markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
100% spurs fan or it wont watch football haha
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I'm going to be a daddy
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markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
If its a boy I might call it Ade hahaha
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Sonny Walters
I told my two boys that if they wanted to eat they'd have to support Spurs. After a few days they gave in.
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Edgar Davids
Same, my boy was 9 months last week and nothing could have prepared me for the exhaustion/lack of sleep haha... completely worth it though
Got photo evidence of my boy in his Spurs pyjamas from early on.. He's my son so it's only right that he also has to endure the rollercoaster ride of supporting us!
Kenyan Spur
Peter Taylor
Congrats Marky - from the beach in Mombasa. I will have a couple of cold beers at lunch time, on your behalf, as I watch the Indian Ocean. I have a boy & girl - grown up now, been to uni, married etc. It has been a fantastic journey - with all the ups & downs.
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Jermaine Jenas
Depends what options you want to give your child. I have quite a few friends who are excellent primary school teachers and they talk about the numbers the establishments need to deliver (blame the Government for that). They skew the figures so that over-achieving children are made to look like the school has helped them achieve and under-achieving children are marked lower so when they do get their results, it's like they've achieved better. It's not a lie, trust me. In addition, if you want your child to go to a top school then the options are you tutor them to death or you send them to a prep school - it's so much tougher doing it the state school way (not impossible but as I say, you'll need to pay for tutors). And having 30 kids in a class will stunt any talented child's progress - particularly if there are SEN kids that need focusing on too - you cannot compare that to a class that's half the size (assuming the private school doesn't max out near 30 too).
You can then go to flexibility (i.e. if you want to take your child out of school for a day for something very educational) there's no leeway for that in a state school whereas the latter can use their discretion if they feel it offers something.
The teachers aren't necessarily better that's for sure but the numbers they have to deal with make a difference. And let's face it - they need to deliver because they're getting paid for it...
Of course it's not for everyone but if you see your child is academically gifted then it's nice to be able to have an option. I'd say it's a lot easier if you only have the one child (financially) and it's not that far off the cost of childcare (so I'm told).
I grew up in Wood Green and went to a state school that's now considered pretty poor if you look at the Ofsted. That said, I thrived in it and was head-hunted by the secondary school I went to (just went downhill from there haha). We did however have smaller classes, less year forms and less bureaucracy. Most kids however ended up at the local crappy secondary schools.
If it wasn't for the social aspect (which can be sorted but it's tough) I'd home-school all the way.
Anyway - that's another discussion and I've derailed the thread. My point was to save up and give himself options. He can always spend it on a mortgage instead
thingonaspring
Radek Cerny
Congratulations
Enjoy your money whilst you've got it, you won't have for long. And one piece of advice: When you're out in public, and have to change a nappy in a baby changing room: Never ever ever open the nappy bin until you're literally about to run back out of the door.
30 in a class isn't anything new, I had 30 in my classes at school! Nor did it have any seeming detriment to mine, or my classmates careers...
My not-so-little ones, now:
Enjoy your money whilst you've got it, you won't have for long. And one piece of advice: When you're out in public, and have to change a nappy in a baby changing room: Never ever ever open the nappy bin until you're literally about to run back out of the door.
30 in a class isn't anything new, I had 30 in my classes at school! Nor did it have any seeming detriment to mine, or my classmates careers...
My not-so-little ones, now:
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bennysleftfoot
Steven Caulker
Following things lead this is about to become a "dad's punishing their children by making them spurs fans" thread.
My little one just after his 4th bday at his 1st game ( fa cup defeat to Leicester ).
My little one just after his 4th bday at his 1st game ( fa cup defeat to Leicester ).
bennysleftfoot
Steven Caulker
Can't add pic. Massive fail.
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Jonathan Woodgate
If you're little one is 4 years old, he probably knows how to work the internets better than you by now.
My almost 4 year old can find anything Frozen on Youtube starting from scratch. My 2 year old knows how to turn on the telly, turn on the DVD player and put on Peppa Pig.
My almost 4 year old can find anything Frozen on Youtube starting from scratch. My 2 year old knows how to turn on the telly, turn on the DVD player and put on Peppa Pig.
Were you in a class of 30?
bennysleftfoot
Steven Caulker
Yes. Yes I was. *hangs head in shame
Jurgen the German
Tommy Harmer
I think I will give my kids the choice, but I won't ever take them to go and watch whoever they support if it is not Spurs. As long as it ain't Arsenal I will give them the choice, but of course I will try and nudge them towards Spurs.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
No way, it's Spurs or nothing from me haha
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Jermaine Jenas
You guys...
You cannot compare the attention given in a class of 15 to a class of 30...
A lot of schools now have years containing 90 to 120 kids (whereas a private school may have that number in total) - that is a lot isn't it? Particularly if they are to be recognised. Now add other local schools vying for places at top schools.
I'm talking about schools now and come qualified with opinions of heads and teachers (and I was close to doing a PGCE). There is far too much bureaucracy in our schools now - ask a newly qualified teacher friend what they think. Ask them if it's as simple as being the primary version of John Keating.
Of course you can go into the top schools from state schools! But do not compare it to the chances you have coming from prep schools (the clue is in the name).
Yes the kids aren't necessarily brighter in private schools and the teachers not necessarily better (quite the same actually) but they do have different system of education and they aren't governed by Ofsted. We went to the best state school in the area and it is lovely but the parents (from Year 1 onwards!) cannot stop b1tching and complaining about the grading, setting of standards and plateauing of their children...
And I mentioned the flexibility - this is particularly good if you want to spend a day doing something educational without the hustle and bustle of other kids.
Oh and it really isn't a class thing - the parents I've met have come from humble backgrounds but decided that the extra income they have earned goes to this type of schooling.
This was the right decision for us and there is more to it without me getting specific (and it was an incredibly difficult journey).
I'll leave it there. Please start a thread about it if you need a debate.
Marky - welcome to parenting! haha!
You cannot compare the attention given in a class of 15 to a class of 30...
A lot of schools now have years containing 90 to 120 kids (whereas a private school may have that number in total) - that is a lot isn't it? Particularly if they are to be recognised. Now add other local schools vying for places at top schools.
I'm talking about schools now and come qualified with opinions of heads and teachers (and I was close to doing a PGCE). There is far too much bureaucracy in our schools now - ask a newly qualified teacher friend what they think. Ask them if it's as simple as being the primary version of John Keating.
Of course you can go into the top schools from state schools! But do not compare it to the chances you have coming from prep schools (the clue is in the name).
Yes the kids aren't necessarily brighter in private schools and the teachers not necessarily better (quite the same actually) but they do have different system of education and they aren't governed by Ofsted. We went to the best state school in the area and it is lovely but the parents (from Year 1 onwards!) cannot stop b1tching and complaining about the grading, setting of standards and plateauing of their children...
And I mentioned the flexibility - this is particularly good if you want to spend a day doing something educational without the hustle and bustle of other kids.
Oh and it really isn't a class thing - the parents I've met have come from humble backgrounds but decided that the extra income they have earned goes to this type of schooling.
This was the right decision for us and there is more to it without me getting specific (and it was an incredibly difficult journey).
I'll leave it there. Please start a thread about it if you need a debate.
Marky - welcome to parenting! haha!
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