UNRULY children as young as five face being taught in “educational sinbins” under plans to stop pupils becoming out of control.
Of course, this new government tactic is supported by the latest Janet and John book.
Here is Janet.
Here is John.
“Hello, Janet.”
“Hello, John.”
Look, they are off to school.
“Bye bye, mummy.”
“Bye bye, daddy.”
Janet and John are in the classroom.
Here is their teacher, Miss Dobie.
“Hello, Miss Dobie.”
Ouch!
Janet kicks Miss Dobie on the shin.
Oh, that looks sore, Miss Dobie.
Janet sits down.
John sits down.
Janet is crying.
Why is she crying?
John is laughing.
Why is he laughing?
What colour is Janet?
That’s right, she is blue.
John has his own desk.
What’s that under the lid?
Look, it is Janet’s fingers.
Oh dear. That is why she is crying.
John jumps up and down on his desk.
Jump, jump, jump.
That is why he’s laughing.
What’s Janet doing now?
Yes, she is screaming.
What colour is Janet now?
That’s right, it’s red.
Isn’t she funny?
Miss Dobie is angry.
“Sit down, John,” says Miss Dobie.
“Sit down, Janet,” says Miss Dobie.
“I will read you a story,” she says.
Three Little Pigs.
“I like the wolf,” says John,
“because he does the pigs.”
“I like the third pig,” says Janet,
“because he does the wolf.”
“Aren’t you both nice children?” says Miss Dobie.
She reads them the story.
But are Janet and John nice?
Janet has Holly the Hamster.
Isn’t Holly cute?
Look at his little whiskers.
John is by the tap.
What are they doing?
“We’re playing Big Bad Wolf,” says John.
“I have daddy’s lighter,” says Janet.
“And I have a pan of water,” says John.
Uh-ho.
Here is Miss Dobie again.
She is very cross.
“It’s the sinbin for you two,” she says.
Janet and John go in a special car
to a special place
for special teaching.
That’s what happens if you are naughty.
“Bye bye, Janet,” says Miss Dobie.
“Bye bye, John,” says Miss Dobie.
“Sod off, Miss,” says Janet.
“Yeah, sod off,” says John.
“Cow,” says Janet.
“Moo, moo, moo.”