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motr said:
I'd rather we invested in the community. Take the training and development programs to the community. Bring some of the more likely prospects down to the club for some intensive training now and then, but let them enjoy their childhood with their families.
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With the Club wanting the Best for the possible Recurts they want them going thru the TAC Cup and APS System. Plus we want them not get homesick.

Though would depend on the Person IF they do go down to Melbourne or not
 
motr said:
I hope it doesn't pan out this way. At 16 you should be with your own family.
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Plenty of 16 year olds go to boarding school. It's really not as awful as it sounds.
 
Apex36 said:
Plenty of 16 year olds go to boarding school. It's really not as awful as it sounds.
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I spoke to a parent of boarding school kids recently who was bemoaning the fact that going to a boarding school teaches kids they don't need their parents.:cry:
 
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Anzacday said:
I spoke to a parent of boarding school kids recently who was bemoaning the fact that going to a boarding teaches kids they don't need their parents.:cry:
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Honestly, I'm not sure why this generation seems to be so precious with teens. My parents were both working full time and treated as adults when they were 16. When I was 16, yeah I was still at school, but I would have killed to be able to be away from home for extended periods. My mum drove me insane!
But now? Oh, we can't take our precious 16 year old babies away from their families for a couple of months at a time! How cruel! Pffft.... Gimme a break...
 
Apex36 said:
Honestly, I'm not sure why this generation seems to be so precious with teens. My parents were both working full time and treated as adults when they were 16. When I was 16, yeah I was still at school, but I would have killed to be able to be away from home for extended periods. My mum drove me insane!
But now? Oh, we can't take our precious 16 year old babies away from their families for a couple of months at a time! How cruel! Pffft.... Gimme a break...
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How old are your kids apex?
 
jmac70 said:
How old are your kids apex?
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Two, and four months. Suffice to say, considerably too young to consider sending off to boarding school! (Although the 2 year old tests me sometimes...)
 
Apex36 said:
Honestly, I'm not sure why this generation seems to be so precious with teens. My parents were both working full time and treated as adults when they were 16. When I was 16, yeah I was still at school, but I would have killed to be able to be away from home for extended periods. My mum drove me insane!
But now? Oh, we can't take our precious 16 year old babies away from their families for a couple of months at a time! How cruel! Pffft.... Gimme a break...
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So you send your Kids to Boarding School Apex36 ?
 
Apex36 said:
Plenty of 16 year olds go to boarding school. It's really not as awful as it sounds.
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There are cultural considerations that make this more difficult for some indigenous kids. Leaving your community is a big deal, not only as a kid but as an adult too.
 
TradeDraft said:
So you send your Kids to Boarding School Apex36 ?
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Considering they're not even old enough for kinder and I don't have that kind of money, no. But when they're older if they got a scholarship and wanted to go I certainly wouldn't hold them back because they 'should be with their family'.
Quicky said:
There are cultural considerations that make this more difficult for some indigenous kids. Leaving your community is a big deal, not only as a kid but as an adult too.
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Absolutely, and I understand those are certainly important considerations for those in communities. I just object to a blanket rule of 'a 16 year old should be with their family'.
 
Apex36 said:
Considering they're not even old enough for kinder and I don't have that kind of money, no. But when they're older if they got a scholarship and wanted to go I certainly wouldn't hold them back because they 'should be with their family'.
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Of Course you don't hold them back IF they want to go.

But would you Recommend it to them when they are Old Enough?
 
TradeDraft said:
Of Course you don't hold them back IF they want to go.

But would you Recommend it to them when they are Old Enough?
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Not sure I'd use the word recommend, as I wouldn't want to push the in to something they didn't want to do, but if they were keen on it I'd encourage them to give it a go. There's nothing quite as liberating as living away from your parents for the first time, and in reality it's only 8 weeks at a time.
 
Apex36 said:
Not sure I'd use the word recommend, as I wouldn't want to push the in to something they didn't want to do, but if they were keen on it I'd encourage them to give it a go. There's nothing quite as liberating as living away from your parents for the first time, and in reality it's only 8 weeks at a time.
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If you are Capable of living by yourself it not be the Worst Idea
 

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Apex36 said:
Two, and four months. Suffice to say, considerably too young to consider sending off to boarding school! (Although the 2 year old tests me sometimes...)
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My girls are 4 & 8. I want them at home as long as possible.
 
speedytiger said:
Pfffft. When i was a boy i walked 55k's to school carrying a tractor on my back and a cow under each arm. Uphill too, in 40 degree heat. And snow.
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My parents made me walk to school on my first day. Would have been a couple of km. No send off or fan fare in those days.
 
jmac70 said:
My girls are 4 & 8. I want them at home as long as possible.
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Each to their own. I can foresee my wife having difficulty letting go, but I've always been a big advocate of giving kids the opportunity to have their independence (within reason).
 
jmac70 said:
My parents made me walk to school on my first day. Would have been a couple of km. No send off or fan fare in those days.
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Did you Grow up in the Country?
 
I fail to see how this helps my draft prospects this year, I'm as whitebread as they come.:(

My sheep looks at me nervously as I type, the scarecrow is scared.

They already dread the 2016 draft.
 
Apex36 said:
Honestly, I'm not sure why this generation seems to be so precious with teens. My parents were both working full time and treated as adults when they were 16. When I was 16, yeah I was still at school, but I would have killed to be able to be away from home for extended periods. My mum drove me insane!
But now? Oh, we can't take our precious 16 year old babies away from their families for a couple of months at a time! How cruel! Pffft.... Gimme a break...
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I think you might have missed the point.
This isn't about the kids, it's about the parents missing their kids.
 

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