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[ChrisTex]

Looks like 2 more weeks of wfh. My boss asked about whether I would prefer to be given part of the school's allotment of onsite workers, but I am getting productive use out of the gaming pc my son and I built 2 years ago. It turns out that a 1440p monitor can easily show a grid of 4 separate browser windows; go figure!

My school isn't even given us that option, but if they did, it would still be WFH.

 

[nd_eric_77]

My school isn't even given us that option, but if they did, it would still be WFH.

Tbh, it would be healthier for me to go to the building since I ride my bicycle. 40 minutes each way is good exercise, even if I am wearing a superfluous mask in the meantime. But alas, spousal pressure and just plain laziness leads me to wfh. Plus, I kinda enjoy getting real work done out of our gaming rig

 

[ChrisTex]

Tbh, it would be healthier for me to go to the building since I ride my bicycle. 40 minutes each way is good exercise, even if I am wearing a superfluous mask in the meantime. But alas, spousal pressure and just plain laziness leads me to wfh. Plus, I kinda enjoy getting real work done out of our gaming rig

Ya I enjoy wearing shorts(if that) and being barefoot instead of having to wear shoes and trousers. They were trying to get us to wear the full school uniform if we had to WFO.

 

[nd_eric_77]

Ya I enjoy wearing shorts(if that) and being barefoot instead of having to wear shoes and trousers. They were trying to get us to wear the full school uniform if we had to WFO.

I just wear our school's polo shirt and house shorts ;-)

 

[ChrisTex]

I just wear our school's polo shirt and house shorts ;-)

We only have a batik and long sleeve shirt shirt with a tie(). So It is long sleeve shirt(haven't worn my tie so far) and shorts.

 

[William King]

Don't forget the hours saved by not needing to iron pants.

 

[Dharma Police]

What I experienced recently at Ngurah Rai airport can be seen as a microcosm of covid education in Indonesia.

Strict protocol every which way you turn, from the moment you arrive to check in until you land at your destination. Then you go to the smoking room and a bunch of abang2 are in there sitting right next to each other, masks off, chain-smoking.

We will never curtail this thing until people are taught exactly how to take precautions. Back in April of last year I urged my colleague to hold a meeting with me about covid, and she chose to ignore it. The big tub of hand sanitizer I bought for the office was still full after 2 weeks, all in the name of "nggak enak". Acting demure and embarrassed to use free sanitizer?? Wow, facepalm, but how are you not using soap to wash your hands when we were 3 - 4 months into the outbreak? Don't depend on rules to ensure safety, because when people go home or to work they start acting like we're back to normal. Education is not just key, it is downright life or death now.

It sounds like I'm picking on uneducated Indonesians, but suffice it to say this is happening everywhere. Don't pull the "race" card. This is about ignorance, and sadly it's still rampant.

 

[HappyMan]

What I experienced recently at Ngurah Rai airport can be seen as a microcosm of covid education in Indonesia.

Strict protocol every which way you turn, from the moment you arrive to check in until you land at your destination. Then you go to the smoking room and a bunch of abang2 are in there sitting right next to each other, masks off, chain-smoking.

We will never curtail this thing until people are taught exactly how to take precautions. Back in April of last year I urged my colleague to hold a meeting with me about covid, and she chose to ignore it. The big tub of hand sanitizer I bought for the office was still full after 2 weeks, all in the name of "nggak enak". Acting demure and embarrassed to use free sanitizer?? Wow, facepalm, but how are you not using soap to wash your hands when we were 3 - 4 months into the outbreak? Don't depend on rules to ensure safety, because when people go home or to work they start acting like we're back to normal. Education is not just key, it is downright life or death now.

It sounds like I'm picking on uneducated Indonesians, but suffice it to say this is happening everywhere. Don't pull the "race" card. This is about ignorance, and sadly it's still rampant.

Information/education is definitely a part of the problem for some, particularly people who get their news from their neighbors. I reckon the other big part it the same as in the States; Indonesians are not particularly compliant citizens. I don't want to list examples, because it would feel like bashing, but they abound. Just seems that rules that are not enforced are not obeyed.

 

[Balifrog]

Wow, facepalm, but how are you not using soap to wash your hands when we were 3 - 4 months into the outbreak

I didn't need the government to tell me to wash my hands several times a day.
My mom taught me that 60 y ago.... Before siting down at the table for.lunch, after toilet, when coming back from the playground, after having set the garbage bin outside, etc...
When I cook I wash my hands several times, depending on what I touch.
FFS....where is basic civic education gone ?

Concerning the MAGIC soap, i never used it, we dont have any at home, and when some supermarket clerk sprays some on my hands, I consciensoully wipe it off on my trousers or shorts....
God knows what "homemade" chemical mix is in that stuff......

 

[fastpitch17]

A Teacher friend and myself.
Me: did you get vaccinated?
Teacher: No, do not need.
Me: Really? Why not?
Teacher: Because I am eating more garlic now.
Me: What? Why?
Teacher: A doctor posted on WA that eating more garlic protects us from getting covid.
Me: And you just believe them?
Teacher: Yes, they are very good doctor.
Me: Get off of WA and learn the real information put out by scientist and real doctors.
Teacher: This is real doctor.

So, this is who is educating Highschoolers and sharing their vast trusted knowledge in social media.

 

[Balifrog]

A Teacher friend and myself.
Me: did you get vaccinated?
Teacher: No, do not need.
Me: Really? Why not?
Teacher: Because I am eating more garlic now.
Me: What? Why?
Teacher: A doctor posted on WA that eating more garlic protects us from getting covid.
Me: And you just believe them?
Teacher: Yes, they are very good doctor.
Me: Get off of WA and learn the real information put out by scientist and real doctors.
Teacher: This is real doctor.

So, this is who is educating Highschoolers and sharing their vast trusted knowledge in social media.

Shit,.... so much for the English teachers on this forum......

But then again, in an era when governments promote "on line teaching", what can we expect ?

 

[fastpitch17]

Shit,.... so much for the English teachers on this forum......

But then again, in an era when governments promote "on line teaching", what can we expect ?

Why target only English teachers.

What can we expect from online teaching? One should expect less children being infected since the Delta varient doesn't seem to care if it's a kid or not. We should also expect that when a government promotes on line learning they make it possible for all students to have access to free internet so they can get the on line offerings.

 

[Dharma Police]

I didn't need the government to tell me to wash my hands several times a day.
My mom taught me that 60 y ago.... Before siting down at the table for.lunch, after toilet, when coming back from the playground, after having set the garbage bin outside, etc...
When I cook I wash my hands several times, depending on what I touch.
FFS....where is basic civic education gone ?

Concerning the MAGIC soap, i never used it, we dont have any at home, and when some supermarket clerk sprays some on my hands, I consciensoully wipe it off on my trousers or shorts....
God knows what "homemade" chemical mix is in that stuff......

Well as someone who normally gets sick from the common cold or flu at least twice a year, you have to wonder why I haven't gotten ill since 2019. Can we at least entertain the idea that it could be from facemasks, wfm, social distancing, and washing / sanitizing?

 

[Balifrog]

Why target only English teachers.

What can we expect from online teaching? One should expect less children being infected since the Delta varient doesn't seem to care if it's a kid or not. We should also expect that when a government promotes on line learning they make it possible for all students to have access to free internet so they can get the on line offerings.

Well, I was educated "old school", going up to the blackboard and write your phrase(s), or your maths

Of course later on in life, I learned (and still do) a lot of stuff on the internet, professionally and in my personal life.

But nothing can replaces the social interaction of a classroom !

Final oral exam for a student lawyer..... You think you can do this "on line " ?

 

[Balifrog]

Well as someone who normally gets sick from the common cold or flu at least twice a year, you have to wonder why I haven't gotten ill since 2019. Can we at least entertain the idea that it could be from facemasks, wfm, social distancing, and washing / sanitizing?

Naah, you probably got Covid without knowing it ?

On the other hand, if one stops living the real life, it may seems he lives longer..... It doesn't, it simply feels longer because it's so bloody boring......

I burn the candles from both ends, always have, always will. And when the final day will come I'll be happy to say " Hell, it was worth the ride !, we had fun !"

 

[Dharma Police]

Naah, you probably got Covid without knowing it ?

On the other hand, if one stops living the real life, it may seems he lives longer..... It doesn't, it simply feels longer because it's so bloody boring......

I burn the candles from both ends, always have, always will. And when the final day will come I'll be happy to say " Hell, it was worth the ride !, we had fun !"

I was at a wedding at Apurva and surfing at Keramas a month ago, and I prefer to hang out at home vs. going to bars or restaurants.

Still living it up baby!

 

[ChrisTex]

Shit,.... so much for the English teachers on this forum......

But then again, in an era when governments promote "on line teaching", what can we expect ?

Take covid out of the equation and I am sure most teachers would rather be face to face. It is easier for observations, assessments, and guiding students. Plus you know if students are actually paying attention or not. With everything going on and at the request of parents(over 80% sat my school aid they didn't want to go offline when asked in May), ya I will take online school over hybrid.

Personally, I rather just throw everything out the window and say let's get back to living our lives, don't live in fear, and just deal with things as they come. I understand others might not feel the same(this is before July) so I figure why not try to make the most out of it and look at the positive side of online teaching ie WFH.

 

[LRB]

Take covid out of the equation and I am sure most teachers would rather be face to face. It is easier for observations, assessments, and guiding students. Plus you know if students are actually paying attention or not. With everything going on and at the request of parents(over 80% sat my school aid they didn't want to go offline when asked in May), ya I will take online school over hybrid.

Personally, I rather just throw everything out the window and say let's get back to living our lives, don't live in fear, and just deal with things as they come. I understand others might not feel the same(this is before July) so I figure why not try to make the most out of it and look at the positive side of online teaching ie WFH.

Agreed. In an ideal world with no covid, I think 99% of teachers would prefer to be doing the social aspects of their job. The best part of being in a classroom is being with the students and making learning happen!

Unfortunately, with the pandemic in its current state, I think it would be irresponsible to magically just resume teaching. WFH is what we have and in the past we wouldn't have had much. So, I appreciate it for what it is, it's the best we have for now.

Let's hope for the best and stay strong for our students until the worst of the pandemic is behind us.

 

[nd_eric_77]

By the way, is the extension of "semi-lockdown" through the end of July official, or was it just some guy talking to reporters?

 

[snpark]

Official