Tinkers wrote:
My sister has ended up teaching the children of friends over the years. One of them was really worried that after years of calling her by her first name, now would have to call her by her last name and was terrified she would get it wrong. And of course, that my sister would report everything back to her parents.
She has also ended up teaching the son of a former student, who is also now a friend too (several years after they had both left the school) . That makes her feel old.
It’s not an ideal, but they live in a rural area so don’t have a lot of options. My niece was unlikely to get into other schools she could just about get to (oversubscribed) and the only other option my sister refused to contemplate.
Amazingly we have the crazy situation where teachers children have appealed to get into the (already heavily oversubscribed) school from 12 miles away.. understandable isn't it that if you need to be in one place you would want the children at the same place for ease of commute... but they get dropped off and picked up seperafely by dad...