Imagine a kid doing this??

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Gael

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Teenager expelled from school after organising mass-walkout over LACK of homework

A teenage schoolboy has been excluded for organising a mass protest about the LACK of homework at his school.

Aaron Parfitt led a '100-strong protest' to the playing grounds of Bispham High School in Blackpool, Lancs, due to his concerns of teaching standards at the school.

The 14-year-old had even contacted Blackpool Council and Ofsted to raise his concerns of the quality of teaching, before losing patience and organising the mass walkout last week.
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When my eldest daughter was ten she and some of her classmates were unhappy with the performance of their primary school teacher. The teacher was unable to control unruly kids in the class, and things were getting out of hand. My daughter led a delegation of pupils to the Head Teacher's study to ask him to do something about the situation. He investigated, realised the pupils had a case, and the teacher was suspended and eventually sacked.
 
Justme said:
When my eldest daughter was ten she and some of her classmates were unhappy with the performance of their primary school teacher. The teacher was unable to control unruly kids in the class, and things were getting out of hand. My daughter led a delegation of pupils to the Head Teacher's study to ask him to do something about the situation. He investigated, realised the pupils had a case, and the teacher was suspended and eventually sacked.
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I'm impressed. Just out of interest, what sort of work did she grow up to do?
 
Gael said:
I'm impressed. Just out of interest, what sort of work did she grow up to do?
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She started out as a primary school teacher (4-11) (her father is a retired secondary school head teacher) and after 8 years decided to become an Anglican Priest. She is now a vicar in the Church in Wales.

Our eldest grandson (12) amused us last October when he was 11. His brother (9) had a badly broken and dislocated arm after falling off the trampoline during a practise session of his trampoline squad. The surgical consultant was explaining to their parents, and the two lads, that he might have to perform surgery on the arm and explained what would happen. He then asked if they had any questions. Before his parents could answer, he said, "Well actually Tom, (he had checked the chap's name badge) I presume you will fix the plate with titanium screws that would seem to give the best outcome!" Our grandson went on to ask a few more high level questions, leaving the poor consultant gobsmacked and struggling a bit for words! :D The lad is highly intelligent, but sadly has Asperger's syndrome, which it hard on his family. :(
 
Justme said:
She started out as a primary school teacher (4-11) (her father is a retired secondary school head teacher) and after 8 years decided to become an Anglican Priest. She is now a vicar in the Church in Wales.

Our eldest grandson (12) amused us last October when he was 11. His brother (9) had a badly broken and dislocated arm after falling off the trampoline during a practise session of his trampoline squad. The surgical consultant was explaining to their parents, and the two lads, that he might have to perform surgery on the arm and explained what would happen. He then asked if they had any questions. Before his parents could answer, he said, "Well actually Tom, (he had checked the chap's name badge) I presume you will fix the plate with titanium screws that would seem to give the best outcome!" Our grandson went on to ask a few more high level questions, leaving the poor consultant gobsmacked and struggling a bit for words! :D The lad is high intelligent, but sadly has Asperger's syndrome, which it hard on his family. :(
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A vicar! She would make a great one and would probably be innovative in her approach.

Aspergers; hard indeed for the family and hopefully he'll reach his full potential. They do know much more about it now then in previous decades at least.

God bless him.
 
Gael said:
A vicar! She would make a great one and would probably be innovative in her approach.

Aspergers; hard indeed for the family and hopefully he'll reach his full potential. They do know much more about it now then in previous decades at least.

God bless him.
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Well our girl is certainly different that is for sure. A couple of years ago her Easter Day service was very memorable, she cracked a fresh egg over someone's head to illustrate a point in her sermon! She had the person's permission beforehand, of course, but that sermon will long be remembered, as will be many others.:D I am frequently told by people in our village how much they value our girl, which makes us proud, even though her father and I are 'heathen' and don't attend the church.
 
Justme said:
Well our girl is certainly different that is for sure. A couple of years ago her Easter Day service was very memorable, she cracked a fresh egg over someone's head to illustrate a point in her sermon! She had the person's permission beforehand, of course, but that sermon will long be remembered, as will be many others.:D I am frequently told by people in our village how much they value our girl, which makes us proud, even though her father and I are 'heathen' and don't attend the church.
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Innovative! I was right.

Well, you're rightly proud of her.
 
Here is a photo of our girl's church, a grade 2 listed building, we can see the spire from our home. There is no running water or toilet facilities, I bet the graves are well watered!:D
 

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That Guy said:
Nobody ever liked the kid who raised his hand at the end of class and said, "You forgot to give us homework."!!!
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My grandson would have done that I reckon, he loved his homework! He is now home schooled along with his younger brother.
 
Justme said:
My grandson would have done that I reckon, he loved his homework! He is now home schooled along with his younger brother.
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Well, as a boy in elementary school, I too loved homework. BUT was not about to be the kid asking for it . . . in more ways than one...
 
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