to be upset by this?

[FermezLaBouche]

Minor details changed in the hope of preserving anonymity!

A teacher in our school hired one of those rentable incubators in order to hatch some chicks (Life Cycles in Science.) It came with really strict and clear instructions. Today she informs us she had "helped some of the eggs along" as the kids were desperate to see them hatch. End result - 3 dead chicks. Kids upset, even though the dead chicks were quickly removed. Idiot teacher's attitude along the "oops lol" lines, ie doesn't seem to give a shit.

I am so annoyed! I won't say anything as this woman is senior to me, and I'm new and really don't want to rock any boats, but what an idiotic thing to do.

Needed to vent, sorry!

Yanbu!!

Silky woman

What did she do? Peel the shell?

Aww no

How old are the class?

If that is genuinely what happened I'd be making a formal complaint. What a fool

They were learning about the life cycle, and she decided to speed it up?

How moronic can you get?

what an utter twat

please take this up with the head of dept or head teacher

I hope you've changed quite a few details.

MissAnnersly is that all you've got to say

That's bloody dispicable and I'd be reporting her.

I don't really think its an appropriate thing to do anyway, if the chicks had lived what happens to them then?

Completely defeats the point. Bloody stupid woman.

Yes it is.

Op said she had changed some identifying details

Report to the head and RSPCA.

That's beyond cruel.

It amazes me how many people don't view animals as living creatures, just 'things'.

:(

Yes it is

"And these people teach the next generation!"

One person actually. Please don't generalise about all teachers because of the actions of one.

What on earth did she do to the eggs?!

How do you 'help eggs along'?

What the hell did she do? She thought she could make the chicks develop faster?

Is she totally brainless?

If the chicks had been born alive, what were they going to do with them?

Horrible, awful thing to do.

How on earth do you "help" them along???

Can you let us know what the school are going to do about the live ones - they come in batches of six right??

Please tell me they're going to be responsibly homed.

I presume she turned the temperature up too high?