tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post2913908284335884757..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: NO.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-54279591763829576682010-09-19T21:26:19.721+01:002010-09-19T21:26:19.721+01:00Sir, you posted that twice Sir!Sir, you posted that twice Sir!Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085466471703759531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-59144879369984805962010-09-19T21:18:13.568+01:002010-09-19T21:18:13.568+01:00Well I AM a Teacher and Pupils will call me SIR an...Well I AM a Teacher and Pupils will call me SIR and they will like it! I expect Parents to refer to me as MR... I have neither the time nor the patience to act otherwise. In class my rule is "Do as I do". I wear a full suit, ironed shirt and tie, mirror polished shoes and expect the pupils to do the same. The only item of my personal behaviour that may conflict with School rules regards the wearing of a jacket or blazer. If I am not wearing mine, pupils may remove theirs without wasting my time asking permission. Although it is an uphill battle getting the pupils to actually tuck their shirts in and wear their ties around their neck rather than in orbit about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-6809573924902051892010-09-19T21:17:54.490+01:002010-09-19T21:17:54.490+01:00Well I AM a Teacher and Pupils will call me SIR an...Well I AM a Teacher and Pupils will call me SIR and they will like it! I expect Parents to refer to me as MR... I have neither the time nor the patience to act otherwise. In class my rule is "Do as I do". I wear a full suit, ironed shirt and tie, mirror polished shoes and expect the pupils to do the same. The only item of my personal behaviour that may conflict with School rules regards the wearing of a jacket or blazer. If I am not wearing mine, pupils may remove theirs without wasting my time asking permission. Although it is an uphill battle getting the pupils to actually tuck their shirts in and wear their ties around their neck rather than in orbit about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-83016737173331062022010-09-19T09:04:32.815+01:002010-09-19T09:04:32.815+01:00I also think that when someone is trying to sell m...I also think that when someone is trying to sell me something they should have the decency to address me by my surname. Or am I old fashioned? Or just old and cantankerous?The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-68042178499668355182010-09-19T08:50:40.857+01:002010-09-19T08:50:40.857+01:00Indeed they were.
Had to pop this in, as it is qui...Indeed they were.<br />Had to pop this in, as it is quite wonderful. Not a fan of the Roayal family any longer, but I like this:<br />When the PM’s wife said, “Call me Cherie,” the Princess Royal replied: “Actually, let’s not go that way. Let’s stick to Mrs Blair, shall we?”Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085466471703759531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-36263608839961632592010-09-18T23:12:41.514+01:002010-09-18T23:12:41.514+01:00But in the far off past when the FE was at school ...But in the far off past when the FE was at school - probably round the same time I was - they were not teachers, they were school masters and school mistresses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-65039446453338357052010-09-17T08:52:13.027+01:002010-09-17T08:52:13.027+01:00In the fifties it was 'Sir' and 'Miss&...In the fifties it was 'Sir' and 'Miss' and I despised almost all. The few that held our respect did not resort to christian names, but simply treated us as individuals, with understanding and respect.<br /><br />Back then our classroom was the centre of learning, and our general text books held in a desk. It was the teachers who walked between rooms to take their next class. Only for Lab work, woodwork and PT did we leave the form room, and only homework was taken home.<br /><br />Today, pupils sit at tables. They, as a whole class, move around the school to their next lesson, taking with them their bags filled with 20lbs of books, which also get carried home every night - along with any sports kit.<br /><br />Some are eagre to learn, and some eager to be 'the dude'. But the use of christian names for teachers is both demeaning to a teacher, and for some pupils - empowering. No good will come of it. But then what good comes out of our education system? They are pseudo military establishments designed to make one obey and jump. Real learning begins after 'school' has been left behind. "Get a job son, then you can fight back. But always respect others for what they are, and what they've been through."Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085466471703759531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-16205566952230733892010-09-16T19:54:22.117+01:002010-09-16T19:54:22.117+01:00I was brought up by my parents to believe teachers...I was brought up by my parents to believe teachers were like Gods and if I upset them I would be dealt with at home. Doesn't happen now. The parents complain and the teachers are cowed into submission.<br /><br />(And the fact that the head had a right to cane me, was a slight influence as well)The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-50644206063593731042010-09-16T19:35:18.341+01:002010-09-16T19:35:18.341+01:00Instead of all this pointless tinkering at the edg...Instead of all this pointless tinkering at the edges, why not just let the teachers teach and the pupils learn?<br /><br />I see no problem in a teacher having the expectation of being called/addressed as Mr/Mrs/Miss 'familyname'.<br /><br />Pointless twaddle that doesn't do anything to enhance the educational process as a whole.Jayce Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546864700028185848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-53058036442597522652010-09-16T19:15:51.866+01:002010-09-16T19:15:51.866+01:00They dont need a bloody relationship. Kids are the...They dont need a bloody relationship. Kids are there to learn, teachers to teach.<br />They need a professional distance.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com