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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 557982" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Lol, MWM, it's all very well saying "who cares what the village thinks" when you're living in Wisconsin on the other side of the world - I can quite appreciate that from there, the village seems very irrelevant indeed <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> While I often agree with you, I'm not sure I agree about the undesirability of older and younger children playing together. J is in a multi-age single class school - ie now he is taught in one classroom with age ranges from 5 to 11 and I think this is actually very good. The children look out for each other and there is much inter-age interaction than there would be normally. J quite often plays with 8,9 and 10 year old boys in the village and I think he learns from it and they seem to accept him, come to call for him at the house, etc. </p><p>Oh, the elderly brothers know I'm J's mother alright, Terry! Everyone knows everyone in the village... I tried calling at their house twice today and, as luck would have it, they were out... we will try again tomorrow. You're quite right about the "boys will be boys" - this is what the other boy's mother said when I told her!! But for me it's very serious and I don't actually see it like that! You are probably right about the length of time, SuZir, but this is actually going to cost a lot of money and I think J SHOULD help "pay" for it... </p><p>I just hope he understands that this is a serious boundary that doesn't get crossed again...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 557982, member: 11227"] Lol, MWM, it's all very well saying "who cares what the village thinks" when you're living in Wisconsin on the other side of the world - I can quite appreciate that from there, the village seems very irrelevant indeed :) While I often agree with you, I'm not sure I agree about the undesirability of older and younger children playing together. J is in a multi-age single class school - ie now he is taught in one classroom with age ranges from 5 to 11 and I think this is actually very good. The children look out for each other and there is much inter-age interaction than there would be normally. J quite often plays with 8,9 and 10 year old boys in the village and I think he learns from it and they seem to accept him, come to call for him at the house, etc. Oh, the elderly brothers know I'm J's mother alright, Terry! Everyone knows everyone in the village... I tried calling at their house twice today and, as luck would have it, they were out... we will try again tomorrow. You're quite right about the "boys will be boys" - this is what the other boy's mother said when I told her!! But for me it's very serious and I don't actually see it like that! You are probably right about the length of time, SuZir, but this is actually going to cost a lot of money and I think J SHOULD help "pay" for it... I just hope he understands that this is a serious boundary that doesn't get crossed again... [/QUOTE]
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