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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Further, I could not make sense who this book was pitched at; it is written as if it is for kids, though risqué anecdotes suggest that this is not true. 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. It’s based off the podcast ‘Two Mr P’s in a Pod(cast)’ - brilliant name by the way, and had be chuckling throughout / slightly nauseous (vomit and poo I’ll say no more) those poor teachers!

This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting | Lee Parkinson; Adam

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. Lee and Adam Parkinson's second book has a similar diet to their first, an inside look at education based on their popular podcast Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast). However, you don't need to have an affiliation with the teaching profession to read and appreciate the humour.Having school teacher friends I know how hard they work and through covid it must have been horrendous.

This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting by Lee - Waterstones This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting by Lee - Waterstones

I didn't appreciate the absolute swathes of the book that are dedicated to fart jokes, stories and mishaps - they seem to appear on every single page.It was frustrating to be really enjoying a section only to be brought up short by jargon that'll be familiar to teachers and probably parents of school-age children, but means very little to anyone else. The authors are passionate about young people having a positive relationship with social media and argue for the introduction of a Digital Literacy Framework in England (it already exists in Wales). This has a serious end looking at how the brothers think education system could be improved post covid.

THIS IS YOUR Own Time You’re Wasting: Classroom Confessions THIS IS YOUR Own Time You’re Wasting: Classroom Confessions

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The side-splittingly hilarious and heart-warming new book from your favourite teacher duo and hosts of Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast) Remember the distant days of lockdown and those futile attempts to homeschool distracted, disinterested kids? You’ll be taken on a journey where you’ll meet a rogues’ gallery of classroom characters, read some juicy teacher confessions and learn why every primary teacher’s least favourite lesson is the dreaded … SEX EDUCATION!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. However, as it stands, much of this book *may* go over the heads of general readers - and I really do wonder if the manuscript was seen by an editor prior to publication. My only negative is that large chunks of the book are taken up with rants about politics and that really spoils it. On a serious note the chapter on the pandemic was very touching as again it summed up everything that educators experienced during a very stressful time. Paragraphs and sentences really need to have more than commas sometimes, to avoid the reader being puzzled when a train of thought seems to end abruptly, and having to reread passages until they make sense.

This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting: Classroom Confessions

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Reading some of the stories recounted here made me chuckle, bringing back memories of children and teachers from my schooldays. Inevitably, some stories involve bodily functions and items that belong in an adults only environment but somehow found their way into 'Show and Tell' sessions. Teachers didn't always realise what some items were for, leading to huge embarrassment when enlightened by colleagues. My favourite is when a child takes an animal from the zoo on a school trip ( I won't spoil it and tell you the animal) I actually shrieked 'oh shit' to my shock my 2 year old decided to copy my reaction!