Educating Yourkshire

[Workingman]

Say nowt, or the'll get a crack.

I thought from the previews that it was a comedy........ turns out it was a documentary. Help!

[JoM]

We were trying to work out from the ads whether it was an Office-style mockumentry or whether it was for real...but the head was on BBC Breakfast earlier in the week talking about the school and his job.
We've recorded it, the girl in the ads with(out) the eyebrows cracks me up everytime

[tonicha]

Drat, missed it.

Will have to watch it - we thought it was a comedy thing too

[debih]

It was fab. There something similar on a couple of years ago - Educating Essex.

Its sad to see the troubled kids (like Cammeran) but brilliant to see that the teachers do actually care. The head was brilliant. If teenagers watch it they might actually realise that teachers are just normal people really!

I loved the girl with the eyebrows - she made me howl.

Am looking forward to next weeks episode - it has the two blonde girls on that I have seen in the clips. They look like real trouble!

[JoM]

I didn't see Educating Essex but really enjoyed this. The eyebrow girl had me in bits - Bailey wasn't it?

Hasn't school changed though? The school I went to was supposed to be rough but it was nothing like that, and there was none of this leaning back in your chair having discussions, the teacher stood at the front and taught and we listened and worked.

[Kaz]

My school was old fashioned even in the early 70s, as we had teachers and prefects in gowns, stood up when a teacher entered the room, sang hymns and said prayers in assembly every morning with the teaching staff lined up on the stage looking stern, and we sat in strict rows in silent classes in alphabetical order! Stuff like this looks like another planet to me, but I suppose it's me who is on the other planet now, as this seems to be the norm.....

[debih]

Our school was a grammar and was really strict. We wouldn't have gotten away with any messing about.

I must get S to watch it with me next week to see if it at all reflects her school!

[JoM]

I started secondary school in 1980 and we had assembly every morning with hymns and prayers. We stood when a teacher entered the class and we stayed on our feet until we were told to sit.

I think I prefer the old way. Tom watched this show with us last night and he said it's pretty much how his school is and it does worry me. It's not just because it looks like there's a drop in education standards but the line between student and pupil looks somewhat blurry, not sure of I'm explaining myself very well here but back in the old days the teachers were in charge, we knew that and we respected them and their authority. Now, it looks like it's a case of we're all in this together, let's be friends. I know the teachers have their hands tied when it comes to discipline but they should still be able to command respect.

[cromwell]

Stuff like this looks like another planet to me

Me too. I know what Jo means when she says the line between teachers and pupils seems to be blurry. That Kamrem (?) is a very troubled kid, you could see it in his eyes.

[Gal]

Not seen the programme but my schooling was much like Kaz's....it was a grammar school as well.