BERIGAN Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 Oh man, what a great idea! No way can this backfire! You can use the f-word in class (but only five times) 09:58am 29th August 2005 A secondary school is to allow pupils to swear at teachers - as long as they don't do so more than five times in a lesson. A running tally of how many times the f-word has been used will be kept on the board. If a class goes over the limit, they will be 'spoken' to at the end of the lesson. The astonishing policy, which the school says will improve the behaviour of pupils, was condemned by parents' groups and MPs yesterday. They warned it would backfire. Parents were advised of the plan, which comes into effect when term starts next week, in a letter from the Weavers School in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Look here too... Skip gossip links to more articles More news stories here Don't miss today News: German faces charges over towel rage Comment: The dubious drink law The Ashes: Follow the latest scores here Have your say Have GCSEs become worthless? Yes - they are too easy No - they still show a student's potential More polls » Hot debate Should children be removed from parents who are loving but 'not clever enough' to raise them? Have your say » Assistant headmaster Richard White said the policy was aimed at 15 and 16-year-olds in two classes which are considered troublesome. 'Tolerate but not condone' "Within each lesson the teacher will initially tolerate (although not condone) the use of the f-word (or derivatives) five times and these will be tallied on the board so all students can see the running score," he wrote in the letter "Over this number the class will be spoken to by the teacher at the end of the lesson." Parents called the rule 'wholly irresponsible and ludicrous'. "This appears to be a misguided attempt to speak to kids on their own level," said the father of one pupil. Should have do's and don'ts Nick Seaton, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said: "In these sort of situations teachers should be setting clear principles of 'do and don't'. "They should not be compromising in an apparent attempt to please the pupils. This will send out completely the wrong message. "Youngsters will play up to this and ensure they use their five goes, demeaning the authority of the teacher." Tory MP Ann Widdecombe said the policy was based on 'Alice in Wonderland reasoning'. "What next?" she asked. "Do we allow people to speed five times or burgle five times? You don't improve something by allowing it, you improve something by discouraging it." 'Praise postcards' The 1,130-pupil school, which was criticised as 'not effective' by Ofsted inspectors last November, also plans to send 'praise postcards' to the parents of children who do not swear and who turn up on time for lessons. Headmaster Alan Large said he had received no complaints about the policy. "The reality is that the fword is part of these young adults' everyday language," he said. "As a temporary policy we are giving them a bit of leeway, but want them to think about the way they talk and how they might do better." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1770 Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 Who keeps the tally? I'd be hard pushed to do that as well as tearing round a classroom actually doing the teaching! It clearly varies from school to school but in my school (working class but not inner city) you rarely get swearing inside a lesson. In the corridors, outside in the recreation areas, a different matter. I'd like to see how you keep a tally there! Quote
jazzypaul Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 What fuckwit thought of this? ← That's one... Quote
Rosco Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 ... so I'm allowed four more before I'm sent home with a note for my mother... Quote
DTMX Posted August 30, 2005 Report Posted August 30, 2005 Here's a picture of Mr. Pink failing class... Quote
tonym Posted August 30, 2005 Report Posted August 30, 2005 It's not just the 'f' words though that they're keeping tally on; which means that the kids will have to decide which word in their lengthy vocabs deserves use on any given day. Quote
BruceH Posted September 1, 2005 Report Posted September 1, 2005 Won't all the teacher's time and energy be taken up by keeping the running tally? Dumb. Quote
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