Michael
Gove has been working tirelessly recently to make changes to the education
system but I think I have discovered a new option for him. Forget about back to basics or other such
initiatives, how about the latest trend for taking cakes into school to help
with the learning process?
Yes that’s right. Apparently having cake in class helps the
learning process. Younger Son came home
today and announced that it was his turn to take cake into Maths. (We are talking A level maths here – not sit
on the mat and recite times tables). I
thought it was a joke until Only Daughter told me they have similar initiatives
in her school. Friday is Chocolate in
Spanish day apparently and some science classes have similar schemes. Whatever happened to rule number one - no
eating in the lab?
I
bet they don’t have it in PE though.
Imagine that? Run ten metres and
get one cupcake and so on. Who knows,
maybe it will be good for learning but all I can see is chocolate on the
uniform and crumbs on the desks. Not to
mention the panic caused when your child’s day arrives on the rota and you have
no cakes in the house.
Maybe
it’s the influence of Great British Bake Off?
To counteract any baking induced stress caused by this new initiative
however, I can only suggest similar enterprises be introduced in the office or
at home. Wine Wednesdays for example?
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