My boys go to a prestigious boarding school. Ask me anything !

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Ask me anything about my boys who board at an all boys’ school ! Any disrespectful questions will be ignored

Did you vote Labour at the last election? If so, do you regret it now?

Er not sending them away to school Is a good start
You never see your son’s so how do you teach them any thing? 🙄

Why are you just giving short cryptic answers?

You started the thread on Ask Me Anything. Noone made you start it.

You haven't engaged at all.

They don't have servants, she is a military wife. Her kids are allegedly at a prestigious school courtesy of us, the tax payer. It is nothing to crow about I hope her dc have more self awareness but I doubt it.

In 100 % of cases, including mine, you know that your parents didn't want you, feels that way, and we always end up nc ....I'm in a FB group. Was in another country, no abuse, same results in my life

Hands off when it comes to academics? I should hope so.

*peasants !!!

How do you know all that? . No saying your wrong..

What steps are you taking as parents to help your DS understand just how privileged they are so they don't grow up with the entitlement so often seen in boys from schools like tge one you have chosen?

OK but that didn’t answer my question.

I was wondering whether BS parents know how they are viewed by most of society.

So.....the tax payer does directly contribute to your kids being at that school then?

Not all private schools have OFSTED inspections … they have their own inspection body. This in itself means that things can slip through the net as the independent Schools Inspectorate is not quite as rigorous in some areas as OFSTED. What happens in private schools would disturb a lot of people who are unfamiliar with the system. In many ways and for a lot of children it’s great but relationships with parents can, for some, be strained. I have personally seen kids preferring school to home because that is their “home”. Not always the case but sometimes. This thread is ridiculous … OP sounds like she thinks she’s done something really special … she hasn’t. Meanwhile, I might start a thread about how I put my own socks on this morning … not that I want to boast😆

Thell grow up and turn just like us, all of us, socially introverted, incapable of trusting people, making sure our own children will never have to leave us, even to their old age. It's a balancing act

You calling other people pushy is bizarre🤨. One day it will be your sons who will be the ones pushing others around in some top job of there’s. But you will be ok with that of course 👍

Wellington is mixed. Both Wellington and Winchester start at 13, so clearly not those schools.

What is your reaction to the assertion of an Australian colleague of mine who challenges other colleagues whose DC go to boarding school by telling them that It's the rich person's version of social services?

I would love my child to launch, but cannot predict this. She's with me and I've done home stay life solely dedicated to her.

Lol - and the OP said this upthread Actually for their school, you have to be bright. 25% come in on assisted places and my fees pay for them and I am happy about that

hilarious. Pays a portion of fees with taxpayers money and still thinks she is benevolent!

Oh yes, I know what it is- I meant I was tempted to ask the OP the question I quoted.

*Accidentally deleted the quote! This was in reply to the commenter challenging the notion that boys & girls learn differently

It is true, to a degree.

More about outcomes than actual learning but generally girls perform better with coursework and exams and boys better with pure exams.

I remember something in teacher training about there being more kinesthetic male learners (learn from doing), whereas girls tended to take in information better auditorily or visually.

Nothing works across the board though, does it. It's just a generalisation.

Not sure if this is even a focus of learning in schools any more but it is a handy tool for knowing how you best take in information as it makes revision a lot easier.

Righto

Haha brilliant

They don't know.

Is sending your children to single sex schools just personal preference or is there a deeper reason/research behind it?