''...forgiveness and patience...''
...yesterday was an exceptionally difficult day for J...and for his principal, who basically had to speak to each member of her school and finally get to the bottom of what has ben happening between Jolyon and some of the girls in his class...its a long,lonely story but involves Jolyon being teased and picked upon and his responding in a manner which is quite alien to him...and as it transpired, it all was a bit more deep-seated than just classroom conflict and was spread throughout the school. So all the children got together and said their piece and apologised and today is (hopefully) the start of a period of forgiveness.
I don't envy J's principal for having to deal with this-we have been dealing with just one unhappy, angry young man and not an entire school-full and its wearing us down..but I do wonder if the more relaxed icelandic educational system is partly to blame for what J has experienced? There is very little supervision at breaktimes-when most of the conflict occurs and physical boundaries are not as strict..at J's first icelandic school there appeared to be little if no understanding of the bullying he was experiencing..at his school now at least the teachers have acknowledged the problem and started to address it..it doesn't always fill you with confidence though, when Jolyon tells you he has actually learnt to roller-skate in his extra icelandic lesson (really)..we have not explored that one any further!
We have to remind ourselves sometimes that J is back in the private school system..its still not strict enough for J-he needs firm, clear boundaries and that is why I made the decision years ago to keep him within the private schools system. Toti and i both agree that both boys will receive a better standard of education in the UK..for EBB too, the focus here seems to be on play (remember children don't go to primary school here until they are 6) which is fine at the moment but he is a bright little boy who picks things up in the blink of an eye..and that means that he too will soon need more of a challenge -one which the english education system (certainly in the schools we have used) achieves with a gold star...
...and as an aside...come to think of it, the ol' NHS ain't too bad either..remember when we were charged for my attending A+E?..well, yesterday T went to the dentist for one filling and repairs on 2 more..the cost??only an amalgam-free £220
:-0 ..neeedless to say I have cancelled my appointment for now...at least until after next payday!Makes your private dental care seem a bargain doesn't it Erika?!
Anyway..off to more lesson planning...love to one and all...love J and 3 boys xxxxxx
I don't envy J's principal for having to deal with this-we have been dealing with just one unhappy, angry young man and not an entire school-full and its wearing us down..but I do wonder if the more relaxed icelandic educational system is partly to blame for what J has experienced? There is very little supervision at breaktimes-when most of the conflict occurs and physical boundaries are not as strict..at J's first icelandic school there appeared to be little if no understanding of the bullying he was experiencing..at his school now at least the teachers have acknowledged the problem and started to address it..it doesn't always fill you with confidence though, when Jolyon tells you he has actually learnt to roller-skate in his extra icelandic lesson (really)..we have not explored that one any further!
We have to remind ourselves sometimes that J is back in the private school system..its still not strict enough for J-he needs firm, clear boundaries and that is why I made the decision years ago to keep him within the private schools system. Toti and i both agree that both boys will receive a better standard of education in the UK..for EBB too, the focus here seems to be on play (remember children don't go to primary school here until they are 6) which is fine at the moment but he is a bright little boy who picks things up in the blink of an eye..and that means that he too will soon need more of a challenge -one which the english education system (certainly in the schools we have used) achieves with a gold star...
...and as an aside...come to think of it, the ol' NHS ain't too bad either..remember when we were charged for my attending A+E?..well, yesterday T went to the dentist for one filling and repairs on 2 more..the cost??only an amalgam-free £220
:-0 ..neeedless to say I have cancelled my appointment for now...at least until after next payday!Makes your private dental care seem a bargain doesn't it Erika?!
Anyway..off to more lesson planning...love to one and all...love J and 3 boys xxxxxx
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