My son is four. Five in April. He loved the idea of school and loved it when he first started for the first week. Since then he has cried every morning and gets extremely worked up. The teachers, my partner and I have tried every trick in the book but yet he?s always upset.
It?s a state school, which he had to go to because we didn't get into any of the faith schools of our choice. Without being too rude here, 45% of the parents are quite frankly; chavs and 50% of the parents are foreign. I wouldn't have a problem with this except there is quite obviously a divide in cultures. My son is a very loving and gentle boy whereas most of the children are extremely rude and rough. There is a boy in his class who has seriously behavior problems. Every day I hear my ds?s teacher complaining to his mother how he has bitten, kicked and punched. This boy has violet tantrums every morning.
My son told me how this "problem" boy punched a little girl in the eye. I saw her on Friday and she has a round plaster over her eye. My ds has already been hit by another child and I?m dreading the fact that my son might come home with a lack eye or worse.
Another problem is my son is a very social and has made lots of friends but he is so eager to go and play that he barely touches any of his lunch and I?m lucky if he eats half a sandwich. He even has over looked my bribes of his favourite food and chocolate.
On the day that he does PE he always comes out of school with his shoes on the wrong feet and his socks on the wrong way round.
His coat is never done up, even in this freezing cold weather, actually most of the children in the playground were not wearing coats this week.
I don't want him to miss out from school but I loathe this school so much. Is this what primary schools are like these days. Can I expect a better standard if I changed schools.
Should I pull him out now and wait until the council finds him another place.
Your thoughts would be very much appreciated