Vilnius Municipality no longer believes in promises to return all primary school children to contact education: it turns out that there is a mystical queue of schools

Neither children learn nor can they work

According to the woman, when the Vilnius municipality tested a pilot project that could send primary schoolchildren to schools, the cats were happy and applauded, because all three of their primary school children, having heard that vague promise, had already met. put the backpacks, uniformed. , and they were no longer afraid of the tests.

“Once the government approved the cumulative method, we said it will, let’s wait a little longer, give it a try (sorry, I don’t think the tests will hurt my son, someone will put 5G on his nose or pinch him .. .) and after a 3-month break, go to school, fix science gaps, and develop those skills that you won’t develop beyond the screen.

Unfortunately, everyone rejoiced a lot too soon, because it turns out that in practice a wonderful and innovative accumulation method is absolutely impossible. Like in that story about Egle, you will not return to Earth until you have worn the iron shoes. So what kind of shoes was the Government (and municipalities) planning to wear for the primates of Vilnius and other black municipalities and their parents? “He asked rhetorically.

According to the mother of the primary school children, the first step to return is to be willing and to take the initiative on the part of the school administration, and unfortunately not all school administrations want it.

“A lot of problems, distance learning is happening somehow, salaries are being received. Also, the gardening season starts in the gardens, so telecommuting is very convenient. Well, let’s say you are lucky and the direction of the school understands the harms of distance learning and the need for children to get back in touch with teaching as soon as possible. Another test is a survey of school parents. At least 70-80 percent should vote for the return parents.

There is an understandable fear of parents that the tests do not guarantee absolute safety, especially if the children themselves are at risk or living with people at risk. However, statements from parents such as “I will not allow the child’s nose to hurt”, “I will be lazy to take the child to school”, “My husband is afraid to take the test”, “I am so good”, etc. . , they are frustrating. Well, if you’re lucky here, you’re probably happy and you’ll find dusty boys’ uniforms in your closet again. “

However, it continues, even after the early stages, it has to bounce off the third hurdle, because after trying to test primates and their families with the heap method (for the first time before going to school), it became clear That was not a lack of capacity.

“Here the municipality of Vilnius told impatient, writer and restless parents: there are 100 waiting schools, we can spend only 4 a week, because we cannot prepare, test, we do not have the capacity, we work day and night. . I understand and sympathize, without any irony. After all, people work there too.

However, while this is absolutely incredible, carrying an elementary calculator to get those students back to school will take … 25 weeks. 25 weeks! Let me remind you that the year is 52 weeks long, so if we have a disaster at the bottom of the list, we will definitely not be going back to school this year. And after the holidays, all over again? Will the first schools begin testing in September and the last ones that are safe and have been assessed return at the end of January? “

Saw inequality

He asks if anyone has calculated the real terms and scope of the cumulative method, evaluated the inequality created and the inequality of opportunities for Lithuanian children and their parents.

“Some beginners go to school for 5 weeks, study, know the world, do projects and work in groups, even celebrate the holidays and plan to go to the pool, while others continue to damage their eyes, turn their back to the computer and be increasingly motivated to study every day His parents continue to work as teachers, supervisors, chefs and psychologists.

In addition to all their work or are required to be in the newsletter for up to three months. Why are only selected schools evaluated with all taxpayer money? Do we have to wait for our children to receive a normal, high-quality education like hot dogs in Soviet times?

The woman says that the Ministry of Education, Science and Health (MESM) has announced that 63,000 have returned to schools. of 117 thousand. However, according to her, the remaining half of Lithuanian primary school children and their families are forced to participate in the lottery: what and when will the municipalities choose them and send them to school.

“Are the municipality, the government and the president, who promised the welfare state, talking about increasing the testing capacity or other ways for children to return to schools, if we already see that in this way they are struggling to get ahead? ? No, you haven’t heard anything yet. Now the focus is on immunity passports, vaccinations, MAMA awards.

We pretend the method is ingenious, but is your school among the lucky ones and the chosen ones who will return? Turns out there is a mystical queue of schools. Has it been made public? Does anyone know the criteria for making this type of queue? No, just stop. And who needs it? After all, parents have patience, understanding and health, and bureaucratic correspondence will suffice! ”.

She argues that she only has one application, although she is not entirely convinced of the need for the test, as it is not done with kindergartens, but if the test is necessary, then the government / municipality should think of a solution that suits all and not Do not exclude children educational progress indicators.

“Most importantly, the physical and psychological health of unharmed children, parents and dedicated teachers in front of screens. Sufficient funds and human resources must be allocated to testing to ensure that all children have equal access to education. , as the Government emphasizes in its program.

After all, the virus will not disappear so quickly, we must think about the fall now, and not only for the primers but also for the older children. Well, unless education remains our priority. It is true that the government promised to open hair salons along with schools for beginners. I will only say that I have already cut my hair twice, I have had a manicure and a pedicure, and the children are seated like a zoom and a probe, ”said the mother of the primers ironically.

The process cannot move fast

The Municipality of Delfi Capital commented that the Vilnius City Municipality Administration, exercising the discretion granted by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, to select educational institutions to carry out education in the form of contact (mixed) and find out how many city general education institutions wish to reconnect with the primary education program and agree to periodically conduct a preventive survey of the homes of students and staff working in the institutions on a cumulative basis and ensure that the manual emergency operations department at the state level established by the Chief of Emergency Operations initiated a survey to evaluate the situation of the schools and their adequate preparation.

He also reported that before submitting the data, schools had to discuss the issue with the school community and assess the school’s capacity (class distribution, movement flows, feeding, parental engagement, staff involvement, etc.) and indicated that re-contact education with Periodic tests indicated desire in almost 80 percent of institutions with primary education classes.

Alina Kovalevskaya, Senior Advisor to Administration, added that it is worth noting that all institutions wishing to return to contact education are known and listed.

“However, so far due to the updates to the national registration test system and the limited capacity and large amount of technical work available to the Municipality, which requires a lot of human resources and time, this process cannot move as fast as everyone. we want”. Therefore we can only open a few schools each week.

Taking into account the epidemiological situation, first several schools will be opened, where a large majority of the community has expressed the desire to reconnect with education and where specialists from the Vilnius Public Health Office or specialists from the mobile team work ”.

According to her, the desire of the municipality is to open all schools, so it is expected that in the near future the situation will improve and as many educational institutions as possible will be able to contact education again.

“In turn, according to the percentage of students who have agreed to return to contact education, every week meetings are held with the schools, during which the detailed course and return-to-school processes are discussed. The administration of the educational institution will be informed immediately about all decisions made regarding the training of contacts or the change of situation. “