Unsecure chicken perches

[Alis girls]

Recent parents evening with YS year 7 (11 yrs old) made me think about what we dont say.

 

1 Design Technology - includes cooking.

Teacher - L is very at home in the kitchen, unlike some of the kids he doesnt panic.

Me - Yes well thats because he spends most of his time in mine - hes a human hyena - scavenging for food.

 

2 History

Teacher - hes always alert and manages to stay awake (yes really!)

Me - you mean you bore them so much they nod off

 

3 PE

Teacher - hes doing great in rugby and we have no kit issues - always has full kit which someone obvioulsy sees too (looking at me and grinning)

Me - yes thats cos muggins here works her socks off mate making sure its clean, mud free and ironed.

 

All the comments from the teachers are true - mine were un- uttered. Its not easy being a teacher - but OH and I were amazed at the humour in some of the comments we got.

[Goosey Lucy]

It's even worse when they know that you're a teacher but you're sat there as a parent.

 

Sounds as though you know your YS very well

[C&T]

My OD had her first parents evening before Christmas. She was 18 months old, and was with her Key Worker at nursery! Even then it was a "political minefield"!

 

KW: She really emjoys her food

Me: Eats like a flippin gannet - and you have told me before she steals other kids food off their plates

 

KW: She is very good at communication

Me: You mean she screams like a banshee when she doesn't get what she wants!

 

40mins this meeting lasted - I can't remember everything, but it was like walking a plank for the poor key worker! Did feel sorry for her... Although I found it quite amusing!

[Alis girls]

Teachers always said my ES was easily distracted and talked too much in class. OH said sardonically "wonder where he gets that from"

[AJuff]

I went along to DS age 13 parents evening last night and was amused to be told by his maths teacher that he sits 35cm away from him at the front! I took it to mean he's well behaved!

[Alis girls]

Only a maths teacher would know it was 35cm exactly away

[freddie]

Very Confident" is the expression my friend hears when she goes to her twins' parent meetings!!!

Boy, and they are !!!!(not always in a good way, either).

Hard for the teachers, as she teaches at the same school