Is the Belt Tightening ?

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:45 am

My daughter does, she has one in bed even now.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:47 am

Great Plum wrote:
Richard Ruck wrote:
Great Plum wrote: - or it's just something else to take up the time of a valuable free lesson...
Study period!!!
Did anyone other than teachers call it that?

Not in my time - just teachers.

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:07 am

englishangel wrote:My daughter does, she has one in bed even now.

Perhaps this needs a little elucidation, Mary .....

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:14 am

Study period!!!

Did anyone other than teachers call it that?

DavebytheSea wrote:
englishangel wrote:My daughter does, she has one in bed even now.
Perhaps this needs a little elucidation, Mary .....

"Don't get me up until 1015 I have two study periods first thing."

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:20 pm

ah, but what she means is that as her first two lessons are "study periods" she doesn't have to go to College/school - she can just have some more shut-eye. There is no intention to actually do any study in bed, I take it. Of course, I have never met her, but I used to teach students of that age so the terminology is familiar.

elf337 · Post by **elf337** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:44 pm

A bilingual translation:

In Teacher: Study period n., a time in which the student chooses what work to be getting on with independantly

In Student: Free period n., a time in which the student gets some extra sleep, watches Neighbours, catches up with friends etc., a nice little break from the strains of work

Hope this clears it up for you all

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:49 pm

I had (not intentionally of course), a driving lesson during my study periods today.

As soon as I returned, however, I rushed diligently to the Chemistry labs to watch over the experiments needed for our A2 courswork. I could not bear to sit at house doing nothing. That would have been atrocious.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:33 am

I once drove my saxaphone teacher to Horsham Station in a free period as she had to get up to London to play in the Phantom of the Opera!