We’re Not Laughing

It would appear Maleny State High School teachers are in need of mood enhancement – but the government’s decision to spend $1200 on “laughter therapy” for the teachers has been labelled a sad joke.

For two hours during last Monday’s pupil-free day at the school a laughing consultant taught 82 staff members how to laugh.

The laughter therapy session has been likened by some to Sunshine Coast council’s decision to hire a clown to give its staff a motivational talk last year.

Parents of children attending the school – and the students themselves – have joined the Qld Opposition in panning the session.

~~Grumpy old teachers (from The Sunshine Coast Daily 26th of April, 2009)

Dear Reader–

I’m afraid that Mental Exhaustion prevents me from fully Describing my feelings on this Matter. So in lieu of either Commentary or Interpretive Dance let me express some of my impressions through the medium of Song:

For Anna “Captain” Bligh and Education Queensland:

Yours Sincerely,
Mild Colonial Boy, Esq.