Proud dad... in Random Me Stuff with 7 comments on Fri May 24, 2013 11:20 pm
My son who is turning 16 before the end of the year has been appointed as a prefect in his school, a position which should continue until he leaves for university when he's 18.
He is in a highly competitive and selective school after winning his place there through exams when he was aged 11.
Most of the other parents are well off doctors, pilots, architects [insert impressive profession] but I am not, although I've always been a committed parent actively helping and encouraging him with his studies.
He's a big tough lad, and also captain of his rugby team, but with a kindness and moral understanding that he actively promotes in school life, a defender of the weak if you like.
When the head of the school asked him why he would make a good prefect his reply was along the lines of "Sir, a nerd prefect can only stop the nasty things people do in school. I've got more respect and backup in my social circles than the position of prefect has. Outside of school 'prefect' counts for nothing and that's where I can make a difference. I've been stopping bullying ever since I've been here and I'd be good at the job of making school a nice place."
I totally love that even in a really snobby and social-class fixated school, the son of a working class man (I was plastering walls today) can gain acceptance and positions of responsibility through his own academic study and strong moral code
He is in a highly competitive and selective school after winning his place there through exams when he was aged 11.
Most of the other parents are well off doctors, pilots, architects [insert impressive profession] but I am not, although I've always been a committed parent actively helping and encouraging him with his studies.
He's a big tough lad, and also captain of his rugby team, but with a kindness and moral understanding that he actively promotes in school life, a defender of the weak if you like.
When the head of the school asked him why he would make a good prefect his reply was along the lines of "Sir, a nerd prefect can only stop the nasty things people do in school. I've got more respect and backup in my social circles than the position of prefect has. Outside of school 'prefect' counts for nothing and that's where I can make a difference. I've been stopping bullying ever since I've been here and I'd be good at the job of making school a nice place."
I totally love that even in a really snobby and social-class fixated school, the son of a working class man (I was plastering walls today) can gain acceptance and positions of responsibility through his own academic study and strong moral code
