Principal's anger at Fiona's rant (From Daily Echo)

Another has been looking to get back in the eyes of the media.

Not an auspicious start!

But an outrageous tart.

Why on earth did they invite her to the grand opening?! This is by no means the first time that she has publicly slated the school - what were they thinking?!! Ghastly wannabe woman.

Most people had forgotten Fiona Phillips.

I take her rant with a very big pinch of salt, and regard it for what it is, a publicity stunt to boost the sale of her book.

I will Not be buying.

Oh no, not a book. There I was thinking she was completely stupid. Sadly, perhaps not.

So where are all the comments?

"Millbrook School, saying it had crushed her aspirations and left her with just one O-level."

Maybe she was just not good enough to gain any more than that.

What happens when oasis go's bank rupt or they decide to pull out off education, what happens to the kids and the school .

I think we should keep Millbrook and Oaklands schools open and running just in case, and give people a choice off type of schools

southy wrote:
What happens when oasis go's bank rupt or they decide to pull out off education, what happens to the kids and the school .

I think we should keep Millbrook and Oaklands schools open and running just in case, and give people a choice off type of schools

Were you educated at Millbrook?? You have spelt 'off' with 2 'f's.. you mean 'of' as in 'pull out of education', a choice of schools' - you are just confirming Fiona's point..

electrolux wrote:

southy wrote:
What happens when oasis go's bank rupt or they decide to pull out off education, what happens to the kids and the school .

I think we should keep Millbrook and Oaklands schools open and running just in case, and give people a choice off type of schools

Were you educated at Millbrook?? You have spelt 'off' with 2 'f's.. you mean 'of' as in 'pull out of education', a choice of schools' - you are just confirming Fiona's point..

Also 'go's' should be written 'goes' and bankrupt is all one word.. seems like Millbrook wasn't such a great school after all..

electrolux wrote:

electrolux wrote:

southy wrote:
What happens when oasis go's bank rupt or they decide to pull out off education, what happens to the kids and the school .

I think we should keep Millbrook and Oaklands schools open and running just in case, and give people a choice off type of schools

Were you educated at Millbrook?? You have spelt 'off' with 2 'f's.. you mean 'of' as in 'pull out of education', a choice of schools' - you are just confirming Fiona's point..

Also 'go's' should be written 'goes' and bankrupt is all one word.. seems like Millbrook wasn't such a great school after all..

Southy went to Redbridge, thank God.

Firstly, Oasis won't be going bankrupt they have more financial security than the local council. I shared the sadness in losing the predecessor schools but it's happened and everyone should look towards using the new facilities and encouraging local kids to go there as it's a fantastic building and the staff do genuinely seem to care. That way it can become part of the community. Secondly, Fiona Phillips was a big mistake, it was a self-serving publicity stunt - she's sorry for herself, but in the words of the kids 'am I bovered?'

NO I am not fan of Fiona Phillips, in fact as believer in equality do not contribute to this celebrity culture i.e. just because somebody with pretty face on TV he or she has to be worshiped and respected etc.

BUT the woman has right to say what she thinks, has every right to scream if she feels she was let down during her young life by the school and teachers.

Yes every situation and its shock effect may be completely different; but there is thread of common denominators. We as society collectively tend to put too much faith in certain professions and institutions, and do not listen to many on their receiving end especially when they happen to be vulnerable or children.

These may be extreme examples but Church Priests having abused kids, Dr. Shipman having killed his patients and Police cover up after Hillsborough, abuse of vulnerable elderly in care homes, and latest being Jimmy Savile’s obnoxious actions, occurred only because the priests doctors nurses and people involved in charities etc are always respected and their actions not questioned. Teachers and schools are also part of the same scenario.

Facts must be faced, while our schooling system keeps on ticking reasonably well, it can’t be denied that bad or failed schools also exist and there are also SOME teachers who are disgrace to their profession.

If Millbrook School was really that good then why have they shut it down? Is this at long last admission by the Oasis that they were wrong to argue for closure of Millbrook School?

Although in my own opinion Oasis which is dominated by ‘god brigade’ should not have been touched even with a barge pole, their hypocrisy (well what else can be expected from those who believe in unscientific myth?) is enormous even when measured by religion’s own not exactly very high standards.

They probably expected Fiona, to have become part of the establishment, sing praises. But she obviously has not forgotten her own bad experience at her old school.

Rather than getting niggled, people in education system should stop closing ranks like freemason and start asking themselves questions regarding where and why in SOME CASES they failed to do their jobs properly and seriously think about how to avoid those mistakes in the future.

Paramjit Bahia wrote:
NO I am not fan of Fiona Phillips, in fact as believer in equality do not contribute to this celebrity culture i.e. just because somebody with pretty face on TV he or she has to be worshiped and respected etc.

BUT the woman has right to say what she thinks, has every right to scream if she feels she was let down during her young life by the school and teachers.

Yes every situation and its shock effect may be completely different; but there is thread of common denominators. We as society collectively tend to put too much faith in certain professions and institutions, and do not listen to many on their receiving end especially when they happen to be vulnerable or children.

These may be extreme examples but Church Priests having abused kids, Dr. Shipman having killed his patients and Police cover up after Hillsborough, abuse of vulnerable elderly in care homes, and latest being Jimmy Savile’s obnoxious actions, occurred only because the priests doctors nurses and people involved in charities etc are always respected and their actions not questioned. Teachers and schools are also part of the same scenario.

Facts must be faced, while our schooling system keeps on ticking reasonably well, it can’t be denied that bad or failed schools also exist and there are also SOME teachers who are disgrace to their profession.

If Millbrook School was really that good then why have they shut it down? Is this at long last admission by the Oasis that they were wrong to argue for closure of Millbrook School?

Although in my own opinion Oasis which is dominated by ‘god brigade’ should not have been touched even with a barge pole, their hypocrisy (well what else can be expected from those who believe in unscientific myth?) is enormous even when measured by religion’s own not exactly very high standards.

They probably expected Fiona, to have become part of the establishment, sing praises. But she obviously has not forgotten her own bad experience at her old school.

Rather than getting niggled, people in education system should stop closing ranks like freemason and start asking themselves questions regarding where and why in SOME CASES they failed to do their jobs properly and seriously think about how to avoid those mistakes in the future.

You missed local councilors of your list of people abusing the misplaced respect and trust that some people place in them. Any reason for that omission?

electrolux wrote:

southy wrote:
What happens when oasis go's bank rupt or they decide to pull out off education, what happens to the kids and the school .

I think we should keep Millbrook and Oaklands schools open and running just in case, and give people a choice off type of schools

Were you educated at Millbrook?? You have spelt 'off' with 2 'f's.. you mean 'of' as in 'pull out of education', a choice of schools' - you are just confirming Fiona's point..

Why 2 question marks when you only need 1 ? You really shouldn't slag someone off when you are no better yourself.

I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

I'm not slagging anyone off, this story is about standards of education and if I was a teacher at Millbrook I would be embarrassed that any of my pupils would leave not knowing how to spell 'of'.. that's all..

electrolux wrote:
I'm not slagging anyone off, this story is about standards of education and if I was a teacher at Millbrook I would be embarrassed that any of my pupils would leave not knowing how to spell 'of'.. that's all..

Like I said, southy did not go to Millbrook. Proofread that! ;-)

electrolux wrote:
I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

Grammatical pedantry on an internet message borad is the last refuge of the t**t. Oooh you're a proofreader woo-hoo. This must be like shooting fish in a barrel for you then. Does it make you feel superior to upbraid contributors in such an unnecessary manner? Just because Southy doesn't (or can't) spell, punctuate or otherwise write in a particularly clear way, doesn't de facto invalidate the contribution that he/ she wants to make. Also, double exclamation marks are redundant; the whole point of an exclamation mark is to add emphasis, the same with double question marks, the inclusion of a question mark indicates a question, you cannot have 'more' of a question by adding two marks.

electrolux wrote:
I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

In that case, why two full stops after the word 'living' and two exclamation marks at the end or your 'I am a smartarse' comment?

If you are a proofreader, and you let things like that pass without correction, I can only assume that you do not work for a quality publisher.

Stillness wrote:

Paramjit Bahia wrote:
NO I am not fan of Fiona Phillips, in fact as believer in equality do not contribute to this celebrity culture i.e. just because somebody with pretty face on TV he or she has to be worshiped and respected etc.

BUT the woman has right to say what she thinks, has every right to scream if she feels she was let down during her young life by the school and teachers.

Yes every situation and its shock effect may be completely different; but there is thread of common denominators. We as society collectively tend to put too much faith in certain professions and institutions, and do not listen to many on their receiving end especially when they happen to be vulnerable or children.

These may be extreme examples but Church Priests having abused kids, Dr. Shipman having killed his patients and Police cover up after Hillsborough, abuse of vulnerable elderly in care homes, and latest being Jimmy Savile’s obnoxious actions, occurred only because the priests doctors nurses and people involved in charities etc are always respected and their actions not questioned. Teachers and schools are also part of the same scenario.

Facts must be faced, while our schooling system keeps on ticking reasonably well, it can’t be denied that bad or failed schools also exist and there are also SOME teachers who are disgrace to their profession.

If Millbrook School was really that good then why have they shut it down? Is this at long last admission by the Oasis that they were wrong to argue for closure of Millbrook School?

Although in my own opinion Oasis which is dominated by ‘god brigade’ should not have been touched even with a barge pole, their hypocrisy (well what else can be expected from those who believe in unscientific myth?) is enormous even when measured by religion’s own not exactly very high standards.

They probably expected Fiona, to have become part of the establishment, sing praises. But she obviously has not forgotten her own bad experience at her old school.

Rather than getting niggled, people in education system should stop closing ranks like freemason and start asking themselves questions regarding where and why in SOME CASES they failed to do their jobs properly and seriously think about how to avoid those mistakes in the future.

You missed local councilors of your list of people abusing the misplaced respect and trust that some people place in them. Any reason for that omission?

Yes,Nu Labour not mentioned once. Must be an oversight.

electrolux wrote:
I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

Is that why you used two full stops after living?

jonnyx wrote:

electrolux wrote:
I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

Grammatical pedantry on an internet message borad is the last refuge of the t**t. Oooh you're a proofreader woo-hoo. This must be like shooting fish in a barrel for you then. Does it make you feel superior to upbraid contributors in such an unnecessary manner? Just because Southy doesn't (or can't) spell, punctuate or otherwise write in a particularly clear way, doesn't de facto invalidate the contribution that he/ she wants to make. Also, double exclamation marks are redundant; the whole point of an exclamation mark is to add emphasis, the same with double question marks, the inclusion of a question mark indicates a question, you cannot have 'more' of a question by adding two marks.

Don't you mean message 'board' - never heard of a 'borad', is that how they teach you to spell 'board' at Millbrook?? ;-)

electrolux wrote:

jonnyx wrote:

electrolux wrote:
I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

Grammatical pedantry on an internet message borad is the last refuge of the t**t. Oooh you're a proofreader woo-hoo. This must be like shooting fish in a barrel for you then. Does it make you feel superior to upbraid contributors in such an unnecessary manner? Just because Southy doesn't (or can't) spell, punctuate or otherwise write in a particularly clear way, doesn't de facto invalidate the contribution that he/ she wants to make. Also, double exclamation marks are redundant; the whole point of an exclamation mark is to add emphasis, the same with double question marks, the inclusion of a question mark indicates a question, you cannot have 'more' of a question by adding two marks.

Don't you mean message 'board' - never heard of a 'borad', is that how they teach you to spell 'board' at Millbrook?? ;-)

A-ha-ha-ha. Classic. Well done electrolux. There are several points of fact or opinion in the rest of my post, which could be argued with, but rather than address them you decide instead to pick up on a typo; which may have been laid there deliberately as a baited hook to see if you would bite - in fact it wasn't deliberate, but you bit all the same, showing you up to be nothing more than a tedious pedant, unwilling or unable to engage with the matter at hand you, it would seem, would rather think yourself oh-so clever by pointing out contributor's typos and spelling errors. You are, in the argot of this board, a muppet.

electrolux wrote:

jonnyx wrote:

electrolux wrote:
I am better actually, I proofread for a living.. Double question marks are just to emphasise a point, people also use more than one exclamation mark for the same reason!!

Grammatical pedantry on an internet message borad is the last refuge of the t**t. Oooh you're a proofreader woo-hoo. This must be like shooting fish in a barrel for you then. Does it make you feel superior to upbraid contributors in such an unnecessary manner? Just because Southy doesn't (or can't) spell, punctuate or otherwise write in a particularly clear way, doesn't de facto invalidate the contribution that he/ she wants to make. Also, double exclamation marks are redundant; the whole point of an exclamation mark is to add emphasis, the same with double question marks, the inclusion of a question mark indicates a question, you cannot have 'more' of a question by adding two marks.

Don't you mean message 'board' - never heard of a 'borad', is that how they teach you to spell 'board' at Millbrook?? ;-)

Wasn't he the guy from Kazakhstan? ;-)

Having read the article a few times now, I am bemused at the headline writers choice of words. It appears that the Principal of The Academy was actually 'disappointed' that the main emphasis that was published in all the nationals, was on Fiona Phillips' few moments of negative experience rather than on the positive and motivational comments made to all students. Having not been an invited guest, but having watched the video I too would be angry at the way in which her comments have been blown out of proportion thus taking the emphasis from a positive and succesful day. I was privileged to be at the subsequent Arts Festival and do hope that it runs again next year. It was fantastic to see community organisations from across Southampton coming together to celebrate all things Art !