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School Trip
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Person_one wrote: »I've been to Chester Zoo a few times. Its pretty big, there's lots to see. 3 hours would be pushing it I think and would involve a mad dash round rather than a pleasant stroll taking it all in.
I didn't say it was ideal - I said no real harm done.
Anyway - the 3 hours could have happened if the coach had got caught in bad traffic; it has happened.0 -
POPPYOSCAR wrote: »Teachers - there are good and bad in every profession.
(my mum was a teacher, along with two of my aunts, my SIL and my niece are both teachers)
Patchworkcat I agree with you.
( my grandson came home from school complaining his arm was hurting
he had fallen over in pe, had told the teacher he felt dizzy and that his arm hurt was told to sit down told the teacher again in the afternoon that his arm hurt and had trouble writing told to carry on - took him to hospital- his arm was broken).
How is that relevent to this thread?0 -
How is that relevent to this thread?
Because some have seen this thread as teacher bashing, when if fact the thread relates to the particular teachers on the coach who were taking no notice of either the children or the road.Not all teachers are good teachers and to my mind these were not being good teachers.When as a parent I travelled on school trips both teachers and parents sat next to a child and did not chat away to each other but talked to the children and I would certainly have noticed if we were going in the wrong direction so yes I think these teachers are partly to blame.0 -
POPPYOSCAR wrote: »Because some have seen this thread as teacher bashing, when if fact the thread relates to the particular teachers on the coach who were taking no notice of either the children or the road.
I missed the bit where you were on the bus...0 -
milliebear00001 wrote: »I missed the bit where you were on the bus...
The OP has said that the teachers were too busy talking to each other to listen to the children.0 -
I didn't say it was ideal - I said no real harm done.
Anyway - the 3 hours could have happened if the coach had got caught in bad traffic; it has happened.
Exactly...I'm sure the kids won't need therapy for this trauma;)
Bad teacher for not knowing what one motorway looks different to another - are they not allowed to sit and chat? Or are they meant to sit in silence and listen to a load of kids chattering/playing their mobiles etc0 -
POPPYOSCAR wrote: »The OP has said that the teachers were too busy talking to each other to listen to the children.
The OP said her dd told her they were sat chatting!
This is the girl who needed calming down as she was bordering on hysterical because she had less time at the zoo than was planned.
This is also the girl whose mum is going off on one about the teachers 'incompetence'.0 -
POPPYOSCAR wrote: »The OP has said that the teachers were too busy talking to each other to listen to the children.
I missed the bit where the OP said that she was on the bus?"One day I realised that when you are lying in your grave, it's no good saying, "I was too shy, too frightened."
Because by then you've blown your chances. That's it."0 -
Loopy_Girl wrote: »Exactly...I'm sure the kids won't need therapy for this trauma;)
Bad teacher for not knowing what one motorway looks different to another - are they not allowed to sit and chat? Or are they meant to sit in silence and listen to a load of kids chattering/playing their mobiles etc
The most fun place we ever went to as schoolkids was the local church; 3 hours rather than 6 would have been a godsend. Literally.0 -
Minxy_Bella wrote: »No, they're not.
Many teachers will not organise trips for the reasons that other posters have outlined and there is no statutory demand for them to do so. Nor should there be when a teacher in charge can be held responsible by any interested party for any incident that can occur.
Things like this happen - mistakes get made. One of my ex-colleagues accidentally left a child at Alton Towers once. That's stupidity! This incident was merely unfortunate and, dare I say, fairly trivial in the grand scheme of things.
I'm sorry that you're so very upset about it but it's really down to the school and the coach company to source a solution.
At last, a voice of reason. Nobody died - some kids were disappointed but hey, that's life, sometimes. OP you don't have to take DD to the Zoo to make up for it - use it as an opportunity to teach her that sometimes, things go wrong through no fault of your own and you just have to get on with things.******** Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity *******"Always be calm and polite, and have the materials to make a bomb"0
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