Witticisms from my teachers in the 1980s
A friend told me this week she got called into school because her son corrected his teacher on a factual point (the child was right, as it turned out).
When I worked with disadvantaged young people in Runcorn a couple of years ago I met some of their teachers and was stunned how much they knew about each kid’s ambitions, strong points and where extra help was needed.
Me. At school. Still smiling though!
Plus I have friends who are teachers and I know they do give a crap.
But after my friend said what she did, it got me remembering my own school teachers and the nonsense they spouted. Bear in mind this was the 1980s and the school I went to was very a bit rubbish:
Boys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses.
Thanks for that, Mr Chambers. Especially saying it in front of the whole class.*
Catherine is not an appropriate candidate for O Levels.
Hmmm…*
Catherine is not an appropriate candidate for A Levels.
Hmmm… again.*
If anyone splits the atom, Earth will explode and ‘we’ll all die basically’.
FFS. Read a science book.*
Catherine is very quiet in class.
Maybe because that’s because you told me I’ll never get a boyfriend, you arse*.
As I say, times have changed. I hope.
(*am not bitter. AT ALL.)
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And they reckon it’s the kids who are cruel.
Oh, the kids were cruel too, you just expect a bit of class from your teachers!
Nicely done.
Thank you
I was told by my Maths teacher the day before I took my maths ‘O’ level that it was unlikely that I’d pass.
Nice
I passed with the lowest grade possible – E.
Hah!
Then I went home and burnt all my maths text books in the garden incinerator. The next day, my Dad wrote the school a cheque, but we didn’t apologise.
That said, I loved school.
I was put in the CSE classes and ended up with a bucket load of CSE grade 1s because I should’ve been doing O levels. My school was a crappy one -in case you’re in any doubt!