My brother is a teacher, he is extremely smart and really should be blogging about the crap that he goes through - but he just can't be bothered.

His school has spent a fortune in constructing a new "eco-friendly" building - it has solar panels, efficient light-bulbs, effective insulation - that sort of thing.

However, so that people can see this new building from the street, they are cutting down the trees that block the view.

This is from the same authority that tells their teachers that they can tell Autistic children because "they are polite, shake your hand and have large foreheads"!

Is it any wonder children seem to be getting less and less interested in education?