Thursday, 28 February 2013

American "Mommy" dealing with English School System

     I have decided that I will keep a log as to my adventures with the United Kingdom and the way schools are run. I have four son's ages nine,five,four and three. They all attend the same primary school and at times it can be such a challenge. When a teacher telephones me to tell me that a accident report has been filled in because my three year old has had a paper cut, I have to wonder just what is this world coming to?

    My nine year old has a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the "Lion King" the play in Manchester and it will cost £7 pounds, the school being the generous sort that they are have decided that they can afford to take oup the slack of the original price of well over £25 per ticket. The school has written that this is a educational trip, mind you they do not return home until six in the evening.

     I find myself a bit annoyed as to how they promoted this "Educational trip" telling students to go home and "persuade" your parents to allow you to attend. Gee, now I have teachers telling my child to work on me at home. Being the mother that I am of course all I can see is £7 is a few loaves of bread and some milk for the week. But hey ho, I send the money in and pay for yet another "Educational trip. I see it like this and I am sure many other parents do too, the trips they plan are so the teachers can enjoy a day out. Yes I wrote it! (although I would have liked to have written I said it..lol) My thoughs are out there in the universe for all to read.

     The teachers do not have to "pay" for the trips or the transportation, just the parents/carers. Now allow me to jump ahead of myself, and tackle the term "Carers". There seems to be flood of "Carers" in the UK school system. Many children are not living at home, because someone , somewhere decided that "Social Services" should get involved, no matter how petty, and trust me they have been known to remove children for extremly petty reasons.  Hence the term "Carers" on each and every letter that is send home. I feel sad, and threatened at the same time. I have been on the recieveing and of some of these so called "Social Workers" and I must say, I can not stand them!

     Once you get to know me you will understand that I tend to jump around , as my thought system is a bit mad, but I do make some valid points :)



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