Educating The East End - Episode 7 (Documentary) | Our Stories

[@s.mcqueen8149]

“I enjoy education, I’m just not a fan of school.” *Word*

[@m0zz4re11a1]

other way round for me, kinda. i like school alright but i don’t like writing stuff why can’t i just listen and then i can do tests

[@Scott-gb6jk]

Molly Rose coz u need to write in a test

[@solchatz5871]

@@m0zz4re11a1 school is the writing part and education is the finding things out part you fool

[@MutantMallard9557]

FACTS

[@reallycoolman4990]

@@m0zz4re11a1 As you reading and writing stuff down (not just gluing things in) helps you A LOT

[@maisytaylor6178]

it was such a shame that all the year 11 were banned because of 2 students, classic secondary school move

[@dauntlessmedia9791]

maisy taylor if you actually watched it they was banned bc year 11 as a whole kept arguing / not listening to staff

[@paulholmes6669]

Stop botting your comments

[@cachedreamer]

I remember in year 11 the entirety of year 10/11 was banned from going out at lunch for the next two years because a few kids stole from a co-op

[@yeetwchybaban]

Eh

[@bridgetdonovan3290]

When two girls in my year had a fight our whole year was banned from being in groups bigger than 3 people and we were banned from the only rain and sun shelters. Secondary sucks.

[@annabee658]

love how this is in everyones recommendations while we're all quarantined. gives us something to do lol

[@tomrogi5195]

Yes before quarantine I would find this boring quarantine is doing something to me

[@moonlitm3285]

I rarely go out anyway so quarantine has no impact on me.

[@yeetwchybaban]

Hmm

[@weerainey8395]

@@tomrogi5195 ikr lmao 😂😂😂😂👍

[@warina69]

We’re not quarantined

[@Pahul.G.9]

Paris actually seems like a good guy

[@LL-ip5mm]

Pahul Gabbi he’s good guy just seems like school isn’t for him skl is not for everyone

[@expectopatronum5942]

i think he wants to try hard and succeed and he wants to be such a sweet guy which he is but he just genuinely doesn’t believe in himself enough. i’m sure he is very intelligent but he doesn’t feel good enough so that his behaviour gets the best of him :(

[@byro2668]

kind of sounds like ksi lol

[@JoshuaDillonn]

Pahul Gabbi needs a fucking slap

[@yarenxnce]

does anyone know paris instagram?

[@couldntstopme555]

“You are what you eat, I don’t remember eating an absolute legend” 😂😂

[@oo-oy3wg]

Couldnt Stop Me it says fucking not absolute

[@expectopatronum5942]

oɯɯoɥꓕ maybe they just didn’t want to swear 🤬

[@oo-oy3wg]

aussie eve Oy but when

[@mikebowser5242]

Don’t say the f word

[@microsofthoodie]

michael bowser are u gonna tell ur mum off us?

[@daisywalsh9864]

Is it just me or does every school have that 1 teacher who bikes to school and wears biking clothes.

[@dunkz5159]

Daisy Walsh and a teacher called miss smith

[@itsdelex4902]

Na

[@Pen-kk9pq]

Mr Ray

[@viktororlovic2083]

I had the same teacher l0l

[@MrJonnyp107]

Mr Davis Geography 1997

[@leslie5410]

I can barely watch 10 min videos on KZbin....but I can't understand why I watched this whole 45 min video and still looking for the next episode

[@Sultan-jo5nh]

Leslie ikr

[@aaroncousins4750]

Cos its a tv series not a youtube video

[@user-kf9lm7rs5v]

Leslie thought it was just me

[@lexiecleverley5067]

Mood that's legit me

[@tinashebelle7]

Because it's about school. We spend so many hours at school in life that watching a video about school has kinda the same effect of us being in school. However with more entertainment you choose to be a willing participant of this school.

[@couldntstopme555]

Well good luck year 10’s I’ve done my time in GCSE’s. It was simple. Only needed a pandemic

[@pig4766]

Even better thing they might be raising the grade boundaries! This means less school but higher expected marks. Exciting -_-

[@joshbutts6092]

@@pig4766 no they are lowering them lmao, they wont raise them at this time

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

Ugh ffs. My GCSE’s never felt so much of a waste of time in my life. Did them almost 3 years ago now but you didn’t fucking have to sit through one shitty day if exams.

[@alexpadden4434]

Well at least we get a prom and leavers hoodies

[@joshbutts6092]

@@alexpadden4434 we year 11s do too lmao

[@princesstravelsx]

i feel like Pairs is going to be forever grateful for having such a good English teacher that never gave up on him

[@Jamie-rg2vh]

Boys: * fighting * Staff: *proceeds to eat pancakes*

[@adamhamidani4624]

Lol 😂 🤣

[@gimlifrog7772]

Let me tell you about video editing

[@gimlifrog7772]

My comment. Edit. Picture of Pepe the Frog

[@yes2day100]

"The teenage bedroom is an absolute palace of distraction." Wonderful sentence.

[@swishbxing8073]

😂😂

[@daerincakes]

So True, I can't revise in my bedroom for this exact reason

[@kingsleyoguma8937]

Oscar just seems to me like an undiagnosed dyslexic kid who was just acting out of frustration. He seems fairly bright so his self-reported gap between his verbal and written ability could be indicative of an undiagnosed learning disability. I remember experiencing similar problems back when I was undiagnosed as well.

[@katiesmith6623]

Perhaps dysgraphia, it's where you find writing difficult and painful and you cant put your thoughts on paper. It can also make you teary and emotional about your writing due to frustration

[@fitownsley6956]

I initially thought ADHD. He seems really similar to me before I was diagnosed

[@brazeiar9672]

Well I've got some good news for him then, because the PhD final exam is a 3 to 4 hour verbal exam! All he needs to do is pass his GCSEs (especially English), A-levels and approximately 18 undergraduate exams and 8 postgraduate exams and write his thesis first.

[@TheMygro]

i actually know him, he's Studying music in uni :) he's doing great and smart as ever!

[@izzywest007]

TheMygro that’s awesome, bet he’s actually a cool guy tbh 😂

[@redclover7056]

The teachers can’t say “it’s not me sitting these exams” any more

[@donotrefertomeever]

Paul Holmes what?

[@ZrVll]

SubZeroPeep year 11s didn’t have to do exams

[@Dan-vb5gc]

@@ZrVll First off, sort those tences out. Also it's not just year 11, it's AS, ALevel, IB, etc. students also.

[@superburgerman1982]

nerds

[@jodiemawson8912]

Dan Beynon chill out

[@annierebekahhh]

It always saddens me how much pressure is put on for GCSE, especially when for most it’s essentially just a memory test :(

[@jacobmassey3897]

And most jobs in life don't require half the results you leave with. Some people don't even pass their Maths and English until years later like the headteacher from Educating Cardiff.

[@annalangston6567]

@@jacobmassey3897 gcses are important though- especially maths and English.

[@itsmerosie5084]

My uncle passed none of his gcse in fact he did the worst in all of his classes and now he earns £1500 a week

[@DenzX_NJ]

Really sucked for me, I have severe ADHD and it really badly affects my memory, never got help or anything they just threw me in bottom set and forgot about me

[@sm1purplmurderedme583]

exactly it’s just a memory test. there’s no knowledge to it

[@tawfiqplays2086]

"How far can i bend? You've got to understand i'm not a banana." Mr Palumbo 2020.

[@nahmate4751]

Tawfiq Plays wasn’t in 2020 mate

[@justmxy521]

This was made years ago

[@fabcooks5926]

2014*

[@fabcooks5926]

40:25 Check at the board

[@kevink3928]

I wonder what happened to him but that line was funny

[@shawnastewart718]

In New Zealand we have a system called a reader-writer system, you can have a reader-writer with you in an exam if you struggle with getting your thoughts down. They read the questions to you, you answer verbally, and they write what you said down. It's a great and helpful system for the students who struggle with that stuff, like Oscar.

[@realgamer8214]

Exactly, one of the smartest kids I know has a reader/writer.

[@hannahkathrynskill2505]

we have that too, but the school needs to do a lot of work to get it approved

[@heyitsmemaw]

My friend had a reader writer and it helped her so much... tbh I wish I'd got one as I sometimes struggle to write down what Im trying to say

[@Charlieto]

i wish i got this at my school. they preferred to set me up to fail tho. luckily i got that help on my course and managed to pass most of the course at least

[@Charlieto]

interesting to come across another kiwi in the comments tho. hii o/

[@cyberren354]

i feel like this episode is a fantastic example of why schools and teachers need to diversify teaching and assessment methods. not every student is good at writing. some are better at speaking. not every student benefits from sitting in a chair for 6 hours a day. some would benefit more from learning in a physical way, or being able to move around during lessons so long as they're not disrupting other people.

[@semanticsamuel936]

Teacher here. We'd love to. I was really lucky when I was at school to be able to take part of my English GCSE as an oral exam, which I expect hardly anyone gets to do now. I fully agree that other assessment types should be more widely used because the one size fits all approach is unfair, and isn't representative of how the real world works. The issue, unfortunately, is time and staffing/money. In a written exam, one staff member can supervise a hundred students. Other assessment types require far more time to be invested, which teachers just don't have, and there's not the budget to hire more staff. I think coursework is great too, but marking it as a teacher involves an enormous amount of work (especially as we typically have to mark several iterations of it).

[@andrewcharlton4053]

@@semanticsamuel936 On the other hand, which job doesn't require writing and reports etc, there are very few. From job applications through to professional reports and emails, they all require writing in long form.

[@NicolasMogensen]

Truth of the matter is that students like Paris shouldn't be in a standard Go-to-uni class but do year 10-11 in a setting that benefits him more, for instance with some vocational training or a hands on approach to learning. Sure, everyone will cry out "He can't qualify for university without his GCSEs",, right, do you think he is planning to or REALLY has the ability to score 6 plus As? We should be more realistic with this segment of young people.

[@leanneadsett4186]

I feel so bad for Oscar. It's so obvious that he has some issues with processing information and being able to put his thoughts on paper. I'm really surprised nobody picked up on this. He would have really benefitted from a scribe in his lessons and his exams to help him. He even said he finds it easier to speak his thoughts so why he wasn't offered this help is beyond me. Instead he's just played of as 'messing about'. He deserved a lot more help.

[@jacobmassey3897]

What's worrying is that the head refers to his History teacher as one of the best in the school and yet she dosent pick up on this point? She only cares about the exam result and not the child.

[@100nb6]

Nah it’s an arrogance of believing you’re smarter than you actually are - meaning you can try less in classes because you don’t want to burst that bubble

[@abillionjivebars9888]

Whats most likely is he's a person that sounds smart but is too lazy to do any proper work. 'Getting thoughts on paper' is just another way of saying he's doing bad on exams, meaning he doesnt study

[@chilltarts]

@@abillionjivebars9888 hard disagree. It’s much harder to form your arguments in a verbally fluid manner than writing them down. At university I excelled at subjects like English and history, but struggled with something like debate. I just dont think off of my toes well. I need time to organize my thoughts. My son is just the opposite. At 16 he is one of the smartest people I have ever known- and that’s not a brag, I’m being very serious about that. He is incredibly bright. Yet he struggles to write down what he’s thinking. His organization is poor and he tends to go off on tangents, and yes he’s studied techniques to help, but he still has a hard time. Of note, he is also diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD. We chose to go the non-medication route and use occupational and behavioral therapy to help him. And yes, his writing has improved dramatically, but this one skill is still no where close to where I was at his age, despite his intelligence surpassing both me and his father by leaps and bounds. They call his Dyslexia and ADHD “learning disabilities”, but I disagree with that term too. Some people are fish, and some people are monkeys. If you make a monkey swim in the sea, he’ll drowned in a second; but give him a tree and he will excel. Vise-versa, a fish would die in a minute on land, but in the water he can swim like an eagle flies. You have to let people be themselves, and all of our brains are different. This is why it never works when we try to cram everybody into a one box and say “this” or “that” makes you “smart.” We need to learn to let monkeys be monkeys and fish be fish.

[@BassGal92]

If he wasn't diagnosed, then he couldn't get supports. This is something the self-diagnosis community refuses to understand. They can never succeed in life without proper supports and accommodations.

[@taliahass1234]

Have British teachers never heard of ADHD

[@vripscript]

those labels bad parents use

[@vripscript]

@TRaSH 4 YOU so true, ADHD dont exist in most other countries, its a 3rd world solution to label kids, so its someone else's fault, problem or responsibility

[@hk5572]

No, no-ones heard of you.

[@MeganJade22]

Loz Cherone my brother has adhd and he’s in mainstream school and it is a real condition, it’s scientifically proven that they have a diffrent brain activity so shut up😂

[@KayKapone1]

Megan M well It don’t matter I have adhd and I’m not a spaz like some kids who appear to have autism and overreact to get more more by their income also if you’re in a mainstream school you follow by the rules, don’t follow the rules go to a special school simple as, I’m sorry but stop acting like it affects people it really doesn’t true your now just acting dumb asf

[@catherinearcher1106]

I guess I'm not the only one who has "uncomfortable chair syndrome"

[@helloyou3159]

Catherine Archer it’s not a real thing!! 🙄🙄🥱🥱🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@itzmayslif3448]

@@helloyou3159 They are just joking can u take a joke wow.

[@jackh984]

h e l l o y o u R/whooooosh

[@luvcenzo2499]

h e l l o y o u wth

[@moonwalker8807]

Yas

[@maisytaylor6178]

some of these kids could’ve done with corona cancelling their exams lol

[@halo4fan275]

it did

[@spuzzy3686]

Euan Crampsey this 3 years a go u dope

[@autumn-fq1pr]

It cancelled my sats

[@crech6549]

Cat Lover123 they cancelled my gcses more important then sats

[@lov3lils]

Euan Crampsey looool this was years ago 😂😂

[@yeehaw142]

It's tragic that people can be smart and for many people to recognize that, and yet all of the said person's future may depend on a piece of paper from one exam on one day of their life.

[@idrk1507]

yeehaw So you’re saying it’s not fair? If so, then that doesn’t make sense. Employers don’t just want smart people, but also dedicated people. His exams reflect his ability to, essentially, not do shit. The fact he was smart too makes it worse. He could’ve so good, he had the capacity- did he do anything about it? Did he take advantage of that fact? Yes, exams may not reflect you fully. Rather it’s an estimation. Very little cases there’d be where the estimation was completely wrong. Watching Oscar, it’s evident that exams did reflect his ability to cooperate, even though he had the brains.

[@SammyS909]

Mabel xoxo waffle more I dare u holy

[@idrk1507]

@@SammyS909 Ok, I'll waffle If I'm an employer I'd want an employee that doesn't do shit and doesn't seem to care to fix things.

[@obi-wankenobi9743]

Well that piece of paper is a test and questions that they have to answer with the knowledge and intelligence they have , so it not just a “piece of paper”

[@fenn602]

*WORD*

[@ariamaze9081]

I love how Dominic approached to Paris to solved the differences, reminded me Paige and Yasmine, its just beautiful seing two humans beings stretching hands and apologize about the incident and recognize it went out of control, thats just amazing.

[@jacobmassey3897]

Only these lads resolved their issues the very next time they saw each other. Paige bared a grudge against Yasmin for ages and turned the whole group against her. Lads are sound but girls are just toxic.

[@salykone9429]

The way they exclude these students over little things is mad

[@ahadmalik9780]

Saly Kone yh

[@luvcenzo2499]

innit! finally someone else who thinks the same lol

[@oscarbrown1836]

I got excluded for throwing a glue stick at a window and it didn’t even smash

[@GREATSLUMBER]

my school likes to brand itself as really strict. for example they say if you have your phone out, you can get excluded. but in reality, that never happens, they just tell you to put it away lol

[@amylorrimer6210]

I find it weird how all their classrooms are the same like they’re doing physics in a normal classroom not a lab style classroom, idk if it’s like that in most schools

[@swswswsw1344]

It's called a public school posh ute

[@farts263]

@@swswswsw1344 She was asking a question. There was literally no need to go apeshit 😂

[@coolboy9105]

@@swswswsw1344 nah I went to a shit school and we still did science in a science lab

[@swswswsw1344]

@@farts263 nah

[@Tal1tha]

@@swswswsw1344 nah your school must be poor cuz i go to public school and we have labs

[@paulholmes6669]

This School: We Need You Jeb Jeb: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@dauntlessmedia9791]

Paul Holmes ahaha

[@joetarver1945]

Paul Holmes Please get him back he is the best 🙏🙏

[@Unknown-eq5et]

Joe Tarver19 he’s in a better place than what he was in he even said it when he got kicked out he came back for a review and said that he wasn’t happy that it happened but he said it was a good thing he likes his new place and he’s in a beteee place

[@aoifeoconnor7512]

Oscar reminds me a lot of how I used to be in school, someone who the teachers regarded as intelligent and able, but lacked the focus to put the work in, and if it wasn't for the amazing support of teachers and staff, I don't think I would be in uni and striving today. I really hope he is doing well and is happy.

[@cjfrench5401]

I know for a fact Paris will always remember and be appreciative to Mr Skinner for the rest of his life. That right there is a good teacher and a good man!

[@hiperson4705]

It’s so sweet that Paris is going to study literature in college. Just shows how much of an impact Mr Skinner had on him

[@imogenhollingworth1040]

How’s putting loads of notices that the exams are in three weeks I don’t think it helps the students it probably just worries them even more

[@capcatcha8490]

We had countdowns from the beginning of the year to exams

[@hollyreay02]

@@capcatcha8490 same, during the first day of year 11 we had an assembly and the head teacher said how many days and hours and minutes there was until the first exam.(I'm in year 12 now)

[@obi-wankenobi9743]

Because knowing some students, they would complain and find an excuse that they weren’t warned enough about how close their exams are

[@benwilliams7222]

Student: I can’t do it Teacher: yes you can Student: fails exam Teacher:😮

[@gimlifrog7772]

How did you do in your exams Ben?

[@benwilliams7222]

@@gimlifrog7772 very good mate cheers

[@Wheelstar72]

Did Oscar ever get tested for dyslexia???? Especially as he’s good with spoken word but not writing, I wonder as my little brother didn’t get tested until freshers week in university where he was diagnosed as dyslexic as well as having mild dyspraxia he was allowed to record his lectures and used a computer to write things it was amazing he didn’t get tested in his whole school life. He now has a BA HONORS in performance sound (sound engineer) he’s amazingly good at learning songs for guitar really quickly, it’s just writing and remembering things that gets him but he’s learnt ways to deal with it now.

[@100nb6]

Not everybody who doesn’t do work has a mental issue lol. The guy didn’t want to do it because he was arrogant about his intelligence & didn’t think he had to try in the class room - something which is very common

[@Paddy.Collins]

Let’s all big up Jordan for signing the library petition😂😂

[@killingeveedits8228]

Yes big up Jordan!

[@xxhalfhackerxx]

"If you imagine Miss Smith is Hitler" "Haha are you allowed to say that?"

[@hayleylowry5632]

This episode shows how pressured year 11s are during gcse periods, teachers literally only give a fuck about how good your grades are. I remember it was like that when I was in Yr 11

[@daerincakes]

I'm in year 10 and I know in year 11 everything to do with our physical and mental wellbeing is going down the drain during the gcse period.

[@avriloconnell8902]

That’s because the unfortunate reality is that the grades will impact their futures. They care about the kids and want them to do well. It’s the system that’s to blame, not the teachers themselves

[@katieblack]

Oscar walking in the library and the teacher just standing there like “wtf is he doing in here” even when she doesn’t even notice him 😂

[@supernova7848]

😂😂😂😂😂 l k r ! That was funny 😆

[@RCLeahcar]

Oscar reminds me of all the attention-seeking smart lads who went my school, the kind that could get good grades without putting any effort in, and always did stupid things around school to attract everyone's attention.

[@LL-ip5mm]

RCLeahcar Yh those kids who act dumb but never fail lol 😂

[@AwesomeUs]

L L • meee

[@Aj01110]

Honestly they were the ones who made school interesting.

[@RCLeahcar]

@john smith True can't argue with that one 😂

[@MRAAng-on2jg]

Lmfao I understand this but I feel like he had ADHD or dyslexia which would explain some of his behaviour and learning difficulties

[@NHWK]

This shows how much the Teachers actually care about their students

[@Tombola1993]

That Paris was quite a character. Couldn’t stop laughing when he was constantly mucking around.

[@supernova7848]

Looking like a 30 year old in high school

[@graffitiuk6962]

Loads of muppets bangin' on about the coronavirus lol. this was filmed years ago

[@c4lw896]

Ooooooohhhhhhh

[@diegobrando1928]

They’re joking you muppet

[@johannes5820]

Alie bare clueless man

[@hulahoops6525]

who you calling muppet bitch

[@skrubby160]

HULAHOOPS you

[@sinamalatailakepa8606]

Dang, Paris is a person that surely everyone can relate to. Even though he's a genuine and cool guy, he still struggles to deal with failure. But the way his teachers never gave up on him and never left him for himself to figure out really shows that they're real ones. Kinda wish there were more people like them. btw, IK there are people like his teachers, I'm just commenting this off of personal experience :)

[@Hot_tamale2386]

the fact that they ban a whole year group, with upcoming exams, from a study area in school just because of two students; that’s soo fûcked

[@madeleinalazaris8138]

The fight was just the straw that broke the camel’s back, there was continual bad behaviour from the Year 11s which helped cause the ban

[@madeleinalazaris8138]

However, yeah that doesn’t help when there are exams. At least they compromised in the end though

[@supernova7848]

Seems like most of them weren’t even using the library properly as a “ study area” , sleeping , playing with rubix cubes, throwing stuff around , not doing homework, continuous chattering, bullying and getting into fights . The teachers had to draw the line somewhere.,

[@benhallo1553]

@@supernova7848this

[@piratecat5314]

Watching this during quarantine makes me really miss going to school

[@ariane1234a]

makes me hate it even more

[@cjsparkes31]

nerd lol

[@100nb6]

So you’re peak in life was secondary school lol

[@graceroxburgh8891]

These are amazing teachers. I can notice now I am older that they had our best intentions

[@richardling5912]

Love you girl

[@richardling5912]

Yes and no

[@mikahong]

My teachers were either racist and sexist or nonces lol. You got lucky, the rest of us got harrased and molested.

[@graceroxburgh8891]

@@mikahong looool abit dramatic mikah

[@mikahong]

@@graceroxburgh8891 im dead serious. Idk what my tone sounded like to you but thats how it was for me and lots of other kids. Not evryone is lucky. Haha

[@izzylq-]

Teachers in 2009 with bullying: *Omg we’ll do everything we can to stop the bullying!* Teachers in 2020 with bullying: *Ehhh deal with it yourself.*

[@heroinwithease]

this wasn't filmed in 2020

[@virgin148]

Miss Exotic Games at least their being honest now

[@karmabitch5801]

Oof

[@prime6134]

:(

[@prime6134]

Not new then

[@bleachinmyass7058]

found this from searching ‘ i’m well hungs ‘

[@miaclarke6859]

That is exactly how I found it too😂😂

[@jamie-leighgibson2338]

What's that mean lol

[@killingeveedits8228]

Wtf it comes up right away 😂

[@McLeanAmy]

Year 11s ALL banned from the library because of TWO students? I hope there was more to this than we're told.

[@supernova7848]

Apparently the year 11s had been acting up for a while in the library. The fight was just the last straw. The girl who said she “ didn’t care about the library “ was probably faffing around in there too .

[@teenwaif5177]

I love the maths teachers Jamaican accent

[@danpalms2680]

Love watching these kids stress whilst I don’t have to do my GCSE’s

[@CTcuber4K]

meanwhile i had to do mine and now got caught up in the year 12 confusion

[@jacobmassey3897]

"You can be as intelligent as you like but if you don't get those thoughts on paper you're not gonna get there" I left school with 2 GCSEs and now I give talks on the Industrial Revolution at the Museum of Liverpool so you CAN achieve great things without high school qualifications if you're passionate enough.

[@catluvsdnp]

Oscar is a fucking legend! Also banning all the year 11s from the library was so unfair

[@anac1053]

Oscar isn't doing his work because he is afraid of failure. Let me elaborate. He is "known" for being clever and it is mentioned that he comes from a family of very intelligent people, so people naturally have great expectations for him. He is afraid he might not be as smart as everyone thinks he is, and that's why he procrastinates. If you don't try, you technically don't fail. He probably thinks it's better to be seen as "wasted potential" than not the guy everyone thinks he is. Someone needs to tell him he doesn't need to be so hard on himself. Failure it's a part of life.

[@mollypickering5860]

The guy who was gonna wee himself had me 😂😂

[@bluecow478]

Oscar is definitely smart but its very clear he’s dyslexic and just needs some support! Hope he eventually gets the support he needs 💕

[@mason8280]

I would say its dysgraphia. Its where you severely struggle to put your thoughts to paper

[@alexanderhamilton8971]

I was in denial and then my GCSE’s actually did get cancelled 🤣

[@justsophie9808]

Was I the only one who thought that the thumbnail looked like Joe Sugg 😂😂

[@lunamoona1236]

Yessssss

[@nC-hb5ml]

i thought it was him

[@richardling5912]

Love you girl

[@richardling5912]

Yes and no

[@jak7826]

Yes you are

[@gordo4238]

"People say you are what you eat, but I don't remember eating a F*cking legend" -Oscar the legend

[@Dom-FUT]

Been looking forward to all these during quarantine

[@autumn-fq1pr]

4:56 There’s always one

[@oliviachapman6707]

It’s frustrating to watch because clearly Oscar would thrive to his full potential if he was given a scribe. “He’d ace his exams if they were spoken, he just can’t get it on paper” SO LET HIM SPEAK IT. Clearly he has some difficulty writing it down. Why should he be penalised for that? He potentially could be dyslexic/adhd or Austic spectrum disorder. I don’t know, I’m not an educational psychologist. However, I am dyslexic and have adhd myself so I can empathise exactly on not being able to get it on paper and that disconnect between intelligence and motivation. There is no question Oscar is ferociously intelligent. The school system is too narrow and isn’t allowing him to succeed to his potential.

[@Minecraft622]

slate grey completely agree with you. Not sure what the OP is on...

[@donnajones9951]

True???

[@joshbutts6092]

Shut up, its not that simple

[@joshbutts6092]

@@TillyTalksALot1 yes, shut up

[@trinity3272]

@slate grey Everyone is NOT on the autistic spectrum, do not spread such harmful misinformation

[@nikolaskoky6894]

*Today’s year 11’s are lucky lmaoo their GCSE’s are cancelled due to COVID-19*

[@lewisadkins2685]

Well not really tbf especially ones with low predicted grades

[@nikolaskoky6894]

lewis Adkins yeah I agree most wont past if they haven’t passed their last mock exams since they will be counted for their final grade am lucky I’ve done my GCSES last year lmao

[@lewisadkins2685]

I should’ve done mine this year and I didn’t pass some of my mocks so I’m kinda screwed lol

[@Dan-vb5gc]

@@nikolaskoky6894 I'm in the second year of a level, and can say you are fucked too. Yr 11, first years, and second years, are all fucked.

[@hdjejdjdowjefs6830]

It’s not lucky but ok

[@deoxyl453]

Dam that kids spittin facts..... “I enjoy education, Im just not such a fan of school” ..... man that’s true.... 👑

[@makkapakka9486]

My schools library is the deadest thing ever

[@miaclarke6859]

Literally same. My schools library has 2 people at most in it at one time

[@grantmurray8985]

Why is there so many weirdos at this school

[@mxtt1073]

There isnt you just dont get to know these kids

[@crystal7215]

says u with ur in the night garden profile picture...

[@grantmurray8985]

damnmitty lad it’s an inside joke with my pals 🤣

[@crystal7215]

Grant Murray lad? i have a feeling ur scouse

[@grantmurray8985]

damnmitty nah I’m Scottish

[@lydiep6814]

I think Oscar is being overlooked and missed here, he’s obviously very bright. It strikes me that Oscar is articulate and able to express himself verbally but struggles with the written work.

[@jasonhart406]

1:27 I hate it how he thinks he’s so funny in class where as if he said shit like “can I bring a pillow into the exam hall” in our school he would get cooked😭

[@killingeveedits8228]

Same

[@Lion-mk8si]

Yeah people at my school would’ve responded “shut the fuck up you pussy, whatchu need a pillow for little shit?” 😂😂😂

[@talos2384]

Then your school must’ve been terrible

[@the.shazaib]

fr

[@Melexdra]

The negativity radiating from that lady teacher is palpable. Berating Oscar without solutions and leading him to a self fulfilling prophecy.

[@supernova7848]

Well he kind of knew already that he wasn’t putting in the work. It’s hardly a “ prophecy “

[@rahtedskills-3411]

Dylan and Oscar need to discover haircuts

[@tonfuz]

No

[@cringe3032]

First of all. Long hair suits Oscar and Dylan and second of all it’s their choice on how they want their hair.

[@curtisgannon8475]

...and a toothbrush

[@speedie0552]

@@curtisgannon8475 😂 omg

[@owenpickering3821]

Innit

[@kayz1553]

That english teacher. What a great teacher.

[@Shush77222]

Just 5 years later Oscar was purging that family coz they let that homeless man into their home.

[@naomiakande5731]

????

[@Falcon-nz2ug]

the two people: fighting The staff: h a p p y p a n c a k e d a y , e v e r y b o d y !

[@sweetmelody9490]

I love how Paris friends try to stop and hold him back. My school when theirs a fight everyone just runs and chant and follow the people fighting and they get shooed 😂😂😂

[@supernova7848]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bflat765]

4:21 my man tried it🤣

[@redclover7056]

Kuchi Kopi 🧷

[@autumn-fq1pr]

B flat But failed...

[@sarahsimone640]

This show is amazing but I am so glad that I live in Canada where you don't have to take any exams that literally determine your whole future.

[@sarahsimone640]

@Alec Neate I'm from Ontario and High School consists of grade 9 to 12. In grade 12 you apply to either go to college or University. To get into colleges in Ontario, the college will usually just ask that you have a minimum grade of 65% in University level or College level English and that you have an overall average of 65% for your grade point average. They also require for some programs that you have five grade 12 University or Mixed level courses. The same requirements apply for universities, however the grade point average might be higher depending on the program. We take exams every semester of our maximum four subjects from grade 9 to 12. So, most students graduate High School at age 17 or 18. Also, some students enter into a trade school after graduating or some just get a job with their High School diploma. In the UK, do students have to take exams for their subjects every year leading up to when they write their GCSE exams?

[@sarahsimone640]

@A Shambolic Enthusiast Thanks for explaining. I find it interesting to learn about the education system in other countries.

[@sarahsimone640]

@A Shambolic Enthusiast 😂😂 Is the system really that bad?

[@sarahsimone640]

@A Shambolic Enthusiast Lol. To be honest, after watching many episodes of Educating.... during this long quarantine, I have found that there are some flaws in the UK education system just by watching these episodes. However, having the title of Headteacher does sound really cool. It sounds like a person with a high status and a lot of power. That would be the equivalent of principal (person in charge of the school, the boss) in Canadian and American schools. Have you completed your GCSE's yet?

[@MRAAng-on2jg]

Lmfao felt this as someone who’s originally from south London but moved to Ontario (Richmond hill) when I was 12. So fucking glad I skipped GCSE’s and A levels😂😭

[@mariehiri7033]

can we talk about how nice the teachers are “would you like some choclate cake” ITS 8am

[@holly6705]

6:40 *"I swear to god, I will dash my kindle at your head"*

[@annierebekahhh]

“There’s something in my brain that doesn’t quite work properly” “then restart it” he literally said to you something doesn’t feel right and he’s crying out and you just say that???

[@ambrosiaaa9064]

Paris seemed like a genuinely great guy. I hope he’s doing well. His love for English Literature was so great to see.

[@radhikaramkumar6847]

“I enjoy education I’m not such a fan of school” My heart stopped beating

[@aazeem398]

ARE U OKAY?!?!?

[@imperatortwig3747]

@@aazeem398 its been a year and he hasnt resonded hes probs dead

[@dansimpson6047]

Year 11: campaign to get back in library Coronavirus : I think I will put a stop to that

[@instinkt8807]

Your to behind ...

[@charlotte5963]

SuperiorX *You’re *too behind

[@miaclarke6859]

This was wayyy before coronavirus its like 2009

[@meganbrooks3610]

This was filmed in 2013

[@mrfootballmanagerdog1291]

Feel bad for them stressing out like if you feel the same

[@reas609]

Stop begging for likes you’ve just got a dislike u schmuckalate

[@AllAboutAwesomeness]

Dylan went on to study Natural Sciences at Downing College, Cambridge!

[@mysteriousstrawberry3837]

I used to know them I’m so happy for dylan

[@wohlhabendermanager]

33:00 "How much is 20%?" "Of 75? Fuck me, if I know." Well, here's a trick I wish I would've learned much sooner. Just flip those numbers around: 20% of 75 is the same as 75% of 20. And that's quite easy to do: 75% is 3/4 of a number, and 3/4 of 20 is 15, so 20% of 75 is 15.

[@neytiri190]

U HAVE SAVED ME

[@scarlettcloete9457]

You know what’s sad is that there’s no option for food tech for GCSE anymore I don’t know if it’s just our school or not

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

the last i heard you can still do it in my school although that was around 2 years ago now so don’t know the current situation

[@scarlettcloete9457]

TealWashableMarker there is this thing called food nutrition but there is barely any practicals and it’s just learning about carbs and calories and stuff

[@nicoleemmamacdonald]

they’re all studying for their exams and 2020 students can’t relate

[@Gathoniwrites]

"it's where Oscar and I have learnt quite a lot of useless facts" i died.

[@IIKxrtII]

I Wonder where they are in the world right now and how they’re doing

[@georgie133]

Same

[@sarah.3599]

Just search up the school name (its in the wikipedia) and then the name of the student lmao. I just found out that oscar went bald

[@Pokiwar]

I can't attest for Paris, but Oscar is currently in university for music; and also, yes, bald

[@chelseaagidi1266]

Oscar’s younger brother ended up going Cambridge ^^

[@Sarabxssag]

@CKS1949 UHHH RLLYY

[@gyptianwifeey]

I taught Year 6 and those times exams were crazy. Wanting to help them all… oh yes I remember that!

[@hanabanana9106]

OSCAR’S WALK IS LIKE DRACO MALFOY’S!!!

[@charlotterose8014]

Those boys Oscar and Dylan are so humbled and appear to be so lovely ❤️

[@jasonlloll]

One fight happens in the library and suddenly theres a travel ban on year 11s

[@j4d862]

6:40 most iconic Our Stories moment

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa333]

She said her kinder?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aazeem398]

7:00 She really had to interrupt their Pancake day feast like that lmaooo😂😂

[@MA-pj8fc]

17:59 what's this angle 😂

[@BCS1105]

Tarantino’s angle.

[@luvcenzo2499]

Lol innit

[@miaclarke6859]

We dont really need to see shoes lol

[@Mufc00560]

Exclusion for a fight. Na that's harsh lad

[@notfortnitellamasrealllama9394]

My school is legit just a warning on first occasion then detention after that

[@miaclarke6859]

I thought it was normal to be excluded for a fight. In my school if you have 3 fights your expelled

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Nico thought he was slick to slide in without the teacher noticing, lol. That backfired immediately.

[@piccoloolivo5970]

Someone I grew up with, she was a few years older than me, started teaching at my school while I was still there and she told me teachers proper chat about the kids. She said she didn’t want to tell us what was said cos it was so bad they could lose their jobs if it got out

[@DanTheBuska]

i remember getting into a fist fight with my friend over a ball, we both got put into isolation still bleeding and laughed about it and apologised, such a guy move man.

[@aoifefitzgerald7379]

Of course oscar just walks around doing a Rubik’s cube so that everyone can know that he’s smart 😂

[@tawanamufasa291]

They have such good teachers.