to be happy with the education my children are receiving at their independent school?

[PtolemysMummy]

I'm content with their education. I'm happy that they mix with children from multi-ethnic and varied-income homes.

I do not regret the fact that we can afford to send them to a private school. (If I'd been that bothered I'd have had more than four children to make it financially impossible).

Give it to me straight - AIBU?

you should follow mn etiquette. dont you know its rude to start a thread about another thread

tsssk didnt they teach you manners at your private school?

pmsl jokes

what a strange op

Remember Ptolemy from 'Restoration.' He was posh. I used to love it when he and Marianne would orgasm over old buildings, 'Ooh Ptolemy look!'

I apologise to anyone who finds this post offensive. It is offensive.

I'm posh aswell.

Mrs Shalloway , It was merely an insouciantly wry observation. I do not think my children are unfortunate because they go to a state school. It is however a fact that my parents could afford private school and I cannot. I aint bothered

You could take out your sense of humour and dust it down.

Ps, I feel sorry for your children because they have a mother who utters statements such as "my children shine intellectually" eeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooooooo.

God knows what my children shine at. I'm far too busy tapping away on mumsnet to notice.

The shine's gone off mine ... Should I try polishing them up?

By the way the OP should include the point that the school is academically selective and you are only doing it to broaden their educational opportunities.

Pointydog, sorry for the sense of humour failure . I was having a bad day. BTW, it's a middle name if that helps!

"I'm happy that they mix with children from multi-ethnic and varied-income homes."

I'd love to send my children to private schools (state secondary schools round my way are either hugely over subscribed or terrifyingly rough) but all the ones round here cost around £9000 per annum.

I assume the one you send your kids to is massively cheaper if there are kids there from ordinary families on average incomes.

You don't live in South London do you?

The only people I know round here who can afford private schools have one child, household incomes of over £60K, or inherited money, or children clever enough to get huge burseries.

how do you pronounce ptomely?

Tol(like doll)- e - me

s'ok, lemon. I just reckoned we had differnet humours (and then twigged we had different family names )

Oh I actually like that lemon

It's the right school for child .......could be state, private, homeschool........

No, no bluejellybean I don't agree. I home schooled DS for a term. He loved it......it nearly killed me.

I bet he's a brainy boy though! Bets a class of 31!

sorry "beats" a class of 31!
clearly I didn't go to a school which teaches you to spell!