Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[featherhead007]

Oh wow!!! Sounds super intense! that’s no fun for anyone.

What are you doing for mental stimulation? Tricks? Have you tried agility or nose work? Or even just some scent games? She might really love something like that!!! I also really love the box game and I can give you some more ideas or details or whatever on any of this if you want. Does she have a puzzle bowl? Those are great too! Or even making her work/train for her food, even if it’s just one of the meals.

KDOG, our friend, MROO is trying to work on her own mental stimulation, never mind the dog!!
I'm kidding

 

[Aunt Angus]

Is it getting harder with them micromanaging everything or watching you all the time or whatever with the tech and stuff? I feel like it was leaning that way when I graduated way back in 2012. Maybe that was just our school. But it felt like they were micromanaging and had ridiculous deadlines and stuff for both teachers and students. Like I remember my cousin would always have homework due at like midnight or whatever, like they didnt get the weekend anymore, and it seemed like with teachers they expect tests and essays and all that stuff graded instantly now? Idk if any of this is true or not but it just kind of seemed like it would be a real pain to reach now. Plus ours started leaning very heavily towards just passing the tests and starting moving when you learned stuff earlier and earlier so very young kids are doing pretty advanced stuff we didn’t learn till a lot later. It all seems kind of ridiculous to me. I don’t know if you are experiencing any of this or not but I was just wondering.

Depends on the school district. There is less of a push for test scores since Common Core came around. But the biggest change I've seen is the shift of responsibility. No matter why the kid is failing, it's the teacher's fault. Sometimes it IS the teacher's fault. Most of the time, it isn't.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Well, thanks. I need to hear that sometimes. With schools closed and plans for the fall leaning towards distance learning (yuck), I've been getting lots of hate. I didn't ask for the pandemic. I didn't want the school to close. I didn't want any of it. I'm just coping, like everyone else.

For your daughter: I don't recommend teaching. The hours are ridiculous, the pay is lousy for the amount of education that's required, and it isn't a very well-respected profession. But it is fun sometimes, the kids are great, and it is rewarding (sometimes)

Teachers are not respected or appreciated in our country, which is unfortunate. Tragic, even. Teachers are the foundation of our future. THANK YOU for what you do!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Hmmm - Beowulf - King's in trouble. Monster (Grendel) takes over. Beowulf comes to the rescue and saves the day, but only until Grendel's Mommy comes for revenge. She's defeated, too and Beowulf is a hero.
MacBeth - Monsters (witches) tell MacBeth that he's gonna be king. He hastens the prophesy by killing the rightful king, then goes crazy with the guilt. MacBeth is NOT a hero!
If neither one rings a bell, you have a LOT more reading to do!

The hero with a thousand faces and all that...

 

[Folly's place]

The 'big dog vs. little dog' story; often doesn't end well for the little dog. When the big guy is happy to grab and shake, that's really a bad omen for the next time. I hope not in this case, but often.
And, even college level instructors get no respect!
Mary

 

[MROO]

It's a somewhat dated derogatory term for a Canadian person. Shakespeare wasn't Canadian, obviously, but he's a hoser byproxy.

ETA that I love Canada! I've gone there several times over the years, mainly for hockey games and the incredible landscape! I actually learned the entire national anthem so I could belt it out at a hockey game. And I did belt it out. And it was EPIC.

A few years ago, I read a neat (albeit biased) biography of Samuel Champlain - the "Father of New France" (Quebec.) It went back to the "discovery" of Lake Champlain and Hudson Bay - and their encounters, not all pleasant and not all honorable, with the natives who already lived in the "newly discovered territories." It was a really interesting read!

 

[Aunt Angus]

And, even college level instructors get no respect!
Mary

Depends on the level of instructor. When I was a lecturer, I got very little respect from the instructors. High school is better. We're all on the same level there. And, tbh, I miss middle school.

 

[Aunt Angus]

A few years ago, I read a neat (albeit biased) biography of Samuel Champlain - the "Father of New France" (Quebec.) It went back to the "discovery" of Lake Champlain and Hudson Bay - and their encounters, not all pleasant and not all honorable, with the natives who already lived in the "newly discovered territories." It was a really interesting read!

That sounds awesome!

I just finished reading a book about the Nisenan tribe of Native Americans. Their rancheria is not far from here, and my son's fiancee is a tribal member. The book was written by her uncle. It's also an interesting read. It chronicles their abuse by white settlers and their abuse of other native peoples - not the usual narratives at all!

 

[MROO]

Try cold water splashing?

Funny you would mention that - I just wrote "squirt guns" on the shopping list, this afternoon - for exactly that reason!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Funny you would mention that - I just wrote "squirt guns" on the shopping list, this afternoon - for exactly that reason!

It's on my shopping list, too, for my cats!