gordondaviesmoustache
Well-Known Member
Primary school no; secondary school yes.
That said, a good comprehensive is as good as a decent independent school. The differentials in the state sector are stark; this makes the choice for many parents a necessity (in their eyes) rather than a luxury, especially if you are victim to the postcode lottery.
I would say, however, that a decent proportion of privately educated people are utter dicks. I was privately educated myself and have a number of friends who were, some of who I retain from my schooldays, but there is a certain 'type' who is boorish, loud and totally lacking in self-awareness. I find them to be appalling people. They are the unacceptable face of private education, to me at least.
As a footnote Rasc is most certainly not inimical to 'posh' people, even if he has a somewhat idealistic view of how the world should (or rather, could) operate.
That said, a good comprehensive is as good as a decent independent school. The differentials in the state sector are stark; this makes the choice for many parents a necessity (in their eyes) rather than a luxury, especially if you are victim to the postcode lottery.
I would say, however, that a decent proportion of privately educated people are utter dicks. I was privately educated myself and have a number of friends who were, some of who I retain from my schooldays, but there is a certain 'type' who is boorish, loud and totally lacking in self-awareness. I find them to be appalling people. They are the unacceptable face of private education, to me at least.
As a footnote Rasc is most certainly not inimical to 'posh' people, even if he has a somewhat idealistic view of how the world should (or rather, could) operate.