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Galadriel55 · 10-27-2011, 07:36 PM

Switching any school is hard. I have some experience with that - I haven't stayed in a single school so far for over 2 years. Hopefully I won't have to switch my high school, because I really like it. I can see myself putting up tantrums if I'm told that I have to go to a different school. If anything, you have all the right to rant.

I assign fake fire alarm drills. In my school there were two (!) today. We had to stand out in the cold for a half an hour just so that the teachers can see that we know where the doors are. It's stupid and annoying, and I missed part of my favourite class.

I was lucky enough to have a sweater on, but some people were only wearing t-shirts.

Mithalwen · 10-28-2011, 05:45 AM

I'll second that.. I spent a term as an assistant matron (housemother) at a Prep school (ages 7-13). I was on sleep in duty in the Girls boarding house when an alarm went off at 3 am. It wasn't a drill and the urgency to get out was increased for me not only because the sleep in room was in the attic so I had furthest to go but because in addition to the regualar boarders who were all 10 -12 and relatively able to take care of them selves we had due to a family emergency a day girl from the nursery school staying for a few days.

So no sooner was I down the attic steps than the senior matron delivered the sleeping child into my arms and I had to make my way down several flights of stairs and across the gardens to the sports hall. Not easy to maintain one's dignity and modesty with such burden and even a slender 4 year old seems heavy and bulky when they are very sleepy and you have to carry them a distance and you are acutely aware that knee length dressinggown and night shirt don't seem long enough when you are about to join a group of near adolsecent boys,,

After that incident I pretty much took to sleeping in clothes when on sleep in duty which was just as well since I always seemed to get the fire alarms....

mark12_30 · 10-28-2011, 01:38 PM

Tasteless and immoral poetry.

Kath · 10-28-2011, 02:31 PM

The M25. Nuff said.

Mithalwen · 10-28-2011, 04:15 PM

London's orbital carpark on a Friday night...been there done that.... fun not...

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-31-2011, 06:00 PM

Going on the downs and finding a lot of your favourite threads revived, only to discover that it is purely spam posts.

Galadriel55 · 11-14-2011, 11:46 AM

Finding out that your school internet system thingy blocks the Downs.

Apparently it goes under the category of "games". Ignorant idiots!

Galadriel · 01-17-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Switching any school is hard. I have some experience with that - I haven't stayed in a single school so far for over 2 years. Hopefully I won't have to switch my high school, because I really like it. I can see myself putting up tantrums if I'm told that I have to go to a different school. If anything, you have all the right to rant.

Ohh, my mum was in the same situation because her dad worked for the army. Must be really hard to keep up with friends

I don't know what I'd do in your situation, because I'm quite introverted as it is!

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I assign fake fire alarm drills. In my school there were two (!) today. We had to stand out in the cold for a half an hour just so that the teachers can see that we know where the doors are. It's stupid and annoying, and I missed part of my favourite class. I was lucky enough to have a sweater on, but some people were only wearing t-shirts.

There were three real fire alarms within two weeks at college last term :/ One was at 2 a.m.

Edit: Did I mention, someone set our oven on fire?

10-27-2011, 07:36 PM	#1
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,525	Switching any school is hard. I have some experience with that - I haven't stayed in a single school so far for over 2 years. Hopefully I won't have to switch my high school, because I really like it. I can see myself putting up tantrums if I'm told that I have to go to a different school. If anything, you have all the right to rant. I assign fake fire alarm drills. In my school there were two (!) today. We had to stand out in the cold for a half an hour just so that the teachers can see that we know where the doors are. It's stupid and annoying, and I missed part of my favourite class. I was lucky enough to have a sweater on, but some people were only wearing t-shirts. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera Last edited by Galadriel55; 10-27-2011 at 07:40 PM.

10-28-2011, 05:45 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I'll second that.. I spent a term as an assistant matron (housemother) at a Prep school (ages 7-13). I was on sleep in duty in the Girls boarding house when an alarm went off at 3 am. It wasn't a drill and the urgency to get out was increased for me not only because the sleep in room was in the attic so I had furthest to go but because in addition to the regualar boarders who were all 10 -12 and relatively able to take care of them selves we had due to a family emergency a day girl from the nursery school staying for a few days. So no sooner was I down the attic steps than the senior matron delivered the sleeping child into my arms and I had to make my way down several flights of stairs and across the gardens to the sports hall. Not easy to maintain one's dignity and modesty with such burden and even a slender 4 year old seems heavy and bulky when they are very sleepy and you have to carry them a distance and you are acutely aware that knee length dressinggown and night shirt don't seem long enough when you are about to join a group of near adolsecent boys,, After that incident I pretty much took to sleeping in clothes when on sleep in duty which was just as well since I always seemed to get the fire alarms.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-28-2011, 01:38 PM	#3
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Tasteless and immoral poetry. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

10-28-2011, 02:31 PM	#4
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	The M25. Nuff said. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

10-28-2011, 04:15 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	London's orbital carpark on a Friday night...been there done that.... fun not... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-14-2011, 11:46 AM	#7
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,525	Finding out that your school internet system thingy blocks the Downs. Apparently it goes under the category of "games". Ignorant idiots! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera