Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

chewmylegoff

purch wrote: »

Dodgy accent though :eek:

Grates almost as much as a Kiwi

I don't mind some kiwi accents, but really slow talking rural kiwis are awful to listen to. I can't stand saffa accents at all.

misskool

yay! my online course has started more study for me.

lostinrates

MiddyMum wrote: »

I would love to go travelling, but it probably wont happen for me now unless I do working " travels " i.e work as a midwife in different countries. But I am concerned how this would affect my daughters education, so I may have missed that boat now that I am a parent. Definately should travel before having kids! I'll just have to settle for lots of holidays instead...

I spent my primary years up until eight educated between uk and several other places. I feel it was a positive benefit. Dh left uk education system at same age and entered italian one, form where he had two breaks...two terms in self education (result of crises in his family where he could not attend school) and two half terms in US schools. If its not in the exam prep years and your daughter and you are prepared to ensure she keeps up with uk syllabus content as well as expand to learn new and different things (and often revise old ones) it is something that could enhance your daughter's life.

Its not essential, but there are ways round things, even with children, if you are both the right people and the opportunities are right.

SingleSue

Nikkster wrote: »

Don't worry, there is also a Nikki No Homes

Or Sue in social housing homes.....

lostinrates

MiddyMum wrote: »

The americans really do work like " dogs ", I think 37.5 hours is considered part time over there. lol.

Sois it in the city. Someone was talking anout someone else to dh, how the third person condenses her forty hour week by working three hours extra so she can take more holiday days. Dh said, not meaning to be damning, he was just forgetful, that he would love to work part time hours so he could do that.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

My parents would never have done that - not at any age..... not because I am a liability, just they wouldn't have done it. I wasn't even allowed to drive dad's £40 cars.

My parents always did, and oftwn at the bloody worst times. Going in the run up to exams and for exam results was a bit hurtful i felt at the time, But the time they asked a grandparent to stay with me was worse. They never tried that again thank good ness.

Dh lived in a flat with his sibling from when dh was about thirteen. That i would have a real problem with and i don't think it would be as easily glossed over in this country as 'ok'

SingleSue

I was almost the proud owner of a squashed car tonight......the aerial and the whacking great pole holding it to the chimney fell off mum and dad's roof in the wind and rain with both landing no more than half an inch away from the bonnet of my car parked in their driveway.

Unfortunately, they both missed the car so it still has to go for its MOT in the morning.....

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

I spent my primary years up until eight educated between uk and several other places. I feel it was a positive benefit. Dh left uk education system at same age and entered italian one, form where he had two breaks...two terms in self education (result of crises in his family where he could not attend school) and two half terms in US schools. If its not in the exam prep years and your daughter and you are prepared to ensure she keeps up with uk syllabus content as well as expand to learn new and different things (and often revise old ones) it is something that could enhance your daughter's life.

Its not essential, but there are ways round things, even with children, if you are both the right people and the opportunities are right.

I agree. During the primary school years it doesn't much matter what they are learning as long as they are learning things. (Obviously 3Rs are a good idea, but beyond that, anything goes.) I would recommend any parent to get back to their preferred nation by the time any kid is 11, and definitely by the time they are 13, and then staying in the same country until they leave school. Ideally they should not move school during the three years Y9-Y10-Y11 then move if they want to, but again stay at one school/college for Y12-Y13.

Well, that's my educational opinion, as a teacher. My personal opinion as a parent is that moving school or even country can be a wonderful adventure for one child but a deeply unsettling loss for another child, even if the circumstances are the same. You'll need to think what will be best for your child's personality as well as for her education (and those of any other kids you may subsequently have).

vivatifosi

Re the education thing. I did my primary/junior schooling in two countries and it was fine apart from one element: I never learned long division. As it was, I passed my O level maths by using log tables to do long division and to this day still don't know how to do it, though of course I can use Excel or a calculator instead. If you are going to miss something big like that (which was literally down to the age at which it is taught in the two countries being a year apart), then it is definitely worth catching up on return to home.

PasturesNew

I went to one school, then changed for nearly 2 months as my mum had surgery, then moved mid way through 3rd year juniors; that school relocated at the start of my 4th year. Went to a secondary for 2 years, then changed schools for the remaining 3 years. Then did a 2 year course in town.