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Should he be allowed to go to school with this hairstyle?
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http://www.dailymail....lishment-mohican.html
/// I would feel ridiculous without it, it makes me an individual. All my mates like it and some want it too.' ///
Yes a ridiculous individual it would seem.
/// I would feel ridiculous without it, it makes me an individual. All my mates like it and some want it too.' ///
Yes a ridiculous individual it would seem.
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Depends on the parents tbh, all of my now ' grown up' kids have their own businesses, have never been arrested, and are generally nice pleasant intelligent people. My girls who are younger moved to germany where home educaiton is not legally possible, so they go to a Steiner Waldorf School which is the next best thing and they love that ( no uniform, unnecesary rules etc). Home education is in my opinion the best education you can give your kids as long as it's done well, if it's done badly it's a total disaster as you say.
I know a lot of families who taught their children at home. The children have grown up into balanced individuals with friends and careers. If a parent has the ability to teach their child at home and the child mixes with it's own peer group outside of learning hours, then I can see quite a few advantages actually
@NOX, out of interest, is there any kind of 'process' you need to go through to home educate children? I mean, for instance, does anyone check up on what you're teaching them? Is there some kind of standard you've got to meet to do it or are you left enitrely to your own devices? I'm curious - I don't actually know that much about it.
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LOL...why is it that that the antagonists of established educational trends have always had children that "have done well,never been arrested, balanced individuals etc etc?"
Might it be similar to Friends Reunited where you only see the successes and not the failures...e,g
"I left school at 18 years of age, no qualifications, got a girl in the family way, she had an abortion and i was charged by the police in possession of drugs and did a custodial sentence. Now jobless and living on benefits in council estate, but still having unprotected sex and am now HIV positive and a father to be once again. Still support Leeds United."
Just wondered?
Might it be similar to Friends Reunited where you only see the successes and not the failures...e,g
"I left school at 18 years of age, no qualifications, got a girl in the family way, she had an abortion and i was charged by the police in possession of drugs and did a custodial sentence. Now jobless and living on benefits in council estate, but still having unprotected sex and am now HIV positive and a father to be once again. Still support Leeds United."
Just wondered?
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"Why don't all children have a sense of pride by wearing the uniform of their school."
Why should they? Most children cannot remember not being in school, and for many I can tell you that the experience of school will be a deeply unpleasant one - they'll experience insecurity, intolerance, and indignity. The worst part is that the last two are experienced both from adults AND their fellow pupils. What's to be proud of?
As the research I previously posted demonstrates, there's not very much evidence that in ordinary, mainstream schools this is actually at all effective. I'm highly sceptical of the notion of 'school pride'.
Why should they? Most children cannot remember not being in school, and for many I can tell you that the experience of school will be a deeply unpleasant one - they'll experience insecurity, intolerance, and indignity. The worst part is that the last two are experienced both from adults AND their fellow pupils. What's to be proud of?
As the research I previously posted demonstrates, there's not very much evidence that in ordinary, mainstream schools this is actually at all effective. I'm highly sceptical of the notion of 'school pride'.
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I disagree with school uniforms, I believe it just imposes someone else will on individuals where no such imposition should occur. A removal of the right of an individual to wear what they wish. Whilst I didn't rail at it every day when I was at school, I was certainly aware of being forced against my will.
However I am in favour of allowing the definition of an acceptable range of appearance as long as it is not too tightly bound as to be a uniform by another name. The school has a right to ensure no distraction to others and an agreed reasonable appearance.
My barrister could turns up in a T shirt, jeans and trainers if he or she wished, and as long as I had faith that the others in the system wasn't looking down on them and treating unfairly because of their choice. If there was a problem with it, it would be an institutional problem with those in the legal system, and should be rooted out.
However I am in favour of allowing the definition of an acceptable range of appearance as long as it is not too tightly bound as to be a uniform by another name. The school has a right to ensure no distraction to others and an agreed reasonable appearance.
My barrister could turns up in a T shirt, jeans and trainers if he or she wished, and as long as I had faith that the others in the system wasn't looking down on them and treating unfairly because of their choice. If there was a problem with it, it would be an institutional problem with those in the legal system, and should be rooted out.
sorry old geezer, i do not agree, uniform has been around in England for ages and has not caused any problems till now, i mean, it makes you feel part of a community in school and therefore makes children work better together. if they wore there own clothes they would constantly be judging one another, no learning what so ever.
Who says it hasn't been a problem ? Was everyone happy to be told what they must and must not wear before today ?
Uniform didn't make me feel part of a community. I doubt if I were unique. And I saw no evidence of it making children work better together, they always formed cliques anyway. Also there was no lack of judgement on who had the expensive annually replaced uniforms and who had the cheap one to last the duration, from those who sad enough to care about such things, most didn't.
Uniform didn't make me feel part of a community. I doubt if I were unique. And I saw no evidence of it making children work better together, they always formed cliques anyway. Also there was no lack of judgement on who had the expensive annually replaced uniforms and who had the cheap one to last the duration, from those who sad enough to care about such things, most didn't.
This has certainly moved on a bit whilst I’ve been getting some much-needed shuteye. (I have not read from about 225 to 300).
You raise a couple of interesting (if unrelated) points, Kromo:
“...out of interest, is there any kind of 'process' you need to go through to home educate children?”
Answer: There is no process. In fact, although it is advisable, the parents do not even need to inform the authorities that they are taking their child out of school. This might help:
http://www.direct.gov...ingaschool/dg_4016124
Perhaps it’s an avenue Ryan’s parents should explore.
“Most children cannot remember not being in school, and for many I can tell you that the experience of school will be a deeply unpleasant one - they'll experience insecurity, intolerance, and indignity”
Perhaps this is the root of your stance in this matter. Perhaps you did not like school very much and saw rebellion as your way of dealing with it. Of course I can only speak from my own experience and that of my friends and relatives, but most people I know (me included) enjoyed their time at school. I personally was fortunate enough to have received a very good education (not privately funded) and did not suffer any of the negatives you mention. More relevant to this question is that the school had a strict code of discipline (including uniform and haircut). We all conformed because we had our education (and the other facilities the school offered us) to consider and could not waste time worrying about “challenging authority”. That is not to say I and my fellow pupils were sops. I and my contemporaries made our way in the world, most of us successfully and we did and still do challenge authority when appropriate.
But we were too busy learning and enjoying all the other things that went with our time at school to worry about what haircut we had.
You raise a couple of interesting (if unrelated) points, Kromo:
“...out of interest, is there any kind of 'process' you need to go through to home educate children?”
Answer: There is no process. In fact, although it is advisable, the parents do not even need to inform the authorities that they are taking their child out of school. This might help:
http://www.direct.gov...ingaschool/dg_4016124
Perhaps it’s an avenue Ryan’s parents should explore.
“Most children cannot remember not being in school, and for many I can tell you that the experience of school will be a deeply unpleasant one - they'll experience insecurity, intolerance, and indignity”
Perhaps this is the root of your stance in this matter. Perhaps you did not like school very much and saw rebellion as your way of dealing with it. Of course I can only speak from my own experience and that of my friends and relatives, but most people I know (me included) enjoyed their time at school. I personally was fortunate enough to have received a very good education (not privately funded) and did not suffer any of the negatives you mention. More relevant to this question is that the school had a strict code of discipline (including uniform and haircut). We all conformed because we had our education (and the other facilities the school offered us) to consider and could not waste time worrying about “challenging authority”. That is not to say I and my fellow pupils were sops. I and my contemporaries made our way in the world, most of us successfully and we did and still do challenge authority when appropriate.
But we were too busy learning and enjoying all the other things that went with our time at school to worry about what haircut we had.
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