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my intention was never to upset but to inform as a frustrated teacher and also as a parent my childs school have similar issues it is not just about where i work it was never my intent to single out students from my school and by people saying who/where i am it does just that perhaps the title of the thread was misleading and my tone a little inflammatory but people posting about where i work is making me very uncomfortable , i would hate for a child i teach with long hair or headlice to read this if have offended anyone then i apologize i made an error , and i am clearly paying for it as your childs teacher their hair and your class status are not my business, my business is to teach them as well as i can and i do i treat every single child i teach in the same way i would want my own child treated and respected i was just venting my frustration on the forum and if you know me then you will know that i am neither bigoted or judgemental towards the children i teach or the people i meet Vik if i teach your children please look me in the eye and ask me how they are doing, thats what im there for

Who i am is unimportant ,what i have to say is the issue my views are my own and nothing to do with anyone that employs me Bishop accused me of being a troll , i find this unsubtle remark insulting i do not go on other peoples threads pedantically commenting on their grammar and punctuation or outing them , like many of the borum users (see above) i do not go on this forum to upset people but to educate and inform them of the view of someone who works in a school i teach children of all classes nitted and nit free and treat them all with the upmost respect and always have done my comments were not directed at any specific individual person, and certainly not at a specific child i was simply pointing out that there are headlice around at the moment paticularly prevalent in middle class families with children with long hair if your child has long hair and you check for nits well done if you dont check maybe you should if you are offended by my comments ask the admin to delete this post or look away

Amydown i sincerely hope that parents of the children i teach read this and check their childrens hair i fail to see how my statement was anti middle class , im helping the middle classes No need to thank me

Ondine if everybody washed their hands properly after using the toilet the noro virus would be short lived. Oimissus its upto you how you dress your child, im not suggesting all boys and girls should have crew cuts , but if your child has long hair you need to be extra vigilant for nits.

It was designed to stop the spread of nits, if it provokes parents to check and clean/cut their childrens hair then it will have done its job.

In my experience parents from poorer families make sure that their children are clean and well presented Some families paticularly well off ones prefer to let their children grow wild I know nits like clean hair bellenden belle (especially long hair) they dont like being washed in nit repellent shampoo tho

Check your childs hair for nits. If your child is male keep their hair short They will be less likely to catch/pass them (And they will probably thank you in later life) Dont be too posh to wash folks

aaaah daver you clearly have anger issues and some previous http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,793686,794602#msg-794602 whats wrong with other people having what they deserve not enough hugs? do you not get what you deserve ? whatever your job is (im assuming you work) im sure your really great at it and really enjoy it and i hope that lots of people benefit from your perfect prose and pedantic nature the majority of the parents at my school are behind the teachers they realise how important it is to have good staff and resources maybe you should have a chat with one of your childrens teachers and see what they think you never know it could be me............

i dont believe londonmix asked me what my objections were daver more question themselves as to why they could not understand my grammar may be shoddy and my punctuation poor but my thinking is spot on for teachers its not just about pensions its about cuts across education. you want cuts in the budget to your childrens school ? what about hospitals ? where is your line daver ? cuts to rubbish collection ? when would you protest ? im not here to argue with people that spend all their time on the eastdulwichborum telling everybody how well their perfectly punctuated arguments are constructed (nooffenceadmin) just to voice the opinions of a localteacher if i do teach your kids they will be receiving outstanding tuition from me hopefully they have more respect for the teaching profession than you seem to possess

congrats on the homework Londonmix im sure daver will mark it highly (depending on quotas) what makes you think we cant afford the current arrangements ? tv ? did the government tell you ? what else did they say ? under this government you are going to need to fight for the things you want in your community they dont care where is your line ? when would you strike/protest ?

???? everyone needs a voice im not sure if this government are listening to the trade unions much at the mo (mores the pity hence the threat of strikes) they know that there are many more post cabinet job opportunities with bankers and their rich buddies than with a grateful electorate Daver are you saying that teachers dont deserve the pensions they get ? or that we should just put up , shut up and let this patchwork government stamp over our public services ?

"people are living longer and the demographic changes (larger proportion of the population being elderly) mean that pension arrangement that were feasible for our parents are impossible for us." london mix that reads like a soundbite from lib/tory frontbench , they got you good and proper we (royal usage) think that we (not royal) pay enough in taxes to pay for old folks to be looked after well, and for teachers/nurses/carers to be paid well and receive a sensible pension. its about who shouts loudest . at the moment (and for too long) big business has the ears of government that needs to change its your/our/my money and i/we/you should want it spent on public services and infrastructure not bank bail outs and weapons of war dont believe the hype they want us scared and subdued

the new economic reality? wow london mix you really believe what your told dont you who told you about this new economic reality? the only reality for me is the amount of money i earn and the amount i have to pay out your being told by millionaires that we are all in this together and that these cuts are necessary for stability. stability ? we bought lots of rotten bank shares because we were too scared the banks would run off/fold (and leave us naked with only a few half broken industries and munitions left to hide behind) and now the majority of us are paying it off is that the reality you speak of? the money they are cutting in benefits and clawing back from public sector wages/pensions is nothing in comparison to the tax breaks being given to the multinationals please dont believe everything DC/The daily mail tells you im sure your sister is looking forward to working longer for less makes you real happy in your job more academies and free schools....er no thanks all schools should be good enough without private backing , we pay enough in taxes for that ps very glad you have been given the role as "voice of the working/taxable people" hope it works out i (a working/taxpayer) am very happy to pay for public services and pensions and all the benefits that come to those who work in our communities helping and caring for others

Kat,Londonmix what is wrong with teachers wanting less inspections , a reasonable workload and a job for life? if you worked in a school or knew someone that did then you would know that is getting silly. i am all for high standards in school , and want nothing more than good teaching practice praised and poor teaching to be dealt with. A class teachers work is scrutinised by fellow teachers, their key stage leader, a senior management team line manager , the head, governers ,local education authority moderators long before ofsted and HM inspectors turn up . this is without mentioning students , teaching assistants and parents fair enough. its important that we get it right and a lot of teachers take the endless work on the chin while others moan and get on with it. we do it cos we luv teaching a job for life ? seems fair as we devote our life to our job we deserve a decent pension if we do it for 40+years we should not be making up the shortfall because governments have overspent elsewhere dont be angry at teachers for getting what they are due we are all paying more for less being duped but its ok cos tescos are whacking out unhappy chickens for 2.29 and its not too long till half term

Thank you all for your comments i am glad that everyone is posting their views on this subject. it is very important that all views are heard , after all it is our/your money the government is spending/not spending dave r i dont think that teachers striking will encourage more people to the profession far from it and this is a massive problem. i do not know of any colleagues that actually want to strike , i dont. we have no choice. who will speak for us if we dont stand up for ourselves and your kids? will you daver?? seems unlikely