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Compare the characters of Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs from Willy Russells our day out. Whose style of teaching do you think is best for the progress class?

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  • Submitted: 02/05/2010
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GCSE Our Day Out

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Compare the characters of Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs from Willy Russell's our day out. Whose style of teaching do you think is best for the progress class?

The character Mrs Kay is a kind caring little old lady who cares alot for the progress class that she takes on the trip. She wants them to have fun rather than learning. She acts more like a mother to them then a teacher. The children seem to like Mrs Kay a lot. Reilly says about Mrs Kay "your ace Miss". The head teacher says "I get the impression she sees education as one long game". The character Mr Briggs is a very authoritarian teacher who is the total opposite to Mrs Kay he wants the trip to be educational for the children. The children respect him but they don't actually like him because he spoils there fun. Les the lollypop man says "Arrogant get, that one is" about Mr Briggs.

Firstly I am going to describe Mrs Kay's and Mr Brigg's relationship with the pupils. Mrs Kay gets on very well with the pupils she is like a mother character to them. "Mrs Kay has taken off her

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