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I resent school.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 15:51

I have a sneaking feeling I'll be the only one thinking this .... again ... but I'm really wishing I didn't have to send my kids to school five days a week.
It seems school presents something new to irritate me every day. Today brought news that parents who take their children out of school during SATs (don't even get me started on SATs [agnry]) will be fined.
I think this is outrageous interference.

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lucy5 · 21/09/2005 15:52

I do too. Ive never left!

kama · 21/09/2005 16:09

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:12

Yes. I regard school as intrusion on family life I suppose. I know it has its good points, but they're not so good that my children benefit from going for more than 30 hours a week.
I wish I could just get on with it, as everyone else seems to, but it's with a heavy heart that I leave them at school every day.

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JoolsToo · 21/09/2005 16:14

don't get any benefit?

course they do

school days can be the best of your life!

charliecat · 21/09/2005 16:14

Me too. Its a waste of a day IMO. Now if it was early, say 7-1 I could cope with that. Theres hours left to do something...this 3.15 lark is a joke.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:15

They complain about going to school sometimes. Obviously I don't let them know how I feel. They are only 5 and 7 so not really old enough to have a long term picture.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:17

I didn't say they don't get ANY benefit jools, of course they get some. Just not enough to justify the massive percentage of time they spend there.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:17

I think childhood would tend to be cited as the best days of your life regardless of where you spent it.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:18

Agree charliecat. It leaves no room for family time in term time.

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charliecat · 21/09/2005 16:19

My two said the other day quite that it was my fault for sending them to school that they were missing out on playtime.

bundle · 21/09/2005 16:20

is this about you or them?

stitch · 21/09/2005 16:20

spidey, if you resent school that much, then dont send them. yo do have theoption of home educating. lots of people do it. it can be wonderful

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:22

Both bundle.
Stitch ... I'm sorely tempted, but am put off by the tiny number of people who do this. Also there's much about school I value. I want them to learn to socialise in their own community. Just NOT five days a week from nine til 3.15. I wish it were more flexible, certainly at primary school age.

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WigWamBam · 21/09/2005 16:24

I can only speak for myself, but I believe that children do benefit from school. I can't give my dd all of the social and educational benefits of school on my own - she needs interaction with her peers, interaction with other adults, and there's only so much that I can teach her myself. Yes, the school day is a long one, and eats into family time, but there's not much you can do about that.

If school is such a burden and an interference to you, home education is probably the only way you could manage to run their schooling on your own terms.

happymerryberries · 21/09/2005 16:24

Hmmmmm nice to know that what I do all day is seen as a waste of time and an intrustion. If you feel that way why not home ed?

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:26

Actually bundle, I say 'both, it's more about them than me. It would be so easy for me to send them every day without a care and enjoy the time doing other things. The truth is I really do believe that school is failing them They're going far more slowly than they want to. My DS said today he was fed up playing and wanted to do more work!
My dd will be spending this term learning about stuff she knows inside out already.
The system is failing to inspire and challenge them.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:27

Don't take it personally HMB. I'm talking about MY children and I don't think they're in your class are they?
I've said nothing against teachers, it's the institution itself which I believe is failing MY children.

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bundle · 21/09/2005 16:28

they are only children...maybe they need to slow down a bit and enjoy other things, other than learning

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:28

Read the thread HMB (it's not exactly long) to find out why I'm not home edding.

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bundle · 21/09/2005 16:28

hmb, i LOVE teachers

stitch · 21/09/2005 16:29

they can interact with their peers by going t cubs/ brownies etc.
swimming activitieis
football, other sports
home ed. just because lots of people dont do it doesnt mean its not the right decision for you.

JoolsToo · 21/09/2005 16:29

i love hmb!

MrsSpoon · 21/09/2005 16:30

I hate the routine of School but know I couldn't home educate, not cut out for it at all.

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spidermama · 21/09/2005 16:30

bundle, they're learning through play at their own pace. All I do is facilitate this.
I'm not sitting them down and forcing them to learn.

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