Grumpy Old Schooldays
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spud989

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2,966 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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Anyone watching this? BBC2 now.

I only left 8 years ago (and am now a teacher!) but oddly recognise quite a bit. E.g. the stereotypes of the dodgy P.E teachers. We had communal showers in 2002 - yet they seem to have disappeared from schools now? Or at least they have in the one I teach in. Kids simply don't shower.

The grumpy, plodding lecture voices are hilarious too. Everyone remembers an old school teacher like that. Ofsted would crucify them for just standing there talking now!

R60EST

2,364 posts

205 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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I like most of the 'grumpy' programmes , I'm recording this one will watch it later.

I must be getting a right grumpy old bd by now as I seem to agree with nearly everything they say

GTIR

24,741 posts

289 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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We had the "wet test" after PE.
Got kicked in the nuts by the drama teacher for walking on the grass.
"Found" a load of new pornos and sold them at school, until they were confiscated by a teacher. (wet test teacher strangely)
Nicked the deputy heads Mini.
Banned from every Science practical.

Eta. Got the pole that's used in the high jump (the bar you go over) thrown at my head and it chopped my ear in half. Got a round scare now.

Happy days. smile

Edited by GTIR on Sunday 5th September 21:41

Swarley

5,278 posts

254 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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GTIR said:
We had the "wet test" after PE.
Got kicked in the nuts by the drama teacher for walking on the grass.
"Found" a load of new pornos and sold them at school, until they were confiscated by a teacher. (wet test teacher strangely)
Nicked the deputy heads Mini.
Banned from every Science practical.

Eta. Got the pole that's used in the high jump (the bar you go over) thrown at my head and it chopped my ear in half. Got a round scare now.

Happy days. smile

Edited by GTIR on Sunday 5th September 21:41
My god I had completely forgotten about the wet test!


Faust66

2,364 posts

188 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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Aye, watched this programme... got very pissed off. I hated every single damn moment I spent at school - my parents insisted I attended a series of strict Roman Catholic hell-holes; they wanted me to be a priest.

Oh, the irony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWfkOF01GY

bds. Every single teacher I endured was a total bd.

I'd enjoy attending a reunion though... as I'm a rather large chap, payback would be satisfying.

Silent1

19,762 posts

258 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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Swarley said:
GTIR said:
We had the "wet test" after PE.
Got kicked in the nuts by the drama teacher for walking on the grass.
"Found" a load of new pornos and sold them at school, until they were confiscated by a teacher. (wet test teacher strangely)
Nicked the deputy heads Mini.
Banned from every Science practical.

Eta. Got the pole that's used in the high jump (the bar you go over) thrown at my head and it chopped my ear in half. Got a round scare now.

Happy days. smile

Edited by GTIR on Sunday 5th September 21:41
My god I had completely forgotten about the wet test!
WTF is a wet test?