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- Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:45 am
- Forum: Education
- Topic: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5515
Re: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
The cost of education at non-state funded schools has nothing to do with Human Rights, my response was to make it clear that free education is available to everyone that meets the requirements of the state. Once a parent chooses not to use that service then they must provide for their own childs edu...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:43 pm
- Forum: Education
- Topic: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5515
Re: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
Isn't education one of the human rights? The answer is no and back to business. The answer is 'Yes' and described by Article 26 of the Declaration of Basic Human Rights. " Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementar...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:04 pm
- Forum: Education
- Topic: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5515
Re: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
I think you are totally missing my point here. Not totally missing your point but your point(s) seem to put the onus on the school not the parents I do not think any pupil should be a free-loader and I firmly believe that as a business it is the school owners aim to make a profit. Agreed. I do not ...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:29 am
- Forum: Education
- Topic: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5515
Re: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
It doesn't cost the school anything to continue to teach children ( already settled ) who's parents are having hopefully temporary financial problems. Yes it does. It costs teachers time in class, homework marking, personal development, problem resolution, transport, administration, etc, etc ... in...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:18 am
- Forum: Education
- Topic: Plan to make English 2nd language vetoed
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2014
Re: Plan to make English 2nd language vetoed
Not wanting to be a semantic pedant (but I'm going to be) but it's not just a second language, it's a second writing system altogether. It's not like being an English speaker and learning Spanish or German or other Roman/Latin system. And now for the suggestion that's probably been made a million ti...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:50 am
- Forum: Education
- Topic: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5515
Re: Somtawin ejecting kids with late paying parents
New to HHAD, so hello everyone. All my children go to Somtawin and I'm pleased that the PTA have supported the school in recovering unpaid fees. Yes, the school is a business, I guess they don't *have* to make a profit but no business survives for long when it's making a loss. Someone suggested that...