watched this tonight and i don't think the difference in the kids behaviour is down to money at all.
yes money in the fact that the kids were soooo disruptive that they had to have specialist staff to look after them and change their thinking and behaviour.
Mrs jnr asked where their problems stemmed from. to me it was quite clear - from the home.
you saw the wee boy kidding on he was drunk - his mum was an alcoholic. hitting - they'd seen it at home. language - they hear it at home.
what difference did the school make? they set boundaries. made the kids chose which path they took, pointing out the consequences of the wrong choices, sticking to the rules if they did the wrong thing. they provided consistency.
things these kids lack in their every day lives.
no such thing as a bad kid - well there is the very very odd one..... it's very easy to say that schools should be responsible for kids behaviour but parents need to look to themselves....
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I totally agree with a lot of what you are saying.... My comment about it being down to money i was meaning in different areas no matter where you live you are going to come across a child whos parents set no boundaries for what ever reason.
I think schools should have the resorses to help these famillies.