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Teachers who like Gove

160 replies

Skippersocks · 19/10/2013 22:06

.....any teachers out there??? I have never seen a single post of support for him. It would be interesting to see if there are any and to hear some counter arguments.

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MaureensWhites · 19/10/2013 22:08

Nope. Not this one. He is a dangerous lunatic.

madrose · 19/10/2013 22:10

he's destroying the future of students - not a good person at all

Bakingtins · 19/10/2013 22:11

This is going to be a short thread.

justmuddlingalongsomehow · 19/10/2013 22:11

No

SweepTheHalls · 19/10/2013 22:12

Nope, he needs taking out.

rainsofcastersugar · 19/10/2013 22:13

The man is hated and loathed by every teacher I know.

AHardDaysWrite · 19/10/2013 22:15

I loathe him, as does every other teacher I know even the very few who admit to voting Tory

Meow75 · 19/10/2013 22:17

Strong dislike for the dickhead here too.

Makingchanges · 19/10/2013 22:19

I'm a teacher and I don't know of any teachers who like the man.

Inclusionist · 19/10/2013 22:27

Teacher, married to a teacher, friends with many teachers. 100% loathing on my side.

DH knows one bloke who respects him. Said bloke just took a job at Eton. Nuff said.

StitchingMoss · 19/10/2013 22:31

Dangerous man - his half baked and mad ideas are destroying state education.

Khara · 19/10/2013 23:13

My mum thinks he's great. (She's not a teacher and reads the Daily Mail.)

Purpleprickles · 19/10/2013 23:19

Words cannot describe how much I despise him. He is ruining education and childhood. I say this as a parent and a teacher.

straggle · 19/10/2013 23:40

He namechecks teachers in his speeches sometimes. They're like his favourite courtiers in the Court of Gove. But they're all academy or free school heads who have benefited from rapid promotion, often in academy chains sponsored by Tory donors or from thinktanks. Never the heads of outstanding community schools.

Purpleprickles · 19/10/2013 23:43

I think Straggle that's because in Goveland you can only be truly outstanding if you work in a free school or academy. The rest of us are chopped liver.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 19/10/2013 23:48

I'm not a teacher but I hate Gove with every fibre of my being.

thestauntonlick · 19/10/2013 23:49

As rare as hen's teeth and nurses who like cameron, I imagine

greyvix · 19/10/2013 23:54

I know teachers who have worked with him as advisers, but he has ignored all of their advice. I do not know of a single teacher who respects him. How could they, when he treats them with such contempt?

Sparkle9 · 19/10/2013 23:58

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thestauntonlick · 20/10/2013 00:05

Presumably Cameron doesn't give a shit. Him and all.his mates privately educate their children, and being a Tory he won't care about the rest of us Angry

tethersend · 20/10/2013 00:07

I'm a teacher and I think he's a great man with sound, well thought out policies.

tethersend · 20/10/2013 00:08

Paaahhhahhhhhaaaaahhaaaaa

Sparkle9 · 20/10/2013 00:11

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FunnyRunner · 20/10/2013 00:11

That's like asking 'Are any of you marshmallows who like toasting forks?' Or, 'Are you a honeypot who likes bears??' OR, 'Are you a snowball who likes deserts???' Or, 'Are you-?' etc etc.

I think you get my point :o