Many thanx to NeyGalley, the publishers and the authors for allowing me t read and review this boo.

Sometimes we need a break from our humdrum life and the more serious, heavy books we often read and this book is a fairly good "break read" one needs!

An amusing and, truthful, I would hope, account of the many daily happenings in a primary school and the many humorous anecdotes which occur, from teacher and pupils!!

I found myself being reminded of my latter school days and certainly brought a few giggles!!

A lovely light hearted book which every teacher should read.

"It's your own time you're wasting" is a follow on book to the very enjoyable "Put a wet paper towel on it" and is filled with anecdotes and experiences from the unpredictable world of primary school teaching.

Although I really enjoyed the previous book, this one seemed a bit lacking in comparison. Focusing on anecdotes and (true) stereotypes for humour I didn't get the dose of insight that I did with the first book. It's definitely a funny and easy read, but not as compelling as the first.

I'm sorry to say I also found the humour a bit blokey for me, maybe it was the amount of fart jokes, and I'm sorry to be a buzz kill, but something about this book just didn't do it for me.

Very readable and often light-hearted insight into the lives of primary school teachers, including during the Covid pandemic. My admiration for them has grown even more. Hope some politicians read this and act accordingly!

As a teacher, I related to lots of the stories and anecdotes in this book and enjoyed how despite having different classes, the experiences are very similar across the country. I found this book funny and relatable and enjoyed reading it.

Another fun helping of modern primary school teaching. The teachers, pupils and daily life in the classroom are all given their share of story time. Especially the difficulties brought about by the pandemic.

An enjoyable series of anecdotes of teaching in modern Britain. I have always wanted to be a teacher so found the themes interesting, though I did struggle sometimes with the acronyms used. Some laugh out loud moments I'm sure teachers and other educators will empathise with.

This book is nothing short of amazing. It's certainly true that children say the funniest things (and some teachers too) which is perfectly illustrated in this book. Its absolutely hilarious and I just couldn't stop laughing.

If you ever doubted that teachers have a hard job (and how could you after the recent he schooling spell) this book certainly dispels that.

Cant wait to read more and will be signing up for the podcasts ASAP.

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Amusing book - I ended up laughing aloud quite a lot whilst reading and it felt very true to my experiences as a teacher.. I don’t think it maybe has a big wider market outside of educators. I hadn’t read the previous book or listened to the podcast and I felt at times it was a bit of a plug for the podcast rather than a book in its own right.

Based on the two Mr P's from the podcast, an intriguing insight into teaching at primary level. So many entertaining and funny stories. Not to be missed.

This Is Your Own Time You're Wasting is laugh out loud funny and incredibly honest. These pages are full of real, relatable stories that happened in the classroom. If you work in primary schools, this is the perfect book for you. Highly recommended!!

Have to declare a vested interest here, because Mr P’s Instagram videos make me howl with laughter much of the time, which is what led me to request this book. It’s a bit of a mixed bag however - made me laugh out loud so many times, but also got a little political (perhaps too much?) in later chapters about Ofsted, government, curriculum, covid etc. It was such a jarring contrast to the hilarity of the student stereotypes that had me howling with laughter earlier in the book, that it felt rather uncomfortable somehow. Totally agree with almost all of the later content (though parts felt like a bit of an advert for the Seesaw app!), but it very much felt like a book of two halves.

Gently amusing with plenty of anecdotes about the funny things primary kids say and do!

The only bit I didn't enjoy was the fairly lengthy defense of teaching during the pandemic. The almost-a- rant about how every school did its absolute best and no-one should speak a bad word was a bit too over the top for me and interrupted an otherwise lovely read.

(Don't get me wrong, it is a crying shame teachers and schools got bad press they did not necessarily deserve but this book did not feel like the right platform for the reiteration of that message).

This is in a similar vein to the last book by these two authors ,so maybe a little less original ,although it does have an interesting section on the difficult situation faced by classroom teachers during the pandemic .Having said that ,it still made me laugh out loud ,and I found myself agreeing and identifying with many of the opinions and situations described.It’s probably more appealing to anyone working in the primary sector.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review which reflects my own opinion.

Tales from people's experiences of work are always worth reading. This is the second book by the Parkinson brothers about teaching. They draw on not only their own experience but those of others. As you might imagine some of the stories are very funny. Anyone in education will have a store of these because let's face it, children are funny.

I enjoyed this book. I think it would have been better to focus on their own work rather than compile stories from all over. While some of these were very funny, it does become a bit wearing to read of yet another innocent child bringing in their parent's sex toy for a show and tell. The best tales from the workforce such as 'This is going to hurt' about a junior doctor, focus on one person. For me the best part of the book by far was about working during the pandemic. Great to get an insight into what went on.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I bought the first book for my daughter when she began her student teacher year, so when I got the opportunity to read this one I jumped at it. Some real laugh out loud moments which fairly cheered up a stressful week. But also raised real issues of what working life is like for teachers. I have nothing but admiration for the profession and can't believe they are not universally admired. Great read, especially the confessions and the toilet humour. #netgalley #thisisyourowntimeyourewasting

This took me right back into the thirty years I spent in my own classrooms. So funny and honest but I suspect ex and retired teachers are using this book for nostalgia or to validate why they no longer teach ! Loved it.

Anecdotes of primary school life from Lee (teacher) and Adam (HLTA).. The brothers have a podcast Two Mr Ps in a pod (cast) and the book is set out in this style. They recount various parts of school life that have happened to them or their listeners. A real laugh out loud book.
Better than book 1 'Put a wet paper towel on it'. This has a serious end looking at how the brothers think education system could be improved post covid.
Looking forward to book 3

⭐️ 3/5
📚 66/36
📍 🇬🇧
📖 School anecdotes written by brothers who both work in primary education
🎡 This is their 2nd book but isn’t a direct sequel to Put A Wet Paper Towel On It (I haven’t read the first one)
❤️ Their perspective on social media with children
✅ Light positive read
✅ Nostalgic
✅ Millennial references eg. 4 TV channels, overhead projectors, covering books, folding rulers, Parker pens - and loads more I’d forgotten about!
🙂 Made me smile and laugh in parts - brought back some good memories
🙋🏻‍♀️ 2nd half of the book was more interesting to me (that’s the Sensible Sally in me #roguesgallery)
😩 50% too long for me personally - I enjoyed all the chapters but each a little long
💬 “Well, my colon doesn’t behave like that at home, could it be that you don’t like my colon?”
💬 “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected”
📆 August 2022
*Publication Date - 21st July 2022

I received this eARC in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley and HarperCollins UK.

Again, this is second book is ideal for anyone who can relate to the Primary School environment, and is as good as the first book. I should stress that one doesn't have to have read the first book in order to enjoy this one. Some of the stories are not the first hand experiences of either Lee or Adam Parkinson but contributions from other teachers which have been collated within chapters of a similar theme. As with the first book it was at times a little confusing as it was difficult to distinguish between which brother was writing despite being told the font was different, I personally couldn't tell the difference, however, the contributing teacher's stories are in italics which helps. A definite dip in and out book especially when one fancies a bit of humour As with the first book this one also gives an insight into the modern day classroom more identifiable with children and grandchildren than my own primary school days in the 1950s, but I am sure the characters are the same Entertaining insight to primary schools and the teaching profession today

The eagerly awaited follow up to "put a wet paper towel on it" I was delighted to be chosen to review this. This will stand alone if you've not read the first book (if you haven't then you should!)
A worthy successor. Very well written and full of anecdotes that will literally make you laugh out loud.