My lad says his teachers say I can pick him up early so he can watch the football tommorow.
I think this is bollocks.
We might sack the whole day off and go ride the pump track at Lee Quarry - actually doing some sport, instead of sitting on his arse watching some.
Is this happening with your kids?
Nope
not happening with mine.
Football?
Many kids I teach would love this but can't see any Head getting away with that. Thing is any absence tomorrow looks suspicious
Nope, school had a big sign outside saying that this will not be happening so don't even bother asking if you can take them out early.
It's teaching them that it's normal to watch football and in fact, more important than school work.
I think your lads trying to pull a fast one there.
Got the letter from our youngest's school today about this, we can pick him up at 2.30 to get home in time for the match.
Unfortunately he will have to stay: I dislike football, I'm at work, and he's getting picked up by another parent cos they're going round to their house with their electric guitars for a jam session.
edit : we are in Calderdale as Brant's lads school may be, perhaps it's been approved by our LEA
Whats this football you speak of.
A lass at my work, said her school is letting them watch it at school. My SCOTTISH bosses are having a BBQ and letting us watch it.
I don't particularly have an opinion on it, but I do remember sneaking walkmans into class and threading the headphones up my sleeve to listen to the world cup and subsequently not doing much work.
Got the letter from our youngest's school today about this, we can pick him up at 2.30 to get home in time for the match.
Really, I take back my previous comment.
My wife's not finishing early. (she's a teacher not a pupil)
Two local schools are letting the kids leave at 2:30.
My 13 year old's is not one of them and he is disgruntled (can you be "gruntled" or "mayed"?
I look on it as manna from heaven - they can't moan that he skived off to get to Mountain Mayhem on Friday 😆
Look. This is a valuable life lesson they're being taught. My little'uns finishing early too. Its about management of expectations, the power of the press, hyperbole and the fact that... yes... your dad was right. Emile Heskey is a ****ing donkey
In Brazil it seems like the whole country shuts down and it's like a public holiday. But then, they are Brazil looking for their sixth world cup ay!
kin'ell, it's a group game ffs. maybe if it was a final. which of course it won't be
Who's playing?
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Football?
Trying to hard CFH.
Ours are, 2.30 pickup if you want, otherwise finish at normal time. Big screen in hall for kids at after school clubs who would rather watch the match. Sports day tomorrow as well.
it's a group game ffs. maybe if it was a final. which of course it won't be
I agree with this point. I mean, I remember sitting around for ages trying to watch the Space Shuttle launch. And as you say - not like a final or owt.
His mate's not even in as he's off to Glastonbury.
Lee Quarry is calling 🙂
My sons (future) school has an open evening.
My lessons (I'm teaching them, not a studying in them) finish at 3:10 tomorrow as normal.
Unless I can have Le Tour on the whiteboard once it starts?
Trying to hard CFH.
+1
Though I prefer the one starting with "Oh do **** off..." 🙂
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Football?
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Whats this football you speak of.
igm - Member
Who's playing?
Bore off.
absolutely, sack the day off and spend it riding bikes with yer son. sod the slack arsed teachers/school.
They're having an 'after school club' at my kids school tomorrow, specifically so that any kids that are into football can watch it on the big screen with their mates - Top!
wow! blast from the past, literally! I forgot, we all sat in assembly hall cross legged, staring at a shonky old telly waiting for the shuttle to launch. Then drawing space shuttles all afternoon 😀 Everyone loves time off!
Bore
Talking about the football, Barry?
I too am happy to show my age by reminiscing about watching the first shuttle launch in school. There's a good argument that that had a reasonable amount of educational value though (don't really remember the details of anything we did - it was only junior school).
It's teaching them that it's normal to watch football and in fact, more important than school work.
This was my initial feeling too but otoh there's no point in teachers teaching if the class is going to truant or their numpty parents are going to let them call in sick. I suppose it all depends on the age and the school
I'd be tut-tutting less if they had to make up the time e.g. on a Saturday morning...but probably the same principle applies tbh.
at my brothers school they can either leave early, watch football on a big screen in the hall (and leave on buses as normal, or stay til the end and get picked up), or they will organise "alternative" activities if none of the above appeal (I assume DVD watching...)
They didn't do it when I was at the school (and we must have had a world cup at some point!)
I think it's fair enough. As has been said you don't have to take up the offer, though to my mind using it as a reason to go and do something else is taking liberties.
Why not just record the match and avoid the result?
all this sanctimonious tuttutting from parents probably quite happy to take kids out of school when [i]they[/i] feel like it, to get cheaper holidays. And what's with the 'what football' etc bs. It's not my sport (second time ever I've got more than a passing interest in it), but it is this country's major sport, and you only make yourself look churlish posting comments like that.
Fair enough letting kids finish school early- they appreciate things like that.
I can remember (still) finishing school early to get home to watch the first moon landing,
I have to go pick my 2 year nephew up from day care today as they are closing early,
Cocked up my plans of going to Otley to watch the roadies.
Teaching from 2.30 or whenever it starts will be to half empty classes with remaining students furtively checking their phones under the desks.
Schools should go with the flow, embrace it, have short lunch break so lessons can finish early and put it on in a big screen as a "community" thing in the hall for all to watch together....
Our school is staying open, its being screened in the hall and £2 donation to a charity to go and watch, kids will miss last 10 mins of lesson. I think this is a disgrace. The kids shouldnt be charged. Luckily I'm free last lesson but if I wasnt I'd stream it in the classroom for the last 10 mins. I expect many will be absent today.
In summary schools should stay open, the game should be shown, kids should not have to pay.
Convert, intrestingly enough, our school is going to have longer lunch breaks next year to keep the food contractors happy, so that the kids have time to spend more!!! FFS
There was a school in Wakefield that is showing the match on a big screen in the hall today at 3, those parents get to leave their kids at school while they go down the pump track.
Me? My lad's old enough to make his own way home and he can do what the hell he wants when he gets here, come three I'll be doing what everyone else is doing, calling in sick or pretending my nana has died again and then will be making a beeline for some beautifully sunny, and beautifully deserted hills. More world cup please.
I thought fishing was this country's major sport?
I really can't understand how parents could keep their kids out of school to watch this pointless match, although it is suggestive that there's not much encouragement from home to be in school anyway.
It's teaching them that it's normal to watch football and in fact, more important than school work.
Taking part in a great international festival once every four years is more important than an hour of extra sums, imo.
Having those in authority acknowledge that fun is important means a lot to people. Being able to break up the daily grind unexpectedly for a bit of excitement and pleasure is one of the most simply joyful things in the world I think Begrudging that is pretty frigging mean spirited.
I think the issue is molgrips that for those parents who are unable to pick their kids up early the child sees this as somehow a betrayal by their parent.
My daughters school (Junior) in Hove is allowing early pick up, my sons secondary is not closing early.
I've told my daughter I'll pick her up at normal time and she's disappointed not to be missing an hours school (the football is irrelevant).
They were going to show it at school, then they changed their minds. I expect a mass bunking off. Just say it snowed a tiny bit, the teachers will understand 😉
Fair point wwaswas, I would be mostly in favour of the big-screen in school idea myself. Great for a party atmosphere I reckon - spread some joy in the world 🙂
Our girls will be watching it on a big sceen in the hall at Wakefield.
We will be clossing the office at 2.30 and every one is going to Brooklands to watch it, some drinks will be provided
Tracey
Having those in authority acknowledge that fun is important means a lot to people.
You're right - cos the UK's big problem at the moment is that its kids are too serious and don't know how to relax and have fun and have no idea how to watch sports on the goggle box. Luckily, there's an infinite amount of time in the school year to practice "sums", and they can be done in any sequence or order, cos it's not like teachers actually plan for anything they teach or kids need structure, they just go out and ramble every day, and the kids just pick it up as they go along. That's why it doesn't really make a difference if you take your kids off to Morocco for a cheap EasyJet holiday, ramble on about how your ugly offspring ramming his face with kebabs at the Club Med buffet for a week is "just as educational" as school, and then he can make it up six months later by asking for a bit of extra homework, but not so much that he feels pressured.
MIDDLE CLASS PARENTS MUST BE EXTERMINATED.
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He went into school and we didn't go to Lee Quarry, FWIW 😉
Taking part in a great international festival once every four years is more important than an hour of extra sums, imo.
Just in you opinion indeed. Plus I can't quite see how they are taking part buy watching that crap on a TV.
I might give away the holiday stuff, I said I might, because it's family time, and otherwise they might not be able to afford holidays (although one could point out that they could spend their holidays in lands), but for sport **** that. I bet no school/office let people go out earlier for the Olympics. Or the Ft Williams world cup. Or the 4th nation tournament so why should it happen for football.
[i]He went into school and we didn't go to Lee Quarry, FWIW [/i]
I went out riding, HTH.