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HuwR
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 30 July 2004 : 05:46:00
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Originally posted by Jezmeister
coming from my pov as a current full-time student i have to say i prefer state schools - ive never been to private one but at a state one, sure anyone gets in - but you also "toughen up" quicker - gets you more ready for life outside school.
You can not state a preference for something if you have never tried the alternative, an having never been, how do you know whether they are "less" able to cope with life outside school, what a narrow minded opinion.
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from what i know about private schools (Which admittedly is not an awful lot) and my own experiences of state schools - at private schools u just get an education, at state schools you get an education and a lot more.
Since by your own admission you have no idea, you shouldn't make statements which have no basis in truth or fact.
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seahorse
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 30 July 2004 : 20:15:37
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Huwr,
Did you go to a private school?
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 July 2004 : 21:19:33
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Originally posted by seahorse
Did you go to a private school?
No, I went to a Grammar school, but have friends that went to public school and friends that went to comprehensives. |
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seahorse
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 02 August 2004 : 03:12:57
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Thanks for all of the comments everybody.
I'm set to talk to the company educational consultant some time next week. God help, him and us both. 
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pdrg
Support Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 August 2004 : 06:01:07
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| Frankly, seahorse, you'll be fine whichever route you choose at this age, and you will have plenty of time to weigh up the options once you're here :) |
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snaayk
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 10 August 2004 : 10:53:45
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Originally posted by Nathan
I've always used the terms public and private the other way.
Private Education - Indivuals Pay
Public (or Socialized) Education - State Pays
Is it different in the UK, or other parts of the world for that matter?
Same here: Private you pay, public is free (payed in taxes that is). |
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seahorse
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 10 August 2004 : 22:35:34
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Don't get me started on taxes. I'm going through the whole excercise now trying to figure out if I'd have to pay both UK and UK income tax. Jeez...
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sy
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 August 2004 : 16:17:48
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Originally posted by Nathan
I've always used the terms public and private the other way.
Private Education - Indivuals Pay
Public (or Socialized) Education - State Pays
Is it different in the UK, or other parts of the world for that matter?
As far as I know all 'public schools' have a Headmaster who is in overall charge, 'public school' was something special once upon a time as schooling was mostly done by the clergy, they then began to accept aristocrats as pupils and developed curriculums for teaching.
I went to a Grammar school, that was really a comprehensive but they still got to keep the 'name' somehow (maybe stopping entrance exams?, 80's).
Schooling in the UK as far as I know pretty much sucks, unless it's aim is to get kids to the point they are so bored that they go off and become entrepeneurs.
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pdrg
Support Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 August 2004 : 06:10:00
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Sy, in that case it worked for me  |
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