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Academy and Drew Goddard have what they have "the best job in the world"

Three minutes after reaching Passmore Academy, in the middle of an estate in Harlow, Essex, the fire alarm goes off. "Obviously, this is not ideal," says the director, Vic Godard, because the file outside the building, although I could not disagree more - I can see the whole school, all 930 students and a number of 200 employees, the tail slowly on a football field. "Do not talk," a staff member who is, says Graham, the photographer for The Guardian, and me. We were told to speak out! At school! What a thrill.

False alarm silence about students to return to the building. Goddard, who must be over 6 feet 3 inches, dominates her students. "Lord, is there a fire?" Asks a worried-looking little boy. "No, a scientific experiment activated the smoke alarm," said Goddard. Another young man, more concerned, "Lord, is it that eat at our leisure time? " "I'll make sure it is not."

What is most remarkable about these students is the heat of your relationship with your manager. They are not intimidated by him, there is no distance between them. When Goddard is having his photo taken, one child said, "I bet you like having your picture taken, do you, sir," and Goddard responded: "Since I grew up with these extra chin - J 'had used to be slim and attractive again, but the former physical education teachers tend to expand "and the boy beamed.

returned to his office - no problem Goddard meet all "Hello, sir," said a boy to his neck, asking another if he had committed football boots - and get the impression of life has been so even before the glory of reality TV.

in education in Essex, the fly on the wall of the series filmed in her school, and Stephen Drew Goddard - Assistant Director, or to give it its own right, according to a student in the first episode, the "supreme evil" - the stars are clear. For starters, the Channel 4 has filmed some of the students have access to parties and walking with friends, but it became clear that the vision was the most interesting was found in the school. "We treat all the extremes of human behavior," said Goddard.

- clearly hoping to join is the only car in Essex - it's a touching, insightful look into the lives of high school. Drew Goddard and both claim to be surprised by its reception so far. "Honestly, I thought only my mother and see Harlow," said Goddard. 2500 received e-mails within 24 hours after the first episode, "and only two were negative. Therefore, it was the right decision [to participate], despite what has happened in recent days. "

I did not expect how a small criticism of the school - and teachers - were beaten and Drew Goddard, but it is a subject that re a. The tabloids picked up on a teacher telling her class at the end of a lesson, "Delete bastards" and criticized Drew to the call from the director of "bugger" (in one of the funniest scenes in the series, hidden behind Goddard a door and jumped to the surprise of his assistant). "Much of what was said is lost, all on the relationship," said Drew.

"We are who we are and can not hide when you're shooting for 12 months," said Goddard. I was stung by some of the stories in the newspapers that he used the school assembly Monday to get by. "He said," Yes, I saw emerge from behind the door and stick their fingers against Mr. Drew if they felt offended, I apologize, but in reality he is my partner and we have a very good .. "The students have asked how you can justify the exclusion from school for insulting now. "I said, 'You're right, but the oath is not the key here - is the lack of respect that comes with the power of speech, lack of understanding of the context in which they insult someone." My team is not present to swear allegiance to. So if a man swears to Stephen, that exclude them. That's all you're back to me. "

Drew insists that the students looked at him in private moments - eating cereal at his desk while singing with Fairytale of New York one morning last winter, for example - in order to maintain authority. "It's funny when people say that, because it suggests that it is not in a way that children see anyway. If children are the most human of respect for you. Those who claim that breaks the barriers to show their lack of understanding of how you have to be when working with young people. "

know people who criticized the staff to be "very friendly", but said: "The children come through the door at the beginning of the year 7 are with you for five years, OK, I 'll scream and scream. the first thing to hurt, destroy, punish the ends of the earth and I hate Grande, proved a point that I am in charge -. Brilliant The next time I face .. with you and help you through something, we will not trust me. As if we have a little laugh, a bit of a positive relationship, which is much better. You are always dealing with them, but in a much smoother and more efficient. "

"I really feel that as a society is grossly unfair to the young," said Drew. "On one hand, they want them to be very responsible to understand everything and behave in a perfect manner. We exhibit all as if they are adults, and I believe that parents, society, everyone should take a step back and say, "You know why there is a 18 certificate on DVD for a reason and they are 12 and not, you can not see and I'll find a way to ensure your privacy settings in your?. Facebook account are set correctly, because if I do as a parent and I do not know, I'm going to disappoint. "As a society we are too quick to say," These are children, they will work as adults, we must take more responsibility .. "
is too easy to vilify young people, he said. "People live in this imaginary world overall performance was slightly better in the past was not better in all -. Child was beaten, stabbed, smoking of children is much easier to see now because they are displayed. Their names and all of them on Facebook, and I do not think so. They put photos online ridicule. "He shakes his head." But they are young. "