Secret Diary of an Irish Teacher: Learning outside? It's a natural solution to Covid classrooms

"A broader canvas is believed to aid critical thinking skills, preventing the kind of brainwashing Italy witnessed during the war."

“You might get a bit jaded about certain subjects. They get so excited that it re-energises you to know more about it."

One thing made clear from all the high jinks last weekend was that schools are staying open, no matter what. Even if we hit Level 5 and giant robot spiders take to our streets, children are going to school. I’m happy with that; I just hope it’s the safest decision for everyone.

Convinced schools are not out ’til summer, I’ve been pestering my students to wear warmer coats. Thanks to Covid, we’re all sitting in the same room, in the same chairs, for hours on end. I genuinely worry that someday I’ll look down and find thirty beautiful ice sculptures at their desks – very well behaved but frozen entirely solid.