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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 19:16
Would you send your child to one?
Are fee paying schools classed as 'private' in your eyes? Only for snobs etc
If not or you would, reasons please.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 19:19
I don't reckon i would, regardless of how much money i had available. kerry on the other hand is dead keen on going this route. Arguments of the future rock.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 19:20
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 19:43
No, definitely not. If all the bright/well off kids are taken out of the state schools what state does that leave them in? There are plenty of good state schools around, and supporting them as much as you can only makes them stronger.
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Alison
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 20:12
I absolutely would not, and indeed didnt!
1. I already paid for their education, big time.
2. The state school system, whilst flawed, is not the disaster it gets cracked up to be all the time
3. Even if it is, why do my children jump the queue just because of money
4. I also do not use private health. I am a raving leftie I suppose!!
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 20:19
*round of applause for raving lefties*!
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Alison
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 20:20
I'm morally opposed to a 'you get better treatment if you have more money for health, education police and legal' system etc.
We all pay a fortune in taxes, so all of these services should be better than they are.
Having a 'opt of of crap' option for the rich just means they can lobby the government to run down the public services in favor of the private services for the elite, which has been happening in Oz for some time.
Gud day Shelia's
Brad's Aussie counterpart / mate.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 21:18
Depends on where you live. Bristol has one of the worst education records in the UK. No way were my 3 kids going to failing schools (and now the controversial comment) in extremely deprived areas. Part of education involves socialisation or in my eyes 'fitting socially' or 'socio-economically'. Different social classes have different values. We made massive sacrifices to give our kids the best education possible and I wouldn't change a thing. They all have 10 GCSE's and at least 3 'A' levels and good jobs with good prospects. Lawyer, banker and teacher. Thank you to the private education sector.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 21:47
It would depend on the local choice of shools. "Choice" is a silly word anyway, as where I am it's more about the choice they make for you. If I lived where there were no schools I was happy with within easy reach, then I would consider paying for the kids schooling. Hopefully I won't have to, but in my opinion, it surely depends on the school. If all the local schools were really shocking, I don't think I'd be doing the right thing by the kids to send them there.
For years I was "never going to pay in a million years for my kids schooling; good enough for me, good enough for them". Now I have kids.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 21:53
No I wouldn't. I do get Roger's point though, I live in a rural area, with small schools and a high staff to pupil ratio and good sats results and gcse/a level results, and we do have a choice of 3 secondary schools. Joseph is at the default one, which used to be a grammar school and has a good reputation.
However, anyone should do what they feel right for their children.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 21:56
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 22:03
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Depends on where you live. Bristol has one of the worst education records in the UK. No way were my 3 kids going to failing schools (and now the controversial comment) in extremely deprived areas. Part of education involves socialisation or in my eyes 'fitting socially' or 'socio-economically'. Different social classes have different values. We made massive sacrifices to give our kids the best education possible and I wouldn't change a thing. They all have 10 GCSE's and at least 3 'A' levels and good jobs with good prospects. Lawyer, banker and teacher. Thank you to the private education sector.
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 22:13
I am also a ravie lefty ... no 'new labour' here ... but then i don't think there is any 'new labour' anywhere now.
Personally, I would rather move house than go private if I lived in an area with only poor schools.
BUT, your children are not a social experiment, you have to do whatever you feel is best for them because you just don't get a second shot at it. So, for me it would mean moving for anyone else it may be they choose to pay, my moral conscience just wouldn't allow me to do that.
As an aside, I don't think qualifications are much of a marker for sucess or otherwise in your chosen career. We recently employed two new graduates both of whom were disappointing to say the least. My eldest daughter (bless her) is no acedemic but aged 21 has bought her house and is running a very successful business which an entrepeneur who is a customer is wanting to invest in to get her top class premises and expand the client base.
 Karen
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 22:19
I hope your acedimc was a typo Karen
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Posted on 26th Nov 2008 at 22:25
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Depends on where you live. Bristol has one of the worst education records in the UK. No way were my 3 kids going to failing schools (and now the controversial comment) in extremely deprived areas. Part of education involves socialisation or in my eyes 'fitting socially' or 'socio-economically'. Different social classes have different values. We made massive sacrifices to give our kids the best education possible and I wouldn't change a thing. They all have 10 GCSE's and at least 3 'A' levels and good jobs with good prospects. Lawyer, banker and teacher. Thank you to the private education sector.
One of my friends is a teacher in a Bristol state school and she is paying for her childrens' education in the private sector! Bristol is a bit of an exception to the rule.
I have divided views. I was given the option of being educated privately and chose not to. I don't regret that decision. I lived in Street in Somerset where Millfield is the private school. I was invited to, and went to Millfield for my sports training and because of my experience of the students it resulted in my preference for the state school for my education. I continued going to Millfield for the sports training until I was 16.
I have relatives and friends that have been educated in private schools and one of the things I have noticed is their inability to socialise and interact with all 'social classes' (sorry Roger). That is not to say it is always the case but it is a significant majority and enough to question whether they prepare their students for 'real life' any better than the state system.
I brought my 3 children up on my own and there was no way I could have afforded to put them through the private education system. To suggest that the state system is not the best education possible is suggesting that the majority of us are lesser because we have not had that level of education. I will challenge that suggestion.
I am one that maligns Bridgwater (the town nearby to where I live) for many reasons, however I was able to get my children in to the best state school in the town which just so happens to be in the top 5% of state schools nationally. My eldest son went on to University and is now employed in a job he loves, my younger son is now a Head Chef and loves his job and my daughter is still at college. I am told that this is unusual for a single parent family so I will take a little credit, however, it's feasible that the education system may have also had an input - I thank them for that because I had to work full time to pay the bills!
I went through the state education system and was a banker (now self employed), I have a couple of cousins and a few friends that went through the state system and are now teachers, one of them lecturing at docturate level and one of my son's female friends from the council estate in our village who has gone through the state system is a lawyer in a large firm in Bristol - point made I think.
You have to consider the options and quality of what educational facilities are available as opposed to whether it is state provided or private.
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