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Absolutely. It's useful, and interesting.
Yup.
But indoctrinatio is what I think people are getting at here - e.g: Religious schools putting thier own spin on it, and changing this and that, etc.
for the record, just spotted faith schools aren't all badhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5246084.stm?ls
I had this as well, but in Year 7, they did try to force Christianity upon us. (even the Muslim students)
Although parents should still have the right to withdraw their children from it if they want to.
If the kids have got their heads "a bit in the clouds" as some people say, I think that's down to the parents.. if my son went to private school I know damn well I'd keep it real for him at home.... so to speak!
By the way to the OP, when I was looking at private primary schools for my son, it was around 2500 per term, so approx. 7500 per year, a lot of cash yeah but not exactly un-doable is it. I think the expensive part is having to have your kid hanging around with the kids with infinite funds coming home wanting this and that lol.
i have no problem with creationism being taught in schools, just you shouldnt teach it in science lessons, as its not actually science
If anything the school year after year continues leading among the top schools in the country - as well as providing science in science classes, and knowledge about other religions in religion class to such an extent that when I went to high-school, I had to explain the christian kids about their traditions.
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but what about the year after that :chin:
I went to public school (private school, but even posher and more expensive). I personally hated it, not because I thought it was full of elitist people or because I thought the notion of fee-paying schools was wrong or any of that guff. I was bullied that is all and I shan't go into the details suffice to say that even though I hated it, it wasn't down to the system or anything else. Bullying happens everywhere.
Unless you're fortunate enough to live in an area with really good state schools, fee-paying schools are sometimes only the viable option if you want a first-rate education and I cannot deny that my school did indeed provide a first-rate education (one third of the teaching staff have PhDs, some have two) and it got me into a Russel Group university. Would the same have happened had I attended state school in Winchester? I guess, if you'll permit me an arrogant statement, that I'm clever enough to have gotten to the same university (probably into Oxbridge if I'd gone to state school
That said, I think there are certain types of people whom private school suits better than others and that there are certain schools within the private sector who suit some kids better than others. Some people simply do not suit the private system, not for lack of intellect or ability, simply that the system is geared vaguely to a certain type of person.
Now this is not an attack on the state system or the people who went to it. Nor is this an attempt to say "haha I'm better than you" because I went to a top public school. These are merely my experiences versus the other options that were available to me and my rents.
So to answer the question, would I sent my kids to public school? I don't know. I've had the experience of it to be able to better judge and Mrs. T went to grammar school so perhaps we are in the best possible position to be able to judge what type of school is best for the kid. That said, I want nothing but the best for my kids and if the best education for them comes at a price tag, naturally I'll pay it.
If you don't like private schools then that's fine, but don't jeopardise your kids' chances just so you can make a political statement.
I suppose it is doable if you earn 40 or 50 grand a year, though.
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Being able to spend £7500 a year on education
I know that's how much they cost, it just sounds like a lot of money to have after eating, living etc!
Would I send my child to a private school? Hell, yes. I'd do anything for my kids. Anything to get them out of the dreadful, failed comprehensive system. Until the education system is totally overhauled - more grammar schools, a massive increase in selection, allowing people to proceed on the basis of merit instead of nasty, spiteful political correctness - I would definitely send my kids to a private school. Inevitably, people will now try and attack me on several fronts. For daring to stick two fingers up to state education? Suits me. Parents want the very best for their kids, precisely what "bog-standard" comprehensives (the most truthful thing Alastair Campbell ever said) don't provide.
Mate, in the private sector, that's quite a bargain.
The top public schools charge around £20k a year. And that's just for education and accomodation.
And they're not necessarily pretending to be "humble and grateful"- has it not occurred to you that perhaps if they're being grateful it's because they were taught by their parents that policeness is an excellent policy?
And not every kid who went to private school went there cos they grew up with money. Various of us had scholarships or parents who worked every hour god gave them in order to pay for their child to have a "better education".