Would you send your child to boarding school?: heated debate on the 'cruel' nature of boarding

[@magnacz]

Not that early. You turn your child into a stranger. It is good to become independent and responsible. Being away for month and no visits from parents sending the chauffeur instead is awful.

[@thembekilenyasha6772]

Terrible idea. The moments can never be recovered

[@jack_timber]

Both Jacob and Boris went to boarding school and look how they turned out.....

[@El.Cid17]

Both perfect specimens. Your friends at the BBC all went to boarding school.

[@RB-vb3mk]

😂😂😂😂 well said

[@El.Cid17]

@@johnkitching2248 Perfect specimens of Britain, with plenty of offsprings 🤣

[@letsdoitnow121]

@@El.Cid17Specimens from a test tube more like.

[@wundurra24]

​@@El.Cid17Both are inbred.

[@PrincessChelsy]

Get your children out of government schools. Home schooling is a must.

[@robertcottam8824]

That’s all very well if the parents are educated, poppet. Unfortunately, research shows that in the USA, for example, those most likely to attempt to educate their children are the least fit to do do. Best wishes.

[@Mostwanted19797]

​@robertcottam8824 really? American people are always heading to school to stop them from changing their children onto the opposite sex clothes

[@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

Some people have to work

[@thumperrabbit6848]

Coming from the Canadian point of view .. I personally probably would have done better in school if I had been sent away

[@nicolaallen7698]

Are you going to ban what parents spend their money on now!

[@7RHA]

A dumping ground for the rich, always has been

[@darlenegattus8190]

There is no reason, benefit, or rhyme for it. It's downright cruel/lazy parenting.

[@biljanakocanovic6778]

😇

[@piglex1]

All depends on cirumstances, and if the school is any good.Parents working overseas? Local schools useless? Children over sensitive? Children requring discipline? Many many factors.

[@TinaNicholson-g4k]

I work in a private school and some kids love it, I’m sure there are some kids that don’t like it, my job is in housekeeping and we are trained to look out for abuse and bullying and have to report any we think is unacceptable, I have never seen anything that I felt I had a report, I have only seen kindness and compassion and the staff work really hard to make sure the school feels like a home 👍

[@Sheba_316]

Things have changed now it looks like.

[@paulmuaddib3470]

Absolutely not!

[@T5Zplayer]

Child cruelty

[@robertcreighton4635]

Just get your gets adopted. it's cheaper than boarding school

[@mariewalmsley6143]

No they are for the rich parents who are too lazy or don't give a damn about their kids in the first place.

[@stequality]

Pretty much agree with you

[@TheReelDealFilmReviews]

A third of public school kids are scholarship kids and I do wish people would educate themselves about this, shit parents are shit parents, irrespective of money. I agree that boarding school can seem unpleasant but weekly boarding as teenagers could be alright. I was a day girl at a boarding school and yes some girls rarely saw their parents as they lived overseas but some girls came home every weekend and liked the company of their friends. It was a very nurturing school however.

[@cbluejay2499]

To be abuse? No , protect your children,home scholling, past more time in the nature, far from cell tv, ordi .

[@robertcottam8824]

Where were you educated, poppet?

[@roddymcniven8734]

Did you get home scholled? Just wondering

[@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

At what age? And which child? And how far? And how often do they come home?

[@ohwiseowl9163]

NO

[@oldshiny3012]

sounds like alot of rich persons virtue signalling to get attention

[@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

Maybe they virtue signal because they didn't get hugs when they needed them

[@oldshiny3012]

@@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend more like seeking financial gain or influence

[@Michael-s5b2z]

Only if I didn't like them.

[@siobhanstrauss8492]

No but then I’m disabled and can’t have children ☺️

[@ruthcollins2841]

Depends on parents, the school and how their child / children feel about it.😊

[@francescostello1377]

Really, a rich man's abuse centre? Hardly,

[@Questforenigma]

Here in Canada boarding schools are synonymous with genocide and indigenous abuse. At least that’s what our government says. I think the gentleman made a good point about the issues stemming from the families. Abandonement issues must play a big role. The terrain is much more rife for abuse . There’s no way for the parents to monitor their children on the daily. My mother went to boarding school out of her own volition she spoke of that period as the best time of her life. She was very gifted and her small town wouldn’t have afforded the opportunities she was seeking. I think that is key , the reasons and readiness of the child should inform this decision. Also a seven year old child is most probably not ready for such a transformative experience !

[@terryomara9403]

If Am correct earl spencer a bit of up down guy i dont think that was his only problem parents teachers schools should be heald account i no children who get education at private boarding schools can be very tougth but challenging life for children is life it self earl spencer hasnt had challenges that most children have

[@peanutbutterbruv]

You are not correct. Most children do not get abandoned at 8 in an abusive institution.

[@nessah23]

Parents can’t get them to normal school. They do want they want