Interesting news flagged by a colleague that a Kindergarten in Hangzhou was running a kidnapping preventive drill with its students (aged b/w 3-4). The kids were taken to a park where they were let loose to run around and actors would come in and try to lure them away. Most of the 36 kids did well to fend off strangers offering toys and sweets by saying "I have them at home too". However, 10 of the 36 students failed miserably when they were offered the iPad! Weird weird weird.
Whilst on the subject of irresponsible parenting I think I mentioned the other day Bob’s plan for turning the £5 that he and each of his Year 8 leavers had been given by the school into £10. One of the boys handed in £42 which he had earned by selling sweets. Another bought some detergent and washing up liquid and cleaned cars. Well I am happy to report that Bob’s fiver went on Slim Shady in the 2.40pm at Newmarket a couple of Saturdays ago and returned £14.50.
I remember now, the other slightly disconcerting thing I wanted to get off my chest this week was when I got home last night Bob looked at me suspiciously and asked me if I had driven into Cambridge that morning. “Of course”, I replied. I banged on in my email last Friday about the tyranny of the commute so you can imagine I was probably a touch dismissive at his inane question. However I did manage to ask “Why?” “Oh”, came the response, “it was just that we saw a dead cat on the road on our way to school and thought you probably did it.” Great. Feel really good about that.
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