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Cyclefrance · 08-30-2005, 05:47 AM

[quote]"Within each lesson the teacher will initially tolerate (although not condone) the use of the f-word (or derivatives) five times and these will be tallied on the board so all students can see the running score," [/UNQUOTE]

Let's see, now...

Average class size: 30

Offence allowances per pupil: 5

Average time to identify pupil, write name on board and record expletive+frequency: oh, I don't know, 15 seconds?

Assuming high take-up of offer is 80% of class (why not?)

Time spent recording offences: 30 x 5 x 15 x 80% divided by 60 for minutes = 60 minutes

Average length of lesson: 30 minutes

Oops!

(I know, it's only five times per lesson, but that'll still eat up a lot of time - just amplifying the stupidity of it all. That's UK education for you!)

08-30-2005, 05:47 AM	#11
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	[quote]"Within each lesson the teacher will initially tolerate (although not condone) the use of the f-word (or derivatives) five times and these will be tallied on the board so all students can see the running score," [/UNQUOTE] Let's see, now... Average class size: 30 Offence allowances per pupil: 5 Average time to identify pupil, write name on board and record expletive+frequency: oh, I don't know, 15 seconds? Assuming high take-up of offer is 80% of class (why not?) Time spent recording offences: 30 x 5 x 15 x 80% divided by 60 for minutes = 60 minutes Average length of lesson: 30 minutes Oops! (I know, it's only five times per lesson, but that'll still eat up a lot of time - just amplifying the stupidity of it all. That's UK education for you!) __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 08-30-2005 at 05:50 AM.