The Happiest Days of our Lives?

moose · Post by **moose** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:35 am

Wouldn't it be sad for our children if they believed that their time in school was the best time of their lives. And only downhill from then on...

moved · Post by **moved** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:20 pm

T.i.p.s.y wrote:Then we have children and remember how helpless we felt not having a voice and steam in at every opportunity to any perceived injustice our darlings are facing!

Not that our children appreciate it. I told a child off for being rude to my DD the other day. My DD was mortified.

KB · Post by KB » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:40 pm

Sadly the pressure of constant exams has removed much of the pleasure from latter school years & intrdoduction of the A* is going to make it worse.
Yes its good for able teenagers to be stretched academically but not put under so much pressure they can't enjoy the last months of 'childhood'.

FirstTimeBuyer · Post by **FirstTimeBuyer** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:08 pm

moose wrote:Wouldn't it be sad for our children if they believed that their time in school was the best time of their lives. And only downhill from then on...

Totally agree.
Entirely personal, but.....
Primary school was a bore
Secondary school was better (more interesting academically), but mutual loathing with PE teacher, and keeping (relatively tame, low-intensity) bullies off my back by assisting with classwork.
University was largely interesting, and great fun on an "extra-curricular" basis.
However it has been real Life that has provided the great highs (and lows).

SunlampVexesEel · Post by **SunlampVexesEel** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:19 pm

... I'm looking forward to having done the 11+ thing with all 3 DC.

KB · Post by KB » Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:56 pm

there's always another challenge round the corner

yoyo123 · Post by **yoyo123** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:03 pm

my PE lessons were invaluable to me..

I now know every excuse there is to try and avoid them