Should I be sending my kids to boarding school?

As my eldest daughter completes her final year at boarding school and my younger children move into senior school, I thought it relevant to reflect on the experiences and benefits of my children and myself over the past five years. I live in a small rural town about two hours from the nearest city, Perth in WA.

While there is a near by local high school the standard of education and lacking morals my husband and I did not feel as though this would be at all beneficial in providing our children with every possible opportunity for their futures.

Should I be sending my kids to boarding school?
A question that will probably have crossed your mind once or twice if your living in a rural area with no close available secondary education centers. However if you are living in a rural area there are many pros and cons as to boarding school for your child/children.

So how do you make the decision? Generally the pros are going to outway the cons in this sort of situation, but if you can’t quite get your head around the idea of moving your kids out of home at only twelve or thirteen, then let me show you how.

The negatives.
– Your child may get homesick, and tell you they hate school, you, and generally everything.
– Your not going to know absolutely everything that goes on 24/7 as your children are living hours away.
– Generally the costs of boarding school are very high.

The positives.
– Your child learns independance and many life long skills.
– Your child will form friendships and relationships with peers and staff at a very close level.
– There are many opportunities and experiences that your child can be involved in, which are unimaginable at any other school
– You and your children will meet people from all over the state
– The education received at a private school is of an extremely high standard.

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Husband and Wife Team, Owner and Operator, Can You Do This In Business?

Its 5am in the morning, the alarm sounds out for the second time as you lay there in your warm bed, knowing that it is at least minus 10 degrees outside. I’m sure its my husbands turn to get up and make sure the breakfast cook has everything sorted out.

Then bamm, like a lightning bolt your thoughts are sh.t, snow, road block, hows the cook going to get here this morning, think,think, yep thats right the travel cook is on today and yes its Wednesday, my turn to do the rounds.

launch out of bed then realize you did sprain an ankle 2 days ago and the sudden movement you just made sends you straight down to the ground beside your bed with a chilling screech of pain that shoots your hubby 3 feet straight up toward the ceiling, or close too anyway.

What the hell is going on woman says a groggy husband whom has just realized he has one heck of a hangover from last night, knowing it was his sleep in morning he sort of overindulged in the grog with a few of the day shift staff.

Not that you really minded as his sexual display toward you when he came to bed may have been a bit short although it was full of energy and adventure!

Now all these thoughts are zapping around and now we have a hobbling wife a hung-over husband and a cook stuck on the highway.

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Can You Run A Business With Family Members, And Remain Open?

One thing is for sure. No matter what happens if you have family members working for you, as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, those family members will still be your family.

They may rip you off by stealing from the till.
Not show up for work on numerouse acasions
Argue with each other at work
Argue with each other after work
Fight
Argue with you at work
Argue with you after work

Is it worth it, No its not.

Just maybe you might find one family member that treats the business like its there own and have a feeling of pride that you have given them the opportunity to give them a job. Great you have one happy employee.

How many would you have to go through to find this perfect family member.
Have I ever employed a family member, yes I have and my secret to you is this;

Part time only.

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