The World's Gone Mad!

[Neal 1,873]

My wife and I are both teachers and both work in a reception class, though in different schools. She came home from work today and told me that her TA (teaching assistant) had confiscated a bag of conkers from a boy in the class...in case of nut allergies!

 

As if that wasn't bad enough, when I googled it (in the hope of proving the TA wrong), I found that several schools have done the same thing after seeking "expert medical advice."

[para1 11]

My wife and I are both teachers and both work in a reception class, though in different schools. She came home from work today and told me that her TA (teaching assistant) had confiscated a bag of conkers from a boy in the class...in case of nut allergies!

 

As if that wasn't bad enough, when I googled it (in the hope of proving the TA wrong), I found that several schools have done the same thing after seeking "expert medical advice."

 

This country has gone mad mate

[Hollie 21]

That is so sad, my daughter has a nut allergy, potentially life threatening, i have to carry an anapen everywhere with us incase she has a reaction, guess what we picked up on the way to school this morning....................yep, a conker!!

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

My wife and I are both teachers and both work in a reception class, though in different schools. She came home from work today and told me that her TA (teaching assistant) had confiscated a bag of conkers from a boy in the class...in case of nut allergies!

 

As if that wasn't bad enough, when I googled it (in the hope of proving the TA wrong), I found that several schools have done the same thing after seeking "expert medical advice."

 

The school my youngest son goes too banned the pupils from playing football at dinner time

 

I'm no footy fan but I was horrified to hear this, so let my thoughts be known too the head mistress. Most young lads find there feet in the playing footy in the school playground. Where are our next super stars going to come from if a kid can't even hone his skills at play time?

 

PS. There is no bloke teachers in the school now at all, the only bloke to work in that school is the caretaker Which probably explains it all.

[poacher3161 1,766]

Too daft to laugh at .I have heard of one council in the midlands getting council workers to strip all the conkers of some trees because somebody got hurt by a falling stick they were useing to bring the conkers down:(

[higgins 75]

Once had a conker fight with my next door neighbour and when my conker smashed his a struggle began as he grabbed hold of me and reached into a kitchen drawer

for a knife.....that was scary but what was scarier was when i tried to escape i was fumbling with the front door latch as i heard him approaching behind me....I made it though only just....yep i think conkers should be banned,

Higgins.

[Neal 1,873]

I'm not certain, but I think I'm the only male teacher working in the Reception year group (4 to 5 year olds) in my city.

 

Whenever the boys make guns, every teacher I know says, "We don't have guns in our school." I usually raise an eyebrow and ask, "That's not loaded is it?" or else I ask them what calibre it is.

 

And I teach them how to do up their coat zips by telling them to, "put the ferret in the hole...and out pops the rabbit!"

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

f**k me higgins were the f**k you from lol

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

I'm not certain, but I think I'm the only male teacher working in the Reception year group (4 to 5 year olds) in my city.

 

Whenever the boys make guns, every teacher I know says, "We don't have guns in our school." I usually raise an eyebrow and ask, "That's not loaded is it?" or else I ask them what calibre it is.

 

And I teach them how to do up their coat zips by telling them to, "put the ferret in the hole...and out pops the rabbit!"

 

Good man.

[Malt 379]

Too daft to laugh at .I have heard of one council in the midlands getting council workers to strip all the conkers of some trees because somebody got hurt by a falling stick they were useing to bring the conkers down:(

 

Mate of mine got impaled through the arm on metal railings after falling out of a conker tree as a kid. I must admit that as a parent it's really given me the shits in the past when I've been told by a neighbour that my boy was seen at the top of a huge fecking Leylandii that grows on the estate where we used to live..

 

I used to be exactly the same mind you..

[SEAN3513 7]

a couple of years ago a school in carlisle made the children wear goggles and gloves to play conkers........in line with their health and safety policy.

 

a bit drastic........but at least the children could still play a good old fashioned sport

[Kay 3,709]

I remember as a kid my dad baking conkers in the oven or soaking them in vinegar to make them harder

 

Such a simple cheap way to occupy the kids & they learn such a lot when there walking about looking for conkers .. i know i loved going with my dad to collect them .. we would have a big bag full

[RicW 67]

I remember as a kid my dad baking conkers in the oven or soaking them in vinegar to make them harder

 

Such a simple cheap way to occupy the kids & they learn such a lot when there walking about looking for conkers .. i know i loved going with my dad to collect them .. we would have a big bag full

 

 

That was cheating at my school. Serious punch-ups behind the bike sheds could result. Then a crafty roll-up of course.

 

Ric

Edited October 2, 2010 by RicW

[Kay 3,709]

I remember as a kid my dad baking conkers in the oven or soaking them in vinegar to make them harder

 

Such a simple cheap way to occupy the kids & they learn such a lot when there walking about looking for conkers .. i know i loved going with my dad to collect them .. we would have a big bag full

 

 

That was cheating at my school. Serious punch-ups behind the bike sheds could result. Then a crafty roll-up of course.

 

Ric

 

i bet you played marbles as well at playtime

[RicW 67]

I remember as a kid my dad baking conkers in the oven or soaking them in vinegar to make them harder

 

Such a simple cheap way to occupy the kids & they learn such a lot when there walking about looking for conkers .. i know i loved going with my dad to collect them .. we would have a big bag full

 

 

That was cheating at my school. Serious punch-ups behind the bike sheds could result. Then a crafty roll-up of course.

 

Ric

 

i bet you played marbles as well at playtime

You're not wrong! Dib dib dib my little mib beats your great big three! I'll whack you out the ring with my little thing so hee hee hee hee hee!

 

Those were the days my friend.

 

Ric

Edited October 2, 2010 by RicW