EDUCATIONAL FOOTBALL

Drawing on the experiences of my joyous day long visits to the schools listed
throughout my blog, my impression is that they are filled with happy
confident children under the calm supportive supervision by their Head
and teaching staff.  They are taught to be courteous, attentive, and
encouraged to participate with inquisitive enthusiasm. I applaud these qualities.

To me, those qualities are the foundations of their school life and ongoing lives.

Goodness knows what examples were received during recent tv news bulletins about
Parliament and some opposing MPs of all parties.  Some from all parties preferred
being loud voiced rebels to the dignity of conducting themselves with mutual courtesy as
 'honourable' Members of Parliament honouring democratic voting outcomes as elected to do.

They could take some lessons from the schools I refer to now.
Their children and staff do interact with honourable mutual courtesy despite the
various economic backgrounds in the areas they serve and serious shortfalls  to
school budgets. Good examples in behaviour do count.

Something very good is going on in most primary schools. All politicians should
ensure they are properly funded for the advantage of ALL schoolchildren who will
one day be the responsible adults of the future, some of whom may even become a local
councillor or Member of Parliament, or a doctor, lawyer, nurse, dentist, pharmacist,
 teacher, retailer, farmer, craftsperson, skilled tradesperson, emergency responder,
administrators of vital services, charity worker, author.....     and hopefully future parents of
of children who will continue to have the same opportunities we want THEM to have NOW.
But not on the basis of being electoral footballs during the coming General Election !
There is always good reason for respecting and maintaining good outcomes, improving poor
ones,  instead of sacrificing the good with the poor ones at every wholesale political change. 

I will always uphold you.

Audrey Wilson
'Nanna Strawberry' to countless youngysters.
Author, illustrator and publisher
Nanna Strawberry Stories.