Our local primary school is not good. At all. There is a C of E primary school also local to us which is better in every way. It's extremely competitive and priority is given to families who attend the church-fair enough.
I'm a Christian, DD is christened, we have tried this church (we moved a few months ago so had to stop going to our old church). I hate it. HATE it. Hate it badly enough that on one occasion I had to walk out of a service. (I did apologise to the vicar and his wife!) It's very evangelical, and I'm just not.
After trying this church a few times I gave up and am now going to the local cathedral. Fine.
The school is popular enough that although they say people who attend other churches get priority after families that attend this particular church, in reality unless you go to this church your child has no chance.
So, do we fake evangelical enthusiasm for the next 11 years in order to get DD into a school that is better in every way, and that we genuinely love? I have no problem with evangelical worship, it's just not for me. I don't mind DD going to services there if she wants to/school organises things.
Or do we carry on going to our preferred church and accept that DD will almost certainly have to go to the other school, that is really quite awful?
I feel like school choices shouldn't be a bloody moral dilemma :(
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AntoinetteCosway · 19/11/2012 11:36
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19/11/2012 18:57
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