Four-year old expelled from school.

[Langweilig]

A report in the Daily Wail, states that a four-year old was expelled from school for attacking two teachers. His mummy says, "He was being energetic!"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1230238/Bo...

Does anyone notice a striking resemblance to a certain cartoon character

Edited by Langweilig on Tuesday 24th November 23:00

[TheEnd]

I read that earlier, i saw the face of the Imp, and the title, and decided just to scan through to the bit where Mummy claims it's normal, and the bit where the teachers, after tutoring hundreds of kids realise he was just born an ahole.

[bonsai]

Destined for greatness.

[HOGEPH]

I was sometimes "energetic" as a kid.

A wooden spoon to my backside, administered by my mother, tended to calm me down and cause me to reflect on the error of my ways.

[StevenJJ]

Would imagine there's a list of 'incidents' a mile long in order to permanently exclude him.

There's not much info in there but a lot of inferences. I don't think the teachers involved will have taken the decision lightly and will have had plenty of sleepless nights thinking they just signed him into the gutter for the rest of his life.

[Magog]

The key line of that story is;

'His parents had refused to agree to a special action plan to deal with his behaviour.'

It sounds like he might be a cheeky little chappy whose having trouble adjusting to school life, but mum thinks that the sun shines out of him, and can't believe he could possibly play up. So instead of letting the school help him and nip this in the bud, she plasters his photo all over the national newspapers. Nice one Mum!

[Parrot of Doom]

Sounds to me as though the teachers, who these days are unable to control children themselves, decided to boot him out so the other children wouldn't be encouraged to behave in the same manner.

Good on them I say. The mother should now have to pay the costs involved.

[munroman]

Sounds a little like the parents were using the school as cheap childminding, fired him off at 4, and got hacked off when brats behaviour was flagged as unacceptable.

Another year at home should help him grow up a bit!

[Disco_Dale]

Parrot of Doom said:

Sounds to me as though the teachers, who these days are unable to control children themselves, decided to boot him out so the other children wouldn't be encouraged to behave in the same manner.

Good on them I say. The mother should now have to pay the costs involved.

Why can't those teachers control them though?
It's not rocket science, outwitting a 4 year old.

Lots of st teachers around these days methinks.

[wiffmaster]

Daily Wail said:

four-year-old McKenzie Dunkley

Look at that name. Poor bugger never stood a chance.

[grumbledoak]

Teachers used to be able to deal with boisterous kids. And, now they cannot.

He'll be a 'promising footballer' statistic before he is sixteen.

[Disco_Dale]

grumbledoak said:

Teachers used to be able to deal with boisterous kids. And, now they cannot.

Cannot?
As in PC regulations prevent them from doing so, or (as I believe) some of 'em just aren't a lot of cop?

You don't need corporal punishment to make a 4 year old behave. Unless you're sh*t at it.

[greygoose]

Disco_Dale said:

grumbledoak said:

Teachers used to be able to deal with boisterous kids. And, now they cannot.

Cannot?
As in PC regulations prevent them from doing so, or (as I believe) some of 'em just aren't a lot of cop?

You don't need corporal punishment to make a 4 year old behave. Unless you're sh*t at it.

Perhaps some teachers aren't any good but there are plenty of other factors that contribute to such cases being prevalent.

Teachers are not allowed to discipline children in any physical way, there are virtually no male teachers in primary schools as they could be paedophiles (after the female nursery worker case we'll have to employ robots to keep the children safe?), some parents take no responsibility for bringing their children up properly and blame the schools for failing when they have had this brat in their home for 4 years and he's a nightmare .

The parents will probably sue the school now and more money will be wasted instead of being spent on education.

[JagLover]

In the days when there was still common sense in this country. He would have been withdrawn from school because he is not yet mature enough for it.

Instead the Mother, who is a waste of oxygen, makes the school exclude him.

[Deva Link]

JagLover said:

In the days when there was still common sense in this country. He would have been withdrawn from school because he is not yet mature enough for it.

I think it's interesting that in Nordic countries, kids don't start school until they're 7. They think any earlier would be pointless.

[Halb]

Magog said:

The key line of that story is;

'His parents had refused to agree to a special action plan to deal with his behaviour.'

It sounds like he might be a cheeky little chappy whose having trouble adjusting to school life, but mum thinks that the sun shines out of him, and can't believe he could possibly play up. So instead of letting the school help him and nip this in the bud, she plasters his photo all over the national newspapers. Nice one Mum!

Indeed. Say's it all I think.

Deva Link said:

JagLover said:

In the days when there was still common sense in this country. He would have been withdrawn from school because he is not yet mature enough for it.

I think it's interesting that in Nordic countries, kids don't start school until they're 7. They think any earlier would be pointless.

There are correlative studies that suggest that starting formal education later helps with the schooling of the child. There is a term for it but I forget. Scandies do go to playschool at the same time, but the structure of the learning is different to the UK.

Edited by Halb on Wednesday 25th November 09:18

[Hugo a Gogo]

Deva Link said:

JagLover said:

In the days when there was still common sense in this country. He would have been withdrawn from school because he is not yet mature enough for it.

I think it's interesting that in Nordic countries, kids don't start school until they're 7. They think any earlier would be pointless.

they still have pre-school kindergartens etc

and a kid acting violently would still be excluded if the parents wouldn't agree to some action

[bazking69]

Bad parenting, too many E numbers and the invention of imaginery conditions like ADHD by bored and misinformed doctors are to blame.

[neil_bolton]

HOGEPH said:

I was sometimes "energetic" as a kid.

A wooden spoon to my backside, administered by my mother, tended to calm me down and cause me to reflect on the error of my ways.

me too.

[Dr.Doofenshmirtz]

[/i]Why 'shocked' when receiving the phone call from school. 'Ashamed' might be more appropriate. Oh no - that thought never seems to occur to some parents.
Would schoolteachers make it up? No, of course not.
What is wrong with supporting teachers in doing a very difficult & dedicated job?
At 4 he should know right from wrong. Do the parents? I sometimes wonder.
- Delboy, Darlington, 24/11/2009 12:12[/i]

+1
Even at the tender age of 4, some kids are right little toerags.
Do the parents give a toss...nope.
Is it easier to blame someone else for your failings...yep.