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Does private schooling help to get a nice career?

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  • Yes state schools take children from 4 -17.
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    Yes state schools take children from 4 -17.
    I know that :rotfl:

    But, there is a difference between children's behaviour in Primary Schools and Secondary Schools ;)
  • Aspiring wrote: »
    I know that :rotfl:

    But, there is a difference between children's behaviour in Primary Schools and Secondary Schools ;)
    Actually in some schools there is very little difference in behaviour. I have seen 8 year olds draw sexually explicit pictures whilst in school. I wouldn't want my children to see those. I do wish they could draw that well though!
  • I went to private school, and it made a huge difference to me academically. I did get in on a scholarship, so I wasn't exactly struggling, but I was so painfully shy as a child that I would have been lost in a sprawling great state school. When you're in a biology class of 6, there's nowhere to hide. XD Being in such small classes and with my teachers, we could always get extra help when needed. I can remember me and a good friend being completely lost on electrolysis in chemistry, and we spent about 2 hours discussing it with the teacher, until the penny finally dropped. I doubt I would have had that level of attention in a state school. Also being made to do solo talks/debates every 6 weeks and being encouraged to take part in at least one extra-curricular activity helped, and the availability of extra classes - french, german, italian, latin, and psychology (taught over webcam with a teacher in Newcastle!) - I probably would not have studied psychology in uni if it wasn't for these extra classes.

    On the flip side, bullying and social pressures were greater at private school - there was a huge pressure to have the 'it' label and go on skiing holidays in the winter and off to the holiday home in the summer. I did have a miserable time because of classmates, but the school itself was good....:o
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    Actually in some schools there is very little difference in behaviour. I have seen 8 year olds draw sexually explicit pictures whilst in school. I wouldn't want my children to see those. I do wish they could draw that well though!
    As I'm reasonably certain the school didn't teach the children that, is that kids being kids?
    And, the question also begs to be asked, do children from private school not draw any pictures of that sort? Ever? :confused:

    My children could have drawn a picture of sexual intercourse (poorly, only one was artistic) at the age of 8, but that was because they had seen Claire Rayner's "Body Book"; a book specifically written for children.
  • Aspiring wrote: »
    As I'm reasonably certain the school didn't teach the children that, is that kids being kids?
    And, the question also begs to be asked, do children from private school not draw any pictures of that sort? Ever? :confused:

    My children could have drawn a picture of sexual intercourse (poorly, only one was artistic) at the age of 8, but that was because they had seen Claire Rayner's "Body Book"; a book specifically written for children.
    The sort of picture drawn was the sort you would see in a !!!!!! mag. I don't think the children in a private school would have the time to do that sort of thing and they tend to be better supervised at primary school age. With 30+ children and 1 teacher they can't all be watched. I think the point is most children wouldn't be able to draw that kind of picture at 8 and I certainly wouldn't want my children to ebable to.
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    The sort of picture drawn was the sort you would see in a !!!!!! mag. I don't think the children in a private school would have the time to do that sort of thing and they tend to be better supervised at primary school age. With 30+ children and 1 teacher they can't all be watched. I think the point is most children wouldn't be able to draw that kind of picture at 8 and I certainly wouldn't want my children to ebable to.
    Ah, in that case then, I don't know the sort of picture you are talking about as I haven't seen them and don't read them.

    Surprised state primary schools have them though, let alone have the time for the children to read them :confused:
  • Aspiring wrote: »
    Ah, in that case then, I don't know the sort of picture you are talking about as I haven't seen them and don't read them.

    Surprised state primary schools have them though, let alone have the time for the children to read them :confused:
    I wasn't suggesting they got the mag in school but I think there are a very few parents that would allow their children to see that sort of material. The sort of parents that would we probably wouldn't want to mix with. In state schools you don't get a choice.

    Just for reference I giggled over !!!!!! mags as a teenager but nothing since. :D
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    I wasn't suggesting they got the mag in school but I think there are a very few parents that would allow their children to see that sort of material. The sort of parents that would we probably wouldn't want to mix with. In state schools you don't get a choice.

    Just for reference I giggled over !!!!!! mags as a teenager but nothing since. :D

    Personally, I like to mix, and I like my children to mix, with all sorts of different people. How else do we learn to understand and respect our society?
  • The sort of parents that would we probably wouldn't want to mix with. In state schools you don't get a choice.

    Did anyone else read that with a Margot Leadbetter accent? :o
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