New Head teacher

[Big Bolt]

rules are rules the law is the law , whether we agree or not and this country is going t**'s up because the are not being enforced where it should all begin in school

[Salix Tree & Countryside]

Thank god mine have left an getting on with there own lives, been there an dun that many times..........kids grown up into good citizens.........no trouble, but there own identities, i think its good that this is obviously an emotive issue, for the record i come out on APs side, but would never condone violence against teachers or others.......I just stood my ground, and had reasoned argument with the teachers, sometimes I won sometimes I didn't but I'm glad I did it in the end because it developed a REAL respect for me and my family from the teachers an vice versa

[Dave Martin]

My father spent 9 years in the Royal Engineers: 1939 - 48, fighting in North Africa, Palestine, Italy and Yugoslavia including beach landings at Anzio, Salerno, and the like. His last three years were spent taking up mine fields. He then came home and trained as a school teacher which he did until about 1983. So don't give me any generalisations about school teachers being 'boys among men' and other such total crap.

 

Schools have rules about what can be worn. Stop and think what it would be like to have a rule about wearing bangles, bracelets, or whatever. Then consider what it would be like trying to distinguish between what's permissible and what's not. The kids would run circles round the rules, claiming this bracelet is in aid of this or that charity, wouldn't they? And how's a teacher supposed to keep up with what's what? So they keep it simple -- no bracelets in school. You know damn well there's no intent to slight any charity -- so stop stirring.

 

Always tend to side with the teacher when a kid says they've been told off. In the long run you're doing the kid a disservice if he/she loses respect for the teacher as a result of you overreacting. It's children growing up with a lack of respect for authority that's causing half the problems with this society.

 

I agree with everything in your post with the exception of comparing your father to teachers of today. Times and standards have changed.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This is a disgrace.

 

If we cant sing hymes and have asemblies but others can bring in and use a prayer mat and chant

 

if others can wear a turban instead of a hard hat

 

and pikies can lay roads without planning consent

 

and working honest folk are an endangered species

 

then maybe WE should be claiming OUR minorities rights?

[Amelanchier]

Tony I hope that doesn't make it past your editing window. Oh - surprise surprise, it did.

Edited September 6, 2011 by Amelanchier
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[Mesterh]

Well its New Head Teachers second day and he's gone and got 60 pupils who weren't wearing the correct uniform and put them in isolation . So now more pupils have lost 2hrs of study time . Please note that these are minor rule breaks ie no school badges sewn on blazer , No dyed hair , Sensible footwear which is being debated a present because the new Head is going OTT . Parents are invited this evening to discuss these matters. Now even the long serving teachers are not happy . Zero tolerance come on man there's better ways to start the new term .

 

Sounds like a good man trying to do his job.

 

For far too long have kids gotten away with far too much.

 

Maybe if parents brought there kids up properly to abide by the rules and listen to their elders then the teachers wouldn't have such a hard time and have to take these actions.

[Sam Thompson]

John Russell, I think times have changed a lot since '83, its a different ball game.

[skyhuck]

I agree with everything in your post with the exception of comparing your father to teachers of today. Times and standards have changed.

 

So you personally know all the teachers in the country?????

 

Teachers like all professions come in all shapes sizes and types.

 

When I was at school some were great, some were beyond poor.

 

My four children are still at school, two in primary and two in high school.

 

I have be amassed at the standard, passion, dedication and just common decency of most of their teachers.

 

They know my wife and I back them 100%, they contact us when needed and return my calls if I ring.

 

Even over the holidays I was contacted by one of my son's teachers asking if he could wanted to come in one morning to get some course work done.

 

I would not wish to be judged as being the same as many in my profession and don't judge others by some in theirs

Edited September 6, 2011 by skyhuck

[s.varty]

This is a disgrace.

 

If we cant sing hymes and have asemblies but others can bring in and use a prayer mat and chant

 

if others can wear a turban instead of a hard hat

 

and pikies can lay roads without planning consent

 

and working honest folk are an endangered species

 

then maybe WE should be claiming OUR minorities rights?

 

Spot on.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony I hope that doesn't make it past your editing window.

 

Indeed, getting a bit cheesed off with all the rules I/we have to abide by while others take the Michel:thumbdown:

 

tis why i dont read papers, watch the news or as a rule avoid threads like this!