NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet wants students back in classrooms full-time as soon as possible, warning that homeschooling has significantly impacted the state's productivity.
Mr Perrottet said research showed that if senior students did not finish their schooling, there may be a correlation with lower productivity over time, which would have an impact on wages. The accommodation and food services sector makes up more than 7 per cent of employment in NSW but almost one-third of those businesses are not trading.Loading
One of my staff was forced to resign and go on the dole - single mom with 3 kids - she can’t work from home even when the they’re all home schooling. The government has ruined her life 👎😡 GetBackToWork
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Impact on wages? They’ve been falling for 7 years under the LNP.
yes, because we now depend on both parents working - spend and spend and spend, get yourselves into debt so you cant stay home, and want all those consumer goodies to be a proper person. gak.
So return to school about economic, not health, focus. So we’re expendable? Great. When’s the next election?
Absolute bs. Every study of NZ students after their Earthquake saw no loss in learning despite extensive home learning.
Ffs Corona virus has impacted our productivity
It’s not fucking homeschooling, teachers are setting the work .... JFC
Nope
Interesting - since telemed/telehealth was rapidly implemented during the COVID, it has been demanded for more(even after pandemic) ;but why not online school for now(still in the pandemic) ?
A treasurer! Yeah that’s who I usually call for advice in a pandemic! 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Imagine the jubilation when you make your final mortgage payment on your family home! The Australian dream! The government is planning you will never be free from home payments. A continuous rent (land tax) paid to the govt is actively being considered! GladysB Sydney NSW
12.5% fall in labour supply exactly = half households without a spare parent at home - looks like a total guess by NSW Treasury to me Dom_Perrottet ! And I don't trust it as kids can already go to school if parents need to go out to work. AlexSmithSMH MattWadeSMH
Beep beep. Productivity levels in danger. Must return drones to work now. Beep beep.
Acknowledging that he thinks of schooling as nothing more than childcare and that economics are more important that protecting people. Great stuff
It’s not home schooling
Homeschooling definition inaccurately used again. Parents actually think they are 'homeschooling' their children. leighsales GladysB
Once the kids are back in classrooms, Covid_19 cases will most likely increase. There is no way to stop the kids from mingling and any person who works with kids knows that they are little germ carrier machines concerned
Do we live in a community or do we work robotically in an economy? Is the economy a subsection of the community or the community a subsection of the economy?
At least he’s honest about why. It’s got nothing to do with health or education. It’s about the economy
As Active Covid19 shuts a Vic school. Stay the course Dan Andrews.
Whiteanting his boss.... gold Lib stuff!
The stay at home bit is denting the economy all round. Why are schools magically different though? Outbreak in a VIC & NZ school very recently 🤷🏻♂️ I get the rationale but the msg is inconsistent.
If people don’t want to send their children to school, then don’t. Keeping schools closed will also reduce medical staff who will be forced to stay home to look after their kids. Do we want our hospitals under resourced during a pandemic?
*remote learning
Only if you have no new infections and the virus is under control. Whilst you have new infections and it isn't under full control, opening up will lead to a second wave and further tragedies.
Listen to health experts.. not the treasurer.
How productive are dead people, Dominic?
Two words: HEALTH FIRST. Sorry, but worst-affected state NSW must cop some inconvenience to protect the health of others in NSW and (once borders reopen) the rest of Australia. NSW's current daily case stats are piss-poor compared to much of Australia. We must do our part.
Finally, an honest politician! We all knew there was a hidden economic agenda. Now we know the true value of teachers.
LNP talk the talk but in the end it is always comes down to the bottom line
He is spot on.
Here we go again. Schools and teachers seem to be the preferred whipping boy of conservative governments. Just do your job and let teachers (following the direction of your government), do theirs.
A treasurer is the last person I’m going to listen to about sending kids back to school
Imagine choosing health over the economy! Outrageous. People forget pretty quickly. Let’s hope the second spike doesn’t occur with everyone rushing back.
Politicians who want all children back at school need to set the example and provide proof that their own children are doing the same.
Ironically this advice comes from Treasurer, not heath or education people. We know who leads the country, MONEY. COVID19Aus auspoI
Poor parents
Dom Opus Dei
Right.......so nothing to do with kids not being infectious then. As anyone with a brain guessed, this is a decision made on economics NOT public health. So....feck off and get back to us when NSW has NO NEW CASES.
It's all about the money. Money, money money. If there were all dead people in NSW then how would productivity be impacted? Just like the LNP. Money is far more important than anyone's life.
His kids better be in school as well.
Abhorrent given this situation has been life or death. It’s a scare tactic to justify opening all schools. Propaganda. Home Education and school of the air has been successful for generations. Poor journalism.
Einstein at work DominicPerrottet is a genius
Well if that’s what Dommy wants, we have to make it happen, people!
Australia hasn’t flattened the curve, and you’re moving into winter! WTF is wrong with you?
Who cares about productivity?