“You want I should ‘it ‘im for yer?” A thick-necked, cropped father asks the Teacher about his son. Said infant trembles. He has a tic, probably consequent on being so often ‘it.
“Erm... no thank you.” There’s little evidence that random violence has so far done much for his son’s mental health or academic levels...
“She needs stretching. Why aren’t you stretching her?” A well-heeled, wracked mother asks the Teacher about her daughter. Said infant looks pale and wan, probably consequent on having a “helicopter” mother pushing her to destruction. There’s little evidence that the intellectual rack could do much for her troubled offspring...
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