Teacher who lost her voice trying to make herself heard

vanman · 09-11-2010, 14:26

Teacher who lost her voice trying to make herself heard in a noisy classroom wins Â£150,000 payout

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz14napBCpy

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She was handed Â£11,000 in damages out of court after suing her local council.

Another Â£145,000 payout was agreed in a settlement after she filed a personal injury claim.

The payout is thought to be the biggest of its kind and could trigger a series of similar claims.

time to put a PA system in classrooms got to be cheaper

Pauls9 · 09-11-2010, 14:33

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Originally Posted by vanman

time to put a PA system in classrooms got to be cheaper

Link it to their mobile phones? Could get more attention.

watzizname · 09-11-2010, 14:36

The blackboard rubber impacting the side of my head used to get my attention..

Of course children are made of glass these days

vanman · 09-11-2010, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Pauls9

Link it to their mobile phones? Could get more attention.

that will be a good idea text them all.
instead of writing on the blackboard

**Maggy** · 09-11-2010, 15:17

Trouble is the flood gates will open now..and just about drain the resources of LAs and education overall.

As someone already said, when I was a pupil the blackboard rubber was a constant reminder to pay attention and keep the gob shut.

MovedGoalPosts · 09-11-2010, 15:18

Despite issues with rowdy kids and stuff, there has been concern with the acoustic design of many classrooms for a while now. Most rooms are built with hard surfaces throughout which reflect rather than absorb sounds which in turn can reverbrate. It might seem a bit extreme for someone to loose their voice, but with poor acoustics the learning environment is unsatisfactory for both teacher and pupil.

nomadking · 09-11-2010, 15:29

She was having a problem after only a month. That strongly suggests that the problem was there long before. It doesn't seem that kids were the problem

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Mrs Walters started teaching English at Harlington Adult Education Centre in Harlington Community School, run by Hillingdon Council, in 2005 and had vocal problems after a month.

Taf · 09-11-2010, 16:08

If a teacher has to shout, she is a lousy teacher.

Unless she's a PE teacher out on the field....

vanman · 09-11-2010, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Taf

If a teacher has to shout, she is a lousy teacher.

Unless she's a PE teacher out on the field....

maybe so but she got 3/4 years wages out of it.
tax free

Hom3r · 09-11-2010, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Taf

If a teacher has to shout, she is a lousy teacher.

Unless she's a PE teacher out on the field....

Unfortunately teachers cannot touch the little darlings.

budwieser · 09-11-2010, 22:27

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Originally Posted by vanman

Teacher who lost her voice trying to make herself heard in a noisy classroom wins Â£150,000 payout

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz14napBCpy

time to put a PA system in classrooms got to be cheaper

What a total load of old *******s and we all just put up with it!!!!!!

Here we go again with the compensation culture, I hope she`s proud of herself.

TheDaddy · 12-11-2010, 03:04

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

As someone already said, when I was a pupil the blackboard rubber was a constant reminder to pay attention and keep the gob shut.

Ah yes you couldn't win provided they were a good shot and lets be honest at my school most weren't so providing they hit you and not the boy in front, to the left or on the other side of the classroom you couldn't win I should've said, either you got a wack from the wooden bit or a massive chalk stain all over your blazer, happy days.

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What a total load of old *******s and we all just put up with it!!!!!!

Here we go again with the compensation culture, I hope she`s proud of herself

She probably hasn't given it a great deal of thought now she has Â£150k buring a hole in her pocket, good luck to her imo, she didn't make the rules just took advantage of them, don't hate the player hate the game that allows itself to be screwed over in such a fashion.