Hell hath no fury like a middle-class parent scorned

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UnquietDad · 02/06/2008 21:59

Some people walking around at DD/DS's school this week with faces like slapped arses. Didn't get their choice of secondary school and lost the appeal to boot. How disastrous is this, I wonder?

They're people who aren't in the catchment, and applied for a hugely popular school, so I'm tempted to say "what the hell did you expect?"

(Sorry, I'm aware I may be creating my own virtual Butterkist-Butterkist ra-ra-ra moment here.)

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UnquietDad · 02/06/2008 22:09

mrsr, you have a good (and long) memory...

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Heated · 02/06/2008 22:08

Depends what the alternative is.

If it's bog-standard comp, then they ought to have more faith in their offspring's abilities & stop believing public school headteachers' scare-tactics to get more kids into private ed.

If it's where a stab vest is on the uniform list, then I too would share their concern.

mrsruffallo · 02/06/2008 22:07

Ah, this links in to your 'entitled' theory, right?
I agree btw

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UnquietDad · 02/06/2008 22:06

But should it? I think it's an illusion anyway.

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hana · 02/06/2008 22:06

I would say pretty disastrous, parental choice comes no where near close in terms of secondary selection now

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UnquietDad · 02/06/2008 22:04

No, we're nowhere near secondary yet.

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hana · 02/06/2008 22:01

so you can be smug because you did?

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