Publisher's Synopsis
Revised Edition: JUST SOME OF THE COMMENTS FOUND IN THE 5 STAR REVIEWS OF THIS COLLECTION OF SCHOOL STORIES FOR ALL AGES: ... "HILARIOUSLY FUNNY ONE MOMENT AND THOUGHT PROVOKING THE NEXT!" - "POIGNANT AND GRAPHIC TALES - WITH AN UNEXPECTED TWIST." - "NICE TO KNOW YOUR PUPILS GOT YOUR BACK WHEN YOU NEED IT!" These stories from the classroom will have you laughing or weeping - sometimes both in the same minute! Whether student, teacher or parent you will wonder: How do they survive? Waterloo Road or Grange Hill meets Gervase Phinn - well maybe? If you love this book or hate it you will have to admit that the stories about its characters will stay in your memory for a long time. With his many years teaching experience behind him, G J Griffiths has brought to the reader some of the stories about the children he taught, in this amusing and often inspirational book. Without exception everyone will recognise the characters and their captivating tales. All through the book we are made aware of the joys and disappointments experienced by the pupils and their teachers: Mr Jeffrey and his colleagues. With the ever-present controversy about changes in the education system this is a timely illustration of what amusement and sorrow is often to be found in the classrooms of the contemporary High School.Prepare to meet Amelia the Alien, Kyle Crabbe the school's own Gollum, and Grant Edwards their star of West Side Story!
