My son needs all the social help he can get (asperger's) so he goes to a mixed school and he ignores most people anyway. My daughter is very forward will have conversations with whoever she pleases (not strangers!) and is much more socially aware than my son. She will be going to a single sex school. I don't think that school is the only place that children spend time with people, my kids don't come home and they stay in the house until the following day with no-one to talk to except immediate family. Both of them went to mixed primary schools which I think is important as this is where they learn the rudiments of social interaction but secondary school is a leaping off point for the rest of their careers so concentration on academic and extra curricular pursuits should be encouraged. It's not forever. You could say that home schooling is damaging in the sense that there is limited social interaction yet this is increasingly popular. And the mixed dances and activities with local boys schools instill in my daughter that as she gets older her relationships with the opposite sex are times to be treasured and valued rather than handed around randomly. It's the same with most things- you need to decide knowing your own child's personality.
Hi, I chose this subject. I don't really know what to do because this has been going on for roughly 8-9 years and I've had enough. The last two years my since my daughter has been born she's now been catching them every two weeks when the girls come to stay. Is it just me or is this just wrong? I think it's discusting but the mother doesn't seem to be bothered. I've tried to clear them and most times they've stayed i've sent them home clear but it only takes two weeks for them to be infested again. You can control it If you check them regular. What would you do, because this is my home
It could be that there is another child in the school who's parents aren't vigilant and so keep on spreading it about. Unless all the parents work together then there is little you can do. At my kids old school all the parents would treat their kids at the same time if there was a problem that way everyone was clear and the chance of it being passed on in school were greatly reduced. Personnaly I would recommend Hedrin (my daughter has v. bad eczema and this doesn't affect it). Hedrin clears them with the minimum fuss. Also If there are problems at school with head lice I send my daughter (and her bottom length hair!) to school with her hair gelled in a bun topped with a head scarf fastened with hair grips.
Kids in school can't sing ba ba BLACK sheep and they have to call a BLACK board a CHALK board. In my opinion, banning the word Black is making the problem of racism even worse. How can a nursery rhyme about a black sheep offend a black person? The story of Snow WHITE doesn't offend me. Banning the word Black is causing people to take an innocent nursery rhyme totally out of context. No-one I have personally spoken to about this has disagread with me. Do you and why? I don't understand the thought behind all this at all. Is Ba Ba Black sheep offensive or are they trying to fix a problem that's simply not there?
I don't think there is any problem with it. In Bristol there have been black community groups complaining about the way things are named cos of Bristol's association with the slave trade. We have a road called Black Boy Hill - shocker, quick get someone to change it. Conversely we also have Whiteladies Road yet no one seems to mind that.
