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Were/are your teachers as "involved" as those at Waterloo Road?
I know that my teachers at school were never like this. Teachers doing home visits? Letting pupils go home with them? Taking pupils to a bar with them?
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Well, as I'm more than getting on a bit, I have to say, my teachers weren't like this..even though I went to France for two weeks with them donkeys ago, and my English teacher stole Frazer Hines from me (he was auditioning for jamie in Dr.Who at the time..that'll tell you how old I am
) However..I've been saying for a few weeks now how Dante reminded me of Jason Grimshaw, and tonight I saw Dantes name in the credits and he was played by John Thomas, and Jason is played by Ryan Thomas...are they brothers? |
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I've been saying for a few weeks now how Dante reminded me of Jason Grimshaw, and tonight I saw Dantes name in the credits and he was played by John Thomas, and Jason is played by Ryan Thomas...are they brothers?
Adam Thomas, his name is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Thomas Last edited by circling girl : 15-02-2007 at 21:09. |
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No my teachers are nothing like them! I guess their teachers just care about the pupils. I have to admit it's completley unrealistic tho.
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I agree it is unrealistic. None of my teachers were ever like that. Although it is slightly different with Steph taking Mika to a bar as she does work with her Mum, but even so. As for taking in the druggie girl, that would never happen!
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I know that my teachers at school were never like this. Teachers doing home visits? Letting pupils go home with them? Taking pupils to a bar with them?
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Does anyone else think Waterloo Road is like a grown up version of Grange Hill? It deals with the sort of storylines that GH and Byker Grove used to deal with in the early to mid 90's before the bbc went all pc on us.
Its clever though because as well as the lives of the staff it deals with the kids as well. Meaning kids can watch it and enjoy it. |
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I do love Waterloo Road though, and I think the storylines with the teachers' involvment are good, just can't see it really happening in real life.
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Well, I am a teacher and I love the programme, though I have to say (and sorry if it shatters some illusions) but it isn't all like that in real lfe
I don't know why as some of the storylines I'd never want to be involved in in reality!
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Well, I am a teacher and I love the programme, though I have to say (and sorry if it shatters some illusions) but it isn't all like that in real lfe
I don't know why as some of the storylines I'd never want to be involved in in reality!There are so many laws now governing teachers, particularly under child protection - so anything involving a teacher and pupil, even an innocent chat or taking them to the pub would certainly not happen |
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I agree it is unrealistic. None of my teachers were ever like that. Although it is slightly different with Steph taking Mika to a bar as she does work with her Mum, but even so. As for taking in the druggie girl, that would never happen!
Many teachers care very much about their pupils, just as much as any of the caring ones at Waterloo Road. However, teachers are not social workers and quite frankly do not have the time to deal with the kids' problems in the way that Steph does. Steph, however, is a poor teacher and probably spends as little time as possible on her work. She would have been in trouble by now for getting too involved. As someone who has sat on the other side of the fence I would say it is quite like that. There are still some like the awful English head of department too. Fortunately I have never encountered anyone as self-righteous as Kim; most teachers take a much more balanced view of things. However, it's typical of a drama to make a self-righteous artist one of the key and most "caring" characters who can say and do what she likes because she's an "excellent teacher". She teaches them drawing, ffs, with may be a little cutting and sticking thrown in. No way is she indispensible! ![]() I can think of a number of cases in my schooling where teachers probably got very involved with me but I wouldn't have known about it. I caused a bit of a stir in my time at school, mainly by smacking a bully in the eye , and then leaving without doing A levels . They tried lots to get me to stay (even in spite of the smaking incident, for which I was of course called to the head, but never punished), but I just wanted to go.
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does anyone else think this series has been rubbish compaired to last years?
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does anyone else think this series has been rubbish compaired to last years?
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BBC's daytime soap "Doctors" is a bit like this as well.
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The young cast who play the pupils often out act the adults..great casting decisions.
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Nope my teachers were in the main a lot of tired overpaid social failures who failed the intelligence tests for Police or prison service so got their kicks out of belittling or hitting youngsters for the slightest infraction.
I remember about 3 teachers with fondness and they're the ones who did go the extra mile for the kids. The rest of them if they were paid by results would have ended up owing money not earning it.they might even have had to give up their long holidays |
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I agree, some of it is reality, but some is fiction, I mean having learning mentors and pastrol carers, is something that is employed by one school I know of. Plus, whilst some schools do help individual pupils, and some obviously have to take part in social services meetings etc..
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but to be a good teacher you dont just have to be good at your subject, it is important but so is class room management, how you react when a child comes to you with a problem and a host of other issues.
i no teachers who have made home visits when pupils have been in hospital or such like. it all depends on the school you go to i supose and how you teachers are |
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It is realistic as that is what schools are like today. I don't think in real life the teachers would get so personally involved because its surely against education/teaching guidelines.
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My teachers were, but it depends on how long you've had a teacher. Some of mine taught me for six or more years, by the end I was more like friends with some of them, have their mobile numbers, home e-mails etc.
I think today in schools, there is the capacity for teachers to become secondary parent figures. I know I looked upon one of my teachers like a surrogate father, and he would sit and listen to me moan, and look after me if I was having a cry etc. I guess it depends where you go, but I know some of our teachers were pretty involved. I hope I didn't make it sound creepy! Lol! We, as students, always liked that we were treated like individuals instead of just another class of miscreants! |
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No they were never like that.
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This dosen't happen at our school but there is a love triangle between 3 language teachers lol
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Well, at my kids school they are a lot stricter on uniform: Shirt tucked in, top button done up, at least six stripes on tie, no trainers or jewelery.
And the tie has to be worn inside the jumper. *Janeece* |
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The storylines given to the teachers are in no way realistic to my eyes (I'm 17, spent 5 years in a local comp and currently attend a sixth form college), but I certainly feel all the teachers represent sections of the teaching profession.
Andrew Treneman is the strict disiplinarian who beleives he's doing the education system a great service. Grantly Budgen is the old fashioned diosaur who refuses to move with the times and clashes with managment. He's depicted as some sort of characature so it's hard to relate him to modern times, but I can cetainly relate elements of him to one or two teachers I've encountered! Lorna Dickey is the modern sort who adheres rigidly to her lesson plans and headteachers love, most teachers I've known entering the profession are a lot like her. Tom Clarkson represents the unambitious, in it for a decent salary and good holidays kind of guy. Encountered one or two of them also! Kim Campbell is genuinly compassionate and caring, sticks up for the underdog and seems ot have more common sense then the rest of the staff put together- a rarity in the system though not unknown. Steph Haydock- all I can say is there's a Steph in every walk of life! |
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