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Thread #120710   Message #2628148
Posted By: Acorn4
10-May-09 - 04:56 AM
Thread Name: BS: UK Education:Too Many Clever People?
Subject: RE: BS: UK Education:Too Many Clever People?
Actually the subject was called "Integrated Humanities", but it often turned out to be "Disintegrated", being basically Sociology with attempts to bolt on bits of History and Geography -so twas merely said in jest!

On the subject of educational advisers:-

To the tune of that Monkees hit:-

I'm an Adviser

I've grown tired of all this classroom teaching,
Kids and parents always in your face,
Fussing, fighting, poking,
Twitching twiddling too
Can't carry on at this high octane pace..

I've completed two years at the frontline,
Now it's time to say "enough's enough"
I'm going on a fast-track course,
Of how to talk bullshit
And with all those buzzwords
I will huff and puff.

And I've seen the light,
Now I'm an adviser,
Spout a load of shite,
With great authority,
Hey, this is the life,hey
I'm an adviser
Now I can be a skiver and I'm alright.

I peddle pearls of wisdom from government think tanks,
Don't fret anymore when the photocopier jams,
But you'd think that I'd invented
The wheel or the old sliced loaf,
When I'm regurgitating a load of recycled spam

And I've seen the light,

No more daily worrying and stressing,
I've fallen on my feet and played it cute,
A very determined expression,
On my face I wear and
My bum is crammed inside a trouser suit

And I've seen the light,

No more around the building I'll be rushing,
My life expectancy going down the pan,
I'm positively gushing,
With wonderful ideas,
In fact you could say I'm born again

And I've seen the light,

I'll set up my powerpoint presentation,
I'll talk the talk, but the walk I will decline,
The only real threat
To my way of life
Is caffeine poisoning somewhere down the line.

And I've seen the light,