tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post7252552615595881394..comments2024-03-29T10:15:32.542+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: It’s No Wonder The Kids Can’t Take Criticism Well…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34267394851117290022016-02-28T08:13:01.426+00:002016-02-28T08:13:01.426+00:00"Sounds like my school in the 1970's.&quo...<i>"Sounds like my school in the 1970's."</i><br /><br />Ditto! Didn't stop us learning.<br /><br /><i>"...if you're unemployed in Oxford you must be unemployable."</i><br /><br />Or your desired job is not within your reach because you don't have the skills, and you also lack the intelligence to realise this, and either take a 'lesser' job or retrain...<br /><br /><i>"During a governor training session, we were told in no uncertain terms that it is an excuse used by bad schools because multilingual children do tend to fare a lot better overall than monolingual ones..."</i><br /><br />Excellent!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-83787593890834328512016-02-28T08:10:24.598+00:002016-02-28T08:10:24.598+00:00"Wasn't 'vermes' the original tax...<i>"Wasn't 'vermes' the original taxonomical classification of worms?"</i><br /><br />;)<br /><br /><i>" A relative works in a junior school where the head encourages the parents to sign up for everything whether they want/need it or not. This includes registering for free school meals, even though the district currently gives free meals to all pupils irrespective of circumstance, as the school gets extra funding for each child "in need"."</i><br /><br />Like all statistics, you need to investigate, before trusting!<br /><br /><i>"Aye. But the bog cleaner "has a job in the university" as well."</i><br /><br />Heh! True!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-42977593324460844772016-02-22T16:24:32.253+00:002016-02-22T16:24:32.253+00:00I would suspect this school gets a lot more fundin...I would suspect this school gets a lot more funding per pupil than most school due to its "deprived" status, and having seen the (obscene) amount of money available for schools for building repairs and maintenance as a governor, I can only think that they are not trying hard enough.<br /><br />May I just take issue on the language diversity. During a governor training session, we were told in no uncertain terms that it is an excuse used by bad schools because multilingual children do tend to fare a lot better overall than monolingual ones, albeit with a slower start, and will usually be in the top 20%. That's a fact (my own children speak 3 languages and the oldest a fourth), which I have noted in our primary school In the words of that trainer, a school needs to adapt to its children, the same way a business should focus on its customers.<br /><br />Our head also took our demotion from outstanding to good quite badly. However, instead of whining, it has been a kick in the backside and the school will undoubtedly become outstanding again. Maybe the head in the article should look for employment elsewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-67229482516425623012016-02-21T23:13:40.055+00:002016-02-21T23:13:40.055+00:00Jim, get away with your facts and reasoned argumen...Jim, get away with your facts and reasoned argument. How are we supposed to feel moral outrage at this needless austerity, imposed by the evil government that hardly anyone voted for, when you undermine the article so completely.Northishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-14597886407461896022016-02-21T19:42:59.723+00:002016-02-21T19:42:59.723+00:00"The community the school serves live on a lo..."The community the school serves live on a low-rise estate that would once have housed workers at the Cowley car plant. Those jobs have gone"<br /><br />B*llocks. The Cowley plant is still there, thriving in fact, as its owned by BMW and makes the Mini range of cars. 4000 people work there.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Oxford#Plant_Oxford_today<br /><br />http://www.mini-production-triangle.com/facts-figures/mini-production.aspx<br /><br />The unemployment rate in Oxford is also far lower than the national average at 3.6% (vs 5.4% - https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157324/report.aspx?town=oxford#tabempunemp) which is virtually what one now calls full employment - in that sort of job market if you actually want a job you can find one. I live in Swindon, which has a higher unemployment rate of 4.7%, and there are plenty of jobs here if you want one. So if you're unemployed in Oxford you must be unemployable.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-78645015192885107612016-02-21T12:25:07.127+00:002016-02-21T12:25:07.127+00:00"Thirty different languages are spoken, with ..."Thirty different languages are spoken, with families from Latvia, Ghana, Croatia, Somalia and Nigeria, among many others."<br /><br /> Obviously, those Letts and Croats are dragging everybody else down with them.<br /><br />" Now the fabric of the school is visibly crumbling: roofs leak and skylights are broken;"<br /><br /> Sounds like my school in the 1970's.Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34846324338928580172016-02-21T12:24:24.789+00:002016-02-21T12:24:24.789+00:00Aye. But the bog cleaner "has a job in the un...Aye. But the bog cleaner "has a job in the university" as well.<br />Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-51657929212921128932016-02-20T23:24:37.370+00:002016-02-20T23:24:37.370+00:00her husband had got a job at the university
If thi...her husband had got a job at the university<br />If this is true, then they can afford rent.<br />John Gibson<br />john gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167878139970332310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-74183261839582736202016-02-20T20:11:50.214+00:002016-02-20T20:11:50.214+00:00The school is housed in a crumbling 1950s building...The school is housed in a crumbling 1950s building in the shadow of the (somewhat older) dreaming spires of Oxford University. This has nothing to do with it, neither do any of the other straws they are clutching. This is all about badly planned multi-culturalism and poor teaching. We need a good spring cleaning in this country, time to sweep out the vermin.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672200681678804614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37105929342625368572016-02-20T19:54:23.533+00:002016-02-20T19:54:23.533+00:00I'm well out of it.I'm well out of it.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-18622898774317095522016-02-20T16:46:38.373+00:002016-02-20T16:46:38.373+00:00The 10% most deprived area stat is flim flam. A r...The 10% most deprived area stat is flim flam. A relative works in a junior school where the head encourages the parents to sign up for everything whether they want/need it or not. This includes registering for free school meals, even though the district currently gives free meals to all pupils irrespective of circumstance, as the school gets extra funding for each child "in need". He calculated that this was worth at least an extra grand per child per year. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70609303841006043452016-02-20T14:45:07.973+00:002016-02-20T14:45:07.973+00:00'too' strong, as well!
Apologies.'too' strong, as well!<br /><br />Apologies.Uncle Badgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-55214979276821638622016-02-20T13:09:26.023+00:002016-02-20T13:09:26.023+00:00Wasn't 'vermes' the original taxonomic...Wasn't 'vermes' the original taxonomical classification of worms?<br /><br />Being a badger, such things are of great interest to me, of course, but the coincidence between her name and her behaviour seemed to strong not to chuckle at..Uncle Badgernoreply@blogger.com