Observer II Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 A Primary School in Birmingham is to employ a "nappy changer"; seems kids as old as five are arriving at the school without being "potty trained"; added to which, some can't use a pencil or speak properly. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 I can't say I'm surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 That's really sad Makes you wonder what else they may have missed out on if their parents haven't even bothered to teach them those 3 things. Poor little things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted April 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Perhaps mandatory night classes for offending parents could help ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Or maybe before they become parents would be a better idea. They would know how to house train a dog but cannot seem to grasp how to potty train a child. I would have thought that potty training a child was much easier than house training a dog. Given that most toddlers are handed a phone or tablet as soon as they are able to hold one it is not surprising that they cannot use a pencil, they probably don't now what one is or think it has come out of a museum. Speaking "properly" depends on the main language spoken in the home, if several different languages are spoken regularly by the household then it is not surprising that speaking "properly" has been flagged as one of the things they cannot do. Mind you the various teaching methods used to teach English over the last few decades i am surprised anybody can talk proper like. I blame the BBC for most of this not been the same since they stopped using people who spoke in such rounded precise tones whilst reading the news. Only have to listen to the old broadcast every word perfectly enunciated in a clear and authoritative voice, each diphthong perfectly diphthed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 When I were a lad I took electrocution lessons where i was taught how to talk proper like what i do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Called into the Co-op the other day, to witness two kids, rifling the sweets from shelves, watched by their obese parents, who didn't issue one word of chastisement - no doubt they'll grow up to expect everything and anything they want, when they want it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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