Do you think private schools over £10000-per-year should be abolished?

Why do you keep banging on about how insane the fees are? They merely reflect the cost of providing the service and making (in some cases only) a profit. State education costs very little less.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3090528/Cheaper-to-educate-a-child-privately-say-headteachers.html

Well let's see. We have the NHS, and exercise is something you can do for free (e.g. going for a run, playing football, doing pressups). There might be some truth to what you're saying about food (although I doubt you need things like lobster and cavier in your diet to get better grades) but this is really nothing compared to the insane fees private schools charge.

I'm not talking about money, I'm talking about the opportunities that some parents give to their children which others don't. Some children will always be disadvantaged due to the parents they were born to.

i dont agree with you mate.. lets talk in terms of my dad who went to a ****ty school in a village of india and then went to uni there (belive it or not the government would pay kids to join uni). Not showing off but my dad can easily afford to send me to such a school in the UK. Trust me its all about how hard you work and what your priorities are in life. At least he can say that he has made it! That is just one example of a man that i know really well. I'm pretty sure there are other celebs who didnt go to such posh schools but still made it waaay better in life than those who went to such posh schools and top top unis

someone once said: its not your fault if you born poor but its your fault if you die poor

this thread is like saying "i cannot afford these Nike Shoes so lets abolish them" "i cannot afford this food so we should ban them from being sold in restaurants" common OP grow your mind up. People have money let them spend. Use successful people in your life as inspirations to work hard so that one day you can live your dream!

Besides the highest achievers at top universities are often state-educated.

Hurrah! The end of the thread! You have defeated your own argument.

No, because what people who defend private schools always choose to ignore is that their existence enables mediocre rich kids to get into universities better than where they should be. I actually think it's something of a crime against people who are genuinely clever/driven but not rich. That's why people are really defending them, because they secretly know they or their kids are not naturally bright or hard-working enough to get As at a normal school.

No, because what people who defend private schools always choose to ignore is that their existence enables mediocre rich kids to get into universities better than where they should be, which I think is something of a crime against people who are genuinely clever/driven but not rich, who should be taking those places over rich kids who aren't bright. I believe that's why people are really defending them, because they secretly know they or their kids are not naturally bright or disciplined enough to get As at a normal school.