'Students' Category
Student dickheads – Shut up and pay!
So there’s been rioting overnight in London. In which poor old Charles and Camillla were unwittingly caught up. Dickhead students. The Nurse has nothing but contempt for them. What are they protesting about? OK, they’ll have to pay more for their education. But the point is, they won’t be asked to pay anything back until they hit [...]
Gap Year Travel Disasters to Avoid
It’s been reported that 2009 is a record year for students choosing to take a gap year before going to University or attempting to find a job. Perhaps motivated by the current recession and rising unemployment, many are planning to travel the globe before taking up their places at college. Every academic year I meet [...]
Poor Urban Planning Makes Children Fat
I have just been reading around a few blogs, forums and university studies on the subject of the much reported obesity epidemic. I was particularly struck by this post: Outdoor Play Facilities Urgently Needed and the warnings presented by Professor Dick Jackson that poor urban planning is a root cause of todays problems. And they [...]
Why I Hate Students
I work at the same esteemed educational establishment as the Chief Surgeon. However I, unlike him, am not a member of the teaching staff. I am what is referred to as a ‘Lab Tech’. I work in the biochemistry department where I am required to somehow keep the equipment working after the halfwit students have [...]
