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Short & Curly

Is your classroom fair?

Short & Curly

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

Society & Culture, Philosophy, Kids & Family

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

That's not fair! How often have you heard that said at school? When the bell rings, Molly and Carl head back to the classroom but it's not long before one of them is in trouble with the teacher. A disruptive student (hint, it's Carl) can take up a lot of the teacher's attention. Is it wrong that a teacher can't give everyone an equal amount of their time? Can a classroom ever be truly fair?

Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producer: Ian Walker

Brains trust: Finn, Ilka, Phoenix, Megan, and Eleanor from Millthorpe Public School, NSW

Acting crew: Neve, Denholm, April

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on Short and Curly, Carl and I are back at school.

0:05.1

We sure are.

0:06.5

Carl, I think the bell is about to go now.

0:11.7

Whoa, how did you do that?

0:13.2

I don't know.

0:14.3

I've got to say, it feels kind of weird hanging out in a classroom again,

0:18.4

getting used to going to school every day.

0:20.4

And my old uniform is feeling real tight, like a, like chafing kind of tight.

0:26.5

Hmm, can't say I'm excited to be back. I always thought school was a pretty unfair place.

0:32.2

What? How do you mean?

0:33.3

Well, there are heaps of things that don't seem fair at school.

0:37.3

From the way students are punished or rewarded to the amount of time the teacher gives you individually, you know?

0:43.4

And today we're asking, is your classroom a fair place to learn in?

0:47.9

We're going to take a few examples from school and look at whether they're fair or not.

0:52.0

We'll have some of our own experiences to share,

0:54.6

but we also want you to think about yours.

0:56.8

So hoist your oversized backpacks on.

0:59.8

Grab your sports clothes and canteen money.

1:02.1

And join us today at Short and Curly Primary School.

1:07.4

Hello, and today you're listening.

1:09.5

Short, you're listening to Short and Curly and Curly.

1:13.2

Yay!

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