a few times in common entrance. The teachers sending work everyday nonstop on WhatsApp.
I see the principal even doing videos teaching . They tell parents that students hadda be woken up to do work from 9am to 2pm minimim.
Then I have some other nephews who even suppose to write cxc this year and them on full vacation. No work. No access to teachers. Nun at all
That school real different. My SiL is an Assistant Teacher there about one year now and the level of commitment from teachers and Principal is such another level. Even the things the Principal does to foster team work with staff outside of school hours I have never really seen or heard of before,
If I could figure out a commute schedule that will work I will love to send my son there next year.
eliteauto wrote:Phone Surgeon wrote:My nephews going Gandhi primary school in san juan. They get first place a few times in common entrance. The teachers sending work everyday nonstop on WhatsApp.
I see the principal even doing videos teaching . They tell parents that students hadda be woken up to do work from 9am to 2pm minimim.
Then I have some other nephews who even suppose to write cxc this year and them on full vacation. No work. No access to teachers. Nun at all
this might sound good, but it may also be overly stressful to some students when combined with whatever situations they may be encountering at home during this time
rspann wrote:Dizzy28 wrote:Phone Surgeon wrote:My nephews going Gandhi primary school in san juan. They get first place a few times in common entrance. The teachers sending work everyday nonstop on WhatsApp.
I see the principal even doing videos teaching . They tell parents that students hadda be woken up to do work from 9am to 2pm minimim.
Then I have some other nephews who even suppose to write cxc this year and them on full vacation. No work. No access to teachers. Nun at all
That school real different. My SiL is an Assistant Teacher there about one year now and the level of commitment from teachers and Principal is such another level. Even the things the Principal does to foster team work with staff outside of school hours I have never really seen or heard of before,
If I could figure out a commute schedule that will work I will love to send my son there next year.
Keshmanie really different . That woman does go the extra mile . The results show the dedication .
X_Factor wrote:What was their lessons schedule like leading up to sea if they within the sea age range?
Also they don't remotely get low economic kids...maybe a couple that live very close to the schools catchment area
Check out el socorro Hindu...el socorro Tia or aranguez govt is where the low economic kids end up going after they get blanked from gmv
Ted_v2 wrote:ohgosh yes i agree.
My 2c, the 15-17age group right now gone thru, i seeing it already on social media.
i know what the little august vacation does to your brain, When kids to back out to school its gonna be chaos, they would be out of hand, unruly and looking to get some freedom.
hydroep wrote:Those parents who does normally use schools to babysit their chirren under some pressure...
redmanjp wrote:hydroep wrote:Those parents who does normally use schools to babysit their chirren under some pressure...
what dey does do during school vacation?
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