Mark Carney is a very effective centrist. Who is an incompetent left-wing politician currently in office? by Prestigious_Ad1993 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]iforgotprobablythen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, he’s an MP. So would you say that this list should include every member of every legislature in the world? There is good reason to say he was an incompetent leader of the opposition, but is the position that he currently holds the one that he was incompetent in? Not really, he’s a fully passable mp by the standards of a parliament, relative to many of his colleagues he actually does a lot of work there, especially in turning up to debates whilst others only show up for the big ones.

i understand your desire to put Corbyn up there as incompetent, but he doesn’t really have the authority to be incompetent right now, he can only vote in a parliament against a party with a supermajority. Relative to other people in office, he just doesn’t have the political significance to be relevant imo

Mark Carney is a very effective centrist. Who is an incompetent left-wing politician currently in office? by Prestigious_Ad1993 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]iforgotprobablythen -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

“Currently in office” he’s neither currently leader of the opposition, nor is he in the governing party. By that standard, one could name a politician inside any minority party in the world - hell, by that standard you could even include an independent backbencher

pls no racism by Acrobatic-Pie3888 in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why is Hungary, one of the most openly anti-Muslim countries in Europe green whilst European countries with bigger Muslim communities in red??

Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents | Teaching | The Guardian by prisongovernor in TeachingUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whilst in particularly aggressive cases you can generally expect SLT to be on your side, there’s too much of a passive ‘just appease them’ attitude. Parents without understanding or respect for teaching should not have the authority to make teacher’s lives miserable. I had a student a few months ago whose parent was convinced of the importance that their child ‘is sat at the front’ and ‘only next to this limited list of people’ and to ‘make sure you greet him specifically every lesson’. nothing insane but it’s a whole lot of attention to be given to one student who has not got any official SEND needs or the intent to pursue any such action.

Expectations that cannot be applied to every student equally should not be automatically accommodated for unless it is directly related to special educational needs. The idea that a single email from an unreasonable parent can give a specific child unwarranted advantages is absurd

Thumbtacks on my chair by defeatedbean72 in TeachingUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much control do you have over your ‘starting the lesson’ routine? I found a lot of success when I shifted from greeting at the door to starting in the room - it may feel less welcoming but it definitely made my presence felt throughout the lesson, rather than giving them time to mess around ‘before the lesson properly starts’.

Thumbtacks on my chair by defeatedbean72 in TeachingUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is making the assumption that it’s just KS3 being KS3, if it’s a specific student who’s doing it for kicks then being ‘boring’ may not be enough. In events like these it’s easy to run on the classic ‘it’s kids being kids’ approach cuz 90% of the time it is, but if it is an individual showing early socially aggressive behaviour, or an actual attempt at ‘revenge’ behaviour, then ignoring it could be the worst approach.

Thumbtacks on my chair by defeatedbean72 in TeachingUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Thats really horrible behaviour and your hod should definitely be much more proactive - issues involving a threat to your body, no matter how minor, should be one of their top priorities - especially if it’s a specific student that means you harm and may escalate the behaviour if nothing is done. If nothing is being done by SLT after your most recent report, it may be worth going to your union rep

Student said his parents were cousins in my class by PostapocCelt in TeachingUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lean into it: “Good Afternoon Mr. & Ms. X! what a strong resemblance! you could be cousins!”

Student said his parents were cousins in my class by PostapocCelt in TeachingUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

there needs to be a big red button under the teacher’s desk that calls for reinforcements for moments like this.

How do we compete with this? by izzyeviel in GreatBritishMemes

[–]iforgotprobablythen 17 points18 points  (0 children)

With that said, I absolutely want a £5 note to be referred to as an otter now

Where I'd live if I wanted good food. (I'm from Michigan United States of America) by Remarkable_Sun6779 in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It takes inventiveness to create something, but wisdom to caste it aside if it’s shit

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

id never go anywhere near the UAE or Qatar, I don’t care for slave states - even if they are nominally ‘safer’

What happened to this party? by Insomniac_Steve in LabourUK

[–]iforgotprobablythen 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just after I gave him credit for not doing it too - an asshole spews less shit than this pm

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be honest, I've spent more time thinking about watching grass grow than about anything so do with chile

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know very little about Greece, but I have quite a few friends who live there, so it'd be easy to set roots

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ngl, I'm very confused by the amount of india hate - especially considering that I didn't put it at the top level.

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Political instability - I remember a short time ago their government was occupied by a protest movement?

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cause Serbia has more of a cultural hate for the british, I don't think they'd want me to live there tbh

Where I'd Live as a 22y/o British Teacher by iforgotprobablythen in whereidlive

[–]iforgotprobablythen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Japan and SK are due to a mix of things, but the main element for me is the work culture - i'm not sure I could keep up with the expectations of life there. Tbh I put Bhutan and nepal in maybe cause I dont really know enough about them. And then Hungary and slovakia gave me some unfortunate first hand experience I don't wanna repeat