Virtually School

[Daz Madrigal]

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5382994.stm

Its a great idea.

I always hated school, only turned up for Art lessons, ignored Science and Maths alltogether because they're of no use in the real world and turned up primarily to play football, tennis and Rugby. Everything else was a complete waste of time and I can't recall anything I was ever taught.

Childhood is for having fun and a good time. Stop forcing kids to go to school and giving them exams to do from yrs 7-8 and for the rest of their best years.

Childhood should be fun not work!

[Pink Betty]

Why should childhood be fun?

Could it be seen as lulling infants into a false sense of security?

[Daz Madrigal]

Well last start with the Labour Education Minister Ruth Kelly who see's nothing wrong with burdening kids with exams at 7-8 yrs old.

Its madness!

[Daz Madrigal]

I don't see the point of physics or science lessons at all. What use are they?

Listen I don't care about Boyles Law, as long as water boyles and I can make a decent cup of coffee thats all I'm interested in. Sod what temperature it boyles at!

[sandywinder]

This virtual school certainly has a place. With global warming around and roads clogged up with traffic because there are too many people here it has to be considered. The big problem is that many teachers and school staff would become redundant and Gus would go off his trolley at the prospect. It would also mean less to pay in council taxes so it is has obviously no chance.

On the other hand child interaction (developing team-work) is important. I would suggest that these kids should have some kind of interaction regularly (say one day a week), but monitored to prevent bullying.

[Alexia]

What fun is virtual school?



Personally, I'd have missed oh-so-irritating buzz of the alarm clock and mum's "time-to-get-up!" voice in the mornings, bathing and hairbrushing and having to stuff down a breakfast, putting on my lovely school uniform and socks and shoes, grabbing my lunch sack and backpack filled with books, falling asleep during the car ride to school, having to wake up all over again...


Oh, and of course there are the bullies and conceited students I'd have missed, bell-timed "recess" and lunchtimes, uniform inspections, the sitting in a classroom and trying to move the clock forward using E.S.P., then - at the final bell of the day - pushing through my peers to find mum in her car outside, waiting for me, and having to wait another 20 minutes IN the car in traffic of OTHER mums picking up their kids.


And not to forget the getting home and pretending to do homework.






Now that I'm older of course, things have changed. Let me know when they've discovered a virtual work.

[Daz Madrigal]

sandywinder said:

This virtual school certainly has a place. With global warming around and roads clogged up with traffic because there are too many people here it has to be considered. The big problem is that many teachers and school staff would become redundant and Gus would go off his trolley at the prospect. It would also mean less to pay in council taxes so it is has obviously no chance.

On the other hand child interaction (developing team-work) is important. I would suggest that these kids should have some kind of interaction regularly (say one day a week), but monitored to prevent bullying.

Well if kids aren't at school then they're going to interact much more out of school rather than just sitting there in class. In fact it might be a good idea because it'll give them more free time to play, do sports and get some fresh air.

When they drag themselves away from the computer that is!

[Daz Madrigal]

<< the sitting in a classroom and trying to move the clock forward using E.S.P. >>

Well I could have used ESP and done the Uri Geller routine of shouting 'think! think!' but I usually fell back -as did Uri - on the more humdrum technique of merely moving the clocks forward.

I was a Winder once too!

Actually a better technique - yer dont alf learn some stuff at skool! - is to get out early before playtime/break/whatever and stick cotton wool in the alarm clocks so that you get much longer breaks that way.

Don't try any of this at work though

[Alexia]

madrigalman said:

... stick cotton wool in the alarm clocks...

I think "in the ears" would make a much better place...




... and excuse.

[gus2]

sandywinder said:

The big problem is that many teachers and school staff would become redundant and Gus would go off his trolley at the prospect

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Gus would do nothing of the sort. IF alternative jobs were available. IF there was no drop in their standard of living, IF a 58 year old suddenly thrown on the scrap heap could find another job at that age. IF sandy could see beyond the shareholders profits, and the 25% pay hike for the CEO.

gus

[sandywinder]

That post sounded a bit IFFY to me.

Alternative jobs for teachers? Hmm. How about teaching kids not to get into unnecessary debt, teaching them how to behave in society, teaching them not to waste their lives on drugs and booze, teaching older children how to cook, how to look after babies and above all teaching them how bloody stupid Communism is?

Hang about, the last one can be easily done on a computer (or the back of a chewing gum packet).

[mangoed]

admin said:

Why should childhood be fun?

Could it be seen as lulling infants into a false sense of security?

I quite liked school and quite liked learning about ...everything.

I made friends there that I still have.

Children need to learn a discipline and some sort of routine for their future lives. Most children I know like school, BUT THAT'S A BONUS

[Daz Madrigal]

Yes I made friends at school too.

Sometimes I even visit them at Strangeways Prison.