Culips Everyday English Podcast

Simplified Speech #188 – Class clown or teacher’s pet?


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Were you a good student in school, or a badly behaved one? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy discuss ways to discipline and punish school students. They share stories from their own school days and their time as teachers. They also discuss how punishment in schools has changed over time.  Listen to learn more and improve your English fluency.

Fun facts

Interestingly, in the past, one form of punishment involved students memorizing and repeating lengthy texts and lists containing irrelevant and impractical data. Most people would agree that studying random information without context and practical examples indeed sounds like a punishment!

Expressions included in the study guide
  • To goof off
  • To rough up
  • To burst into
  • To be frowned upon
  • To mock
  • Eye-opening
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