Has it ever occurred to anyone that there are some people who do not want to be friends with large groups? Being an introvert or not wanting to have a huge group of acquaintances is not a bad thing. Neither is being outgoing and overly social. Quit treating the people who don't want to be parts of big groups as freaks. Some of us feel the life getting sucked out of us if more than 10 people are in a room. I have good friends, I get along with everyone, but under the pain of being expelled, I would have told a teacher or school administrator to go to hell before giving up my best friend.
All of the rules change the minute high school ends anyway. All of those "acquaintances" that they want these kids to have? They'll be gone from their lives 2 months after graduation. I'm still in touch with my best friends from high school and most of the time, they're closer than my actual family.
British Schools Ban Best Friends: Are Best Friends Healthy?
SodaHead News
2012/04/27 13:00:00
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A handful of primary (elementary) schools in south London are reportedly discouraging kids from having best friends and attempting to get them to interact in larger groups. Though The Sun, a major British tabloid, is calling the policy a "ban," it's unclear to what extent schools are taking it. Educational psychologist Gaynor Sbuttoni says the schools are enforcing the policy to "save the child the pain of splitting up from their best friend."
Obviously, the policy has been met with severe criticism. Campaign for Real Education spokesman Chris McGovern explained, "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." A member of the National Association of Head Teachers added, "I don’t think it is widespread but it is clearly happening. It seems bizarre." Do you think having a best friend is a healthy part of growing up?
Obviously, the policy has been met with severe criticism. Campaign for Real Education spokesman Chris McGovern explained, "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." A member of the National Association of Head Teachers added, "I don’t think it is widespread but it is clearly happening. It seems bizarre." Do you think having a best friend is a healthy part of growing up?
I suppose they will also regulate that you can't have deep conversations anymore and that instead you should just make small talk with all your new "friends" all day long.
Because I've never heard of a school doing that.
Take note all you hard core liberals and people who believe we should be like Europe, this is where allowing the government to control your life leads. A little here, a little there, liberals like to accuse conservatives of being afraid of the "slippery slope". Unfortunately, there is a slippery slope, and it has no bottom, that's the way big governments work. Telling hair dressers what kind of shoes they may wear, telling kids they may not have "best friends" this is pittiful. Best friends are a part of life, someone to trust and share. Why "save the child the pain of splitting up"? Pain and sorrow is as much a part of life as love and friendship, hate and hardship. How are these children supposed to grow up to handle the requirements of life if they are deprived of the learning experiences? Oh, I guess later the government will ban marrage to protect them from the pain of divorce, ban funerals to shield them from the pain of loss. Governmetn needs to get out of attempting to run peoples lives and do their jobs of running the country. Maybe if they didn't distract themselves with all the petty crap they have no business in they could do their jobs for a change.
If this is happening in schools here in the UK i`d be very surprised on the other hand maybe this is to deter youngster from being Individuals who think for themselves + developing lasting friendships. If this is true maybe they are trying to develop just herds of brainless sheep !!!!.
Banning best friends for the purpose of protecting their fragile little hearts from the chance of the friendship ending? How stupid!! If you think this generation is full of whining sissy's, just wait to see what is in store for the next if this is how we are now conditioning our young.
But, as I said, I've been thru some tough times, and my female friends have always been supportive, caring, and uplifting. Will admit there are catty women out there, but I've never been one to hang out with them, or associate with them.
Also my sister and I have been best friends our whole lives. We help and support each other through anything.