Looked like easy money to me

[mackem 26,521]

11 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

Didn't do us any harm either

It harmed me in hindsight,I had my hair grabbed on a few occasions and my head banged off walls and desks,had my nose burst from a teacher backhanding me,taws across the face,cane etc,if anyone had tried that on one of my kids it wouldn’t have ended well.Best thing about school was the free school meals.The teacher who backhanded me was convicted of molesting several young boys at the school so I guess I got off lightly.I hate authority now in adult life.

[mel b 2,420]

16 hours ago, mackem said:

It harmed me in hindsight,I had my hair grabbed on a few occasions and my head banged off walls and desks,had my nose burst from a teacher backhanding me,taws across the face,cane etc,if anyone had tried that on one of my kids it wouldn’t have ended well.Best thing about school was the free school meals.The teacher who backhanded me was convicted of molesting several young boys at the school so I guess I got off lightly.I hate authority now in adult life.

My story is pretty similar to be honest.

It left me with a deep mistrust of most people in authority,  and an instinct to attack anyone that threatened me or mine in any way .

It took me a long time to lose that instinct to go on the attack if I felt threatened.  It also took a lot of , love , understanding,  and tolerance,  from those close to me.

Lots of people say that school days were the happiest of their lives . Well I'm 55years old now , and I'd still rather work 12 hours a day , than go back to school .

[Bakerboy 4,736]

 Theres a big difference between a bit of a caning or the dap and an all out assault on a child, I had both regularly used to bite my cheek and smirk when they'd finished

[paulus 26]

It was pretty much the same for me when i was at school, But i have to admit i was not the easiest kid to teach as i did not conform to the curriculum they were trying to teach, So i rebelled, quite badly at times, No punishment made any difference, and believe me they tried all of them over the years, In the end when i was about 15 one teacher took me aside and basically said, if i never turned up for a lesson ever again, Then they would not be unhappy. 

 The problem was from the age of 12 or so. i had no interest in it, My eldest lad was about the same but the big difference with him was by this time they had other routes to offer him, By 14 he was doing a woodwork apprentice at college. By 19 he was a fully qualified wood machinist. 

I hated School from the age of 12 and i have to say, i learnt far more after leaving school than they could have taught me in a million years. 

[Daniel cain 45,454]

Growing up,if i had a dig,I more than likely deserved itlooking back,it taught me to have respect and watch my mouth...I wouldn't want to be back in school these days tbh...other than the basics,school didnt teach me alot on how to get on in life...firm believer in you paddle your own canoe and make your own luck

[mel b 2,420]

21 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

 Theres a big difference between a bit of a caning or the dap and an all out assault on a child, I had both regularly used to bite my cheek and smirk when they'd finished

That's the thing that a lot of teachers didn't understand.  Attacking a child with a stick or their fists  , just because they were angry,   isn't corporal punishment,  its child abuse . 

Getting back to the original post . My mate always loved coming to family BBQs here , because his daughter said we had more animals than the animal man . We had , a jackdaw , snakes , tarantulas , ferrets , dogs , fish  , rats , hamsters , and they could all be handled ( yes , even most of the fish).

 

 

[Daniel cain 45,454]

4 minutes ago, paulus said:

It was pretty much the same for me when i was at school, But i have to admit i was not the easiest kid to teach as i did not conform to the curriculum they were trying to teach, So i rebelled, quite badly at times, No punishment made any difference, and believe me they tried all of them over the years, In the end when i was about 15 one teacher took me aside and basically said, if i never turned up for a lesson ever again, Then they would not be unhappy. 

 The problem was from the age of 12 or so. i had no interest in it, My eldest lad was about the same but the big difference with him was by this time they had other routes to offer him, By 14 he was doing a woodwork apprentice at college. By 19 he was a fully qualified wood machinist. 

I hated School from the age of 12 and i have to say, i learnt far more after leaving school than they could have taught me in a million years. 

My one lads been struggling since he started the comp,he has been bullied and picked on in 2 different schools...with both the same out comes when he retaliated and defended himself...expelled indefinitely and only 13 so now we will be home schooling him,3 days at home with his mum,reading, writing etc,rest of the week at work with me...hes keen to learn,and im lucky the lads I work for ,went through similar themselves between us all,we will get him a trade or 2

[Chaff 3,621]

4 minutes ago, paulus said:

It was pretty much the same for me when i was at school, But i have to admit i was not the easiest kid to teach as i did not conform to the curriculum they were trying to teach, So i rebelled, quite badly at times, No punishment made any difference, and believe me they tried all of them over the years, In the end when i was about 15 one teacher took me aside and basically said, if i never turned up for a lesson ever again, Then they would not be unhappy. 

 The problem was from the age of 12 or so. i had no interest in it, My eldest lad was about the same but the big difference with him was by this time they had other routes to offer him, By 14 he was doing a woodwork apprentice at college. By 19 he was a fully qualified wood machinist. 

I hated School from the age of 12 and i have to say, i learnt far more after leaving school than they could have taught me in a million years. 

Pretty much same story here lol

My last 2 years of schooling was 3 mornings a week at the local drill hall, met all sorts there lots of kids with hang ups anorexic girls abused boys, arsonists and just plain nutters 

Put my 2 kids through private secondary school as I wanted the best for them, my son passed a levels didn't want university.

Has worked from 14years pt and mixed with some good people has been offered work and accommodation in Australia so is working 3 different jobs to save for it at the moment. 

Something I wouldn't of had the bottle to do as an 18yr old.

He has turned out quite the gent engages with anyone in conversation on any subject best of all he not at all embarrassed by his delinquent dad with gypsy tendencies lol.

 

 

[greg64 2,826]

1 hour ago, Bakerboy said:

 Theres a big difference between a bit of a caning or the dap and an all out assault on a child, I had both regularly used to bite my cheek and smirk when they'd finished

in one of the schools i went to, the headmaster had a collection of canes on the wall of varying lengths and thickness and he used to give you the choice of which one he was going to use on you ,i always picked the thick one as he thin ones could make your hands bleed 

[Greyman 28,441]

1 hour ago, mel b said:

That's the thing that a lot of teachers didn't understand.  Attacking a child with a stick or their fists  , just because they were angry,   isn't corporal punishment,  its child abuse . 

Getting back to the original post . My mate always loved coming to family BBQs here , because his daughter said we had more animals than the animal man . We had , a jackdaw , snakes , tarantulas , ferrets , dogs , fish  , rats , hamsters , and they could all be handled ( yes , even most of the fish).

 

 

Old habits,I,m still the same now have had squirrels hedgehogs and a mixture of birds from owls to scabby pigeons   

[WILF 46,832]

On 25/09/2023 at 08:57, wildman said:

Should  be compulsory in all junior schools,wildlife  education  instead of some of the crap that they force on the kids these days

www.nynashamnsnaturskola.se

WWW.NYNASHAMNSNATURSKOLA.SE

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Nature school started up in 1988 and welcomes children between 6-16 years of age...

 

Edited September 26, 2023 by WILF

[mel b 2,420]

4 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Old habits,I,m still the same now have had squirrels hedgehogs and a mixture of birds from owls to scabby pigeons   

they're cracking little things . Mine seemed to think that it was one of the kids .

It's funny really . I'd happily go to a farm and shoot 100s of , rooks , crows , pigeons etc , but if I found one with a broken wing , I'd bring it home , and look after it until it could fly away again.

I must have shot many thousands of rabbits over the years , but , if I run one over with the car , I feel like the world's biggest b*****d,  and it bothers me all day . 

[mackem 26,521]

On 26/09/2023 at 06:09, Chaff said:

Has worked from 14years pt and mixed with some good people has been offered work and accommodation in Australia so is working 3 different jobs to save for it at the moment. 

2 year working holiday visa?Fantastic opportunity for a young guy who wants to see another way of life.

[paulus 26]

On 26/09/2023 at 11:37, greg64 said:

in one of the schools i went to, the headmaster had a collection of canes on the wall of varying lengths and thickness and he used to give you the choice of which one he was going to use on you ,i always picked the thick one as he thin ones could make your hands bleed 

We had one like that in Junior school, Mr Beasley, But he not only had a collection of canes and slippers, He had also had his voice box removed and spoke by using a microphone held at the side of his throat and a wooden speaker box, Very scary for an 8 year old, Being assaulted by a man wielding a stick that talked like a Darlek Lol. 

[Chaff 3,621]

13 minutes ago, mackem said:

2 year working holiday visa?Fantastic opportunity for a young guy who wants to see another way of life.

I would imagine so mac regarding Visa.

Yes he is keen to travel he has met some of the military's finest both from here and Australia.

At the age of fourteen the guys were well impressed with his knowledge of weapons, I said after meeting how do you know all that stuff mate? He said easy from playing COD

That have taken a liking to him, he is a people person for sure.

Also gets the odd bottle of vino gifted.