{"id":9090,"date":"2018-10-01T12:21:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T10:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9090"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:26:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:26:22","slug":"boarding-school-at-an-early-age-is-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/10\/boarding-school-at-an-early-age-is-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Boarding School at An Early Age is Child Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0boarding school\u00a0provides education for pupils who live on the premises. Traditionally, pupils stayed at the school for the length of the term; some schools facilitate returning home every weekend and some welcome day pupils.\u00a0 The United Kingdom has\u00a0 a rich history of such schools.<\/p>\n<p>Increasing numbers of children are being educated at boarding schools in the UK.\u00a0 According to George Monbiot, who still struggles with the emotional impact of being sent away at the age of eight, we must protect children from the damage they can cause. He says if working-class parents did this, there would be an outcry. So why are upper-class parents getting away with what has become a form of acceptable cruelty?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and be able to express your position on this topic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Boarding school at an early age is child abuse - George Monbiot | Comment is Free\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-u1gGyU1Sg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How do you feel about the video? Do you agree with George Monbiot&#8217;s argument?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think about boarding schools? Do you know anyone who was boarded or boarding schooled?<\/li>\n<li>Cite some of the pros and cons of sending a very young child to boarding schools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate A\u00a0boarding school\u00a0provides education for pupils who live on the premises. Traditionally, pupils stayed at the school for the length of the term; some schools facilitate returning home every weekend and some welcome day pupils.\u00a0 The United Kingdom has\u00a0 a rich history of such schools. 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