Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

silvercar

The annoying thing with this subject is that they have an amazing teacher, he has only ever got top grades for his pupils and he is a senior examiner for the subject. So everyone taking it engineered their choices so that they are in his class and the class is now too big plus it has a couple of clowns so they all mess around. I did say that they are all 17 or 18 and should know that they should be serious, but this doesn't seem possible.

The other thing is the tutor, they have found a super tutor; Apparently some tutors are so amazing that they can command £££. This tutor is prepared to teach a small group of them - upto 8 for some intensive sessions. so we are all paying £25 an hour and the tutor gets £200 an hour!

CKhalvashi

silvercar wrote: »

The annoying thing with this subject is that they have an amazing teacher, he has only ever got top grades for his pupils and he is a senior examiner for the subject. So everyone taking it engineered their choices so that they are in his class and the class is now too big plus it has a couple of clowns so they all mess around. I did say that they are all 17 or 18 and should know that they should be serious, but this doesn't seem possible.

The other thing is the tutor, they have found a super tutor; Apparently some tutors are so amazing that they can command £££. This tutor is prepared to teach a small group of them - upto 8 for some intensive sessions. so we are all paying £25 an hour and the tutor gets £200 an hour!

That one I can quite believe.

We’ve gone down the slightly cheaper route (DD’a are 8 and 10) of paying £4k/year in school fees and them being guaranteed extra tuition in the evenings if they need it (OH used to teach in the school in question, on nothing like £200/hour). Class sizes are average 16 in this school, however I know that the bulk of [STRIKE]profit[/STRIKE] surplus funds comes from boarders.

My girls speak French and Spanish better than I do, and we’re getting them up on Italian/Georgian/Russian and a bit of Armenian. It’s amazing how important languages are these days

Remember though, at the same time, that the teacher has to hire the halls etc etc etc, however it still comes up at over £100/hour profit :eek:

CK

vivatifosi

Crikey silver, whatever is the subject that commands £200ph?

I agree with your son btw in terms of doing it, but that sounds extortionate.

vivatifosi

GDB2222 wrote: »

I have only heard of one of those shows and never knowingly watched either. Apparently, there was somebody on called Jonathan recently, who caused quite a stir, at least enough to get on the news.

I have no idea who Jonathan is/was... I watched the Voice and quite enjoyed it, but it isn't the best thing I've ever seen. BGT on the other hand I like about as much as mushrooms.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Its beautiful, isn't it?

We might set the paddling pool up this weekend, before a hosepipe ban.

These caught my eye twice this weekend .... in different locations. Not through a desire to own one, but more of a "!!!!!! - is there really a market for that?" way.

http://www.drinkstuff.com/products/product.asp?ID=2623

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

That is IT! I am going to systematically track each and every one of you down, break into your houses one by one, steal your passports, and then put them all on 90 degree cycle with a bladdy prewash. Then we'll see if you still think it's funny.

I'm sure the judge will be very understanding.

You could do that with mine... it's out of date.... and I'm not going anywhere anyway.

Oh ... and I'm "of no fixed abode" and currently have no legal actual address .... so, if you can find the shed I am currently sleeping in, good luck mate

PasturesNew

Wheezy wrote: »

Back from the pub, bit bored now.
Maybe I should send some smutty PM's to PN.

Good job you didn't.... if I'd been drinking I might have replied "F*** off you tw4t, you're p155ed"



Which wouldn't have been very nice would it

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

If we get into an inaccessibility competition, Pastures will probably win it.

Nope.

If you were flying here, I could leave my house at the time your plane lands, drive to the airport, park, walk in and see you trundling along with your case... get you into the car, back here, and online to continue chatting in this thread as if I'd never left.



Oh... but you could only arrive about once on a few days/week.... there's not many flights at all.

PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

Congratulations! :beer:

Passed What?

Wind, she was trying to work it out with a pencil earlier.

PasturesNew

misskool wrote: »

I passed the life in the uk test

I doubt I'd pass.