£50 fine for taking kids on holiday!!
01-10-2010, 01:37 PM
#241
oh and as for boarding schools
i went from age 10 to 18,NOTHING to do with parents not wanting me,my dad was in the military and we lived in Denmark,so rather difficult to go to school there,and even when we weren't there we moved every 2 years or so,new school,new friends,different stage of the curriculum being taught at the time (ie, i did the Normans THREE times due to changing schools when i was young!i am an expert on it now!)
boarding schools are incredibly divorced from the way the media portrays them,my school was full of military kids, and not just officer types,a lot were from Portsmouth and Plymouth and were not "dicky bow" types. The local kids from day schools always used to come up and try it on with the "posh kids", i dont remember a single time they didnt go home with their tails between their legs!
the education is second to none,the opportunities are amazing and the friends you can make will last a lifetime.i had a stable set of friends for 8 years as opposed to being the new boy every 2 years so i personally enjoyed it.if i have kids and can afford it,my kids will go to private education,no questions.
i went from age 10 to 18,NOTHING to do with parents not wanting me,my dad was in the military and we lived in Denmark,so rather difficult to go to school there,and even when we weren't there we moved every 2 years or so,new school,new friends,different stage of the curriculum being taught at the time (ie, i did the Normans THREE times due to changing schools when i was young!i am an expert on it now!)
boarding schools are incredibly divorced from the way the media portrays them,my school was full of military kids, and not just officer types,a lot were from Portsmouth and Plymouth and were not "dicky bow" types. The local kids from day schools always used to come up and try it on with the "posh kids", i dont remember a single time they didnt go home with their tails between their legs!
the education is second to none,the opportunities are amazing and the friends you can make will last a lifetime.i had a stable set of friends for 8 years as opposed to being the new boy every 2 years so i personally enjoyed it.if i have kids and can afford it,my kids will go to private education,no questions.
01-10-2010, 03:32 PM
#243
MP for K.I.S.S
oh and as for boarding schools
i went from age 10 to 18,NOTHING to do with parents not wanting me,my dad was in the military and we lived in Denmark,so rather difficult to go to school there,and even when we weren't there we moved every 2 years or so,new school,new friends,different stage of the curriculum being taught at the time (ie, i did the Normans THREE times due to changing schools when i was young!i am an expert on it now!)
boarding schools are incredibly divorced from the way the media portrays them,my school was full of military kids, and not just officer types,a lot were from Portsmouth and Plymouth and were not "dicky bow" types. The local kids from day schools always used to come up and try it on with the "posh kids", i dont remember a single time they didnt go home with their tails between their legs!
the education is second to none,the opportunities are amazing and the friends you can make will last a lifetime.i had a stable set of friends for 8 years as opposed to being the new boy every 2 years so i personally enjoyed it.if i have kids and can afford it,my kids will go to private education,no questions.
i went from age 10 to 18,NOTHING to do with parents not wanting me,my dad was in the military and we lived in Denmark,so rather difficult to go to school there,and even when we weren't there we moved every 2 years or so,new school,new friends,different stage of the curriculum being taught at the time (ie, i did the Normans THREE times due to changing schools when i was young!i am an expert on it now!)
boarding schools are incredibly divorced from the way the media portrays them,my school was full of military kids, and not just officer types,a lot were from Portsmouth and Plymouth and were not "dicky bow" types. The local kids from day schools always used to come up and try it on with the "posh kids", i dont remember a single time they didnt go home with their tails between their legs!
the education is second to none,the opportunities are amazing and the friends you can make will last a lifetime.i had a stable set of friends for 8 years as opposed to being the new boy every 2 years so i personally enjoyed it.if i have kids and can afford it,my kids will go to private education,no questions.
01-10-2010, 03:44 PM
#244
Happily retired
IMO it just shows your level of responsibility as a parent.
Nothing to do with costs or what would be missed in lessons.
Plus it sets an example for our future generations on priorities.
Social standards are slipping in this country (and we all are unhappy about them), and some of the replies to this thread reconfirm my dismay at the way this country is going.
Nothing to do with costs or what would be missed in lessons.
Plus it sets an example for our future generations on priorities.
Social standards are slipping in this country (and we all are unhappy about them), and some of the replies to this thread reconfirm my dismay at the way this country is going.
Thankfully my own son does not have this me before my kid attitude & realises why these rules are there & respects them.
01-10-2010, 05:59 PM
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arsed with all this balls I’m 17 still going to school and if you wanted a day off you just wrote has to go to orthodontist in Dundee (day trip away) and if you need a week off just think of something that cant penalise you for hospital, funerals at the other end of the country ect.
had a mate who’s folks had a villa in Spain problem was buying the villa they spent most of their money so needed budget plane tickets so my mate and brother's uncle (insert name here) died and they went a week before schools went off then him and his bro got sent back when the hols end saves them a fortune every year and I can’t blame them.
I think if you want time off you should be allowed it without having to come up with bullshit excuses, I remember going to America a week before the hols and going to my teachers and getting caught up after school ect when I was back.
had a mate who’s folks had a villa in Spain problem was buying the villa they spent most of their money so needed budget plane tickets so my mate and brother's uncle (insert name here) died and they went a week before schools went off then him and his bro got sent back when the hols end saves them a fortune every year and I can’t blame them.
I think if you want time off you should be allowed it without having to come up with bullshit excuses, I remember going to America a week before the hols and going to my teachers and getting caught up after school ect when I was back.
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