School bans children from raising their hands and makes them do 'The Fonz' instead

[Jazzy]

School children have been banned from putting up their hands in class when answering a question and are instead being told to raise a thumb like The Fonz.

Pupils at Burlington Junior School in Bridlington, East Yorks, have been asked to adopt the new hand signal to create a more relaxed classroom.



The children - aged eight and nine - have now been told to get the teachers attention by giving a thumbs up while cupping their hand.



But parents at the 360-pupil school have blasted the decision as daft after it was introduced at the beginning of this school year and say the clidren look like The Fonz, from the television comedy Happy Days.



Dad-of-three Dave Campleman, 44, who has two children at the school, said: I thought it was a joke at first. It's daft. I can't see the logic in it.



Fair enough if it was across the board, but I've not heard of any other schools doing it.



Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/educatio...hands-and-makes-them-do-The-Fonz-instead.html



Question: What are your thoughts on this ban?

 

[Dark Raiden]

That is extremely weird. Not only would the students look ridiculous doing it but wouldn't it be hard to notice who was doing it if a lot of the students did it at the same time?

 

[Cranos]

that's just ridiculous...

 

[Jazzy]

This is just so stupid. At least they are using their thumbs and not their middle fingers!

 

[Evil Eye]

Weird...

Next thing: children have to say ehh to get the teacher's attention.

 

[Flurry]

Wow, that just makes me wanna shake my head.

 

[Raven]

Weird...

Next thing: children have to say ehh to get the teacher's attention.

Or shout 'OI!'

 

[Evil Eye]

Or shout 'OI!'

That'd be interesting

 

[Masri]

This is ridiculous.

 

[Katatonia]

My main concern is that the teachers won't be able to see a student making thumbs-up signs as easily as raising their hands, but I still lol'd.