Eton

yes i thought westminster was better... it's where i would want my kids if i had stupid amounts of money

Reply 6

OP

I have just looked on there website and its about 76 per year give or take. But seriously looking at there website i so could never go there - they all look posh snobs :redface:

Reply 7

Ellie4

2

Urgh, am I the only one who would never ever consider sending their child to a public school? Grammar schools are the only way to go!

Reply 8

deianra

My children are definitely going to Westminster or St Paul's.

how can you gurantee.... nepotism?

I used to be dead against private schools... but now i am a socailsit with a small 's' and think its ok as long as your willing to pay taxes as well lol.

Hypocritical i know

Reply 9

RxB

1

It's all about being too selfish to have children. Totally the plan.

Reply 10

OP

I would never send my kids to a public school even if i had oodles of money. I would still send them to state schools because i think you get to know more about *real* life, plus if your good enough you'll do well no matter where you go

Reply 11

Stewie

JHutcher

yes i thought westminster was better... it's where i would want my kids if i had stupid amounts of money

Stupid amounts of money for sure, but they certainly breed smart students; it's exceptionally hard to get into (unlike some schools where I really feel they take certain students based on who mummy/daddy is...), but who wants to be pushed into 4/5 A-Levels minimum and school on saturdays? :rolleyes:

Oxbridge ratios may reflect well on a school, but if you're good enough you'll be good enough no matter what school :smile:

Reply 12

~Raphael~

9

Why not send them to public school but then send them to after-school 'real life' classes?

Reply 13

sixthirtythree

Strumpet

Urgh, am I the only one who would never ever consider sending their child to a public school? Grammar schools are the only way to go!

Experience, and I speak only from mine. Mine is a grammar school, it is a school where every department is under-funded, the site is crowded, there aren't enough facilities, the teachers teach from the syllabus and don't encourage any outside thought. Frighteningly good results, but at what cost? I envied SPGS, I envied Eton having Geoff Riley, I envied Economics Societies and Economics tours and debating socities and proper lacrosse...and having a teacher who would encourage you to take part in Target 2.0 instead of pretending it didn't exist to save on doing work.

Okay that was totally and completely geekish but still.

Incidentally, the most intelligent people I know all went to independent schools (although many were scholars).

I want my children to have every opportunity I didn't. And I want children. Children are like, yey. So my perfect guy better appear in Oxford and the whole happily married after scenario better happen and it better all work out! :rolleyes:

Reply 14

Mop

RxB

It's all about being too selfish to have children. Totally the plan.

Having kids is far more selfish: just think of all the schooling/healthcare/ tax breaks you'll be sponging off the taxpayer for :biggrin:

Reply 15

!Laxy!

I would never send my kids to a public school even if i had oodles of money. I would still send them to state schools because i think you get to know more about *real* life, plus if your good enough you'll do well no matter where you go

absolute bolllocks... some schools near mine (and yes i go to a comp) are useless and ther eis no way you could get the work done in the clases due to the diruption... in some cases over% of teacher time is spent on teaching. When your bing bullied and beaten up on the way home for doing your work its a little hard to get thr grades necessary.

everyone should have an accessable good state school and i hope to work hard towards it... but if schools aren't up to it mine will be going private as much as i hate to say it... and as for life education... it depends on the parents as much as friends... as well as how your children choose to spend there time.

Reply 16

OP

~Raphael~

Why not send them to public school but then send them to after-school 'real life' classes?

me thinks your missing the point.....

Reply 17

OP

JHutcher

absolute bolllocks... some schools near mine (and yes i go to a comp) are useless and ther eis no way you could get the work done in the clases due to the diruption... in some cases over% of teacher time is spent on teaching. When your bing bullied and beaten up on the way home for doing your work its a little hard to get thr grades necessary.

everyone should have an accessable good state school and i hope to work hard towards it... but if schools aren't up to it mine will be going private as much as i hate to say it... and as for life education... it depends on the parents as much as friends... as well as how your children choose to spend there time.

I'm afraid i disagree

Reply 18

Ellie4

2

deianra

Experience, and I speak only from mine. Mine is a grammar school, it is a school where every department is under-funded, the site is crowded, there aren't enough facilities, the teachers teach from the syllabus and don't encourage any outside thought. Frighteningly good results, but at what cost? I envied SPGS, I envied Eton having Geoff Riley, I envied Economics Societies and Economics tours and debating socities and proper lacrosse...and having a teacher who would encourage you to take part in Target 2.0 instead of pretending it didn't exist to save on doing work.

Okay that was totally and completely geekish but still.

Incidentally, the most intelligent people I know all went to independent schools (although many were scholars).

Hmm, I see your point, grammar schools can be hideously underfunded, but when I consider the alternatives, it seems like the lesser of 3 evils. You have comprehensives, which I really wouldn't want my child to go to, then there's the public school... hmm. I don't like most people I know who go to public school, maybe I'm biased. I think grammar school can be the happy medium, though whoever wouldn't let you do target 2.0 ought to be shot!

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