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[fluffyhamster]

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/05/parents-london-primary-school-dictatorial-walking-rule

[gregory999]

Nothing compared with what happened in the USA schools!
At least in the UK, no police officer to throw and drag school pupils in the ground.

Michael Reiss, professor at the Institute of Education, University College London, was responding to reports that children at St George the Martyr primary school in Holborn, central London, are being made to do “the university walk” around the school corridors.

Reiss said even children in Jane Austen’s novels were not made to walk around with their hands locked behind their backs.

“This is not a situation where pupils are being abused. Far worse things happen in schools across the world. Nevertheless expecting primary pupils to walk down corridors with their hands clasped behind their backs is simply not appropriate in England in 2015.”

“Even in Jane Austen’s novels pupils are not expected to walk around with their hands clasped behind their backs. I’m very in favour of high standards of pupil behaviour but forcing pupils to adopt unnatural behaviours risks being counterproductive.”

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/05/schools-walking-rule-inappropriate-2015-says-education-expert

[fluffyhamster]

Personally, I think the students should've been forced to walk with their palms clasped together in front of their chests, as if in prayer. Would've looked way cooler, solved the unnatural~dangerous posture issues, and reinforced the religion aspects. Boom! Everyone happy.

[wangdaning]

I remember being corralled into a line in 3-4 grade. Walking down the hall, there was an electric cord (I say cord as it was a big chunk of wires). My teacher said don't touch it. Well, I touched it, held it, and asked her why.

I got in trouble of course, suspended, as it was not the first time I called a teacher out on their crap.

I am sure my teachers saw it another way, but my actions led to psych evaluations. This indefinitely led to pill recommendations. Luckily, my mother would have none of that crap.

I was doing what my mother taught me, ask for a reason before accepting what people say.

Hands behind the back is kind of like, shoot it before is knows were here. Awesomeness of current teaching theory.