Now, there's a word that cannot be popular beyond a certain point in
the philosophy of ses or associated bodies; and it is a fact that in
those "old days" of the ses day schools, if you had a child there or
you taught there or you worked in the kitchen - or whatever - then
you did not complain through any of the usual channels. You
might "gossip" amongst your associates which would earn you a poor
reputation in the ses heirarchy-particularly the mothers who were
often referred to as the root of all evils threatening the perfection
of the organisation. (more soon! earning a living etc calls!).