Financing construction projects - Enough equity?

Good post, but way too realistic for anyone who inherently considers the private sector more efficient than a government agency and is unimaginative enough to assume every person up to retirement age 60+ owns a PC. And before anyone asks: YES, I personally know teachers who bought a PC themselves to meet the work requirements. Not because they were forced (they could have legally refused), but because they wanted to teach and the municipality fails to provide equipment and infrastructure. But since they do this from their salary, which comes from taxpayers’ money, in the end the taxpayer has paid anyway – so it’s all good!

Maybe a somewhat naive suggestion. How about [Telekolleg]? I don't mean the outdated 80s lessons. But modern and clearly explained and designed. Divided by class level. Available for download. You can watch the math lesson twice, and if you have questions, email the teacher. Whenever I hear how complicated the whole nonsense is done, I really lose it.

That presupposes that everyone has a cable connection or is connected via receiver/satellite. That becomes difficult again. You really can't avoid having an internet offer. Especially older students usually manage quite well with it. But the huge problem is the younger ones. How on earth is a 7-year-old child supposed to teach themselves reading and writing if the parents have to work full-time alongside it. These children need teachers with their methodology and not to underestimate: the herd instinct. Our son would be one who would eventually shut down at home. With teachers, it's not like that and if all his friends participate, he will too. I am a total fan of study groups. 3-4 children meet at someone's home and are taught there by the teachers. That way there are fewer connections and the group is manageable in terms of infection risk. Then at least twice a week on-site at school, even if only for a few hours. The alternating model, consistently implemented, then also brings structure back into the children's lives.

I had the fun of a daughter in first grade, enrolled last autumn, so: she had to learn to read at home. It was hard... I am convinced she would never have behaved that way in front of the teacher and the other children as she did at home. Pens and notebooks were flying, just the mention of the word "reading" made her shut down. I cried when the news came that she was allowed back to school...

You did get a bit of the impression that the more likeable the teacher, the less tech-savvy. Everyone eventually managed the Schulcloud, even those with the "old PC junk". The homeroom teacher very occasionally sent a voice message, one time she even called - otherwise it was only chatting. Pretty sparse... Let's see what happens after the holidays.

How different children are. I already wanted to learn to read before starting school. It was out of the question that the adults only read to me instead of the other way around, and I also wanted to do something grown-up like reading the newspaper. I still have friends today who wouldn’t even touch books with a pair of tongs.

Insane that the thread is still "alive". I'm curious whether it will catch up in length to the [Hausbilder-Thread] ... We have also experienced teachers who refused to hold lessons online. Soon - after Corona - many parents will be able to enter the teaching profession as career changers. "After Corona" ... that sounds almost like a new era.