Classic Classroom Clangers: A Rowdy Assembly of Howlers and Gaffes
By (Author) Vincent Shanley
HarperCollins Publishers
Robson Books Ltd
1st January 2005
United Kingdom
Paperback
185
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 13mm
213g
'Classic Classroom Clangers' is a hilarious collection of hundreds of true, side-splitting anecdotes from the world of education.
There are the bloopers made by pupils in exams:'The first thing a doctor has to do when a baby is born is to cut the biblical cord. 'And the gaffes of teachers:'Whenever I open my mouth some fool speaks. 'There are the letters from tender parents:'I am asking you not to use corporal punishment on George. We never do except in self-defence. 'As well as the proclamations of nursery tots:'All things bright and beautiful, all Teachers great and small. 'All will have you rolling in the corridors with laughter.
A hilarious collection of howlers and gaffes from the world of education.
SCIENCE
Vacuum: a large empty space where the Pope lives
Germinate: to become a naturalised German
NATURE STUDY
Fish swim about in shawls
HISTORY
Q: With what do you connect the name Baden-Powell
A: With a hyphen
THE NOTICE BOARD
The Low Self Esteem Group will meet Thursday at 12.30pm. Please use the back door.
Vincent Shanley lives in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, where, from 1985 until 1995, he was headteacher at St Michaels Comprehensive School. Since then, he has enjoyed success with two best-sellers, Classroom Clangers and Football Shorts.