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Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your link says nothing about improving outcomes of existing secondary school children just that they attend school more. The two are not directly linked, the worst children often have the highest attendance and are often the first ones there and the last to leave as their home life is so bad.

What gibberish is this? Can you back this up with any evidence? Kids attending school is a benefit. To state anything other than that is beyond crass. I left school without any qualifications at all. I got my qualifications after leaving home. I actively avoided scrutiny at school because it is embarrassing to be forced into confronting the situation I was living in. Again you have absolutely no idea.

You declared these people poor when you stated

Other parents manage it in the same area, same backgrounds.

Equating prison with expelling kids to behavioural schools is just pathetic as well.

I did not. I stated that some find it acceptable to avoid the issue by locking people up. There is a prevalent attitude to penalise being poor and needy. Where as robbing the country of millions is acceptable and something we should support. Imagine how people would be helped by the money Michelle Mone grabbed from the tax payer.

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To state anything other than that is beyond crass.

Never stated that, please try harder, always stated they should be sent to the correct school for their needs.

Actually you did that first:

We had poor houses not long before this also. People are expected to hold 2 jobs just to live these days. You cannot work long hours and look after kids at the same time. It is this sort of selfish attitude that has empowered the Tories to push the standards as far as we see now. We don’t need a race to the bottom.

I'm revising your trolling rating to a U its that bad.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No true, you never made pompous, demeaning better than thou comments at all. Meanwhile all your original statements have been edited/deleted. Truly sad attempt to push a Tory narrative.

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What, like this?

I grew up in a deprived area. Both my parents were alcoholics. I grew up learning how to survive the hard way. But I got a lucky break early on. I have paid my way since I was 20 and retired on my own cash at 55. My kids have absolutely no idea what that sort of life entails. This idea that you can put people down because they lost out on the genetic lottery is incredibly insulting.