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hahaha the G and t "reader"(wtf???) is now way behind

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ImNotInterestedInYourKids · 28/09/2007 09:51

  1. being g and t for reading is odd

  1. kdis mum went on adn on about it

  2. kid now in year 5 and is still on level 10

hooray

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tortoiseSHELL · 28/09/2007 12:41

that looks really interesting!

Spidermama · 28/09/2007 12:44

Wow! It's hard to imagine hackles being raised this much by the behaviour of others. So many people with huge insecurities who appear to wish harm on others due to some notion that they're 'smug'. Amazing! You should know by now it's all about you and not them.

For the record I never discuss my childrens progress with anyone, but I really don't mind if other mums want to. In fact I think it's nice and loving to see a mum beaming with pride at her childrens achievements.

How small minded and insecure for people to react in this way.

clandestine · 28/09/2007 12:44

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niceglasses · 28/09/2007 12:46

Km maybe you are just better off talking to those friends 'off board'. They obviously suit your way of thinking much more.

tortoiseSHELL · 28/09/2007 12:46

But how would anyone know 'who the posters with children labelled as G&T' are? It's only public knowledge who the ones who have discussed their children being G&T are. Which could be a very different cross section of the MN community.

Tamum · 28/09/2007 12:47

Oh lovely KM, another cheap shot.

Threadworm · 28/09/2007 12:48

I don't think anyone has a prob with parents beaming with pride at their kids achievements , do they???

I've done that. I've even started a thread saying "look what my son ahs dome to make me proud"
It's only the competative element that's off-putting.

(God knows I've been guilty of competitive sentiments. Most of us have, I guess, if we are honest. I think I'm growing out of it though)

KerryMum · 28/09/2007 12:49

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Twiglett · 28/09/2007 12:49

I think we have a slight cross-cultural communication barrier

KM is exhibiting what many English feel is the worse part of Americanism .. the bragging, competitive bravado aspect

maybe we should just allow for it being a cultural matter

Lorayn · 28/09/2007 12:51
Tamum · 28/09/2007 12:52

Oh I give up.

KerryMum · 28/09/2007 12:53

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OrmIrian · 28/09/2007 12:59

No. Hang on. Please can someone tell me what the label is for? If a child is in the top maths set and within the first few weeks has left his peers behind, for example, would any reasonable teacher not recognise this and do something about it. Would that make them G&T. How does stamping the child with a label make any difference. Does the label require the school to do more for that child. Or is it just about funding? I'm not sniping at anyone, I just want to know.

Twiglett · 28/09/2007 13:02

I just don't think you have much self-awareness .. which is fine verbally but in the written word is strange to comprehend when one can go back over one's own posts and see why people are responding in the way they are .. its just an interesting exercise

haychee · 28/09/2007 13:05

Kerrymum

I dont think youve bragged here. You have a G&T child and are very proud of him/her for that. I would be proud too. If i had problems with my G&T child (if i had one) i would love to be able to share that with other G&T childrens parents.
I think you have been misunderstood thats all.
The rest of you are giving her a really hard time imo. I think it all comes from the events of yesterday.

I thought you had ignored my question earlier. I see what you mean, if you say then they will pick on that as bragging.

Im deperately trying to say "your attacking KM like you all attacked me" but i darent cos i know what the reaction would be.

ShrinkingViolet · 28/09/2007 13:06

OrmIrian - I believe there is funding specifically for G&T in schools.

fircone · 28/09/2007 13:07

I found an old thread about sneering at G&T kids, and some of the points made there were that no-one's sneering at the kids. It's the PARENTS who make you puke.

I couldn't bear the "reception children reading before school" thread. The bragging was something terrible. When I tentatively, or not so tentatively, pointed this out, I got a right post-ful with someone implying my dcs weren't up to scratch and I was just jealous. That's always those people's response. Just the opposite - if you're secure in your child's achievements, whatever the level, you have no need to roam around with a loudhailer boasting.

Can you imagine the Christmas Round Robins of some people on here?

ShrinkingViolet · 28/09/2007 13:08

but I don't think schools have to actually do anything other than have a list. Obviously some schools will, some schools won't.

OrmIrian · 28/09/2007 13:11

Thankyou shrinkingviolet. That's rather what I thought. Any reasonable school would teach to all childrens' abilities irrespective of labels wouldn't they?.

Tiggiwinkle · 28/09/2007 13:14

Ormirian-As I said earlier in the thread, here (in London) it means that eaxta activities are provided in the school holidays and weekends in the childs particular topic-for instance my DS3 had been on Maths and IT courses when he was at primary school. He is now doing an extra GCSE in his own time on Saturdays, which was offered to some of the G and T kids in the borough.

Tiggiwinkle · 28/09/2007 13:15

oops- should have been "extra"

niceglasses · 28/09/2007 13:17

'Im deperately trying to say "your attacking KM like you all attacked me" but i darent cos i know what the reaction would be. '

I think thats very unfair. I think most are just disagreeing. KM is well able to do her own attacking.

There have been a raft of these threads over the days now, culminating in yesterdays which was nasty but which KM apologised for.
Maybe we should just leave it now.

Nobody with half a head would mind pple discussing g&t children on a g&t thread. I never go in there - my kids are not g&t. I think it all started way back with the 'my son is doing colours in reception and knows them' thread which struck a chord with many as so many are starting around this time.

I don't think I'll venture into g&t again though and I think you have to take on board KM that if you are so sensitve re the topic (which is controversial for all sorts of reasons) you will eventually limit the discussion you can have to only those who agree with you. Not healthy.

Lorayn · 28/09/2007 13:19

Ok, I pretended not to get involved, but from my point of view, cod found it ironic that the woman who had rubbed everyones nose in it about her wonderful son wasn't necessarily right, her son does not seem to be as G&T as she thought. For some reason people found this unfair, ok, but I doubt cod was laughing at the child.

I have also seen kerrymum view points and comments (God knows it took ages to read this thread) and think it is pretty unfair the way she has been jumped on.

Ok so you may not all agree, but does it really need to become a public slanging match??

So to end it all, I am going to take kerrymum for a walk, and push her in the river, if she doesnt drown, you were all totally right and we should burn her at the stake, if not you owe her an apology.

Thats the way things are done round here are they not???
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

hunkermunker · 28/09/2007 13:20

Fircone, I read that as Christopher Round Robins.

InMyHumbleOpinion · 28/09/2007 13:27

When making muffins, i find the trick is to keep the wet and dry ingrediants serperate until right before you are ready to bake, then to GENTLY flot them in. This stops the flour breaking down (so I was told) and making the muffin chewy. We knead bread for the opposite reason, to make it chewy.