I watched my Year 1 classes school talent show;
Here is my analysis
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GOLDEN RULES 1) I shall be discussing as many of the children from the last thread as I can. 2) Each child decided their own talent 3) No fighting
Okay...Curtains up
Wendy - Singing - 'Let It Go'
Robbie left Take That for his star to really shine. Wendy unfortunately had to leave her group. A double act became a solo artist. A star is truly born. Charisma. Style. She wore a top that said "Cool Girl" and I cant disagree. Adele look out. 8/10
Sammy - Magician
I never believed in magic...and I still don't. Gave everything away. Suppose it didn't help that his "mate" kept calling out each tricks secret. He tried his bloody best to get the crowd on his side, but overall the idea was better than the execution. 3/10
Alice - Singing - 'Shotgun'
Remember Wagner from Xfactor? Yeah, that's Alice. Couldn't hit a note to save her soul, but the energy! My god. She jumped, she jiggled and I swear I witnessed a flip at one point. She's certainly an entertaining act but a singer, she is not. 6/10
Ben - Orignal Poetry - 'My friends'
Of course Ben did a poem. It rhymed. It's flowed. It bored some. These days people are too invested in appearance and style. Ben is substance and intelligence. Expect Ben to either live in an old van and not shower or become a labour MP. 5/10
Mikey - Dance
This is his chance. Prove the doubters wrong. Rise from the ashes like a phoenix....and he fucked it. Didn't learn a thing. He had no backing track, which I found an odd choice. He just moved from side to side for two minutes. Another absolute stinker. 1/10.
Jack - Football Skill
Nope, that's not a typo. I've written 'skill' because he only did step-overs. It lasted two minutes and was done with Brazilian samba style music in the background. Spiky hair, Man United shirt on and a bucket load of Razzmatazz. I dug it. 7.5/10
Ravi - Stand up comedy
If the joke we heard the other day was his warm up tour then this, was Ravi's Netflix special. A personal favourite was "Why didn't the toilet paper cross the road? - Because it was stuck in a crack". He's a world talent. Watch this space. 9/10.
Vera - Gymnastics
Sweet. Kind to other children. However, Vera is WAY out of her depth here. Under qualified as a gymnast and it showed. The class went mental for it but I think Vera's popularity outweighed the performance. Went on too long as well. Absolute snooze fest. 2/10.
Toby and Emma - singing - 'Dance Monkey'
That's right! Toby and Emma! Toby did all the work. Singing with heart and soul. He is a superstar. They held hands the whole way through and I nearly cried. Emma moved her mouth and gave her all. Who gives a shit though! 10/10.
Mr Pointon - Stand Up comedy.
My tight, polished set went straight over their heads. Didn't understand my satirical stuff about Palestine and the Gera Thunberg impression fell like a shit from council estate. I ended on a poo joke because we're all just big kids really. 0/10.
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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has read and enjoyed my couple of threads. You've given me a week I will never forget. Cheers.
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I asked my year 1 classes
'What's the best thing that's ever happened to you?'
Here is my analysis;
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Alice - 'Bubblegum Ice-cream'
The kids genuinely applauded this. As if she was Nelson Mandela on the walk to freedom or discovered the cure for Alzheimers. I can't understand why they're so gassed but I suppose the fusing of two different sweets has just blown their tiny minds
Katie - 'Being born'
Billions of years of evolution and ancestry are responsible for you being here. In this moment. Right now. Giving you complex thoughts and feelings. So why would Katie say something trivial like bloody ice-cream? She's right. You are a miracle. So enjoy it.
I asked my year 1 classes 'What's the one thing you need to be an adult?'
Here is my analysis;
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Alice - 'A beautiful dress and a baby'
Step aside Meryl Streep there's a new devil in Prada's. She's a big business woman, juggling motherhood. A single parent because men are trash. But she's got a beautiful dress and knows her self worth. Her baby is already better than you.
Katie - 'Do the food shopping and not live with your mum'
If this is the case, then a handful of my friends are still children. Which again, is absolutely true. Katie is spot on I think. Adulthood is basically just getting excited about a big food shop and not being with mummy.
I asked my year 1 classes "What would you do if you won the lottery?"
Here is my analysis;
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Alice - "Get 27 gold dresses made for me so I look fancy"
We kick things off this week with a very specific, very personal choice. Alice loves gold. Also, I asked, the people making her dresses are well paid and have employee benefits. She's not running an underground sweatshop.
Katie - "Buy 1,000 hamsters"
Alright, quick maths. Online it's claimed the average cost for maintaining a hamster is £600 per year. So, £600 x 1,000 hamsters = £600,000. Basically means she's got one good year before a slow decline towards a hamster genocide...very bleak times.
I asked my Year 1 classes "What would you do as president of the world?"
Here is my analysis;
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Alice - "Sweets for breakfast... everyday"
Right, obesity rates are through the roof. Heart disease. Over eating. Alice is taking none of this into consideration. The class cheered so she's won the majority. She knows what works, and who knows, wine gums at 7am might be nice.
Katie - "Build a house for my mum"
I know you've seen this and gone "aww" but look deeper. She's the President of the WORLD and all she's doing is building a house for her mum. I think it's incredibly selfish. Also her mum drives a 21 plate Audi. Absolute sham. Greedy fatcats.
I asked my year 1 classes what job they'd like to do when they're older;
Here is my analysis
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Alice - "A Princess"
How fucking predictable! I explained to her what happend to Lady Di but it went straight over her head. Dreams of Elsa and Arna. Would she be any good at it? No. The pressure is insurmountable. She'd crumble quicker than one ply toilet roll in a river.
Katie - "Vet"
Yeah about right. I'm sure she'd rather have her finger up a cat's ass than deal with people. I know I would. Katie is kind and caring so I'm sure she'll be great. She did mention a fear of big dogs so, I don't know how well that would work.
I asked my Year 1 classes to tell me a joke;
Here is my analysis.
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Alice - "Why did the cow cross the road? - To go to the Mooovies"
Great timing. Great Engery. It also got a big laugh from the class. She is still raw as a comic but certainly showing a lot of promise. 8/10
Katie - "Why did the cow cross the road? - Mooovies"
Wanted a slice of Alice's pie. Copied her completely but with less conviction. No style or character. Even got the punchline wrong. Cluster fuckall round but I appreciate the attempt. 2/10