the Pm's father dying is a English story!

[quinne]

DS1 (year 4) was given homework on Friday... bring in an English news story on Monday. So he went on the BBC newsround website and printed off a story about the death of David Cameron's father.
However, the teacher tells him today that its not what she asked for because it is a FRENCH story!

AAAgh!!

[HowsTheSerenity]

How is it French? The teacher should have clarified that she wanted a story based on an event occurring in England then.

[quinne]

I think she was just being petty. DS1 is unhappy that he didn't do his homework right but all he was told was "bring in an English story".

[TessOfTheBurbs]

I guess Princess Diana's death doesn't qualify as an English news story then. Why should the English care, she died in France, right?

[nickelbabe]

It's French because he died in France.

Although, that's a bit mean, because it's the PM's father.

I think the teacher probably wanted something that happened in England.
:(

[belgo]

I really hate this homework-for-parents thing. And what an annoying teacher.

[muggglewump]

Huh?

Obviously she meant a news story which occurred in England, just wasn't at all clear about it.
It is news in England.

She's being a twat.

[TessOfTheBurbs]

I mean seriously, a news story about an English person which nobody outside England cares about, how can that not be an English story? It's a story about DC rather than his dad really, and DC was presumably on English soil if that's so important.

[baby2b]

The teacher is definately being unreasonable. It has been given plenty of coverage in England as it directly affects our PM. I am guessing she had a lesson planned around this and your childs article didn't fit. A polite conversion/note/email asking for her homework to be more specific to prevent further upset would not be unreasonable either.

[TessOfTheBurbs]

Euphemia.

Or send him in with a re-worded story: "In London today, Prime Minister David Cameron received the news of his father's death".

[quinne]

how about in Liverpool today, wayne rooney...

[taintedpaint]

Oh my! He's four years old and she's this pedantic with homework?! The teacher is stupid, not just unreasonable. I would probably say something to her. What an idiot.

[anyabanya]

Fucking ridiculous.

French story my butt.

[Bestb411pm]

TessOfTheBurbs Mon 13-Sep-10 16:42:09

Or send him in with a re-worded story: "In London today, Prime Minister David Cameron received the news of his father's death".


Gets my vote!

[semicolon]

Blimey she needs to phone the papers and tell them to put that story in the international section if it's not home news.

She's an idiot.