Well I never?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Mind you they didn't serve foreign grub all those years ago.

give then the playing fields back......that would be a start in tackling obesity...but only a start.

Of course they had foreign muck ... swedes, brussel sprouts, welsh rarebit, ... oh, and Yorkshire pudding ... it don't get more foreign than Yorkshire.

And you are right about play ... so what if there are cuts and bruises, maybe the odd broken arm; it's part of growing and learning (helped along by the odd backhander from your mom) Sure risks are involved; but human beings got where we are by taking risks ... risk taking is part of how we learn.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I liked all those things....Brussels sprouts, swedes....I could eat them by the plateful.I wasn't keen on school Yorkshire pud.....but Ma's was Devine.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I liked all those things....Brussels sprouts, swedes....I could eat them by the plateful.

So ... you fart a lot, eh

[Margaret Pilkington]

Nope! I can control my bodily gases.

[putsinker]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I liked all those things....Brussels sprouts, swedes....I could eat them by the plateful.I wasn't keen on school Yorkshire pud.....but Ma's was Devine.

My grandad was a press operator at Howard and Bulloughs where they used to stamp them out.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Well, Neil, I am not sure the skirt policy is being monitored.
When driving along Whalley Road this morning there were pupils from both the Academy and St Christophers who were definitely not abiding by the uniform policy.......with expanses of above the knee flesh on show.

It's not easy enforcing it before or after school though. Those Academy skirts have a logo on them high up, it disappears when the girls roll them up at the waist to make them shorter so they can't use the "it's a bit small on me" excuse to the staff.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Eric

Too much PC bs ... what a kid eats is a parenting thing; no business of the school at all. The only time a school should show concern is if the kid is obviously not getting enough to eat.

I ate school dinners ... and they would turn the stomach of a crow ... oh, and I played conkers without supervision, or a helmet and safety goggles.

I would agree with you on that except when you look at the childhood obesity figures

The latest figures, for 2012/13, show that 18.9% of children in Year 6 (aged 10-11) were obese and a further 14.4% were overweight. Of children in Reception (aged 4-5), 9.3% were obese and another 13.0% were overweight. This means almost a third of 10-11 year olds and over a fifth of 4-5 year olds were overweight or obese.

That came from here Child Obesity :: Public Health England Obesity Knowledge and Intelligence team

Should the authorities ignore these figures or try to do something about it? I'm not saying the way they are going about it is right because some of the things we hear about is stupid like plastic cake. Would be better to have no cake at all than a plastic one.

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by Neil

It's not easy enforcing it before or after school though. Those Academy skirts have a logo on them high up, it disappears when the girls roll them up at the waist to make them shorter so they can't use the "it's a bit small on me" excuse to the staff.

My sister tells me back in the days of The Girls High School, a skirt was deemed too short if it failed this simple test.
Kneel upright on a floor mat your back straight and if the hem of your skirt didnt touch the mat, lines or detention.

That ought to do it.

[Neil]

Not very practical though getting the girls on their knees every morning in registration, can you imagine the headlines in the local rag

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Nope! I can control my bodily gases.

I can't!

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Michael1954

I can't!

Well, it is too late to try and train you now.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Neil

I would agree with you on that except when you look at the childhood obesity figures



That came from here Child Obesity :: Public Health England Obesity Knowledge and Intelligence team

Should the authorities ignore these figures or try to do something about it? I'm not saying the way they are going about it is right because some of the things we hear about is stupid like plastic cake. Would be better to have no cake at all than a plastic one.

it depends what measurements they are taking to check whether a child is obese or not.
BMI(body mass index) is unreliable because it doesn't take into account that muscular children will weigh more, but that muscles burn calories where fat does not.
The problem of obesity is multifaceted and therefore a 'one size fits all approach' is never going to work.
Also it is wrong to be prescriptive about what parents should include in lunch boxes....it just alienates those who need help......and is counter productive.
It would be far better to give children education in the preparation of healthy food.......in my experience, children are always happy to eat something that they have made.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

My sister tells me back in the days of The Girls High School, a skirt was deemed too short if it failed this simple test.
Kneel upright on a floor mat your back straight and if the hem of your skirt didnt touch the mat, lines or detention.

That ought to do it.

Mrs Owen(the teacher at my school) didn't need to get the girls to do anything like that she just used to scan us all(with her eyes) as we filed in for registration....anyone who had a skirt that was too short was sent home to change.

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Nope! I can control my bodily gases.

Originally Posted by Michael1954

I can't!

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Well, it is too late to try and train you now.

What about Retlaw's cork?

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, that would work, but it isn't exactly training...more a mechanical obstruction......
One of Accyx's mouldy plums would do, but it would have to be bunged home tightly.

Tell me .......how did we get onto such a juvenile and lavatorial subject?