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AIBU?

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Original poster

to think that teachers should be a bit more bloody creative about Red Nose Day

161 replies

radiohelen · 18/03/2011 16:08

I've been past four schools today and at all of them the kids are wearing their pyjamas to school... doing something funny for money! I think not.
Plus I was talking to a friend who said she'd had to go and buy new pyjamas for the occasion because her sons are all a bit small and while that's fine for at home it's not fine to send them to school in. Extra cost for her and then she had the nightmare of persuading her boy to wear pants under pyjamas... "you don't wear pants AND pyjamas mummy".
It sounds like a nightmare...
What about a gurnathon? A giant jelly contest? Making a funny black and white film. Writing an essay in alphabetti spaghetti. This is just off the top of my admittedly weird head....

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Sarsaparilllla · 18/03/2011 16:11

Because they can wear something fancy dress and still carry on with the lesson as normal I assume

Rabat · 18/03/2011 16:15

I'm sure they could but the children probably decided themselves what they wanted to do. The teachers probably already have 648 items on their 'to-do' list..... Your ideas sound interesting though - remember them for next year and perhaps offer to help organise it.

Sidge · 18/03/2011 16:16

I would imagine that they are a bit busy teaching to dream up new ideas for charity, so use the old tried and tested methods. Wink

ZZMum · 18/03/2011 16:18

well let the local schools know about your own particular fund raising efforts, ideas and successes and then maybe they would benefit from huge depth of experience...

Dear god schools get enough crap about teaching which is what they are meant to do , without putting this onto them.. UABVU

usualsuspect · 18/03/2011 16:22

I saw loads of kids in their pyjamas today ...they made me smile

yabu

cyb · 18/03/2011 16:22

I think you should chair a meeting of the PSA and Head as soon as possible

walesblackbird · 18/03/2011 16:24

Ours had to wear their clothes backwards. My 9 year old son refused point blank once he realised how hard it would be to have a wee! My 5 year old daughter thought I was completely bonkers when I put her clothes on this morning and gave me the "stupid mammy" look and comment!

Gooseberrybushes · 18/03/2011 16:26

They don't have to do anything. It's a school not an events organisation. As if teachers didn't have enough to do.

Totally yabu.

stealthsquiggle · 18/03/2011 16:28

walesblackbird how long before the teachers were cursing the whole idea for exactly the same reason, do you think Grin? DC's school stuck to the low-pressure 'home clothes with something red (if you want)'. I had a similar discussion to the OP's friend when DD had a pyjama day at nursery - she was not keen - glad I didn't have to buy new PJs have that conversation this morning.

Desperateforthinnerthighs · 18/03/2011 16:30

I dont care - I would rather DS got a decent day of education to be truthful.....the teachers prob have enough on their plate without having to be creative about red nose day I'm sure...after all, how creative are us parents today???

LuluLozenge · 18/03/2011 16:31

YABU. My DP is a teacher and works his arse off for his class. He and his colleagues organise events like this in their spare time because pesky maths and science lessons get in the way during the day.

Everyone at his school is wearing red today, not that imaginative maybe but the kids have been beside themselves with excitement waiting for today.

alemci · 18/03/2011 16:35

the primary school used to do a crazy hair day or a non uniform day and people gave in a £1. I think the teachers have enough to do.

I remember trying to collect up the money at the secondary school in my form and it was always the same couple of kids who would not pay but came to school in non uniform. It used to infuriate me (and they did have money)

corblimeymadam · 18/03/2011 16:36

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PortBlackSandwitch · 18/03/2011 16:38

No nononono - the less creative the better.

Stick a red nose on.

Jobsagoodun!

(i speak as someone who has had three dressing up days already this month)

greenbananas · 18/03/2011 16:41

YABU. Teachers have enough to do already. In any case, isn't wearing pyjamas to school on Red Nose Day becoming one of those quaint old English traditions?

HeadfirstForHalos · 18/03/2011 16:42

YABU! It's just a bit of fun, mine went in PJ's 2 years ago and still talk about it! If your friend had to buy new PJ's, considering the others were getting a bit snug then the money was hardly wasted was it?

Today mine had to wear bright colours. It is a lovely warm sunny afternoon and all the children have been walking back from school with their coats off, looking fabulously cheerful, with multi-coloured tops, tights, hair and painted faces.

HeadfirstForHalos · 18/03/2011 16:45

I also agree that teachers have far more important things to do with their time than planning extravagant money raising events. Although some of those ideas do sound fun, you can volunteer yourself to organise it next time Grin

exoticfruits · 18/03/2011 16:57

If you feel like that you could volunteer to organise it next time-I'm sure all the teachers would be overjoyed! (agree with HeadfirstforHalos)

mumbar · 18/03/2011 17:03

My school did wear red and have wacky hair/ wig. DS school wear red non uniform day.

We had fun and games, biscuit sale, whole school disco, made hats etc. DS did his English, spelling test and usual lessons - although he said they watched a video but that may been wet play.

TBH mines a SEN school, his a mainstream but he did say his schools boring compared to mine. Grin

Salmotrutta · 18/03/2011 17:05

well let the local schools know about your own particular fund raising efforts, ideas and successes and then maybe they would benefit from huge depth of experience...

Precisely!!
OP, I'm sure you could do all that ZZMum suggests in addition to volunteering to teach the classes and ensure education progresses at the same time?? Hmm

Jeez.

Salmotrutta · 18/03/2011 17:07

Meant to add, that IME it's those who do most moaning that then disappear like snow off a wall when volunteers are sought.

EvilTwins · 18/03/2011 17:08

Christ on a bike, OP, give us teachers a break, will you. Don't you think we have enough to do? My DTD's school just said "do something funny" and most kids went in wearing red. Mine went in dressed as each other (ID twins - not tricky) At my school (secondary) we had non-uniform day and did an X Factor thing at lunchtime which staff performed in as well as kids. And I taught all my lessons. Is that enough for you?

Anonymousbird · 18/03/2011 17:11

We had crazy hair, bouncy castle and climbing wall, joke competition and a sweet stall.

Nothing exactly novel, but the PTA did most of the organising, rather than the teachers, the children had a great time and it will no doubt have raised a bit of money! And easy to do around regular school....

Mrsdoasyouwouldbedoneby · 18/03/2011 17:14

OOOPs... this is what we did at pre-school... for us it was called, "working in partnership with parents". Our parent wanted it, we did it....

And all our schools did 'wear red for comic relief'....

Some people thought it was amusing that I had to do the school run in my jammies.... LOL

Mrsdoasyouwouldbedoneby · 18/03/2011 17:21

OH and I had to BUY a new dressing gown for the purpose... Far too dedicated....