Comments for Mumble's Blog

Comment on Basic Mathematical Ability by avid reader's husband

avid reader's husband — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:07:56 +0000

Guilty as charged! Also expecting to see in the next newsletter “failing to remember at parents’ evening to press children’s off switch before meeting with the teacher.”
Waiting for next installment.

Comment on The Packed Lunch by Ely

Ely — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:57:05 +0000

I’m sure to eat the lot and that can’t be very healthy…

Comment on What we did on our holidays by avid reader

avid reader — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:48:53 +0000

Come on Mumble - we’re nearly at half term and we’ve not heard from you for a while!

Comment on What we did on our holidays by David Gilmour

David Gilmour — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:37:09 +0000

Careful, Mumble. Given what Steven Johnson says about everything bad being good for you, you could be turning into a new incarnation of the pushy parent.

Comment on Potential by guineapigmum

guineapigmum — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:14:12 +0000

On lateness - I suspect MotherSoup might sympathise with you on this one, given her recent post. Why is it that it becomes far more difficult to get out on time in the morning as the end of the school year approaches?

On potential - I seem to remember that in one of the schools where my sister taught they joked (was it a joke?) that the prison at the end of the road was their finishing school.

On consultation - I’m with you on this one. I want to be consulted but when it comes to it I often find the questions so bland that I don’t know what to say. Then I look in envy at those incisive, erudite people who always manage to make just the right point that I wish I’d thought of.

Comment on The School bug by 'Let Our Children Stand Tall'

'Let Our Children Stand Tall' — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:21:44 +0000

It is true that the children are not protected like the teachers are through Health & Safety Law. I sell specialist bags because my own children had problems with back pain.
It is important that they empty their bags daily and only carry what they need for the day. We need more parents to bring this to the attention of the Head teacher. There is a thirty percent increase in children with back pain since 1990 some secondary school children carry the equivalent of a fully laden microwave on their backs. It is a very worrying problem.

Comment on Showtime 2 by Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:14:41 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the concert!

Comment on Showtime 2 by guineapigmum

guineapigmum — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:04:03 +0000

These concerts are great, aren’t they. And you’re right, it’s one of the few opportunities to penetrate the mystery box.

Comment on Tick Tock by guineapigmum

guineapigmum — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:01:28 +0000

I’ve just read Alan Blackie’s comment and wonder what the problem is. Comments like what? Was it mine, or Spike’s or the original post? It doesn’t seem to me that any of these were casting aspersions about anyone’s qualifications for the post. They’re simply pointing out the difficulties of holding any position entitled ‘Acting’ anything. I’m not involved in the school in question but from AB’s comment you would immediately suspect that 1) the post has touched a raw nerve and 2) the parents haven’t been told all the facts.

Comment on Tick Tock by Mumble

Mumble — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:11:55 +0000

Alan, did the school not tell us the facts?
I wasn’t intending to cast doubt over anyone’s ability to do their job, and if it came over that way I’m really sorry. What I meant was, are acting HT’s sort of looking after the school so nothing bad happens while a permanent person is found? Or can they really move it along? I mean it must take them a bit just to work out what’s going on surely?
Also, I would personally find it massively difficult to come into school with concerns over senior staff. If I can be unintentionally rude in a blog I can sit and think about god knows what I’m capable of in person. Rightly or wrongly I’d worry that it might affect the children. I know staff are professionals but they are people too (I hope!). Are you marked? I don’t know. I don’t mean that as an aspersion either.