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DianneN @DianneN (254949) • United States 27 Apr 24

Once someone gets something into their head in my family, there is no stopping them. We were surprised to hear that our grandson wanted to attend boarding school during high school, but figured it would pass. He was only in 6th...

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Always the same ten cereals

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 13 May 22

I wrote recently about school lunches and enjoyed reading the comments about what people had for lunch when they were going to school. My husband worked as a bursar (business manager) in a very expensive boarding school for boys...

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Will you consider to let your children go to boarding school before university?

youless @youless (114117) • Guangzhou, China 3 Dec 15

Here sometimes parents like to let their children go to boarding school. Usually these school are good. The children can stay there from Mondy to Friday. The parents will have less troubles, as they know their children are in the...

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lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 11 Jul 12

I just watched the 2 movies about it.. about an all girl's school in England which has no rules.. They have all the types of people there, Posh, First years, Geeks, Chav, etc.. and some i just heard about..Flammables? ...

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do ur kids school in a boarding school?

Ifamous @ifa225 (14468) • Indonesia 3 Jul 12

I want to put one of my kids in aboarding school what is the plus and minus of this school? If u have any experience about this i really love to hear..

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Advantage of going to boarding School

moxyl8 @moxyl8 (22) • Netherlands 23 Sep 10

Last night I watched this documentary on British school kids from 7 year-old onwards going to a boarding school, being so far away from parents. What exactly is the added value? Do the boys need to be independent at such a young...

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cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 30 Jun 09

The Discovery Science channel did a show last Friday on three deaf-blind triplet girls. One of them can see partially. The rest are totally blind and deaf. Their mom and her boyfriend do a really good job with them, but they have...

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would you send you child to a boarding school?

mhayfie @mhayfie (241) • Philippines 24 Mar 09

For me,YES, I dont see much point in having children.They're expensive,smelly, inconvenient, noisy, attention seeking and can ruin your social life....Thats why when a brat is born -boarding school would be the solution.... How...

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Sending Children to Boarding School......?

nupats @nupats (3564) • India 14 Jul 08

Today one of my friend came back after leaving her 4 year old in a Sainik (Military) Boarding School...she was feeling miserable as she missed him so badly..i myself had tears in my eyes...i cannot imagine putting my son in a...

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Regular School, Boarding School, or Home School?...

aseretdd @aseretdd (13729) • Philippines 18 Mar 08

I don't know any boarding school in my country... and home schooling is slowly becoming popular... during my school days... the only option was to attend a regular school... but right now... i am thinking about home schooling my...

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If you could would you send your kids to a rich boarding school

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 17 Mar 08

if you were rich would you send your kids outside the country to a rich boarding school, my boyfriend was from a wealthy family in Iraq, both he and his brother were sent to a rich boarding school in england for the high...

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Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 15 Aug 07

Some parents think its a positive thing - better education and that sort of thing. Some believe its a way to pawn off your children to someone else. What do you think?

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Would you put your kid in a Boarding school?

msjigga @msjigga (864) • United States 27 Apr 07

I have a friend who looking into putting her 8 year old son in a out of state boarding school where he would come home weekends only. He is not a bad kid he is an average kid, she is not a famous person,or an executive,or even a...

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Have you ever been in a boarding/residential school or college?

greengal @greengal (4286) • United States 7 Mar 07

I was in a boarding school from the 4th grade through the 10th. My school was in a hill station and it was a three hour drive from where I lived. Initially it was difficult to adjust to the way of live in a hostel as I had never...

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Is boarding school beneficial or good to children ?? what do u think ??

santwana_veddika @santwana_veddika (2018) • India 6 Feb 07

actually some one say boarding is good for child because their is more discipline , routine life for the child etc . i just want to know 1) do u favour the boarding life ? 2) do u like that child should spent some year of...

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Would you put your child to a boarding school?

smilingurvashi @smilingurvashi (1151) • India 3 Feb 07

One of my freind's husband is in the army. they are blessed with one cute little daughter.since his husband keeps getting posted to some new city every two years, my friend is worried about her child's schooling. though she is...

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What age would you send your kids to boarding school?

kadia123 @kadia123 (60) • Australia 20 Jan 07

What age would you send your kids to boarding school? My daughter is in her last year for Primary School and has requested that we send her to boarding school! She wants to do a career to do with Customs, Fisheries, policing,...

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should a boy/girl sent hostels for higher studies

hackermania2020 @hackermania2020 (141) • India 14 Jan 07

There are many articles which uphold the idea that hostel life help an individual to improve his/her community life,help the individual to develop the skill of public speaking and many others. but still hostel life has its own...

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Would you like to go boarding school?

blueberries @blueberries (1143) • Australia 31 Dec 06

Well i don`t becaue i just abhored it... How about you?

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Is it OK to put our children in boarding schools?

muralimn @muralimn (534) • United Arab Emirates 27 Dec 06

Is it ok to put our children in boarding schools? I think its really bad because the most precious years of their lives i.e the childhood is deprived of love, comfort, security ofcourse getting from own parents. Are they able to...

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