If you're ill and are a teacher who couldn't go to work that day, you'd be concerned that 28 kids would be pretty much unsupervised as teaching assistants are non existent these days, being ill means potentially putting 56 kids together in one class. Teaching assistants were a way to get the...
Pi is far more useful to learn rather than compound interest on a credit card. :unsure: Pi is only ever used for loft extensions (I'm generalising as the only thing I can think of), but ironically you're not going to be able to afford a loft extension if you're someone that has to teach kids Pi...
I think you maybe over stating the damage and disruption to children's prospects for missing a couple of days of school. BBC bitesize is available if there's nothing else they can do. 🤷♀️
From when jnr was in primary school the budgets were cut & then cut again. He's now in year 11. The school was closed today due to strike action, I agree with them & I don't know any teachers. I can only speak for jnr's school but the teachers there worked their nuts off in lockdown. Normal...