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private schools may be voluntarily nationalised
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http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article320010.ece
why does no politicians want to tackle the hard quesion of improve the quality of all schools
especially when they dont like their own staff at the DfEShttp://education.independent.co.uk/news/article319158.ece
why does no politicians want to tackle the hard quesion of improve the quality of all schools
especially when they dont like their own staff at the DfEShttp://education.independent.co.uk/news/article319158.ece
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The government has no place in telling children what they can and cannot know.
All the government does is to arrange and pay (though taxes of course) for the existence and mainteneance of schools.
Who is going to pay the fees for the less wealthy if all schools go private? You?
Go talk to a teacher, especially one who has been doing the job for more than 15 years and they will tell you how wrong you are.
Tax effects those on lowest incomes most of all.
As for taxes, chances are that the proportion of taxes used to fund state schools are infinitely lower than the school fees charged by private schools.
In any case those on lowest incomes pay the lowest taxes- nearly none at all, especially if they are unemployed/ on benefits etc.
Go ask a teacher.
VAT, Council tax, car tax, national insurance, yadda yadda all make a much bigger impact on a poor persons budget than a rich one's. The passed on taxes from manufacturers also make up a huge chunk of the price. Inflation (also a tax) also chips away the value of any saving they try to acquire.
So people could pay them, aye?
That is why state schools are paramount.
Let's put it this way, it would cost a damned sight more than my respective tax burden for education...
All those taxpayers without school age children currently help subsidise those of us whose children attend state school. Without that support I'd have tough decisions to make about priorities. As mine are a roof over my head and food on the table, the education of my children would falls much lower. As it stands it is not an issue for me.
As for this story, I cannot see any problem with it provided that the schools in question receive the same price per student as the state schools do...
and commercial businesses have?
Wouldn't this lead to brainwashing?
If I have one packet of Kelloggs cornflakes and add another, how many packets will I have? etc.
Years ago McDonalds funded several 'initiatives' in which it would provide nursery and rhyme books to younger kids in primary schools. All very well... until you discover that popular rhymes have been 'updated' and now sing the praises of McDonalds food to the children.
Further involvement by other companies would definitely be the wrong way around.
Though given the love New Labour has of such corporations, consider it done already.
Ah, but it could be buy one get one free... or even a Variety pack...
The of course there are the stories from the US about children being suspended/expelled for publically slagging off their school's "sponsor"...
That's appalling... :no:
What would happen if they show up in class with Burger King food?
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NB There's a mention of the story in this review...
I dont see why commercial organisations cant provide the backing capital - but it would be parents and teachers at grass roots level who decide what to teach.
You don't see any potential conflicts of interest?