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Would you send your child to a private school?
I would for sure provided he/she was happy. Or a Drama school - royal college of music/drama etc.
how much are they per term.
set your child on the right track and mix with the best kind of people. Expect more.
I would for sure provided he/she was happy. Or a Drama school - royal college of music/drama etc.
how much are they per term.
set your child on the right track and mix with the best kind of people. Expect more.
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I would send my child to a school based on its performance. If it was private, I would make damn sure it was the best private school. However, Public Schools provide much the same service.
I'd hardly say that!
idiot.
I'd never send my children to a private school because it is against my most basic values relating to education in that it should be free and fair to all and you shouldn't be able to hypothetically pay for a "better" education -- if that really is the case, anyway.
I have met lovely privately schooled people and horrendous ones as I have with comprehesive-educated people, so it's no reflection on my feelings about the perceived characters of either, it's just how I feel and have always felt. If anyone says I'll change my mind when I become a parent I'll give them a fat lip :mad:
I always thought they meant the same thing. Could be wrong
same thing really, except "public" schools are perceived to be posher.
And Private and Public schools are pretty much the same. but the term is apparently "independent schools" now.
Thanks.
And regarding the question - yes, I would.
That said, I'd never send my kid to boarding school.
At what cost? A large chunk of private schooled people I've met at uni sometimes seem very very out of touch with the real world.
Uni doesn't represent real life though.
And with all of the prejudices I've heard about privately schooled, I was more than surprised by a group of friends of mine which has a few who have attended private schools.
I don't know, you get assholes attending state school as well as private. You can disagree with the actual private institutions, but don't think it's reasonable to generalize the pupils of these institutions as out of touch.
They also went to Pony club, i think that says a lot. There was also a bit of a culture of "Daddy bought me this that and the other" which was a bit weird. Private school kids also tend to be a bit naive, especially those in single sex schools. I have a best friend who i've known since year 6, and she went to a single sex school and is not at all streetwise. Guess it's also dependant on the home life they have. If you have parents which encourage independence, then school's not going to really affect that, but unfortunately the type of people that send their precious darlings to private school tended to mollycoddle, i found.
Even with the effect that could have on their emotional growth?
Mrs MoK works at a local private school which has four year old boarders. Mrs MoK says it breaks her heart everytime she sees them, knowing that they don't have Mum/Dad to hug them for more than half the year.
The school turns out come pretty well educated people (judging on it's old boys roster) but at what cost to the individual concerned?
My parents have been around all the time until i turned 18 and moved away, and I am better for it.
Also, many teachers aren't driven by the desire for higher wages (there are many higher paid graduate jobs on offer!). I was educated in a comprehensive with pupils from a range of differet social backgrounds and a lot of my teachers expressed a real desire to make a difference to the lives of the worse off pupils for whom an education will make a massive difference to their future.
But I don't think these type of people are exactly exclusive to public schools either. But if you've been forced to fund yourself through uni working in a bar or shop, then you're probably going to have more respect for 'lower level' workers when you finally get a well-paid job, and that can only make you a better part of the team.
I think its unfair that children with richer parents get a 'better' education but thats how it is at the moment and if i had the option i would send my kids to a private school. My primary school was like a private school and alot of kids came from well off families - so alot went to private senior schools including my best friend and i remember how heartbroken i was that i couldnt afford to go.
And for boarding school....i would wait until my kid was older and ask them if they want to board or not. I wouldn't just send them. That is all of course if i ever can afford to.
Agreed. It seems that if your parents aren't rich, you have to put with rubbish 'teachers' who can't teach as well. (There were 2 I had in Year 11; one was a supply but he claimed to be good at science)
exams /= education
As for boarding schools, I wouldn't send my children to a boarding school.
I don't suppose they take toddlers - if so I can give them a couple more pupils
On a more serious note I'd say 4 year old boarders is a bit young, but are there special circumstances. A lot of the boarding school pupils I knew were things like parents away with Army, FCO where it was often better for the children to go to boarding school than whatever hell-hole the parents were posted in