Originally Posted by seventhwave:
“On one hand: yes, I would like my children to go to a school with strict discipline.
On the other I do find some of her views and attitudes very strange. For instance religious discussion/practice aren't allowed at the school, yet they enforce vegetarianism (another form of ideology). And any head who claims their school has no bullying is either lying or delusional - bullying exists in all schools and even the strictest policy can't stop it.”
Yes, the general idea is a good one, somehow they are managing to maintain discipline, which is a good thing. Some of ideas are ridiculous - if only we could nitpick the best bits - which I suppose is what conferences are about, learning what's working in other schools and what's not and (supposedly) implementing new ideas and ways when you see what's working elsewhere.
ETA: What I would like to know is are the teachers happier there, is it working for them, and - if so - how they work out the other side of the job, the admin that's being heaped on them from the powers that be, the stupid amount of assessment, paperwork, etc. that teachers have to do these days.
Having better behaved kids is all well and good, but the system the teachers and staff have to work under is still the same as every other school, the constant changing of regulations and admin by those at the top.