[senco-forum] Poison pen

Hi June, Janice and everyone
  I'd echo what June says here.  I left another Forum because it was just a shouting match where people yelled conflicting theories at each other without listening.  This Forum has rarely descended to that level.  And, on the rare occasions when it all gets too personal and aggressive, I've always found the backup from the administators very helpful.
  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

June Swaffield <june_marriott at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
  Janice, 

Just to echo the general tone of other replies on the
forum, please don't feel you should hold back your
opinions because of adverse reactions. 

I have been a member of other forums in the past where
off-board/private messages have become deeply
offensive, almost frightening. One forum was for
sufferers of polycystic ovaries, who often have great
difficulty with weight. A thread on the subject of
weight terminology, (no, really!), became almost
frightening in the degree of foul language used in
private replies. (For the record, I personally am not
"weight challenged", I am FAT ;-) ).

Has anyone else noticed how the nastiest writers
always come across as being very "childish" (and
that's probably an insult to children)? In my dealings
with my son's school, I received a letter from the
Chair of Governors. All it needed was "ner-ner-ner" at
the end to convince me an 8-year-old had written it.

As I have said before, I am so pleased to find a forum
where I can get neutral advice about SEN. I spent a
lot of time trying to keep our problems with our son's
school private, in the mistaken belief that this was
somehow more dignified. I have made more progress in
the brief time since, effectively, going public on
this forum that I did in 10 months going it alone.

Regards,

June

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Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall