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steeljack

04-03-2008 18:11

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Maybe the school authority selected Blakewater/Shad because the staff are better trained at coping with dysfunctional parents :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

flashy

04-03-2008 18:12

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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 540563)

Maybe the school authority selected Blakewater/Shad because the staff are better trained at coping with dysfunctional parents :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

your joking RIGHT? my auntie works there and even she says its a dive

Neil	04-03-2008 18:23

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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 540563)

Maybe the school authority selected Blakewater/Shad because the staff are better trained at coping with dysfunctional parents :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Unfortunately I need to spread it before I can give you good karma for that one :D:D:D

blazey

04-03-2008 19:21

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Without having to read through the thread, did everyones children get to go where they wanted? I never realised that this was such a big thing when I was younger, but I guess I was bound to get into mount carmel with having family who went there.

Anyone disappointed?!

flashy

04-03-2008 19:23

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 540616)

dissapointed? thats an understatement lol

katex

04-03-2008 19:25

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 540616)

Anyone disappointed?!

:rofl38::rofl38: Must set up a 'Quote of the week thread' Bless.

flashy

04-03-2008 19:27

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blazey after having 11 pages of 'secondary school admissions for september' i think i'm a bit dissapointed

blazey

04-03-2008 19:34

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Well you could've all been really happy for all I know :p does this mean I have to read through it all now :p

You know, you can appeal about decisions, you dont just have to settle for the rubbish schools.

flashy

04-03-2008 20:02

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 540633)

lol Michelle, please do read it

Neil	04-03-2008 20:04

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Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 540663)

lol Michelle, please do read it

Yeah read it all. I can't wait to see what she posts :D:D:D

blazey

04-03-2008 20:07

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I have read it, at least from as far back as yesterday, and all I have to say is...

you CAN appeal against decisions made, you are ENCOURAGED to voice your opinions/concerns and you don't get anything without fighting for it in this world.

I got into my school of choice, mainly because I had no idea what my choices were so I never picked anything particularly special. I now wish I had gone to a decent school but you cant have everything. The good news is that if your children are talented then they will do well regardless of the school, and later on in life, some people see high achievers from ****ty schools as a good thing, shows raw talent and all that stuff.

Thats what the admissions tutor said to me anyway when I came to uni.

flashy

04-03-2008 20:13

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i have appealed

katex

04-03-2008 20:18

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 540673)

The good news is that if your children are talented then they will do well regardless of the school,

Sorry Blazey ... total trash .. not going into it ... have done before on other threads .. a good school will recognise the talent and build on it; an 'overworked' school will ignore because they are too busy concentrating on the low achievers.

blazey

04-03-2008 20:43

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:theband:

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 540682)

Well you can think that if you wish but Mount Carmel is near the bottom of the rankings in the local area and I know many people who are doing very well, some are even at Oxford now. Mount Carmel is full of delinquents who are disruptive and a nuisance but people who want to learn will find a way to, I think its too easy to blame it on low achievers.

A good school will focus on both low and high achievers, and in theory 'setting' systems are meant to solve this problem but in reality the low achievers are usually the ones being ignored.

How do you solve the problem of intelligent pupils who are disruptive? I went to college with a lad who was really interested in history and did really well at it but was a complete chav and couldn't settle down and had to be aggressive and disruptive. How do you solve that problem?

Schooling is difficult, and not enough credit goes to the schools that are lower on the league tables, and they just get the rubbish students year after year. At least this way they have a chance at having bright children, and one student who is keen to learn often has a huge effect on an entire class.

Of course, I've only left high school just over 2 years ago so what would I know about the current education system?

garinda

04-03-2008 20:45

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 540702)

:theband:

Well you can think that if you wish but Mount Carmel is near the bottom of the rankings in the local area and I know many people who are doing very well, some are even at Oxford now. Mount Carmel is full of delinquents who are disruptive and a nuisance but people who want to learn will find a way to, I think its too easy to blame it on low achievers.

A good school will focus on both low and high achievers, and in theory 'setting' systems are meant to solve this problem but in reality the low achievers are usually the ones being ignored.

How do you solve the problem of intelligent pupils who are disruptive? I went to college with a lad who was really interested in history and did really well at it but was a complete chav and couldn't settle down and had to be aggressive and disruptive. How do you solve that problem?

Schooling is difficult, and not enough credit goes to the schools that are lower on the league tables, and they just get the rubbish students year after year. At least this way they have a chance at having bright children, and one student who is keen to learn often has a huge effect on an entire class.

Of course, I've only left high school just over 2 years ago so what would I know about the current education system?

Are you a ''delinquent' or a 'high achiever'?:D

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