The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Library => Topic started by: Pastis on March 03, 2011, 06:19:25 PM
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Since this is a Jamie Oliver Inc production I'd imagine most would have avoided it but I watched it with interest. As Simon Callow put it in the Torygraph, it's not really about the children who are mostly rude, ill-mannered and loutish but the supposedly eminent teachers who are put under the pressure of communicating and imparting their knowledge and experience.
Starkey was embarrassing, Callow and Rolf Harris were nearly at their wits end but watching a couple of others, Andrew Motion and Daley Thompson via YouTube, their tactics of engagement threw up some sparks of subtle brilliance.
I might have to keep an eye on it.
Oh, sorry, no shagging, obviously ::)
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The basic premise is wrong. The experts want to teach. They have not learnt that you have to teach people to learn and then help them do it. Rolf did best, but even he found it ain't so easy
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I think that the wrong premise was something Starkey highlighted in his defence.
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Which was?
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The problem (or point of the programme ) is the gulf between the teachers and the bunch of "chavs" they are trying to teach .............
1st step ..NO FECKING mobile phones ...
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Basically there were no rules of engagement as far as he was concerned.
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1st step ..NO FECKING mobile phones ...
To be honest I'm surprised schools haven't started installing mobile phone jammers yet. Switch them on in lesson time and that solves the problem.
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WOT? And stop the teechers from texting and talking to their husbands during lessons ...... That'll have the Unions up in arms.
Yes they do .... constantly! ...... According to the THW.
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WOT? And stop the teechers from texting and talking to their husbands during lessons ...... That'll have the Unions up in arms.
eeek: nonono:
Partners Snoopy Partners noooo:
3/10. See me....
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redface: redface: redface:
You are, as always, right.
There are several "partnerships" and at least one pair of co-habiting rug munchers
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I have watched this and cringed.
I am struggling to work out the point of the program other than to pay J O mega bucks.
Starkey really did show himself in a bad light not only during the lesson but Alain in the follow up meeting with the head. Proved himself an out and out lying defensive pillock.
The chavs I just want to slap and neuter not necessarily in that order. evil:
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I have watched this and cringed.
I am struggling to work out the point of the program other than to pay J O mega bucks.
Starkey really did show himself in a bad light not only during the lesson but Alain in the follow up meeting with the head. Proved himself an out and out lying defensive pillock.
The chavs I just want to slap and neuter not necessarily in that order. evil:
Also who would now employ this scum , after seeing them on TV ......
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The whole thing is ghastly beyond all ghastliness
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I watched it again last night didn't manage it to the end.
I find it strangely fascinating. I watch the behaviour of the children with a mixture of horror and disbelief.
These idiots will have had plenty of opportunities to get their act together whilst ion mainstream education. They chose not to. More to the point the parents allowed the situation that each child was in to escalate and have absolved themselves of responsibility.
How about placing the parents into gulag with enforced labour and education. Seizing any and all of the parents assets to help fund schooling for their dysfunctional sprogs.
Separating the children from their parents and installing them in a military style camp where they undertake two minor operations 1) sterilisation 2) the removal of their mobile phones.
They can then spend two years without pay doing some hard labour and being taught not only the three Rs but also elocution, manners, language, respect and a whole host of other things that would enable them to take their place in decent human society. They cam share two to a room which should have a bed desk and sink. No computers, TVs, mobile phones and no make-up. Very unflattering uniform to be worn at all times and a daily check to ensure this is complied with.
Books only and homework every night. Failure to comply strict discipline administered preferable in front of the rest of the inmates. Making the hard lads wear girly pink would work a treat IMHO not sure about the girls. solitary confinement sees good.
Punishment along the lines of three strikes and you are out, the 'out' in question being the morgue.
Just a thought. eveilgrin:
The dream school could then be opened for hard workers, no matter their ability who want to learn and would appreciate the chance they are being given.
Right rant over, breath in and out breath in and out slowly relaxing as you do so, feel your gritted teeth relaxing
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I don't need to watch it ........ I live with it every fooking day Banghead
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Come, come MissC, no sitting on the fence ;)
I missed it last night as I was out and was going to watch on iPlayer but frankly I don't think I'll bother. What I did see last night was almost the complete antithesis; a professional piece of theatre, scintillating writing, wit AND an appreciative audience. No phones, no laptops, no backchat cloud9: