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London schools to ban making best friends

Joseph F

Joseph F

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4203460/Schools-ban-children-making-best-friends.html
TEACHERS are banning schoolkids from having best pals — so they don't get upset by fall-outs.
Instead, the primary pupils are being encouraged to play in large groups.

Educational psychologist Gaynor Sbuttoni said the policy has been used at schools in Kingston, South West London, and Surrey.

She added: "I have noticed that teachers tell children they shouldn't have a best friend and that everyone should play together.

"They are doing it because they want to save the child the pain of splitting up from their best friend. But it is natural for some children to want a best friend. If they break up, they have to feel the pain because they're learning to deal with it."

Russell Hobby, of the National Association of Head Teachers, confirmed some schools were adopting best-friend bans.

He said: "I don't think it is widespread but it is clearly happening. It seems bizarre.

"I don't see how you can stop people from forming close friendships. We make and lose friends throughout our lives." The Campaign for Real Education, which wants more parental choice in state education, said the "ridiculous" policy was robbing children of their childhood.

Spokesman Chris McGovern added: "Children take things very seriously and if you tell them they can't have a best friend it can be seriously damaging to them. They need to learn about relationships."
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LOL, Britain!
Why can't they see that this will effectively leave people completely unprepared for real relationships when they are older?
 
It's from The Sun which is nothing more than a comic. The article contains no quotes from any of the alleged schools that are doing this.

In summary it is bollocks.
 
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They don't want the kids to experience pain? LOLOLOL.

I think the people who came up with this are loser virgins.
 
The Sun is not a real newspaper and any story like this should be treated with a lot of skepticism.
 
Hmmm. This story shows up in the Sunday times too, which is a division of the London Times isn't it? That makes it seem a bit more legit.

Edit: You can't read it without a subscription, but it shows up in their search as having been published March 18th 2012. It has the same title too.
 
Weak article with no corroborating evidence to truly show me that "schools are banning best friends". I know the article tries to make its point; it fails to.
 
I'm sure there's one OT poster who will agree with this. Just not sure why he hasn't posted yet.
 
Gotta mark this thread for whenever people talk about how stupid Americans are and how smart other parts of the world, especially Europe, seem to be.

Thanks.

MotionMan
 
I believe it. I believe it because stranger things have come out of the mouths of school bureaucrats before. Like that Ontario school that had a dad arrested because his daughter drew a picture of him shooting monsters. It's so hard to co-parent kids these days, according to teachers.

This is why I'll work my ass off to send any kids I ever have to private school.
 
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