At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is, of course, down at the bottom of England just off South Hampton.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Actually, the British boarding school experience turns out to be not that exotic.
Boarding school is a wicked thing.
The only place I considered home was the boarding school in Yorkshire my parents sent me to. It's easier, isn't it? I mean, it gets kids out the way, doesn't it?
When I drop my son off at school, I love walking around the outskirts of Hampstead Heath.
I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.
Having your adolescence at an all-male boarding school is just crap.
I have a theory that if you've got the kind of parents who want to send you to boarding school, you're probably better off at boarding school.
It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play, master social skills and prepare for formal schooling.
My father went to boarding school in Sydney when he was 14.
The only place I considered home was the boarding school, in Yorkshire, my parents sent me to.