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Poochie Jan 2014 7:09pm, 11 Jan 2014 140 posts	Quote Pin Poochie aahh now then they and the bus driver would be deserving of a mini gift....but parents buying presents for teachers so that their little cherub can curry favour with the teacher stinks of mini corruption....Still if the kids want to be politicians it is a good introduction into how the honours system works...;-)
Poochie Jan 2014 7:09pm, 11 Jan 2014 141 posts	Quote Pin Poochie aahh now then they and the bus driver would be deserving of a mini gift....but parents buying presents for teachers so that their little cherub can curry favour with the teacher stinks of mini corruption....Still if the kids want to be politicians it is a good introduction into how the honours system works...;-)
SusiesueH Jan 2014 7:29pm, 11 Jan 2014 2,616 posts	Quote Pin SusiesueH I have a feeling I'm going to regret asking this but... How does a teacher return the favour to their pupils?
Velociraptor Jan 2014 7:32pm, 11 Jan 2014 28,707 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor My kids' teachers usually gave everyone in the class a little present.
FreshStart Jan 2014 9:18pm, 11 Jan 2014 1,719 posts	Quote Pin FreshStart For some reason this article bbc.co.uk really irritated me when I read it last night.
GimmeMedals Jan 2014 12:13am, 12 Jan 2014 9,938 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals From this teacher's point of view, can I clarify that, whilst it is always lovely to receive gifts from pupils and they were all appreciated, no pupil ever gained any special favour or status through doing so.
Oysterboy Jan 2014 12:23pm, 13 Jan 2014 8,907 posts	Quote Pin Oysterboy Baby showers. A friend of mine has just received an invite to a baby shower with a gift list and a request for £5 to cover the refreshments. I think I'd be telling them where to shove it.
Say No To Pork Sausages Jan 2014 12:31pm, 13 Jan 2014 5,789 posts	Quote Pin Say No To Pork Sausages Indeed, American Shite.
Say No To Pork Sausages Jan 2014 12:36pm, 13 Jan 2014 5,790 posts	Quote Pin Say No To Pork Sausages Anyway, mine was a certain football manager calling another an OLD C*, as if the two go together, quite apart from the fact the person calling the name was old-ish himself. You can be OLD you can be YOUNG you can be old and a c* you can be young an a c*** better still is probably not to use the word old.
ERM Jan 2014 4:06pm, 13 Jan 2014 181 posts	Quote Pin ERM Not exactly gear-grinding, but a tiny bit unsettling in my view. We, as a country seem to lurch from one charity appeal to another and it struck home with me at the weekend when there were adverts for celebrities (hey, it's Jamelia again!) baking as part of Sports Relief (if anyone can explain the connection please do so) I cannot deny that the charities are worthy, but over the last few months we've had the Poppy Appeal, then straghtaway Children In Need, Movember, the no-drinking January thing, wearing red for the British Heart Foundation and now Sports Relief and the upcoming swarms of people 'doing' the London Marathon. All through this time we've had appeals for Syrian refugees and now the Sudan situation. All the charities deserve support, and most have had my support - I'd just like a bit of a break from the constant campaigns.