I've learned a lot about myself these past few weeks. I'm not a very good teacher, for one thing. I mean, I spend a lot of time teaching for my job, and think I'm all right at it. But that's with adults, who are already quite well trained, are highly motivated, and for whom I… Continue reading The COVID Diaries 6 – Learning things
Category: Covid-19
The COVID Diaries 5 – Homeschooling and hedonism
Schools closed here in Victoria a week and a half ago, but only a few days before school holidays were scheduled to begin. Other states are still struggling along, but doubtless they will go to holidays and not come back for some time. Because we're a two-healthcare worker family, our school was able to arrange… Continue reading The COVID Diaries 5 – Homeschooling and hedonism
The Covid Diaries 4 – Phony War
It feels a little bit like Paris in 1939. Everyone is waiting for something to happen, whether it be German invasion or viral apocalypse, but very few people have seen the real deal yet. We're sitting at something like 3000-4000 confirmed infections across Australia, which doesn't seem too bad until you realise that testing is… Continue reading The Covid Diaries 4 – Phony War
The COVID Diaries 3 – The New Normal
It's occurred to me that this may be the new normal. It's certainly the old normal. It's been 102 years since the 1918 flu pandemic, which has certainly got to be a record for how long we've gone without a major outbreak of disease. It's especially surprising given how interconnected the world has been for… Continue reading The COVID Diaries 3 – The New Normal
