Private Education

[pinxminx]

A good thing?
A bad thing?

Why is it frowned on so much?

[yord]

the only thing worth knowing is who frowns on it and then everything falls into place

[kubik8]

Yeah, pretty much what Yord said.

[jaggs]

a good thing? if it dosnt count on how much money you have
bad thing? as above

[yord]

there is no such thing as social equality

[puffin]

There was a greater chance for poorer children to do well academically, and move up the social ladder(ie get a professional job) when the grammar schools existed.

Let's face it, putting aside the wealth of parents, children aren't the same. They will benefit from different kinds of education. The aim should always to be to provide them with the best quality education you can so that they can reach their own personal potential. The potential isn't, can't be and never will be the same for every child. It's personal to each and every one.

[jaggs]

why was money spent on thick as sh*t Prince Harry when a bright child from a council estate would have benifited more

[Psalms]

In America, the cost of educating children ages 4 through 18 is picked up by the State, funded by taxpayers. Anything after that is borne by the student.

[pinxminx]

It's mostly the same here Psalms unless you wish to pay and go privately. You can of course get funding, but that is limited.
I currently pay £8,000 a year for my 12 year old. She's been there two years now but has come on so well. Worth every penny I think. It's a shame that all state schools don't get the same standard of teaching staff, nor gain the same exam results. But I guess thats what you pay for.
Sorry for the late reply I had fogotten about starting this thread.

[Psalms]

My visits to Chit-Chat are on occasion, so no problem. ;D

In this country we can, of course, pay for a better school than the government-funded ones, and parents with money do; as they are glad to do because the "free" schools are not much more than a zoo, having been filled with children who act like they would fit right in on monkey island, they having been given free reign by teachers who have long ago acquiesced to the little darlings.

[pinxminx]

When I graduated I did teach for a little while in a state school. I enjoyed it big time, but I swear to god you can't really teach - keeping them all controlled is much more than an effort, than being able to teach them a thing. The problem is that you have a classroom of about thirty with so many kids with different abilities, learning disorders and low attention spans, that's it's almost impossible to do anything else other than control the situation. It simply isn't like that at private schools. No matter how gifted teachers are, they need the right enviroment to teach.

[hammerhead]

"environment"

"that's it's" ?

Grammar and spelling - 5/10

See me after class.

[sushimo]

Just picking around a few old threads here.

I went to a private boarding school, not from any other choice but due to the fact my father was in the army and serving abroad where Brit schools didn't happen after you were 11.
I actually loved it (after the initial shock), in fact so much so I sent my youngest to one when she was 11 - and likewise she thought it was the best thing ever.
I would say that academically there was a slight improvement, but personality, confidence and common sense went way better. Those traits gave me and her more job prospects than any degree would have.
I've also worked at Independant Schools - the best factor being the teachers seem to have a lot stronger control of the children - any troublemakers are dealt with rapidly.