Like everything else in education, an utter waste of time unless backed up by the parents.
Too many parents would rather argue the toss with teachers cos they're convinced that little Jimmy/Jocinta can do no wrong, when in fact they're a little shit.

Kids do well at school if their parents spend time with them. When the parents can't be added, the kids suffer. None of this has anything to do with poverty either, middle class parents/kids are some of the worst.

alt: cos I live in a little village, but wasn't born here like most of the natives, so am not "local". Bit League of Gentlemen" at times.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:42, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Very true
If I'd gone home and said I'd got into strife, it sure as hell wouldn't be the teacher getting a bollocking..
I blamez the pairents, innit.
(BeatsWork, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:46, Reply)

Please place boarding schools into your statement

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:48, Reply)

+ as for some unknown reason, most people who post on here went to one

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:50, Reply)

Because in general boarding school pupils
get higher grades than comp schools and therefore are able to be in jobs where they are afforded greater freedom.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:52, Reply)

Citation needed

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:55, Reply)

www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/isuzu-trooper-citation
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 9:02, Reply)

there wer a lot of stats when I went to school that boarding schools on average achieved higher exam results
I don't know if its still true,
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 9:03, Reply)

Plus you learn from an early age that your parents hate the sight of you

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 9:03, Reply)

The realization usually comes
right about the time the house captain has you and your fellow first years drop your pants and bend over, so he can use you as a toast rack.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 9:06, Reply)

Ah happy memories

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 9:18, Reply)

Ah now, quite a lot of /OT's population wen to boarding schools and they've all turned out totes normal.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 10:45, Reply)

Well I don't know about anyone else, but I'm convinced by this reasoning

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 9:05, Reply)

In that scenario the teachers have effectively replaced parents, for term time at least.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 8:51, Reply)