ok...will try this again, aibu to be put off a school by the amount of children with SN?

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posted this in education, (Pre-school, like the twit that i am).....my ds is due to start secondary school in 2 years so we're looking around already, i am a bit put off by a school with lots of SN children, as SN also means behaviour problems....i'm not sure if i am being unreasonable.

riven my son has severe autism and i wear Boden where does that leave me? help

Dunno who asked now but as I understand it 'sink' estates are estates where families with ongoing issues are housed together in one are. Or it might be an area of an estate.

I believe there is a move away from them, instead putting ...er....'heavily issued' families on estates spread far and wide to try and get away from the ghetto affect.

So where I grew up, on an estate, my street was lovely. Mostly old folks, huge gardens, people kept chickens etc etc. There were flowers planted on the road verges, and apple trees. 1/4 mile up the road was a street you just did not walk down. Ever. The grass verges had to be concrete and the trees were set fire too.

Hey DP its good to see you still causing trouble!!! Sometimes you are so BAD!

But i think i can go one better actually - on a visit to my DDs head of year (my DD had done something VERY naughty at school and was also not really applying herself in the class etc) The TEACHER said to me, after i had given DD a hard time - "well of course, there are a lot of children in her class on ritalin for behavioural problems and your DD is easily distracted". I was gobsmacked. For one: My DD was being a lazy obnoxious arse. Yeah shes easily distracted, well aren't we all when we are being lazy arses. For two: My DD can be naughty all by herself thankyou very much. For three: I'm thinking that the teacher was probably shit and couldn't engage the class as these children were in other classes that DD had and were doing ok.

I had to endure ballet lessons with a primary school teacher who would regale (sp) us with stories about those "poor children" from "sink estates" and go on about the children she just "couldn't take to" and had to be nice to through gritted teeth - fancied herself as a good teacher this woman!

DISCLAIMER: lem does not share any of the aforementioned opinions.

aloha LEM....

i'm not causing trouble... it's actually been a very informative thread (if you ignore the toxic posts)...funnily enough i heard on the news earlier that a record number of under 7's are being excluded from school due to behavioural problems...so this thread was/is relevant.

fiofio...sink estate just means an estate going nowhere...apart from under.

Toxic? Oh FGS give it a rest.

noticed another of your targets this morning on someone else's link, where you appear to be having a bash at people considering IVF as well.

Perhaps you need to add that to your 'list'.

oh, ive not read the thread, just saw your OP, the number of replies and thought - UH-OH, theres gonna be trouble!

jumente....im sure you're on 24 watch waiting for me to "do a lola".... it's never gonna happen, because whatever you may think of me...i'm not a troll.....and don't think you're saying anything original, i've heard the same old crap a thousand times....

oh, and if you've got nothing better to do than check up on my posts...i suspect you're probably in love with me...

No, I'm not on 24hr watch nor am I in love with you.

I just think you are talking crap and this is on my threads list, so yes I'll respond to accusations of 'toxicity'.

i hope that's Ok.

miow

...and why would I want to be 'original'? what's that about?

I don't think you are a troll in the same sense as Lola was. I think you are in the sense that you set out deliberately to cause trouble.

I may be wrong but it is my opinion. There's nothing to 'wait' for, you're already doing it consistently.

sorry xpost

Oi! Jumente - you better bloody not be in love with DP, i saw her first!

Now, ive been away for a bit could you please clarify - what is "do a lola"?

Also, ive always wondered what the term "sink" estate means.

I grew up in a council house, not on an estate, just a row of. We had some very colourful neighbours on one side of us from time to time - real glass to the wall jobbies. Am i to assume that sink estates are where these characters are now stored?

Things have got to change re social housing - why does it have to have a stigma attached?

I wouldn't want to live on a council "estate" by choice - but my reasons is, that i am a miserable old bint and i can't be doing with loads of kids playing out on the streets. Saying that, there is a housing estate, all home owners, and its just the same, loads of bored kids hanging around the play areas etc. Thats my only reason - the council estates around here are just housing estates really - they have their rough enclaves but mostly just normal families going about their lives.

LOL 2

you know for someone who is supposedly keeping out of my way...you're sticking pretty close to me.....i wouldn't get too close if i were you, you might end up liking me...

All yourz LEM

Jumente i like your hat

Oh cheers tis a v special hat...

FioFio don't you think it is "they" who have the problem though?
if you are so scared of anyone who might be different to yo, different background/colour/abilitie/sex
surely you must be very insecure
(not you as in you, but the royal you)

fio...yes i know...and i did apologise for my comments on council estates.