PompeyVillan Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Parents of young children should be able to relate to this, but you know when they get to about two and they start repeating everything you say so you have to be extra careful not to swear or anything in front of them? If you are having an, er, lets say entertaining evening in with the wife and she is somewhat vocal then they might just repeat that too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOVeDwFLd1Q Edited March 1, 2014 by PompeyVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Today has gone by so quickly for me. I haven't even enjoyed myself either so it's not that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/28/primary-school-teachers-work-60-hour-week Tony and Chris ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/28/primary-school-teachers-work-60-hour-week Tony and Chris ;-) Someone must be working an an extra 58 hours on top of that to counter you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Holy shit, Barry Scott is back on TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/28/primary-school-teachers-work-60-hour-week Tony and Chris ;-) yeah but it's not work work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/28/primary-school-teachers-work-60-hour-week Tony and Chris ;-) Isn't asking teachers how many hours they worked for a survey akin to the night out down the pub where you drink 6 pints but tell everyone you drank 8 ? yeah but it's not work work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 It's the results compared to 2010. Did they coordinate the lies between the 4 years? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 It's the results compared to 2010. Did they coordinate the lies between the 4 years? ;-) Well they have all summer to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Teachers be working bare hours. Man dem touch the chikky bim ting paper work wow wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/28/primary-school-teachers-work-60-hour-week Tony and Chris ;-) Teaching, in the first 10 or 12 years of life, is probably one of the most important jobs there is. It really is a foolish self defeating objective to screw the last efficiency penny out of that bit of the system. It is equally foolish for parents to think education happens in school and their input begins and ends on Sunday evening when they enquire 'did you do your homework?'. As for the hours, I've just done a quick look at my January and February hours and teachers have got me beat, I averaged 53. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 My fiancée is a teacher and I have barely seen or spoke to her this week, and when she has looked up from her work it is to talk about teaching. I would say 60 hours is a conservative estimate for her, but then there are others who work in the same school who put in nowhere near those sort of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 I don't get parents who don't sit down and do stuff with their kids. It's so rewarding watching them learn stuff first hand, even if you are only teaching them pre school basics. My daughter could read and write before she started school, my son knew all of his numbers up to 100 before his second birthday. I'm not trying to claim I'm amazing or anything, that kind of stuff just came from sitting down and playing with them. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2014 The thread is on fire! And a plague is spreading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2014 I don't get parents who don't sit down and do stuff with their kids. It's so rewarding watching them learn stuff first hand, even if you are only teaching them pre school basics. My daughter could read and write before she started school, my son knew all of his numbers up to 100 before his second birthday. I'm not trying to claim I'm amazing or anything, that kind of stuff just came from sitting down and playing with them. Very much THIS. The single best thing my mom ever did for me was teach me to read before I started school. I did the same with my kids. I've seen people say "Oh, I can't afford to buy books for my kids" (they usually seem to be able to afford to smoke though). It's bullshit. Even if your local library has been closed (depressingly likely), you can buy childrens' books in charity shops for pennies. Still, I suppose it's easier to dump them in front of your 42 inch plasma TV. Grrrr. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 My fiancée is a teacher and I have barely seen or spoke to her this week, and when she has looked up from her work it is to talk about teaching. I would say 60 hours is a conservative estimate for her, but then there are others who work in the same school who put in nowhere near those sort of hours. Mine is a teacher/phase leader/management team member. Lesson observation prep all day yesterday (managed to watch Thor at 8pm) and back at it now. Glad I'm going to the Villa even if we are shit and it's **** raining again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 My fiancée is a teacher and I have barely seen or spoke to her this week, and when she has looked up from her work it is to talk about teaching. I would say 60 hours is a conservative estimate for her, but then there are others who work in the same school who put in nowhere near those sort of hours. Mine is a teacher/phase leader/management team member. Lesson observation prep all day yesterday (managed to watch Thor at 8pm) and back at it now. Glad I'm going to the Villa even if we are shit and it's **** raining again. Same, except I'm going down the pub! I watched the Lincoln Lawyer. On my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I feel like just going down the local to watch the game instead of going. Did that last year though and we ended up hammering sunderland so I aint chancing it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/28/primary-school-teachers-work-60-hour-week Tony and Chris ;-) Teaching, in the first 10 or 12 years of life, is probably one of the most important jobs there is. It really is a foolish self defeating objective to screw the last efficiency penny out of that bit of the system. It is equally foolish for parents to think education happens in school and their input begins and ends on Sunday evening when they enquire 'did you do your homework?'. As for the hours, I've just done a quick look at my January and February hours and teachers have got me beat, I averaged 53. Yep, I'm seeing a primary school teacher at the moment, she works about 12 hours a day on week days and often does a bit over the weekend as well. I've also increasingly found that bad parenting is why a lot of kids are **** for life and not the schooling system. Edited March 2, 2014 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 The parents who moan at me are usually the ones who do nothing at home. You can clearly tell the children who are given loads of extra support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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