This post answers the 13th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. You can see my other top-Thunks here.

Thunk 13: What would school life be like without bells?, by MFL teacher, @LancsLassRach, Rachel Smith.

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"Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember, what peace there may be in silence."  So begins the well-known poem Desiderata.  To be honest, I would like to remember what peace there may be in silence, but

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What Would School Be Like Without Bells?


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This post answers the 13th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. You can see my other top-Thunks here.

Thunk 13: What would school life be like without bells?, by MFL teacher, @LancsLassRach, Rachel Smith.

Answer below:

"Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember, what peace there may be in silence."  So begins the well-known poem Desiderata.  To be honest, I would like to remember what peace there may be in silence, but

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3 thoughts on “What Would School Be Like Without Bells?”

  1. Niall Smith says:
    20th October 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Totally agree! I am planning to switch off most / all of our bells after half term.

    Niall

  2. 90maz says:
    20th October 2012 at 11:16 pm

    We have bell for start of day, end of break, end of lunch. That’s it!

  3. Jennyfog says:
    24th October 2012 at 8:07 pm

    We are a primary and have no bells at all, a bizarre concept I know!

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