This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting: The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller from the hilarious teacher duo and podcast hosts, the Two Mr Ps

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I didn’t want to send him in during the pandemic and he didn’t want to as it was all different, luckily I was able to help him throughout that up and down year. I have nothing but admiration for the profession and can't believe they are not universally admired.

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However, you don't need to have an affiliation with the teaching profession to read and appreciate the humour. Some practices adopted during the pandemic, such as the introduction of digital teaching platforms, have led to positive changes in education; however, resistance remains. Full of humour and heart, you won't look at your little darlings, your school parent friends, or your kid's teacher the same way again. Found the latest in this series funny as the first with the further adventures and stories of the school teachers, didn't disappoint and can see school teacher relating to this book and maybe had experienced similar things.Having school teacher friends I know how hard they work and through covid it must have been horrendous. The authors are obviously brilliant teachers who really care about their pupils and the situations are easy to relate to apart from some bloke-ish tales and a preoccupation with 'wind'. But one issue I had was the book's general style; if, like their first book this was generated via their podcast, it's a shame that it reads like a transcription of said podcast. TV channels, overhead projectors, covering books, folding rulers, Parker pens - and loads more I’d forgotten about!

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Coming out the other side of the pandemic years, podcast sensations Lee and Adam Parkinson aka the Two Mr Ps bring you the most hilarious, ridiculous anecdotes from inside our primary schools.This read is entertaining, comical, and credible, ensuring many will be able to relate to these tales, whether reminiscing over your school days or if you work in these settings. It is an effortless read and highly recommended to anyone in education who fondly remembers their school days or loves a 'confessions' book. I'm sorry to say I also found the humour a bit blokey for me, maybe it was the amount of fart jokes, and I'm sorry to be a buzz kill, but something about this book just didn't do it for me. Also thank you for giving EYFS teachers their own sections and voicing what a uniquely tough job we face (and how many times we’re faced with bodily fluids and worse on a daily basis).

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I was so close to giving up on this book and was considering a one star review but it saved itself with the last two chapters where there is genuine insightful discussion of teaching during and post pandemic. Coming out the other side of the pandemic years, podcast sensations Lee and Adam Parkinson – aka the Two Mr Ps – bring you the most hilarious, ridiculous anecdotes from inside our primary schools. I love all the submissions of funny stories from other teachers they have collected through their podcast. I flittered between audio and digital, and the narration version had me laughing loudly whilst hanging out the washing. Your book certainly evoked lots of memories from my own time at Primary School so I think the reach of the book is pretty much everyone and who doesn’t love a few leaked secrets from the ‘other side’ that is the staffroom?Loved it and hope that there will be a follow up in a few years detailing the changes covid has made. You will recognise the hilarious tales and one off lines from your own school days, from your kids, or from your experiences of lockdown homeschooling. For books with (genuinely) funny stories of school life you should consider reading Gervase Phinn which are much better and are actually very funny!