Bubbly Scot
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At least that seems to be the opinon of those who teach my daughter!!
My daughter was on a trip today arranged by her school as part of her TY. We were just chatting about it when she mentioned that they weren't allowed to take bags into the heritage centre they visited, they were also banned from entering the restaurant and gift shop "incase we steal something".
I thought maybe it was just that one centre but she said there are restrictions placed on most of their trips because they might misbehave or steal something. What I don't know (yet!!) is whether it's the individual establishments that are putting these restrictions on them but now I'm wondering if it's the school.
My initial reaction was to write to the heritage centre and complain. Then I realised these girls are 16 and 17 years old and are well capable of sticking up for themselves in such matters (we suggested possible solutions to our daughter) so I can't rant at them, I need to vent out here!
As my daughter said, "TY is supposed to be teaching us how to be adults and tolerant but everywhere we go we're treated like criminals" It's not the first time, my daughter says bus drivers are really rude to her when she's in uniform but not when she's in regular clothes (she looks older than 16). Shop assistants watch her when she's shopping and once she was even grabbed by a shop owner who accused her of setting of his alarm. Everyone seems to be looking for the worst in them, prior to a school trip abroad my daughter was made to sit through not 1 or even 2 but THREE lectures on what would happen if anyone misbehaved, parents even had to sign a contract saying they would pay the fare if their daughter had to be sent home. I wanted to complain but everyone else appeared to accept it and my daughter looked ready to fall through the floor when she saw the determined set of my jaw!
How can we teach young people respect if we don't show it to them? More to the point, if those teaching our children are treating them with such contempt, what chance have they got?
My daughter was on a trip today arranged by her school as part of her TY. We were just chatting about it when she mentioned that they weren't allowed to take bags into the heritage centre they visited, they were also banned from entering the restaurant and gift shop "incase we steal something".
I thought maybe it was just that one centre but she said there are restrictions placed on most of their trips because they might misbehave or steal something. What I don't know (yet!!) is whether it's the individual establishments that are putting these restrictions on them but now I'm wondering if it's the school.
My initial reaction was to write to the heritage centre and complain. Then I realised these girls are 16 and 17 years old and are well capable of sticking up for themselves in such matters (we suggested possible solutions to our daughter) so I can't rant at them, I need to vent out here!
As my daughter said, "TY is supposed to be teaching us how to be adults and tolerant but everywhere we go we're treated like criminals" It's not the first time, my daughter says bus drivers are really rude to her when she's in uniform but not when she's in regular clothes (she looks older than 16). Shop assistants watch her when she's shopping and once she was even grabbed by a shop owner who accused her of setting of his alarm. Everyone seems to be looking for the worst in them, prior to a school trip abroad my daughter was made to sit through not 1 or even 2 but THREE lectures on what would happen if anyone misbehaved, parents even had to sign a contract saying they would pay the fare if their daughter had to be sent home. I wanted to complain but everyone else appeared to accept it and my daughter looked ready to fall through the floor when she saw the determined set of my jaw!
How can we teach young people respect if we don't show it to them? More to the point, if those teaching our children are treating them with such contempt, what chance have they got?