tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031852996869768738.post360551655465586129..comments2024-03-29T08:14:29.603+01:00Comments on The Ugley Vicar: Scots Psychologist: Government policy means schools will supplant role of familyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590979027426082714noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031852996869768738.post-30524301762367341362009-03-17T08:04:00.000+01:002009-03-17T08:04:00.000+01:00Being an Old Wellingtonian myself, this caught my ...Being an Old Wellingtonian myself, this caught my attention. It's not exactly a typical school, so that may help contextualise Ian Morris' comments: it is what most people would call a posh boarding school. A boarding school inevitably takes on some roles of the family, especially when the parents are rich enough (and therefore probably rather busy with work) to send their kids to Wellington, though of course this does not apply to all parents, my own included. However, if this approach is becoming more mainstream that would be a grave concern. Wellington responding to a specific problem they face with their particular clientèle should not normalise this approach across the country, otherwise it will just add to the growing nanny state.John Percivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214793947081488791noreply@blogger.com