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If you think the Aussie education system is bad read this: :scared:

http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/...5E2862,00.html

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What was she thinking saying that to 13/14 year olds :eek: classic

Sasha :)

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That they were not stupid perhaps!!!!!!! I know people that went to that school clearly things haven't improved

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Probably put them off setting fire to their desks for 10 minutes!

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The fact that at that age I would of thought that they are still very impressionable and when told something by someone in such authority would of believed it. Then for her to turn round and say "I was only joking just trying to get you to see life from another angle" :scared: not stupid just a bit young!!!

Sasha :)

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If i had told that to one of my classes they would have laughed at me and asked what the bloody hell were we still doing here talking about it!

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Wombat

Here's one you must have missed from the same edition:

http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/...5E2862,00.html

G :rolleyes:

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But its a bit boring compared to my end of the world disaster article. :zzz:
She must be one dreadful teacher if the only way she could get the kids to behave is by telling them they are going to die. :eek:

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hi folks

fact - schools are falling to pieces in the UK as well.

Trouble is - the facilities and services are run by teachers and educationalists.

Having spent 20 years in the construction industry before teaching- teachers are the last people to manage anything else other than the curriculum. But in their defence the majority of their budget goes on wages and little else is left for much else. Facilities while essential are low down on the proirity list.

Fact is while we have to send our kids to school till 16 - we really don't like paying too much for it do we?

At the end of the day our children get a bum deal.

Anyway the first post made me lol and I suspect the kids will laugh on moday when i tell them the story - while they avoid the rain drops through the leaking roof!

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My Dad went to that school and he's not stupid at all...but I must admit, he'd have just said "hang on a minute, is this a wind up or what?"

Saying that though, I woudn't be too happy if my 14 year old son came home and told me he thought it was for real and was genuinely scared. Gaz and I were only talking about this sort of thing the other day saying that we think one day a giant meteor will destroy the earth and that'll be the end of that. Unless scientists can find another planet where we humans can survive and a way of transporting everyone there of course.

So after listening to us waffle on, our lad would probably be really freaked out if he went in school to that news the next day!

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A meteor has wiped out most life on earth before and killed all the dinosours
and l saw on the news a few weeks ago one narrowly missed the earth, and scientists say we are due for a big one soon, so alot of people would believe someone who told them that they heard on the news that a massive meteor
is about to hit the earth. If the kids really did believe they were about to die then perhaps they could sue the teacher or the school for mental distress
or trauma.

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I remember going to school one day and being told on arrival by other kids that World War III had broken out! Apparently the rumour was so persistent, that even some of the teachers were starting to believe it!

My reaction? And I'm serious about this......'Great, we get to go home from school'! Yeah....I really loved my school..... :rolleyes: :D

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I think - let's cut this teacher a bit of slack. How many of us haven't had 'a brilliant idea' only to moments later realise it was inappropriate/didn't work or was just plain daft. I do this without being under stress and faced with kids ranging from the disruptive and ignorant through to the sensitive and intelligent. So put it down to 'an opportunity for home-based discussion'!!!! I can't believe someone mentioned litigation (light heartedly or not). It's this sort of thinking that is putting a stop to school trips, scouts and other recreations for kids because when the inevitable accident occurs, there's always someone who runs for the lawyers before the first aid kit!

Ooooh...I don't think I've ever been so outspoken before online. I just think this news item was a bit of a media beat-up. Slinking off sideways now......

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She told the students to say goodbye to their friends and family as it will be the last time they will see them alive and most of the students were crying believing they were about to die. If someone in the same room as you had a fake bomb which you though was real and said that they will detonate it in 1 hour and you spent that time believing you were going to die would'nt you want to sue that person.

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I think we are all missing a most important point...this was in the newspapers!! How much of the content of newspapers is actually reported correctly and acurately? She probably started the lesson with something like..."what would you do in this situation?...a giant meteor is about to hit earth....." But let's face it, it would not make a very good story would it?

Rach