How Was Your Day?

[kingcarr21]

Clearly enjoys the attention he gets from his friends as being the class clown.

 

Although I think I would have laughed at the lapdance bit

[cambridgefox]

Clearly enjoys the attention he gets from his friends as being the class clown.

 

Although I think I would have laughed at the lapdance bit

Considering he is 12!!

[Finnaldo]

Considering he is 12!!

 

   

 

This is why I could never be a teacher, I would have been accused of being some fascist rape-apologist white cis male after absolutely pissing myself at that, you must of done well to keep a straight face!!  

[cambridgefox]

   

 

This is why I could never be a teacher, I would have been accused of being some fascist rape-apologist white cis male after absolutely pissing myself at that, you must of done well to keep a straight face!!

no way could I be a teacher.What a waste of time sorting crap like that out.

[kingcarr21]

What I want to know is where has he heard of lap dances. Secretly following his dad

[DB11]

Idiot son.

Went to see the head yesterday( our request) due to his "school is party time "attitude .Not a bad kid really,and his heart is in the right place but it turns out you get naughty boy points for misdemeanours( 1 for each).He has amassed 104 since September!90% talking,chewing gum,uniform violations being late by a few minutes.Now if you get a certain amount a week you get put in isolation for a day and he then seems to " rage against the machine" and prat about more.

All the teachers said he is a nice lad and clever but lets himself down for being some sort of comedian and class clown of which we have hopefully persuaded him to cease.Time will tell.

His latest was after isolation when you have to fill in some sort of form where you gave to say when you will behave,who can help,what you want as a reward( no I can't believe it either) if you behave and then sign it.

His answers

When will you behave?100th Birthday give or take a year.

What reward would you like for behaving? Wait for it.........Maybe a lap dance or two!!!

Signed Badman 3000 hell yeah!!!

What a knob.

Grounded again.How I kept a straight face for the lap dance one I don't know.

 

Giving points for being naughty sounds like some kids would see it as a badge of honour and who can amass the most

[cambridgefox]

Giving points for being naughty sounds like some kids would see it as a badge of honour and who can amass the most

They also get good boy points aswell,of which he has got loads but hasn't logged them on the system.Rewards such as VIP to the canteen so they jump straight to the front,free lockers I think and a few other incentives of which he wasn't aware of.Think he is keen on the canteen one,as a few points he amassed for being late were for still eating his dinner or wandering into class still eating it,but I see what you mean.

What I want to know is where has he heard of lap dances. Secretly following his dad

Mothers full time job.

[Alf Bentley]

Idiot son.

Went to see the head yesterday( our request) due to his "school is party time "attitude .Not a bad kid really,and his heart is in the right place but it turns out you get naughty boy points for misdemeanours( 1 for each).He has amassed 104 since September!90% talking,chewing gum,uniform violations being late by a few minutes.Now if you get a certain amount a week you get put in isolation for a day and he then seems to " rage against the machine" and prat about more.

All the teachers said he is a nice lad and clever but lets himself down for being some sort of comedian and class clown of which we have hopefully persuaded him to cease.Time will tell.

His latest was after isolation when you have to fill in some sort of form where you gave to say when you will behave,who can help,what you want as a reward( no I can't believe it either) if you behave and then sign it.

His answers

When will you behave?100th Birthday give or take a year.

What reward would you like for behaving? Wait for it.........Maybe a lap dance or two!!!

Signed Badman 3000 hell yeah!!!

What a knob.

Grounded again.How I kept a straight face for the lap dance one I don't know.

 

 

Perhaps you could sign him up to a drama group, specialising in comedy, where he could feed his thirst for attention more creatively?

 

He might end up as a top stand-up comedian - and you could write a book about your experiences bringing him up, and get rich on the tabloid serialization rights? 

[Rincewind]

I remember we got merit marks for good work and black marks if doing something wrong. The merit marks amounted to some award after so many. I don;t remember what happened for to many black marks. I never got many.

[kingcarr21]

They also get good boy points aswell,of which he has got loads but hasn't logged them on the system.Rewards such as VIP to the canteen so they jump straight to the front,free lockers I think and a few other incentives of which he wasn't aware of.Think he is keen on the canteen one,as a few points he amassed for being late were for still eating his dinner or wandering into class still eating it,but I see what you mean.

Mothers full time job.

[Finnegan]

Perhaps you could sign him up to a drama group, specialising in comedy, where he could feed his thirst for attention more creatively?

He might end up as a top stand-up comedian - and you could write a book about your experiences bringing him up, and get rich on the tabloid serialization rights?

Narh I got roped in to trying drama for the same reason. I was still a disruptive little twat in classes.

It wasn't so much attention seeking as boredom. Teachers used to say the same thing to my parents, nice kid, bright kid but always distracting self and others and gets **** all done.

I'd be inclined to blame the education system just as much as Cambridge Jnr. Not every kid is cut out to sit in class all day being dictated to. We all learn in different ways and if we're bored we don't focus.

Half surprised they're not trying to stuff him full of ritalin yet. That'll be next.

[cambridgefox]

Perhaps you could sign him up to a drama group, specialising in comedy, where he could feed his thirst for attention more creatively?

 

He might end up as a top stand-up comedian - and you could write a book about your experiences bringing him up, and get rich on the tabloid serialization rights? 

i knew it was wrong,but hey we were on holiday we all wanted fun.One went by us ,then another ,it was frustrating for both of us.The concentration on our faces was immense.Then" Dad I've caught one, I've actually caught one.My very own ping pong ball ,I will treasure this.Youre the best.This is the best 7th birthday anyone could wish for"

" Son ,well done,give her 100 Baht and lets get going or we will miss the ladyboy cabaret,it's your favourite"

[Fox92]

If he doesn't like school then I can't see much changing.

 

I hated school and I loved the day I left at 16. I rarely tried which is ultimately why I left with fvck all (not that GCSEs mean anything anyway).

Edited 8 March 2016 by Fox92

[cambridgefox]

Narh I got roped in to trying drama for the same reason. I was still a disruptive little twat in classes.

It wasn't so much attention seeking as boredom. Teachers used to say the same thing to my parents, nice kid, bright kid but always distracting self and others and gets **** all done.

I'd be inclined to blame the education system just as much as Cambridge Jnr. Not every kid is cut out to sit in class all day being dictated to. We all learn in different ways and if we're bored we don't focus.

Half surprised they're not trying to stuff him full of ritalin yet. That'll be next.

Think you have it spot on.They were saying its after about 40 minutes and he has said he gets bored after 30 minutes.Told me he can't help it as he gets bored but thought it was a petty excuse.He is very much an outside kid,hardly ever on his PS3, he would rather make a camp or mantrap!

[cambridgefox]

If he doesn't like school then I can't see much changing.

 

I hated school and I loved the day I left at 16. I rarely tried which is ultimately why I left with fvck all (not that GCSEs mean anything anyway).

The problem is he likes it too much for socialising.Last year he was top in his class for science by 20% .He is in the 2nd set out of 6, however because he is an idiot they won't put him in the top set because he will disrupt the others.

[Finnegan]

The problem is he likes it too much for socialising.Last year he was top in his class for science by 20% .He is in the 2nd set out of 6, however because he is an idiot they won't put him in the top set because he will disrupt the others.

That's a vicious cycle though, I'd be inclined to put it to the teachers that bumping him up a set and challenging him is more likely to keep him engaged.

I'd also put a certain amount of blame back on the teachers. Part of their job is managing the children, they're essentially like team leaders in the real world. You don't treat all your staff the same and you shouldn't treat all your kids the same. The teachers should be giving him more attention, engaging with his social side to get him to learn from them.

Equal opportunities is massive in the public sector (assuming he's in a state school) but equal opportunities DOESN'T mean treating everyone the same. It means giving everyone the same chance by catering a service to their needs.

If you will, consider more one on one time with a slightly challenging student to be like an access ramp for a wheelchair user. In abstract terms, the principal is the same.

[Footballwipe]

That's a vicious cycle though, I'd be inclined to put it to the teachers that bumping him up a set and challenging him is more likely to keep him engaged.

I'd also put a certain amount of blame back on the teachers. Part of their job is managing the children, they're essentially like team leaders in the real world. You don't treat all your staff the same and you shouldn't treat all your kids the same. The teachers should be giving him more attention, engaging with his social side to get him to learn from them.

Equal opportunities is massive in the public sector (assuming he's in a state school) but equal opportunities DOESN'T mean treating everyone the same. It means giving everyone the same chance by catering a service to their needs.

If you will, consider more one on one time with a slightly challenging student to be like an access ramp for a wheelchair user. In abstract terms, the principal is the same.

 

The only thing I'd say to that is that it sounds like the teachers have to spent a fair amount of time managing him in lessons because of his turbulent behaviour, thus disrupting the rest of the class preventing them learning. Until he stops messing about then the teachers are already giving him enough attention, the wrong kind.

 

Nothing wrong at all in catering to others needs, the problem is having the time to prepare and mould lessons to create that learning. Setting enables those of similar ability to remain together (though weirdly my school at GCSE never setted) to have A/B, C/D etc groups. Try and find a teacher the time to plan a lesson that has various different aspects into it, because my partner pretty much works 12 hours a day and is still behind with her marking.

[Wymsey]

Some dog ran up to me and licked my privates, its owners said ''he likes to go deep sometimes sorry''.

 

#UK2016

[Alf Bentley]

That's a vicious cycle though, I'd be inclined to put it to the teachers that bumping him up a set and challenging him is more likely to keep him engaged.

I'd also put a certain amount of blame back on the teachers. Part of their job is managing the children, they're essentially like team leaders in the real world. You don't treat all your staff the same and you shouldn't treat all your kids the same. The teachers should be giving him more attention, engaging with his social side to get him to learn from them.

Equal opportunities is massive in the public sector (assuming he's in a state school) but equal opportunities DOESN'T mean treating everyone the same. It means giving everyone the same chance by catering a service to their needs.

If you will, consider more one on one time with a slightly challenging student to be like an access ramp for a wheelchair user. In abstract terms, the principal is the same.

 

 

I was thinking something similar (my comment about drama was fairly tongue-in-cheek). The fact that the lad does particularly well in science may suggest that he's better able to maintain his interest and learn when he's hands-on doing something, rather than just listening to a teacher (I'm remembering back a long way, but science lessons were more hands-on than arts/social sciences in my day).

 

Fair point from Footballwipe. Teachers can't prepare 30 different lessons tailored to 30 different pupils. However, varying the tasks to suit different kinds of learners should be possible. Maybe getting some kids to do more hands-on project work, group work or computer work for the second half of the lesson or something? There's limitations, of course, due to teacher workload and noise disruption. Wasn't there also some research suggesting that many boys learn better when taught outside? All well and good, and could be used sometimes, but you can't have half the class inside, half outside, some doing project work, some working alone or whatever.

 

At school, I was one of the more conventional, conformist, academic pupils, provided that the teacher was at all interesting. But I do remember that it was with the more incompetent, boring teachers that I was inclined to mess about, the ones who just stood up the front reading out notes to be copied by rote. It was almost an unspoken pact as it was precisely those useless, boring teachers who tolerated the messing about more. I'd have hoped that we'd now be rid of teachers who just stand at the front reading out notes....but maybe not?

[Footballwipe]

I was thinking something similar (my comment about drama was fairly tongue-in-cheek). The fact that the lad does particularly well in science may suggest that he's better able to maintain his interest and learn when he's hands-on doing something, rather than just listening to a teacher (I'm remembering back a long way, but science lessons were more hands-on than arts/social sciences in my day).

 

Fair point from Footballwipe. Teachers can't prepare 30 different lessons tailored to 30 different pupils. However, varying the tasks to suit different kinds of learners should be possible. Maybe getting some kids to do more hands-on project work, group work or computer work for the second half of the lesson or something? There's limitations, of course, due to teacher workload and noise disruption. Wasn't there also some research suggesting that many boys learn better when taught outside? All well and good, and could be used sometimes, but you can't have half the class inside, half outside, some doing project work, some working alone or whatever.

 

At school, I was one of the more conventional, conformist, academic pupils, provided that the teacher was at all interesting. But I do remember that it was with the more incompetent, boring teachers that I was inclined to mess about, the ones who just stood up the front reading out notes to be copied by rote. It was almost an unspoken pact as it was precisely those useless, boring teachers who tolerated the messing about more. I'd have hoped that we'd now be rid of teachers who just stand at the front reading out notes....but maybe not?

 

Absolutely, there are many crumbs of things I pick up from the OH. Something as simple as reading a book as a class is made much easier when she plays the Audiobook rather than getting kids to do paragraphs or chapters at a time.

 

Computer work is unfortunately a no-go for her though, there are only 90 laptops in the entire school and are jam-booked on a regular basis. Even bookings can be overridden if the person wanting them has an 'assessment' lesson. Add to that a few are always out of action at a time because of the mindless vandalism to keyboards, screens etc.

 

I think the boring teacher reading out notes has shifted to the boring teacher with ppt presentations. Things have to be mixed up but the balance not to alienate some kids. When I was in year 11 my history teacher dedicated three lessons to come up with a 'rap' for the topic medicine through time. I was a social introvert and I ended up persuading him to let me go to the library and write essay answers rather than so something like that, cause I hated my classmates.

 

It's about who you have though and I feel for the kids at her school. The English department this week is up to six teachers down at a time. One paternity, two maternity one to her future school, two for ill children. You can plan for the maternity but those days off require cover. As she's the acting Head of Dept she has to set the cover provided by the teachers, who are being ever so unhelpful, shall we say.

 

I might ask her about how she caters for this issue. I guess it's easier when people are in sets, but even then you rely on having a class that is overall engaged and willing to learn. That way the teacher has the chance to teach, rather than spending 15 minutes of the lesson trying to engage them.

[bovril]

Happy Women's Day to all foxestalkers.

[Buce]

Women's day.

What a load of tosh.

[Manini]

i knew it was wrong,but hey we were on holiday we all wanted fun.One went by us ,then another ,it was frustrating for both of us.The concentration on our faces was immense.Then" Dad I've caught one, I've actually caught one.My very own ping pong ball ,I will treasure this.Youre the best.This is the best 7th birthday anyone could wish for"

" Son ,well done,give her 100 Baht and lets get going or we will miss the ladyboy cabaret,it's your favourite"

lol

[Len Finsbury]

Idiot son.

Went to see the head yesterday( our request) due to his "school is party time "attitude .Not a bad kid really,and his heart is in the right place but it turns out you get naughty boy points for misdemeanours( 1 for each).He has amassed 104 since September!90% talking,chewing gum,uniform violations being late by a few minutes.Now if you get a certain amount a week you get put in isolation for a day and he then seems to " rage against the machine" and prat about more.

All the teachers said he is a nice lad and clever but lets himself down for being some sort of comedian and class clown of which we have hopefully persuaded him to cease.Time will tell.

His latest was after isolation when you have to fill in some sort of form where you gave to say when you will behave,who can help,what you want as a reward( no I can't believe it either) if you behave and then sign it.

His answers

When will you behave?100th Birthday give or take a year.

What reward would you like for behaving? Wait for it.........Maybe a lap dance or two!!!

Signed Badman 3000 hell yeah!!!

What a knob.

Grounded again.How I kept a straight face for the lap dance one I don't know.

 

I blame the parents.

He's picked up lap dance from someone! 

[cambridgefox]

Women's day.

What a load of tosh.

Here in the Fens.

Womens day.

What a load of Tash!