Schools closing down (for what I believe would be a substantial length of time) would be detrimental to schools like mine where live streams and live classes are ruled out as an option. That means we basically have to learn based off of slides and notes and learn pretty much independently. Yes we can ask questions via email but it can't compete to face-to-face interactions with the teacher. I'm lucky I'm doing subjects that won't be too affected by a closure but what about those who are doing folio subjects and VET?
I know that a school closure is required given how quickly this crisis is growing, but it won't be ideal to Year 12 students and schools with inadequate resources like mine.
That's the exact same situation at my school!
For this reason, I believe that since ALL schools in Vic are gonna close on Tuesday, that SEAS should still only be granted to people who actually meet the original criteria.
Yes, everyone will be impacted by schools closing including those that go to selective schools/ good schools etc. But the disadvantaged kids/schools are going to be hit the hardest since resources such as video lessons just won't be available to them, meaning that they're the one's that are really gonna need SEAS. For instance, our chem teachers have fought for a month free trial of a tutoring company that offer video explanations. But if schools are shut for longer than a month, we're most likely gonna have to rely solely on ppts and self-teaching ourselves. Unlike those from decent schools that can probably afford to pay for some form of online tutoring or additional help.