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To think Miss Honey in Matilda is overly personal?

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JustAnInnocentQuestion · 12/10/2024 10:20

I was watching Matilda recently (the better first one) and realised how overly personal Miss Honey is with Matilda. Firstly, she visits her parents at their home. Surely it would've been better to call them or invite them to see her at school? Later, she invites Matilda to her home. I know Matilda's parents don't care about her, but I wouldn't want a teacher to visit me at home without prior notice or take my child to their home.

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mummaof5nannyto1 · 12/10/2024 10:34

I'd be more concerned about miss trunchball to be honest 😆

Clotheshanger · 12/10/2024 10:33

Danikm151 · 12/10/2024 10:32

It’s set in the US so teachers are held to different standards.
yes it would be a safeguarding concern but so would the parents leaving their 4 year old alone and a 6 year old not going to school.

The film is set in the US. The novel isn’t.

leia24 · 12/10/2024 10:33

I think there'd definitely be a lado referral about miss honey and she would be suspended for taking children home with her.
Fortunately it's just a story and you don't need to worry about it

Danikm151 · 12/10/2024 10:32

It’s set in the US so teachers are held to different standards.
yes it would be a safeguarding concern but so would the parents leaving their 4 year old alone and a 6 year old not going to school.

Drivingoverlemons · 12/10/2024 10:31

What were your thoughts on Miss Trunchbull out of interest?

StellaElevator · 12/10/2024 10:28

if it happened in reality for one thing there’d be a damning Ofsted inspection and Miss Honey would probably be a person of concern in a safeguarding investigation for overstepping professional boundaries. Obviously just fiction though 😂

LadyLolaRuben · 12/10/2024 10:25

It's just a film with creative license to make it more enjoyable

StellaElevator · 12/10/2024 10:24

ItReallyWasAgathaAllAlong · 12/10/2024 10:23

Yes- that bit where the teacher takes a personal interest in a neglected child is so far fetched and calls into question the integrity of the documentary makers.

😂😂

ItReallyWasAgathaAllAlong · 12/10/2024 10:23

Yes- that bit where the teacher takes a personal interest in a neglected child is so far fetched and calls into question the integrity of the documentary makers.

Munie · 12/10/2024 10:21

You probably also don't want your child to have magic powers like Matilda.

But even most children recognise that it's just a story.