Bob jr
No I am not a teacher as such.
I was not aware that I was blaming anyone. I was using he incident to illustrate a point on generalising with children.
The child concerned was not in my care at the time she logged in to the Mudcat.
Had the circumstances been as you describe them I would have had no problem in blaming myself and would not need you to point out my failings.
I had no means with which to prevent the child from reading the post and given that, are you saying that I should never have asked advice from people on Mudcat for fear of the replies I might receive? I am sorry but I refuse to accept that the Mudcat has become that sort of place!
Baz