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That 'll teach em

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Tim58 · 27/08/2004 00:47

Has anyone been watching That 'll teach em? I've been following it with my wife and fifteen year old daughter. My wife's view is that without the threat of corporal punishment its pretty difficult to imitate a 1960's secondary modern. Some of the girls' manners and lack of respect on the show were appalling. My wife couldn't stop chuckling when they got a well deserved 400 lines to write. Must admit its entertaining viewing. I hope they do one on the seventies next.

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hmb · 27/08/2004 12:43

The stroppy, bad behaviour is just like lots of my students!

I have found it very interesting that the system seems to be 'working' for the boys. They are enjoying the practical education they get, and they enjoyed the Scouts in spite of themselves

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coppertop · 27/08/2004 13:46

The boys definitely seemed to get a better deal but the girls were so full of themselves that I had no sympathy for them. I did have a good giggle at Matron advising the Head Boy that she didn't approve of "impure thoughts".

I can't believe how proud the parents seem to be of their children's behaviour in school. And will someone please explain what "pimpology" is?

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hmb · 27/08/2004 16:14

Acting like a Pimp. Now there is something to be proud of in your child! Dis you see last weeks when the girls were almost proud of not knowing where London was on the map. It isn't the ignorence that I mind so much, it is the arrogence that goes with it.

Thinking about it secondary mods were better for boys than girls, the boys did get to try a number of 'trades' but the girls were limited to home care, child care and typing. So I'd imagine that modern day boys would be more interested in car mechanics than the girls in learning to clean a house.

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SueW · 27/08/2004 17:32

It would be good if they could all learn both 'sets' of subjects though.

Looking at the popularity of shows like How Clean is Your House and the number of requests for tips to remove stains from clothing/furniture/walls, some housekeeping lessons might have been useful for a lot of us.

I know my mum spent lots of time, and still does 'keeping house' with regular deep cleans and a rota of jobs. She never educated me in all this now and, unsurprisingly I am lousy at all that stuff! My dad was never too keen on letting us help out with any DIY either but we loved the hours we spent with grandad in his workshop.

I would have loved to have learned woodwork at school but my (girls') school didn't teach it.

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hmb · 27/08/2004 17:34

We were expressly told that if we (as girls) chose to do woodwork or metal work we would 'get laughed out of the first lesson'.....direct qote there from our head master......he was such an ass.

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MeanBean · 27/08/2004 17:38

I went to a big all girls catholic comprehensive for the first year of secondary school where we did woodwork and metalwork as well as cooking and sewing. My parents moved me after the first year as the school weren't so hot on academic subjects. I can never understand why it always has to be either/ or - I would have liked the opportunity to do Latin and woodwork.

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hmb · 27/08/2004 17:39

Dh did both in his comprehensive. I went to a comp too, at the same time, but ours was very sexist.

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coppertop · 27/08/2004 18:56

At school I was the only girl to do a GCSE in woodwork and metalwork, and only one boy did GCSE Home Economics. We both got laughed at but I had the last laugh when I came top of the class.

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hmb · 27/08/2004 19:01

All power to your elbow! or is that sander?

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coppertop · 27/08/2004 19:11

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Tim58 · 27/08/2004 21:52

I definitely think there's room for somthing that encourages certain pupils towards non-academic sujects. Most tradesmen are in such short supply that it should be possible to convince kids that with the right skills they can go on to make a lucrative living.

I don't think my daughter would be interested in learning woodwork but she says she would be interested in any course that involved make-up, texting friends and chatting up boys. Oh and the main thing would be that the teachers didn't give out detention and lines!

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coppertop · 27/08/2004 23:02

Maybe someone could devise a course that teaches the art of applying make-up while texting and talking at the same time? In the actual exam marks could be deducted for smudged lippy and for using proper grammar and spelling instead of text. And in the name of equality the course would also be available for boys.