School as child care

[Differentforgirls]

From another thread.

A poster said that state schools are there for helping parents to work. Therefore teachers are childminders. Teachers!

I think schools are there to educate our children and, though the staff go above and beyond these days, that is their primary function.

AIBU?

The children are at school and there is no parental supervision during that time. Do you believe the children are responsible for themselves and owed no duty of care from their teachers whilst at school? Because that would be appalling.

Yet here you are. Expending energy on it.

You are wasting your energy by creating this thread. By starting a thread and getting all worked up over something that most people don’t even think.

I don’t mind wasting my energy over this. I am on leave this week so have had plenty of time to waste on nonsense!

I read something today about bots on Facebook. Apparently they’re intentionally decisive to draw a larger audience and drum up clicks/views. A new concept to me but I’m sure it’s common knowledge to many others. Anyway… I’m now looking at mumsnet posters differently, and wondering if many of these argumentative posts are simply AI bots, being contentious because that draws a larger number of comments!

😂😂😂 there hasn’t been a single comment on this thread that is even approaching teachers being nothing more than babysitters.

It’s interesting how the OP is quick to call out posters for apparently being rude and insulting her yet she’s the one who’s had multiple comments deleted 😂

It wasn't an insult.

Saying you are unable to present a coherent argument isn't an insult, it's a evidenced fact.

Saying that you are an obtuse timewaster with no ability to explain themself is a fact as well.

Happy to help.

This thread is like a piece of surrealist performance art.

I wonder if this will be on one of these threads we talk about in months to come when people discuss their most bonkers AIBUs.

@Differentforgirls out of interest in your OP, when you said “Therefore teachers are childminders” is that something someone actually said that your outraged over, or did you add that on as your inference from them saying schools are there for people to work?

So who’s paying to bring up your child?

Do teachers not take care of the kids then while they are at school? So they just let them run wild, have no idea where the kids are and let them do what they like for 6 hours?!?!

No one has assumed that … what rubbish. Children are require to attend school (mainly) and teachers educate whilst providing a level of care towards those in their charge while in school. Parents then do what they need to do while the child is at school, work, relax or run errands / clean etc etc etc … what on earth is the argument?!?!?

No one.

If they said that schools are there for people to work would you have agreed?

I’d agree it was one of their functions yes.

can you answer my question now I’ve answered yours?

And I’d disagree.

Actually, had a look. They said that schools are there to help people bring their children up.

Oh well that’s perfectly true then isn’t it. My kids spend more of their waking lives with their teachers than with me, so they do indeed have a huge hand in bringing them up.

No. I don’t think it’s true. 6 hours, 5 days a week, isn’t most of their waking lives. It’s 30 hours out of 112 if they sleep for 8 a day.

I work 9-5, my children are in school 8.30-3.30 and with someone else 3.30 til 6. I see them 6.30-8.30. So yes, mine spend more of their awake time with their teachers than with me in a typical week.

even if yours spend more time with you than with teachers, do you not think the people delivering their formal education are shaping who they become - ie helping to bring them up?

They’re not with teachers from 3.30 til 6

I didn’t say they were.

I said “they’re with someone else” - as in not me, not their teachers.

Thanks. You’ve proven the point of the OP. You equate your after school baby sitters to teachers.

😂

Where on earth have I said that. I’ve merely given you a breakdown of where my children spend their day, in order to back up my claim that they spend more time with their teachers than with me. Which, despite not knowing me or my daily schedule, you deemed to be untrue.

you’re going to need to see a chiropractor soon if you don’t drop that chip on your shoulder, it’ll be putting you all off kilter