Last week, there was often talk of the solar eclipse scheduled for April 8 in various media and on social networks. […] As a primary school teacher, I would like to share with you my opinion on the subject.
Personally, I always find it special that everyone’s opinion is put on an equal footing with that of the staff working in our schools. It sadly reminds us that teaching is, still today, seen as a vocation and not a profession. I would like to see a doctor cleaning out of “love for his patients” or working unpaid hours for the “good of his patients”… […]
Anyone who works in the field with children understands the complexity of managing children’s safety during a solar eclipse. Our youngest are often unaware of the danger and ensuring their safety during a rare and exciting event is difficult and risky.
Despite all their good will, dedicated teachers in so-called “regular” groups, where problems and behavioral disorders abound, would have difficulty taking responsibility for the health of your children’s eyes.
So, in the best interest of your child, it is best that April 8th be a teaching day. If you really want to experience a historic and memorable moment in complete safety with your young people, I invite you to prepare the necessary equipment and plan the time to live this experience with them. The next day, teachers will fully assume their true role in class and during their working hours: instructing your young people and, in this case, returning to the fascinating phenomenon that is a solar eclipse.
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