I'm with Carol on the video. It's typical of the sneering attitude of those in education who see themselves as intellectually and socially superior to the parents of 'the little brats' they have to teach.

Over and again in here I've seen the derisory way that some in the system talk about 'parents'.

Parents are seen as, basically, a real pain in the arse...especially when it comes to secondary schools, where they're kept away as much as possible, apart from being useful to raise funds for the school.

But as far as 'knowing what's best for the child'...no, it's not considered to be the parents who know that, but the supercilious, holier-than-thou teachers.

REAL teachers work with parents and have respect for them, because they know that they, first and foremost, are the most important people in their children's lives, NOT those who teach in schools.

Somewhere along the line, some teachers got WAY too big for their boots, and WAY too puffed up with their own self importance.

I am 100% with Carol and her comments above..and nope, this does not mean I haven't got a sense of humour...it merely means that my brother, daughter and son were all damaged by pratty, insensitive people who just happen to work inside a school, as opposed to an office and who think they really are the bee's knees, when in actual fact some of them are the rat's arse.

Thank you..... :0)

Oh, and they could make a wonderful video where the children leave their own message on their own answer machine, within their own school...