Private schools should be banned!!!!!!!!

im sorry but if everyone is in a mixed ability school, nobody would be able to thrive because teachers have to focus their efforts on slower pupils, thus making the intelligent ones suffer.

I see no reason why 'mixed ability schools' shouldn't stream by academic capability. And many do.

many do, but many don't because the teachers arent always up to the standard of teaching
if your an aspiring medic at some academy which is pushing people for c's, the teachers wont really look out for you, or put you in a class with strong biologists, theyll merely push you to one side

What evidence do you have for this?This comment strikes me as a semi-believable claim which has nonetheless come straight from the top of your head.


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What evidence do you have for this?This comment strikes me as a semi-believable claim which has nonetheless come straight from the top of your head.


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I believe education should be a sector that should be completely government controlled; that is not to say I advocate following strict government curriculum, rather I believe that a child's basic education should not be influenced by factors such as wealth.

If we are to improve the social mobility of the UK we must expose all children to the same quality of education; this is fundamental to our future generations' progress. Already there is a huge disparity between independent and state funded schools - it is evident by looking at the level of the Common Entrance exam.

Some may argue that the wealthy will always find some means to improve their child's education even if independent schools were to be abolished, that is true; there is no denying that they have the option to send their child to a boarding school in a foreign country, however what happens outside the UK is not the jurisdiction of the UK, therefore should not affect a decision about ENGLISH education. Hiring private tutors is also an option, however hours outside of school is limited; therefore there is less of a difference between the level in which all children are educated at.

Education is a fundamental human right, it is akin to being able to receive medical treatment. Should we not aspire to a better quality of these services for all? Not being able to even make an intelligent, informed decision in elections is an extremely sad state of affairs (which is 38.7% of us), every human being (in the UK) should receive the opportunity to enrich their mind to such a degree.

Banning education would not worsen the experience for all; on the contrary there would be incentive for all (which will include the wealthy - those with the most power) to improve the educational sector and pressurize the government to invest in schools.

Continuing to support independent schools is also a way of segregating those who are wealthy and those who are not; as a general rule. It makes the division between them stark and the wealthy will not be able to identify with those less fortunate, and vice versa. Both will be engulfed within their own 'culture' (evidently this is where the 'chav' culture arose). Being able to expose children to all different types of socioeconomic classes may eventually end the unfounded (and wholly ignorant,) hateful view of the upper echelons of society.

That is why private schools should be banned, they really should be. Rant over.
I know this topic has been covered over many times but I wanted to express my opinion and hope to provide a fresh perspective on this topic (and hopefully influence people into supporting the idea of banning private schools). What I don't understand is the fact that some people are unsupportive of this idea, I mean; their arguments are entirely founded on the basis of the child's right to a better education resting solely on the competence of their parents? Am I right? This doesn't make sense, people don't chose their parents...


P.S. Sorry for any grammatical (or spelling) mistakes in this post.

The ratio of intelligent:unintelligent people on studentroom is approximately 8:20

Well, for starters, I myself have only ever been educated in private schools - the one I am in is struggling for money and the teachers are mostly sub par. But, by your logic the teachers must be better.

anyway, about 4 too many ! in the title for me to take seriousy. my 2 cents.

Obvious question: Why do you still go there then? Why would you want to pay for sub-par education if better education is available for free? Just out of interest...

well the payer and the reciever are different people. According to a report (co authored by steve machin) I was reading, parents will pay higher fees for teachers with higher qualifications, e.g. Phd. Teachers with higher qualifications aren't imo necessarily better at teaching but it's usually what people in gment, the press etc are talking about when they say 'quality teachers'

Some people choose to spend their money on alcohol and become alcoholics. Others use their money on buying expensive cars. If people want to spend their hard earned money on giving their children a better education, I don't see anything wrong with that.

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