How the other 'arf live...

[Bobbisox]

I have just watched the documentary of the 8/9 yr olds at their first year at a Prep Boarding School...these kids are our future Politicians make no mistake.... and yet, you have to ask yourself.
Would you send your child to these places to give him/her the ideal start?
or are they too young to be sent away?

[Bobbisox]

not nearly as interesting as Mollys thread, but then, who's is? ;-0)

[sandyRoe]

My brother and I were both sent to approved schools. I suppose they were a bit like boarding school.

[ummmm]

I would if it was local enough and I had the money. I would want to be able to see them more than just weekends...

[Bobbisox]

I would too if I could have afforded it but I did feel for a little lad who was being educated here while his parents lived in Shanghai!

[ummmm]

I couldn't do that...I'd want to be able to see them if they needed me...

[Prudie]

I watched it straight after Waterloo Road so my first thoughts were thank heavens there are schools like that to keep a balance. My daughter did weekly board (against my wishes actually) but she was 13 and loved it. I found it heart wrenching every Sunday evening though.

[Bobbisox]

I agree it would kill me to leave them but what came across was the British
"Stiff Upper Lip" hold emotions in check!

[ummmm]

Which I don't agree with Bobbie..

[Bobbisox]

me neither, it was as if it was expected of the poor bairns ;-0(

[Bobbisox]

did your parents 'approve' TT
lol

[tinkie]

I caught a snippet and asked my husband if it was a special school for children with learning disabilities, they seemed most odd

[Bobbisox]

one of them looked a dead ringer for David Gummer,ex Tory MP, and the kid was only 9...lol

[sandyRoe]

Poor wee bairn.

[Bobbisox]

he was all teeth and glasses and laughed with an arf 'n'arf sound

[sandyRoe]

30 years from now he might be a minister in a Tory government.

[Bobbisox]

I would say so Sandy, there were Brigadiers sons there who were told
C'mon stiff upper old chap, Daddy has to be in Effghanistan, so no crying, theres a good chap!

[Sqad]

sandy....or a doctor, lawyer, teacher, scientist..........but one thing that he is unlikely to be.............low scum making our streets, no go areas.

[Bobbisox]

if I could have afforded a private ED for my kid sqad, make no mistake, I would of
but these were mini Etonians waiting to join the establishment

[Sqad]

bobbi...how do you know that they were going to Eton?
How do you know they were joining the establishment (whatever that is)
What is wrong with joining the establishment ( whatever that is)?