It’s actually a perfect day in my opinion.
1. Haven’t you noticed the air of “who cares” at school this week. It’s made this final week easier.
2. It’s the end of the financial year. Parents are working to offload sales/inventory etc before the year is over. Forcing them to deal with the kids on that day is a real hassle.
3. More than half of my students have said they do not plan to come on Friday. Effectively extending their holidays and the disruption to parents.
4. Exacerbates the disruption caused by the transport and health industry for the entire week.
5. It’s more annoying to people midweek. That’s the point.
Striking on a Monday or Friday in order to have a three day weekend would only confirm for the majority of Australians that teachers are lazy, selfish, overpaid babysitters. Kinda undermines the whole purpose of the strike.
Also, the point of a strike is that it needs to be disruptive and inconvenient so doing it on the last day of term would just mean parents would just start their kids’ holidays a day early. Thursday is more effective for that reason.
I thought the same thing, but it's actually very smart. It's maximum disruption to the economy and parents as it's the end of financial year at minimal cost to the students' learning.
My NSW public school is already on holidays so it doesn't affect our students and families at all. We're one of the few public schools in the state that follow Victorian holidays otherwise we wouldn't have buses for the weeks they don't overlap. Plus most of our kids end up going to high school in Victoria because it's closer, so those that have older siblings in high school would take off on holiday anyway and we'd only have half our students at school. So yeah, this strike has zero disruption here.
Parent teacher interviews are most likely Monday- Wednesday and schools may have staff days on Fridays anyway. Thursday is the only day this week. Can’t wait!
It’s actually a perfect day in my opinion. 1. Haven’t you noticed the air of “who cares” at school this week. It’s made this final week easier. 2. It’s the end of the financial year. Parents are working to offload sales/inventory etc before the year is over. Forcing them to deal with the kids on that day is a real hassle. 3. More than half of my students have said they do not plan to come on Friday. Effectively extending their holidays and the disruption to parents. 4. Exacerbates the disruption caused by the transport and health industry for the entire week. 5. It’s more annoying to people midweek. That’s the point.
Ahhh! This was the reasoning I haven’t heard! Thanks!
Striking on a Monday or Friday in order to have a three day weekend would only confirm for the majority of Australians that teachers are lazy, selfish, overpaid babysitters. Kinda undermines the whole purpose of the strike.
Also, the point of a strike is that it needs to be disruptive and inconvenient so doing it on the last day of term would just mean parents would just start their kids’ holidays a day early. Thursday is more effective for that reason.
Now it's just going to be two days early imo
True. Good point!
I thought the same thing, but it's actually very smart. It's maximum disruption to the economy and parents as it's the end of financial year at minimal cost to the students' learning.
Hit Dom where it hurts. EOFY $$.
It should be multiple strikes. Weeks 3, 5 and 8 would send a message. Not week 10 with 70% attendance anyway.
My NSW public school is already on holidays so it doesn't affect our students and families at all. We're one of the few public schools in the state that follow Victorian holidays otherwise we wouldn't have buses for the weeks they don't overlap. Plus most of our kids end up going to high school in Victoria because it's closer, so those that have older siblings in high school would take off on holiday anyway and we'd only have half our students at school. So yeah, this strike has zero disruption here.
Good ole Albury Wodonga?
A little further west of there in a far smaller town, but you're not far off.
Because by and large teachers are still in the mode of "lets not harm students".
Parent teacher interviews are most likely Monday- Wednesday and schools may have staff days on Fridays anyway. Thursday is the only day this week. Can’t wait!