'Local students have already experienced several years of disruption to their studies from the Covid pandemic and are now faced with further disruption to crucial examinations due to ongoing military aircraft activity.
'Teachers and students from Ysgol Botwnnog have voiced their concerns over the ongoing disruption, and it is disappointing that the Ministry of Defence has not been more receptive to their concerns.
'While the Minister for the Armed Forces maintains that the amount of training is limited to that which is essential, I fear this will provide little comfort to students experiencing disruption to all-important examinations, as well as their hard-working teachers.'
Tough. You've known about the training for years. Instead of whining and whinging about the effects of aircraft noise on your precious little flowers, why didn't you soundproof the exam rooms?
Unless of course you're simply shoring up a defence for a drop in the exam rate caused by 2 years of sitting on your arses in your back gardens on full pay while children struggled with remote learning?
The Air Force ate my homework is a new one.
ReplyDeleteBesides, do we really want to take tips on education from people who can't even spell the name of their school?
Driving though Wales I used to be amazed at the number of places called Ysgol.
ReplyDeleteJet noise: the sound of freedom.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was learning to fly somebody bought a house named 'Touchdown' right on the perimeter of the airfield.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as they moved in they started a campaign against the aircraft noise which ultimately proved successful and the airfield had to restrict operations.
There is precedent, it is a well known fact that Hitler and Churchill agreed not to drop bombs on each other while exams were on. Or maybe they didn't. I was off school the day we did WWII.
ReplyDeleteTypical Canadians
ReplyDelete"Besides, do we really want to take tips on education from people who can't even spell the name of their school?"
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"Driving though Wales I used to be amazed at the number of places called Ysgol."
There's an anecdote about an Ordinance Survey newbie who didn't realise that 'beware of the dog' was a frequent sign - in Welsh!
"Jet noise: the sound of freedom."
Well, quite!
"...which ultimately proved successful ..."
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"Or maybe they didn't. I was off school the day we did WWII."
Heh!
"Typical Canadians"
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